Fírinne, the Lisnaskea-based truth organisation which acts on those whose family members died at the hands of the security forces during the Troubles, marked the 21st June, the 'Day of Private Reflection', by providing space within its workplace.
A candle-tree was placed in a quiet room with all pictures of lost loved ones and Fermanagh Councillor, Pat Cox, the Fírinne Chairman, launched the day by lighting the first candle on the tree while remembering 'his old friend', Jim Murphy.
The 'Lost Lives' book states that Mr Murphy was the first member of Sinn Féin killed in the troubles.
Aged 42, and single, he owned the Hilltop Garage at Thompson's Bridge on the Enniskillen-Derrylin Road. He was shot dead by the UVF on 21st April, 1974. Subsequently, there were claims of security force collusion in his death. Bernice Swift, Project Manager of Fírinne, and a Healing Through Remembering Sub-Group member, told the 'Herald' that a number of Fírinne's participants visited the space for reflection.
They included Angela D'Arcy's brother-in-law (Brendan) and Kathleen Murray who reflected on the killing of her brother, Andrew Murray and Michael Naan in 1972 by Scottish soldiers who were subsequently tried and convicted. They died on 23rd October, 1972.
