Families of 'The Disappeared' to commemorate loved ones
A renewed appeal had been made over four men and a woman secretly murdered and buried by paramilitaries in Northern Ireland who remain missing.
On the 20th annual All Souls Silent Walk for the Disappeared, families of Joe Lynskey, Columba McVeigh, Robert Nairac, Seamus Maguire and Lisa Dorrian will commemorate their loved ones who were secretly murdered and buried by paramilitaries in Northern Ireland. The event takes place at Stormont, where the families will gather at Carson's Statue and walk to the Parliament Buildings to lay a black wreath with five white lilies, symbolizing those still missing.
Father Joe Gormley will lead prayers, and family members will share their contributions. Rosalie Flanagan, commissioner of the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains (ICLVR), and Eamonn Henry, the lead investigator, are expected to attend.
The ICLVR has been searching for 17 designated disappeared individuals, with 13 found since the commission's inception. Lisa Dorrian's case was outside the ICLVR's scope, as it only investigates cases before April 10, 1998, yet she is included in the "Disappeared." Dr. Sandra Peake, chief executive of Wave Trauma Centre, which organizes the annual event, emphasized that 20 years after the first walk, the white lilies remain in the wreath, symbolizing the ongoing search.
Despite the passage of time, the families' resolve to see the remains of the missing returned for Christian burial remains strong.
The Maguire family's search for Seamus is currently taking place near Lurgan, while a recent search for Mr. McVeigh at Bragan Bog, Co. Monaghan, came up unsuccessful. Ms. Dorrian's sister, Dympna, will join the families from England to continue the walk in support. She reiterated the families' unwavering determination, stating, "As long as I am able, I'll walk with those whose support over so many difficult years has meant more to me and our family than I can say, and we'll not rest until all of the Disappeared are found and returned home."
The article concludes by urging anyone with information on the remaining ICLVR cases to come forward and help bring an end to the families' suffering.
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