From the hills of north Antrim, to south Derry you came, a man with a flame in youre heart, to where the fierce fire for freedom and justice burned bright and a love for a land torn apart Farewell big John davey, a patriot true, another victim in Englands foul plan. For the men on the trigger, do not pull the strings, of the death squads who torment our land We dont have many men like John davey anymore. John was interned without crime or trial in the 50s and 70s. his republican activism led him to being harassed constantly over the years and with death threats issued against him over the years by loyalist/UDR collusion. This did not deter John from serving his people, irrespective of religion, in magherafelt district council for years. He expressed the political view of republican people in south Derry and raised funds constantly for republican men and woman prisoners in long kesh:maghaberry and Armagh womans prison for many years. John was eventually murdered due to collusion, but in the final a analysis, John would have chosen no other way RIP John davey
Posted on: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 23:31:35 +0000