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Buncrana has its say on Fullerton
memorial
30.04.11
BUNCRANA Town Council
were split last week over the location of the
memorial to murdered councillor Eddie Fullerton that
was unveiled yesterday. At a sometimes heated
meeting councillors debated where the memorial
should go and finally the Mayor, Cllr Michael Grant
used his casting vote to support retaining it at the
Stone Jug on the banks of the Crana River.
The Inishowen Independent went on to the streets of
Buncrana to see what locals think of the chosen
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Marie Bourne thought
that the Stone Jug location was the correct one.
She said: “I think that that is the right location
for something like this.
“I really can’t think of anywhere else you would put
it.
“There is no point in putting it out at the dam sure
no one would see it there. The only alternative spot
I could possibly think of would be up further along
the Shorefront. But I think it is in the right
place.” |
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Christy Porter was also
of the opinion that the Stone Jug site was the best
location for the memorial stone. He said: “I think
that it is the right place for this memorial. Sure
there are already other memorials there and so they
are all connected with each other. I can’t think of
anywhere else that you would put something like this
except maybe out at Cockhill where he lived. The
Stone Jug is an appropriate place as a lot of people
use this route going and coming to the shore.” |
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Pat ‘the Gem’
McLaughlin was in agreement: “The Stone Jug is a
great local site and Eddie Fullerton was a local man
so where else would you put it.
“A lot of people pass that site, a lot of tourists
pass that site so you do want people to be able to
see it.
“I think it is a very appropriate site for such a
memorial and I can’t think of anywhere else that
would be as good.” |
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Jean Curran was another
local woman who was firmly of the belief that the
Stone Jug was the best site. She said: “I would
think that the Stone Jug is definitely the best
place for a memorial stone.
“A lot of people and a lot of tourists use that
route so that is the place to have a marker. In many
ways something like that will keep the memory of
Eddie Fullerton alive and he was a very good man.’ |
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Mary Keogh originally
from Moville but who had spent some time living in
Buncrana as a boarder also felt the Stone Jug was
the best location.
She said: “I spent time here in Buncrana as a
boarder some years ago and I think that the Stone
Jug is the best site for this memorial. It is a more
public site. If you put the stone up out at the dam
then it would almost be a private memorial and no
one would see it. I think the whole point of a
memorial is that people are able to see it and
recognise all that Eddie Fullerton did for Buncrana.
He was a great man and should be recognised as
such.” |
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