DUBLINERS PLANT TREES IN MEMORY OF BOMB VICTIMS
Dubliners plant trees in memory of bomb victims
OVER 100 Dubliners 'gave a day to Omagh' on Saturday last when they planted trees in memory of those who lost their lives in the Market Street bomb of August 15 last year.
The event was initiated by the Southside Partnership, a branch of the Local Development Training Initiative (LDTI), based in Dublin.
Monica Coyle. Brigid McAleer and Vida Lake, of the Omagh Women's Area Network, welcomed the Dublin visitors at the Omagh Leisure Centre.
Also in attendance were Omagh District Council representatives Allan Rainey, council vice-chairman, Vincent Brogan. head of the community development department, and John McCullagh, client monitoring officer.
Mr Rainey and Mr Brogan spoke on behalf of their respective departments, welcoming the Southside group and thanking them for their support during a difficult time.
Roy Allen, chairman of the Omagh Traders Association, also welcomed the group and praised them for the solidarity they had shown with the people of Omagh.
The visitors spent the remainder of the day shopping in the town, and visiting local community groups.
Before they left Omagh, they presented a book of messages of support and sympathy to the Omagh Women's Area Network.
And one of the Dublin visitors, who wished to remain anonymous, presented this poem:
One second of silence is broken
With a woman's anguished cry
A wind blows through the town
With the sound of a frustrated sigh,
Tears are shed to ease the pain and suffering
There is only one way of nurturing
When the people join together
All the rivers will start
Flowing to the edge
Making mountains move apart
There the children's love will join
The communities hand in hand
Building castles carefully
From the peacemakers' sand
Our smiles will be painted
In a rainbow so divine
With colours shining so vibrant
Armies will fall in line
To hear just one second of silence
With a heartfelt release
Driving back time into an eternity of peace.
OVER 100 Dubliners 'gave a day to Omagh' on Saturday last when they planted trees in memory of those who lost their lives in the Market Street bomb of August 15 last year.
The event was initiated by the Southside Partnership, a branch of the Local Development Training Initiative (LDTI), based in Dublin.
Monica Coyle. Brigid McAleer and Vida Lake, of the Omagh Women's Area Network, welcomed the Dublin visitors at the Omagh Leisure Centre.
Also in attendance were Omagh District Council representatives Allan Rainey, council vice-chairman, Vincent Brogan. head of the community development department, and John McCullagh, client monitoring officer.
Mr Rainey and Mr Brogan spoke on behalf of their respective departments, welcoming the Southside group and thanking them for their support during a difficult time.
Roy Allen, chairman of the Omagh Traders Association, also welcomed the group and praised them for the solidarity they had shown with the people of Omagh.
The visitors spent the remainder of the day shopping in the town, and visiting local community groups.
Before they left Omagh, they presented a book of messages of support and sympathy to the Omagh Women's Area Network.
And one of the Dublin visitors, who wished to remain anonymous, presented this poem:
One second of silence is broken
With a woman's anguished cry
A wind blows through the town
With the sound of a frustrated sigh,
Tears are shed to ease the pain and suffering
There is only one way of nurturing
When the people join together
All the rivers will start
Flowing to the edge
Making mountains move apart
There the children's love will join
The communities hand in hand
Building castles carefully
From the peacemakers' sand
Our smiles will be painted
In a rainbow so divine
With colours shining so vibrant
Armies will fall in line
To hear just one second of silence
With a heartfelt release
Driving back time into an eternity of peace.
Further Information
Publisher: TYRONE CONSTITUTION
Ref: TC/0828
Published Date: 21-Jan-99
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