IN MEMORIAM: THOUSANDS PAY HOMAGE TO DEAD
IN MEMORIAM: Thousands pay homage to the dead
Silent Ulster stands still
By Staff Reporters
SILENCE fell across Northern Ireland today as the province gathered in sorrow and in prayer to remember the Omagh bomb victims.
In cities, towns and villages people joined to show their sympathy and solidarity with the injured and the families of the dead.
And at 3.10pm - the moment when the bomb exploded in the crowded street - all fell quiet for a minute's silence.
They remembered the mothers, grandmother, boys, teenagers, fathers, the babies and the unborn twins who died.
They remembered the terrible scenes of devastation in the town and the growing horror as the toll of dead and injured grew.
They remembered the heroic work of the police, emergency services, medics and many members of the public who worked selflessly to save the victims. And they remembered those still suffering in hospital.
The names of the 28 dead are to be read out at many of the services.
Thousands attended an open-air interdenominational service in Omagh.
Catholic primate Archbishop Sean Brady, Church of Ireland primate Archbishop Robin Eames, Presbyterian Moderator, the Rev John Dixon and the President of the Methodist Church, the Rev David Kerr all spoke at the Omagh service.
In Belfast an ecumenical service of remembrance and prayer was held in St Anne's Cathedral.
Nine services were held in Belfast alone, crossing every divide from the the Upper Falls Church to the Shankill Road Memorial Garden.
Elsewhere across the province dozens of services were arranged.
In Londonderry a service was held in Guildhall Square.
Other venues included Bally-clare, Newry, Bessbrook, Kilkeel, Ballymoney, Larne, Ballymena, Carrick, Lurgan, Armagh, Kilkeel, Newcastle, Glenlough, Whiteabbey, Cookstown, Kesh, Belcoo, Downpat-rick, Dungannon, Ballynahinch, Antrim, Portadown, Cookstown and many others.
Acts of Remembrance were also planned for Dublin, London and New York.
Many were held across the Republic as people turned out to show their revulsion at the killings.
A silent parade of townspeople was due to take place through Dundalk at teatime - where members of the Real IRA are suspected of being based.
And the sporting world in Northern Ireland also observed the sad occasion.
The 28 victims
Avril Monaghan (30),Maura Monaghan (18 mths), Mary Grimes (65), Sean McLaughlin (12), Oran Doherty (8), James Barker (12), Fred White (60), Bryan White (26), Breda Devine (20 mths), Adrian Gallagher (21), Jolene Marlow (17), Philomena Skelton (39), Esther Gibson (36), Geraldine Breslin (43), Ann McCombe (49), Veda Short (56), Alan Radford (16), Brian McCrory (54), Lorraine Wilson (15), Samantha McFarland (17), Gareth Conway (18), Julie Hughes (21), Brenda Logue (17), Elizabeth Rush (57), Rocio Abad Ramos (23), Fernando Blasco Baselga (12), Olive Hawkes (60), Deborah-Ann Cartwright (20).
Silent Ulster stands still
By Staff Reporters
SILENCE fell across Northern Ireland today as the province gathered in sorrow and in prayer to remember the Omagh bomb victims.
In cities, towns and villages people joined to show their sympathy and solidarity with the injured and the families of the dead.
And at 3.10pm - the moment when the bomb exploded in the crowded street - all fell quiet for a minute's silence.
They remembered the mothers, grandmother, boys, teenagers, fathers, the babies and the unborn twins who died.
They remembered the terrible scenes of devastation in the town and the growing horror as the toll of dead and injured grew.
They remembered the heroic work of the police, emergency services, medics and many members of the public who worked selflessly to save the victims. And they remembered those still suffering in hospital.
The names of the 28 dead are to be read out at many of the services.
Thousands attended an open-air interdenominational service in Omagh.
Catholic primate Archbishop Sean Brady, Church of Ireland primate Archbishop Robin Eames, Presbyterian Moderator, the Rev John Dixon and the President of the Methodist Church, the Rev David Kerr all spoke at the Omagh service.
In Belfast an ecumenical service of remembrance and prayer was held in St Anne's Cathedral.
Nine services were held in Belfast alone, crossing every divide from the the Upper Falls Church to the Shankill Road Memorial Garden.
Elsewhere across the province dozens of services were arranged.
In Londonderry a service was held in Guildhall Square.
Other venues included Bally-clare, Newry, Bessbrook, Kilkeel, Ballymoney, Larne, Ballymena, Carrick, Lurgan, Armagh, Kilkeel, Newcastle, Glenlough, Whiteabbey, Cookstown, Kesh, Belcoo, Downpat-rick, Dungannon, Ballynahinch, Antrim, Portadown, Cookstown and many others.
Acts of Remembrance were also planned for Dublin, London and New York.
Many were held across the Republic as people turned out to show their revulsion at the killings.
A silent parade of townspeople was due to take place through Dundalk at teatime - where members of the Real IRA are suspected of being based.
And the sporting world in Northern Ireland also observed the sad occasion.
The 28 victims
Avril Monaghan (30),Maura Monaghan (18 mths), Mary Grimes (65), Sean McLaughlin (12), Oran Doherty (8), James Barker (12), Fred White (60), Bryan White (26), Breda Devine (20 mths), Adrian Gallagher (21), Jolene Marlow (17), Philomena Skelton (39), Esther Gibson (36), Geraldine Breslin (43), Ann McCombe (49), Veda Short (56), Alan Radford (16), Brian McCrory (54), Lorraine Wilson (15), Samantha McFarland (17), Gareth Conway (18), Julie Hughes (21), Brenda Logue (17), Elizabeth Rush (57), Rocio Abad Ramos (23), Fernando Blasco Baselga (12), Olive Hawkes (60), Deborah-Ann Cartwright (20).
Further Information
Publisher: BELFAST TELEGRAPH
Ref: BT/0180
Published Date: 22-Aug-98
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