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| Liam Langley Chief Scout Na Fianna Éireann |
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| Liam Langley Chief Scout Na Fianna Éireann giving the oration |
In his oration Langley describes when they were told of the executions in Mountjoy Jail December 8th 1922:
'On the morning of December 8th myself along with other prisoners of war were awaiting the arrival of their guards in their respective divisions of the prison. We were looking forward to the usual meeting of Liam and our comrades in the prison chapel. Little did we know what the volley we heard earlier signified. We were soon enlightened, for in a few minutes it was announced from the Altar that "four of our comrades had just been sent before God". And when the names were read out, there was a deathlike silence. It was some time before the full purport of the announcement was realised. It was then that strong men sobbed and little boys with clenched fists vowed vengeance. Men like him would never be forgotten, those who devoted their lives to their's country's service and remained faithful to the last. Liam's life may be summed up in his motto: "out to fight, not to run away". He had given his life for the love of the land that bore him'. (Liam Langley Na Fianna Éireann Chief Scout 1928)
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| Irish Independent 31 May 1928 This is an extract from the full article written by Liam Langley (Newspaper Cutting Eamon Murphy - History of Na Fianna Éireann) |
Full details of the article written by Langley can be read below:
