“I ndıl chuımhne ar Mhıcheál Ó hAodha, Óglach na hÉıreann, a dunmharaíodh anseo ag Arm na Breataıne ar 18 Deıreadh Fómhaır 1974. I meas laochra na nGael go raıbh sé. In proud and loving memory of Vol. Michael Hughes, Irish Republican Army, who was murdered at this spot by The British Army on the 18th October 1974.” According to Sutton, Hughes was shot while attempting to hijack a bus.
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