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Declan is an Irish given name, an anglicised form of the Irish saint name Declán, also Deaglán or Déaglán. St. Declán founded a monastery in Ireland in the 5th century, and the St. Declán's stone has been credited as the site of many miracles. The name is believed to mean "man of prayer" or "full of goodness". [citation needed]
Declan Arthurs was born in Galbally, County Tyrone on 28 October 1965. He was one of six children, and the fourth of Paddy and Amelia Arthurs. Declan worked on the family farm learning how to drive diggers. He worked as an agricultural contractor for the farm. He had one young daughter. [1]
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This is a list of Irish military personnel of the Defence Forces who have died while serving overseas. Since the 1960s, 88 personnel (87 from the Irish Army and one from the Air Corps ) have died in overseas deployments.
Killed the first British soldier during The Troubles William Reid (1 January 1939 – 15 May 1971 [ 1 ] ) was a member of the Belfast Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army . [ 2 ] Reid killed the first soldier of the British Army in the Troubles and was later himself killed as he attempted another ambush of British Army personnel.
The lack of public apology was criticised by some relatives of the victims and Northern Irish politicians. [37] In May 2021 families of those shot dead by British soldiers in Ballymurphy urged the Irish government to oppose any attempt to prevent the prosecution of British soldiers alleged to have committed crimes during the Troubles. [38]
In October 2007 Declan released his second album, Big Bad Beautiful World after performing selected tracks on Irish radio. Big Bad Beautiful World beat its forerunner by debuting at number 4 in the Irish charts, but unlike Since Kyabram it was released in Ireland alone. O'Rourke released two singles from the album, the title track 'Big Bad ...
McGlinchey's son Declan was also active in the republican socialist movement and remained living in Bellaghy. In 2009 he was arrested and investigated under suspicion of involvement in the Real IRA's attack on Masereene Barracks. [277] Declan died of a suspected heart attack in Bellaghy on 31 October 2015.