Several hundred people turned out at a Sinn Féin event in Scotstown in County Monaghan last Sunday to mark the 40th anniversary of the death of IRA legend, Óglach Séamus McElwain. The event celebrated a life dedicated to his community and to the achievement of a free, independent, and united Ireland. The following is a biography of his life, by Jim Doyle.

 

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