Charlie And The Bhoys - Aidan McAnespie (barrowlands)

Aidan McAnespie (196521 February, 1988) was an Irish Catholic who was killed in contested circumstances by a bullet from a heavy machine-gun held by a soldier at Aughnacloy border checkpoint in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland during The Troubles.

McAnespie, a member of Aghaloo gaelic football club, was travelling to a match when he was killed. He had previously claimed that he had been threatened by the security forces. According to his sister, British soldiers had threatened to kill him on several occasions. The army claimed McAnespie had been hit by a ricochet when the weapon had discharged accidentally as the soldier was moving the gun with wet hands. Charges were initially brought against Grenadier Guard Jonathan Holden for manslaughter but were dropped prior to prosecution.He was fined for negligent discharge of the weapon and in 1990 was given a medical discharge

The Catholic Primate of All Ireland Cardinal Tomas Ó Fiaich and Dr. Mick Loftus, the President of the Gaelic Athletic Association, have both described McAnespie's death as murder.

A song, Aidan McAnespie, dedicated to his memory, has been sung by Celtic fans at Celtic Park and at celtic away matches...The largest Gaelic football club in Boston, Massachusetts is named in his memory...

*video uploaded from the DVD all copyright belongs to Chalie and the Bhoys*

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[cfcnlr]

im 16 frm belfast but i deffo goin to barrowlands for 1 of ese nights fuckin brilliant tiocfaidh ar la

[Scarlet337]

a fine tribute to a fine young man,

and remember to be PROUD TO BE IRISH,

COME ON THE HOOPS !!!!!

BRITS OUT AND OUT NOW, JUST GET TO F**K

[scotlandsfree]

Freedom for Scotland  and Ireland . Celtic pride. Fuck the union jack.

[captainsordbender]

@jp1916tal wow propaganda ! cant you see how biggoted you are ?why dont they have any right to be in uk? so irish have no right to be in scotland then ?or is it ok to be racist and biggoted when talking about ni ?irish showed the queen how they felt showed the pope how they felt ..its the scottish plastic paddies that even the irish hate that xause all the shit..grow up and get a mind of your own ..the drivel spoken about our land etc is a joke ..believe me if uk left ni ,who would pay your wa?

[jp1916tal]

@captainsordbender Of course there are mobs that beat people to death, they exist in every country on this planet. But when a british solider shoots someone dead in a country in which they have no right to be in, that is an execution.When an occupying force shoots someone for no justifiable reason, there is no justification, as the problem is exogenous to the societal problems within that country.

[captainsordbender]

also why are there half naked guys rubbing up against each othe rhmmm wee bity gay no??

[captainsordbender]

keep this shite in ireland..as a scottish person ,I couldnt give a fuck about your politics ,you are all killing each other and spread your poison over here please fuck off!! dont realy understand when th eira kill someone its for the cause ,but when a brittish soldier does it its murder ??fkn wake up !!what do you call it when a mob drag two men from a car ans kick them to death ???justified ??or murder ??

[OasisJonny]

LOL Bunch of bigoted tossers.

[ciaranmcglinchey]

We`ll not forget ALL off the brave men in the fight for Irish Freedom! Tiocfaidh arLa

[NevenHenaff]

@celticmarco Marco, the Gaelic ground or Gaelic pitch is the place in Ireland where you can play celtic games such as gaelic soccer for instance.

By the way, I'm from breton roots and spent 8 months in Belfast city in the late 80's when I was in my early 20's !

Seems a long time ago now... But I shall never forget my celtic soul brothers there !

Long live Ireland 32 counties ! Long live Bobby Sands and all his in-mates at Long Kesh !

Stand together all the nations of Keltia !

[NevenHenaff]

RIP Aidan McAnespie ! Eirann go bragh !

A fair salute from your breton celtic cousins !