ADAMS GRIEF FOR HIS FATHER; EMOTIONAL SF CHIEF BURIES DAD.Byline: JILLY BEATTIE HIS FACE set grim against the harsh winter sun, Gerry Adams Gerard Adams MP (Irish: Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh[1]; born 6 October, 1948) is an Irish Republican politician and abstentionist Westminster Member of Parliament for Belfast West. helped carry his father's coffin to its final resting place yesterday. Moments earlier, as he spoke during Requiem Mass requiem mass Musical setting of the mass for the dead. (Requiem, Latin for “rest,” is the first word of the mass.) The requiem's text differs from the standard mass Ordinary in omitting its joyous sections and keeping only the Kyrie, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei, , the Sinn Fein Sinn Fein n. An Irish political and cultural society founded about 1905 to promote political and economic independence from England, unification of Ireland, and a renewal of Irish culture. president called for the community to pray for a united Ireland  The of this article or section may be compromised by "weasel words".You can help Wikipedia by removing weasel words. . It was, mourners knew, an emotional reminder of a life-long wish his father, Gerard, did not live to see. The former IRA prisoner and father of 10 died in hospital on Monday aged 77. He had lost his long battle against serious ill-health just days after losing a daughter-in-law to a sudden illness. The Adams clan have been referred to as the aristocrats of Belfast republicanism with Gerard Adams respected as a stalwart in his community. He was a street hero who spent decades in the old IRA, and was captured aged 16 while escaping after an attack on the police in Belfast. He had wounded two officers with a Webley pistol which then jammed. He was sentenced to eight years and released aged 21 after serving five years. Yesterday, as the cortege made its slow progress to Milltown cemetery, Father Alec Reid said Mr Adams' death had been a "blessing". He added: "He had been ill for quite some time and had been suffering. In the end I'd have to say his passing was a blessed relief for everyone, it was a blessing." CAPTION(S): FINAL FAREWELL: Gerry carries the coffin of dad Gerard, inset |
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