Rolling Through Ireland: The O’Brien Express Launches with a Memorable First Tour: Day II
Sunday June 22 - St. Brigid GAA Club, Athlone & More
Don't Forget to check out the previous blogs on our Inaugural Tour:
St. Brigid’s...
Rolling Through Ireland: The O’Brien Express Launches with a Memorable First Tour: Day 1 (con’t)
Two plus hours later, we headed to Atteagh Mills, where my dad was born, near Kiltoom, which is near Athlone – … you know how that works …
Rolling Through Ireland: The O’Brien Express Launches with a Memorable First Tour
We set off for Clonmacnoise (Klon mac Noise) in Co. Offaly, about 40 minutes from Athlone in the Co. Roscommon, home of famous Tenor, John McCormack, and my family.
The monastery of Clonmacnoise ...
Murder of a GAA Chairman Documentary to Air in Cleveland, Columbus
On May 12th, 1997, in a small rural village in South Derry, Sean Brown, the esteemed chairman of Bellaghy Wolfe Tones GAA Club, fell victim to a brutal act of violence that shook the foundation of the community. At 11:25pm, Sean Brown was ambushed by members of the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) as he locked up the gates to the training ground. He was abducted, beaten, and shot six times in the head. He was found next to his burning car the following morning in Randalstown, Co. Antrim. The perpetrators fled the scene, leaving behind a trail of devastation that would scar a community for decades to come.