The 23-year-old republican was shot dead by undercover British soldiers alongside Charles ‘Pop’ Maguire, aged 21, at the bottom of Southway on May 28, 1981.
Author and former republican prisoner John Crawley chaired the 44th anniversary commemoration at the Crann na Poblachta (Tree of the Republic) monument at Rinmore Drive.
Richard O’Rawe delivered the oration.
George’s sisters Catherine and Loretta unveiled a plaque in memory of their late mother Bridie McBrearty, who sadly passed away last year.
5. Author and former republican prisoner John Crawley chaired the 44th anniversary commemoration for IRA Volunteer George McBrearty held at the the Crann na Poblachta (Tree of the Republic) monument at Rinmore Drive in Creggan on Sunday afternoon. Photo: George Sweeney
Author and former republican prisoner John Crawley chaired the 44th anniversary commemoration for IRA Volunteer George McBrearty held at the the Crann na Poblachta (Tree of the Republic) monument at Rinmore Drive in Creggan on Sunday afternoon. Photo: George Sweeney Photo: George Sweeney
6. Stephen Ramsay reads the Derry Roll of Honour at the 44th anniversary commemoration for IRA Volunteer George McBrearty held at the the Crann na Poblachta (Tree of the Republic) monument at Rinmore Drive in Creggan on Sunday afternoon. Photo: George Sweeney
Stephen Ramsay reads the Derry Roll of Honour at the 44th anniversary commemoration for IRA Volunteer George McBrearty held at the the Crann na Poblachta (Tree of the Republic) monument at Rinmore Drive in Creggan on Sunday afternoon. Photo: George Sweeney Photo: George Sweeney
7. The Derry Comrades Roll of Honour is read at the 44th anniversary commemoration for IRA Volunteer George McBrearty held at the the Crann na Poblachta (Tree of the Republic) monument at Rinmore Drive in Creggan on Sunday afternoon. Photo: George Sweeney
The Derry Comrades Roll of Honour is read at the 44th anniversary commemoration for IRA Volunteer George McBrearty held at the the Crann na Poblachta (Tree of the Republic) monument at Rinmore Drive in Creggan on Sunday afternoon. Photo: George Sweeney Photo: George Sweeney
8. Ciaran Carlin plays a lament at the 44th anniversary commemoration for IRA Volunteer George McBrearty held at the the Crann na Poblachta (Tree of the Republic) monument at Rinmore Drive in Creggan on Sunday afternoon. Photo: George Sweeney
Ciaran Carlin plays a lament at the 44th anniversary commemoration for IRA Volunteer George McBrearty held at the the Crann na Poblachta (Tree of the Republic) monument at Rinmore Drive in Creggan on Sunday afternoon. Photo: George Sweeney Photo: George Sweeney