This is an eulogy I had the honour of delivering in Bellaghy this evening at the graveside of Dominic and Mary McGlinchey.
It is an honour for any republican to stand here today at the resting place of Dominic and Mary McGlinchey. It is a deep honour for me to be that particular republican. It is also an honour that we would rather not have to claim, wishing instead that a different outcome had led to us being in the pub or at a game of football with either of the two people we stand here paying tribute to. Yet we must be philosophical rather than sentimental, take a deep breath and accept things as they are. That was the approach to life adopted by Dominic and Mary McGlinchey.
