OMAGH BOMB VICTIMS REMEMBERED
Omagh bomb victims remembered
AS well as marking the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme on Thursday evening last, members of Omagh District Lodge and bands remembered those who died in the Real IRA bomb atrocity in the town last August.
The annual wreath laying ceremony at Omagh Cenotaph at Mountjoy Road took place after Omagh district officers and members of the Women's LOL marched from Omagh Orange Hall to the War Memorial.
A short service was conducted by Rev. Harry Cairns, Omagh district chaplain and Omagh Reformation Faith Defenders LOL 168, assisted by Wilfred Breen, Blacksessiagh LOL 226.
Members of Murley Silver Band led the praise and a member also sounded Last Post and Reveille.
A wreath was laid by the Omagh district master, Mr. Harold Doherty.
All the lodges in the district were represented, along with bands and visiting brethren from Fermanagh, in the parade which followed. They marched from Mountjoy Road to Campsie, through Campsie Crescent and on to Campsie Roundabout.
On the return journey, when the head of the procession reached the site of the seat of the bomb, the parade stopped. Mr. Cairns said a prayer and Mr. Breen read a lesson, and a time of silence was observed. The Protestant Boys Flute Band played a hymn.
The parade later returned to Mountjoy Road.
AS well as marking the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme on Thursday evening last, members of Omagh District Lodge and bands remembered those who died in the Real IRA bomb atrocity in the town last August.
The annual wreath laying ceremony at Omagh Cenotaph at Mountjoy Road took place after Omagh district officers and members of the Women's LOL marched from Omagh Orange Hall to the War Memorial.
A short service was conducted by Rev. Harry Cairns, Omagh district chaplain and Omagh Reformation Faith Defenders LOL 168, assisted by Wilfred Breen, Blacksessiagh LOL 226.
Members of Murley Silver Band led the praise and a member also sounded Last Post and Reveille.
A wreath was laid by the Omagh district master, Mr. Harold Doherty.
All the lodges in the district were represented, along with bands and visiting brethren from Fermanagh, in the parade which followed. They marched from Mountjoy Road to Campsie, through Campsie Crescent and on to Campsie Roundabout.
On the return journey, when the head of the procession reached the site of the seat of the bomb, the parade stopped. Mr. Cairns said a prayer and Mr. Breen read a lesson, and a time of silence was observed. The Protestant Boys Flute Band played a hymn.
The parade later returned to Mountjoy Road.
Further Information
Publisher: TYRONE CONSTITUTION
Ref: TC/1365
Published Date: 08-Jul-99
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