Gay, straight - who cares? However I do think the Sean South thing was a wind-up.

The book that Phillipa referred to is "Maraiodh Sean Sabhat Areir" ("Sean South Was Killed Last Night") by Seoighe Mainchin (Mannix Joyce). It was published in '64, now out of print, but don't worry folks BT has preserved a copy, even if he can't read it! Phillipa,would you be willing to translate it!?

The song was written by Sean Costello of Limerick and first published in the "Irish Catholic" on 10 January 1957, just nine days after SS died. Although I am very anti political violence I think it's a great song. Sean Costello died in 1991.