The Funeral of Francis Hughes

The name of Francis Hughes will surely continue to stick in the throats of British military and political hawks. Unlike many of those who make the ultimate sacrifice Francis Hughes had already become a legend in his own lifetime and amongst his own people as one of the most capable guerrilla fighters Ireland has produced in the long war against British Imperialism. Having put Francis Hughes “safely away“ in 1978 the British assumed that his name would no longer strike terror in their own hearts and a chord
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