Write a commentA cross has been placed on the Quarter Road in Camlough to remember Camlough man Martin Rowland who was killed forty years ago this Saturday on October 5th 1979.
26 year old Camlough man Martin Rowland was killed and his body dumped not far from his home on the Quarter Road near what is now the Camlough Civic amenity site.
This week to remember Martin a small memorial has been placed close to the spot where his body was found. The Memorial, a wooden cross was made by highly respected artist and sculptor Richard Kelly.
Camlough man Pat McGinn who was also involved with the erection of the Memorial, knew Martin and has over the years highlighted the events sourrounding Martins death.
"Martin was just 26 when he was cruelly murdered. There is compelling evidence that members of British state forces in particular RUC Officers and UDR soldiers in collusion with unionist death squads carried out significant numbers of sectarian murders in the south Armagh area, and many here in his home village of Camloch believe these dark forces were behind Martins death. It is essential that the web of collusion and cover up is untangled.
"However that is for another day, Martins murder was a desperate blow for his family and the community and it is important that he and all those who died in such circumstances are remembered. We want Martin's only surviving brother Noel who lives in Dublin and his wider family to know that he isn't forgot by those of us who grew up with him and have our fond memories from our boyhood days together".
The Inscription on Martin Rowland's Memorial Cross reads 'Violence can only be concealed by a lie, and the lie can only be maintained by violence'
