32CSM Scotland: Bloody Sunday Commemoration New Arrangements

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Bloody Sunday Commemoration New Arrangements

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James Larkin RFBJanuary 12, 2010 at 3:50 PM
Sadly due to excessive demands by Glasgow council, which the WoSBA reps felt they were unable to meet this march has been postponed. WoSBA have a statement on their website. We hope that the Commemoration to the 14 victims of British imperialism can take place in Glasgow later this year.
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James Larkin RFBJanuary 13, 2010 at 1:04 AM
Great news the WoSBA have rearranged this commemoration for Sunday 21st of February assemble 11am. Same details as previous.
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James Larkin RFBJanuary 28, 2010 at 7:21 PM
The assemble time is 10am for start at 10.30am
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Volunteer Charles Carrigan

Charles Carrigan was born in Glasgow of Irish parents. He came to Dublin a few months before the Rising. He possessed rare mental gifts and managed while working at his trade as a tailor to attend night classes. He became proficient in French and Latin, and also studied Irish. At 16 years of age he was President of the United Irish League in Denny Stirlings. He returned to Glasgow and was much in demand as a lecturer on literary subjects. He severed his connection with the U.I.L. and joined Sinn Fein. He was also an enthusiastic Gaelic Leaguer. About a year before the Rising he returned to Ireland, and came to live in Dublin. He was killed while fighting in Henry Street, on April 28th, which, by a sad coincidence, was his thirty-fourth birthday. He fell beside The O'Rahilly and is buried in the 1916 plot in St Paul's Glasnevin.

On Easter Sunday, March 31^st 1929, in the presence of several thousand people, the Easter memorial was unveiled by Frank Ryan, then O/C Dublin Brigade, I.R.A.. Before the ceremony, the people had marched from the city in procession with six bands to play them on their way.