Troubles memorial quilts to be displayed in Fermanagh

A group representing victims of the Troubles in Northern Ireland is to exhibit memorial quilts at a museum in Co Fermanagh.

South East Fermanagh Foundation (SEFF) will stage a two-week exhibition at Fermanagh County Museum from Thursday.

The theme of the exhibition is A Tribute To Innocents.

SEFF director Kenny Donaldson said: “Across the memorial quilts which will be displayed, innocents are remembered, ordinary yet extraordinary men, women and children from across the community and who were murdered/killed in Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Great Britain.”

He said the key messages of the memorial quilts are the that violence is futile and unjustified, those remembered are wholly innocent, and their legacy will live on.

Mr Donaldson added: “SEFF’s roots are south Fermanagh so in many ways we’re bringing this exhibition home in holding it in the impressive Fermanagh County Museum.

“A range of events will take place over the course of the two-week period, including an engagement event where local schools will send pupils to engage with victims/survivors who will share their direct experiences of terror and violence.”

The exhibition will be open to schools, community and faith groups and individuals between February 22 and March 7.