The relatives of those who lost loved ones to a terrorist bomb placed on an Air India jet high above the Atlantic 31 years ago, gathered once again at the memorial in Ahakista last week.
A total of 329 men, women and children died when the bomb planted on board Air India flight 182 exploded at exactly 8.12am on the morning of June 23rd 1985.
And at exactly 8.12am the commemoration began in Ahakista with the relatives and the locals who have, for the past three decades, come together to remember all those who died.
The memorial, which overlooks Dunmanus Bay, has become a place of reflection and calm for all those who visit and for the relatives who arrive, without fail, every year, the community on the Sheep’s Head peninsula holds a very special place in their lives.
‘It feels almost like coming home, we know everybody here and the entire community have been so kind and welcoming to us ever since the first day we arrived to what was then just a grassy field and is now this wonderful memorial to our loved ones,’ said Babu Turlapati, who lost his sons and only children, Sanjay and Deepak, when the 747 exploded.
Following prayers and the laying or flower wreaths, her excellence Radhika Lal Lokesh, the ambassador of India to Ireland, said that the memorial in Ahakista has provided the families with solace and a place to remember their loved ones.
08/07/16 Brian Moore/Southern Star
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A total of 329 men, women and children died when the bomb planted on board Air India flight 182 exploded at exactly 8.12am on the morning of June 23rd 1985.
And at exactly 8.12am the commemoration began in Ahakista with the relatives and the locals who have, for the past three decades, come together to remember all those who died.
The memorial, which overlooks Dunmanus Bay, has become a place of reflection and calm for all those who visit and for the relatives who arrive, without fail, every year, the community on the Sheep’s Head peninsula holds a very special place in their lives.
‘It feels almost like coming home, we know everybody here and the entire community have been so kind and welcoming to us ever since the first day we arrived to what was then just a grassy field and is now this wonderful memorial to our loved ones,’ said Babu Turlapati, who lost his sons and only children, Sanjay and Deepak, when the 747 exploded.
Following prayers and the laying or flower wreaths, her excellence Radhika Lal Lokesh, the ambassador of India to Ireland, said that the memorial in Ahakista has provided the families with solace and a place to remember their loved ones.
08/07/16 Brian Moore/Southern Star
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