Vol. Brendan Moley

The family of IRA Volunteer Brendan Moley, killed on active serive in 1988 made a special presentation on 13 June to the Sinn Féin Cumann named in his honour and that of his comrade Brendan Burns.

The parents & sister of Brendan Moley made and presented a mahogany framed photograph of Brendan to the Burns/Moley Sinn Fein Cumann, Silverbridge.

The presentation coincided with the unveiling by the Cumann of a new mural comemorating Raymond McCreesh and the 1981 Hunger Strike.

The Burns/Moley Cumann, Sinn Féin would like to thank the Moley family for their presentation and to commend them for their lifelong commitment to a united Ireland.

The Two Brendans

I'll tell a tale of gallant men,
Who in the hills around Crossmaglen,
Became a living legend in their day.
Their daring deeds in freedom's fight,
Shone like a beacon in the night,
Where Harvey and McVerry showed the way.

[chorus]
A song can't bring them back again,
Or heal the wounds or sooth the pain,
A song can only keep alive their names,
Of gallant women and of men,
Their lives consumed in freedom's flame,
And we owe that much to Moley and to Burns.

A pall of smoke goes o'er the land,
As cruel fate had played it's hand,
The two Brendan's would have chose no other way,
They died the way they'd want to go,
In action 'gainst the British foe,
They lived and died to serve the IRA.

In Crossmaglen and Dromintee,
We keep alive their memory,
In Silverbridge they speak their names with pride,
And from Dorsey down to Keady town,
Through generations we'll pass on,
Their exploits and the cause for which they died.

We're a special kind of people here,
We breed defiance never fear,
And we'll still be here when the tide against England turns,
Oh for in our hearts we know we're right,
And we never will give up the fight,
We owe that much to Moley and to Burns.

We salute you Brendan Moley and Brendan Burns.