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far side of revenge

The Last Word: The
Far Side of Revenge

By Deaglán de Bréadún, Contributor
October / November 2001

October 1, 2001 by Leave a Comment

There was a terrible silence in Omagh in the days after the bombing. It seemed that not even birdsong could be heard in a town that was full of life and joy and laughter when the world turned upside down on 15 August 1998. To those who know nothing of Northern Ireland it may seem distasteful to engage in the arithmetic of tragedy, but the difference with Omagh was that the … [Read more...] about The Last Word: The
Far Side of Revenge

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