
Originally Posted by
Castle Ray
There are a number of things that I recall of that terrible day. The amateur film footage showed the immediate devastation and appalling consequences to human life from the terrorism that plagued our country. Video cameras weren't that common in those days so this was one of the first times footage was shown instead of the usual BBC reporter standing behind a police cordon reporting on what had happened hours before. I also remember the young lad Stephen Ross who's face was blown to pieces and his head and face were in an iron cage for ages afterwards as he luckily recovered. Ronnie Hill also never came out of a coma from this bomb and his family spent 13 years caring for him in a nursing home which they set up to care for him in Holywood. Gordon Wilson always sticks out in my mind with his story about the final minutes spent with his daughter Marie, and I have never been able to comprehend his attitude and ability to forgive. There was some retaliatory terrorism for this massacre but I think that Wilson's words probably saved the country from massive bloodshed.
A truly horrendous day for Enniskillen and Northern Ireland which needlessly brought much heartache to many families.