Charles Keating

Those We Lost

By Adam Farley, Assistant Editor
June / July 2014

May 19, 2014 by Leave a Comment

George Donaldson 1968 – 2014 George Donaldson, the eldest member of Celtic Thunder, died in his home in Glasgow in March at the age of 46 after suffering a sudden heart attack. A principal singer in the dramatic vocal group since its creation in 2007 by Sharon Browne, Donaldson was known as the “steadfast” one, chosen for his large build and ability to invoke a mature, … [Read more...] about Those We Lost

January 30, 1972

On this day in 1972, great tragedy struck Derry, Northern Ireland in an event which history would remember as Bloody Sunday. Twenty-six unarmed protesters were shot by the British Army during a Nothern Ireland Civil Rights Association march. A total of fourteeen were killed, the marjority of whom were under the age of 25 at the time. The tragedy was highly publicized due to the military involvement and was responsible for turning the gaze of the world to the conflict. Often considered the pivotal event on the conflict known as the Troubles, Bloody Sunday is a day that lives in infamy in for all in the British Isles.

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