Maguire children’s funeral

Title

Maguire children’s funeral

Genre

News report; Speech; Music

TX Date

13 Aug 1976

Year of production

1976

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Duration

00:02:11

Description

Vivian White reports on the funeral of the three Maguire children, killed by a crashing car driven by a IRA man who had been shot by the British Army in West Belfast. Includes the address by Father Malachy(?) Murphy, and the singing of children. Their mother Anne Maguire - injured in the incident - was one of the founders of the Northern Ireland Peace People movement.

Contributors

Vivian White; Malachy(?) Murphy

Keywords

Deaths; Internal politics; Northern Ireland; UK; Great Britain; IRA; Children (age group); Funerals; Army; Vocal music; Belfast; Andersonstown; Joanne Maguire; Andrew Maguire; John Maguire (junior); Anne Maguire; Danny Lennon; John Maguire (senior)

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