Vol. Séamus Harvey 10th October 1956 16th January 1977

On the 10th October 1956, Séamus Harvey was born to the parents of Patrick and Margaret Harvey. He was their third son of a family of three boys and one girl. Séamus spent his childhood playing in the fields around his family home in the town land of Drummuckavall.

On the 29th May 1963 he began his schooling in the newly built Shelagh School where his older brother Séan was given the honour of reading the Proclamation from the steps of the school before the pupils entered on the first day of opening. Séamus finished National School in the summer of 1970 and in September of that year he attended De Le Salle Secondary in Dundalk.

Séamus liked all sorts of sport, particularly Gaelic football and he became a very skillful player. He joined the Malachi Football Club and then moved to play for Crossmaglen Rangers.

After leaving school he went to work with a local building contractor, and in the autumn of 1973 he and some local youths formed the Shelagh Youth Club in the old school.

Séamus loved life and lived it to the full, and wherever he was, there was sure to be a bit of craic. He joined the Irish Republican Army in 1973 and took a keen interest in local community affairs. His cunning intellect courage and dedication made Seamus stand out among his comrades and he was involved in virtually every operation carried out in his area.

The whole community joined in grief with his family as they laid him to rest in Crossmaglen Church Yard.