The remarkable father and son story behind two books on the history of republican activism in Leitrim and Longford which have been updated and republished.
A few hundreds away and almost instantaneously he watched through the sights as a British squaddie crumpled to the ground – the gunman was convinced it was a fatal shot.
The Annual John Joe McGirl Commemoration will take place on Saturday, 13 August. This event is one of the highlights of Ballinamore Festival Week and the crowds.