Ballad of Martin (Doco) Doherty by Pádraig Mór ( Saoirse and Shebeen ) Irish Rebel Music

On the 21st of May 1994, Martin Doherty helped to organise a function for the Sinn Féin P.O.W. Dept. which involved him doing security on The Widow Scallan's pub in Dublin's Pearse Street. Sometime during the function Martin sensed that something wasn't right, went out onto the street and was faced by a loyalist death squad. He challenged them, forcing them to abandon a partially primed 18lb bomb in the stairwell. They shot him through the heart and again as he fell dying to the ground. But for Martin's heroic action that night many lives would have been lost had the loyalist death squad succeeded in detonating the bomb.

This tribute to Oglach Martin Doherty was written by M.McNally and is performed here by Pádraig Mór from his album The Green & The Gold.

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[dropkicknicos]

Doco your heroism will never be forgotten

rip in peace mo chara.

[Oglaigh32]

Doco saved many lives that night, there should be a Memorial Erected to his memory, he was a True Brave Volunteer, Tiocfaidh ar La, you will never be forgotton your memory will live on forever, God Bless You Doco we miss your smiling face TAL FTQ

[armymanjames1]

@ourpeoplesvoice no when the provos retaliate they are called terrorists murderers. the uvf were assasins and gangsters they didnt fight for freedom they died for occupation youns stared it anyway no rights no houses no jobs an oppressed people are not easily calmed

[timalloybhoy]

a Freedom seeker, a Freedom fighter, a volunteer...a fine man.....God Bless you Doco

& those from An Garda Siochana hang your heads in shame as you know full well what exactly happened on the night...your own day of judgement will soon come

[1970Kathleen]

RIP DOCO A TRUE LEGEND WHO PUT HIS OWN LIFE ON THE LINE TO SAVE SO MANY,,,,YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTON,,,,YOUR FAMILY AND THE "DOCO" WILL MAKE SURE OF THAT,,,,,

[josparkes1]

Beautiful song and so sad

[PURPLEBEATTIE1]

Absolutely lovely song

[josparkes1]

Beautifully sung, and I just love it, brilliant song and words indeed !

[modbairn]

@AllanCvmdrfb doco was a soldier of the PIRA and Sinn Fein through and through.....Sinn Fein ABU!!!!