Seán Keenan
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Seán Keenan (died 3 March 1993)[1] was an Irish republican from Derry, Ireland who was interned without trial on three occasions, in 1938, 1956 and 1971. He spent a total of 15 years in jail despite never being convicted of an offence.[2] In 1971 he was paroled due to the death of one of his sons who had been shot by the British Army.[3]
Keenan was chairman of the Derry Citizens Defence Association between July and October 1969, and played a prominent role in the events surrounding the creation and defence of Free Derry. In the late 1980s he was he was made honorary vice president for life of Republican Sinn Féin until his death.[1]
His son also Sean was a Sinn Féin councillor was elected to Belfast City Council in 1985 to represent West Belfast and worked hard to preserve the Irish language.[4] He died after a long battle with cancer in August 2006.[4]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Derry republican remembered Aeneas Bonner. Retrieved 2008-03-01
- ^ What to see and do - Murals and Monuments www.visitderry.com. Retrieved 2008-02-25
- ^ ‘Internment’ by John McGuffin (1973) www.irishresistancebooks.com. Retrieved 2008-02-25
- ^ a b Sean Keenan: Final farewell Roisin McManus. 2006-08-04. Retrieved 2008-02-25
[edit] External links
- (cached) Seán Keenan Memorial to 60 years of service - Ireland's OWN
- Internment, John McGuffin (1973) Chapter 8 - INTERNMENT 1971: THOSE DETAINED
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