MICHAEL MOYNIHAN: Honouring a fallen hero

What struck the men from Crosserlough GAA club last Thursday was how close everything in Lordship was.

MICHAEL MOYNIHAN: Honouring a fallen hero
Mon, 04 Feb, 2013 - 00:00
Michael Moynihan
Michael Moynihan

As the men from Cavan joined members of St Patrick’s GAA club to form a guard of honour at the funeral of Adrian Donohoe, they could see the guiding landmarks of the slain Garda’s life.

His house. The church. The clubhouse.

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