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Dopo 36 anni ritrovato Brendan Megraw?

Body removed from Co Meath bog

Brendan Megraw

The body of a man believed to be one of the IRA’s Disappeared victims has been removed from a bog near Kells, Co Meath.

Remains thought to be those of newlywed Brendan Megraw, from Twinbrook, west Belfast, were discovered at a drainage ditch in the middle of Oristown bog on Wednesday.

Following preliminary examinations at the scene, the remains were placed into a coffin.

Sean Megraw, Brendan’s brother, said: “It’s the end of a long search and he can be laid to rest with his mother and father in the grave – and put our minds to rest.”

Twenty-three-year-old Brendan was abducted by the IRA on Saturday 8 April, 1978 and murdered and secretly buried.

His wife Marie was expecting their first child.

She was drugged in their home by his kidnappers as they waited for his return, and as they took him away they warned her not to worry or contact police.

The Megraw family were only told by the IRA in 1999 that he was one of the Disappeared and his body had been dumped on the bogland near the town of Kells.

His remains were discovered as contractors working on behalf of the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains (ICLVR) carried out preparatory works, including clearing patches of ground beside drainage ditches.

Sean Megraw, who travelled to the site on Wednesday and returned to see the remains being moved, stood on the edge of a dirt track running the length of the bogland as the removal took place.

“You can see it’s a desolate place. Just the fact he has been lying here more than 36 years – 1978 he was put down here,” he said.

Formal identification is expected to take several days.

Searches had taken place on different strips of the Oristown bog since the first information was received 15 years ago.

More detailed forensic excavations were planned on the bog for the coming weeks after specific information was handed over in recent months to the ICLVR, set up by the British and Irish governments to liaise with former paramilitaries to find the Disappeared.

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René Querin

Di professione grafico e web designer, sono appassionato di trekking e innamorato dell'Irlanda e della sua storia. Insieme ad Andrea Varacalli ho creato e gestisco Les Enfants Terribles.

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