Priest warns of dangers of Covid-19 as leading Derry republican laid to rest
Funeral of Eamon Peggy McCourt takes place
Eamon Peggy McCourt died on Saturday.
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The funeral has taken place of leading Derry republican, Eamon McCourt.
Affectionately known as Peggy (the name of his late mother), Mr McCourt died in Altnagelvin Hospital on Saturday after contracting Covid-19.
He was the third person from the Creggan estate to die within a week from the virus.
In 1981, Mr McCourt was wounded when members of the SAS opened fire on a car at the bottom of Southway, killing two IRA members, George McBrearty and Charles ‘Pop’ Maguire.
I was very, well, a bad boy. i was the bad boy of this league. in 1963, he s playing for the hamilton tiger cats. and his bad boy reputation is about to go from famous to infamous. it s nearing halftime at the cfl s championship game, the gray cup. his tiger cats are playing the british columbia lions. the lions number 15, willie fleming, has the ball and is on his way down to the ground, when mosska comes down for the play. i went over the top. caught the back of his head. and there was no penalty called on the play. he takes the pitch out. nabs the elusive willie. fleming leaves the game with an injury. uh-oh, fleming appears
And i hold a grudge for a long time. but i came here today, had a flower in my hand and i tried to give it to this fellow. but before capp leaves the stage, he tells one story too many. about fleming s dog, apparently named after mosska. fleming said i named my dog angelo. my dog is angelo. and i kicked the [ bleep ] out of that dog every day. so one of the most discussed elderly fights ever proves one thing, that holding on to the gray cup can last but a moment. but holding on to the gray cup grudge can last a lifetime. if you want to carry a grudge like that, oh, my gosh. and 48 years later? gosh, i hope that i can dream about joe like the way he s been dreaming about me.
To the past. i hold a grudge, but i came here today with a in my hand and i tried to give it to this fella. before he leaves the stage, he told one story too many about fleming s dog, apparently named after him. fleming said i named my dog angelo. my dog is angelo. i kick the [ bleep ] out of that dog every day. so one of the most cent je nairian fights. holding on to a grudge can last a lifetime. if you want to carry a grudge like that, in 48 years later, i hope that i can dream about joe
mosqua s team goes on to win the championship. i played the way it was designed to be played. just because i did it, it so happened i had a stigma attached to it. he completes the stop. the bc lions exact revenge, beating hamilton the following season that seemed to have settled the score. but did it. fast forward 48 years. it s november 2011 at the cfl alumni lurch yon to raise awareness about the dire needs fund for retired football players with personal, physical, and financial woes. 74-year-old mosqua is seated at the same table as willie fleming s teammate, a quarterback also in his 70s. i didn t know he was going to be there.