BERAGH PENSIONER LAUNCHES BOOK
Beragh pensioner launches book
BYRONANMcSHERRY
r.mcsherry@ulsterherald.com
OVER 200 people attended the launch of the book titled 'Till We Meet Again' written by Beragh pensioner Mick Grimes in memory of his wife, daughter and grandchildren and all the victims of the Omagh bomb.
Mick lost his wife Mary, granddaughter Maura and daughter Avril, who was pregnant with twins in the 1998 atrocity.
Speakers at Omagh library paid poignant tribute to the 83-year-old retired farmer who has produced an account of life as it used to be in rural Tyrone.
Former Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume, the Bishop of Elfin, Christopher Jones and other dignitaries attended the launch. A member of the party of Spanish people who were in the town on the day of the bombing was also in attendance as well as local people who were injured in the blast.
UTV presenter Paul Clark read several excerpts from the book. He told the audience, "You will not need me to tell you the significance of the title 'Till We Meet Again.' They are the first words in the book and they are also the last. Mary was so right when she hinted that Mick should try and write a book. If Mick did not write this down there was a real chance that this history would die with him and how often that has happened."
Fr Gerard McAleer, originally from the Beragh parish, said, "Mick has given a voice to a generation gone and a voice that he will leave for future generations. A social history may belong to another age but it should not be ignored."
Mick's daughter-in-law, Sinead Martin said the family was very proud. "It is a very emotional evening of course but the whole family are very proud of Mick and his achievements and we known that Mary, Avril and Maura would be too," she said.
Priced at �10, 'Till We Meet Again' is available at selected Easons bookshops and newsagents nationwide.
BYRONANMcSHERRY
r.mcsherry@ulsterherald.com
OVER 200 people attended the launch of the book titled 'Till We Meet Again' written by Beragh pensioner Mick Grimes in memory of his wife, daughter and grandchildren and all the victims of the Omagh bomb.
Mick lost his wife Mary, granddaughter Maura and daughter Avril, who was pregnant with twins in the 1998 atrocity.
Speakers at Omagh library paid poignant tribute to the 83-year-old retired farmer who has produced an account of life as it used to be in rural Tyrone.
Former Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume, the Bishop of Elfin, Christopher Jones and other dignitaries attended the launch. A member of the party of Spanish people who were in the town on the day of the bombing was also in attendance as well as local people who were injured in the blast.
UTV presenter Paul Clark read several excerpts from the book. He told the audience, "You will not need me to tell you the significance of the title 'Till We Meet Again.' They are the first words in the book and they are also the last. Mary was so right when she hinted that Mick should try and write a book. If Mick did not write this down there was a real chance that this history would die with him and how often that has happened."
Fr Gerard McAleer, originally from the Beragh parish, said, "Mick has given a voice to a generation gone and a voice that he will leave for future generations. A social history may belong to another age but it should not be ignored."
Mick's daughter-in-law, Sinead Martin said the family was very proud. "It is a very emotional evening of course but the whole family are very proud of Mick and his achievements and we known that Mary, Avril and Maura would be too," she said.
Priced at �10, 'Till We Meet Again' is available at selected Easons bookshops and newsagents nationwide.
Further Information
Publisher: ULSTER HERALD
Ref: UH10An/04
Published Date: 07-Aug-08
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