Petals of Hope Revisited
A Real IRA car bomb in Omagh on August 15 1998 killed 31 people, including unborn twins. Under the guidance of artist Carole Kane, children in the town transformed the floral tributes to the dead into paper and art work. On this blog, Carole, assisted by Malachi O'Doherty, hears the stories of Omagh people touched by the bomb.
A Haiku
When the petals fell
She gathered them, child's play
And wove the path home. John Paul Lederach
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
Trudy Sharkey
Some had to wait days after the bomb for confirmation that a missing relative was dead.
The Memorial Garden
Patsy and Michael Gallagher share their thoughts about the memorial garden in Omagh.
Frank Sweeney was the Arts and Culture Officer for the council when the memorial garden was commissioned. He also commissioned Petals of Hope.
Monday, 17 February 2014
The Council Workers
Tons of floral tributes to the dead of the Omagh Bomb were gathered up by council workers, to enable artist Carole Kane and schoolchildren to turn them into paper and make artworks from them.
Omagh
Lorna Martin is a member of a Creative Writing group which meets in Omagh library.
A Poem by Kathy O'Donnell
Kathy O'Donnell's reflection on Truth and Reconciliation. Kathy is a member of a Creative Writing Group that meets in Omagh Library.
In the Memorial Garden
Nicola Watt has wrote this reflection of Peace and Justice after a visit to the Omagh Bomb Memorial Garden,
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