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Floral Tributes
In the aftermath of the bomb, flowers arrived in Omagh from all
over the world. They became a very potent symbol of support and
comfort to the people of the town in the process of trying to
come to terms with the impact of the bomb. In deciding what to
do with the flowers, Omagh District Council was lucky to have
the intervention of Portrush based artist, Carole Kane. A series
of workshops were held involving local people to make pieces of
hand made paper incorporating the flowers. |
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The Pictures
The process resulted in over thirty framed
pieces of hand made art which were exhibited in Omagh, Buncrana,
Dublin and Belfast during 1999. Each bereaved family was then
presented with a piece of this art work symbolising the thoughts,
prayers, love and friendship which emerged world wide as a result
of the atrocity. Three larger pictures were given to the towns
of Omagh and Buncrana and the city of Madrid as a tribute to
the people of those regions who had suffered so much.
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