North City in Dublin in County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland — Mid-East (and Dublin)
Miami Showband Murders
"Let's Dance"
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2025
1. Miami Showband Murders Marker
Tony Geraghty (24)
Fran O'Toole (28)
Brian McCoy (32)
Members of the Miami Showband
murdered 31st July 1975 at
Buskhill, Newry Co. Down
Sculptor: Redmond Herrity
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Entertainment • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical date for this entry is July 31, 1975.
Location. 53° 21.252′ N, 6° 15.858′ W. Memorial is in Dublin, Leinster, in County Dublin. It is in North City. It is on Parnell Square North just east of Parnell Square West, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 20 Parnell Square North, Dublin, Leinster D01 YA70, Ireland. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Ancient East. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, on the Island of Ireland, on the Celtic Fringe, in the European Union, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Decision To Rise Against British Rule (within shouting distance of this marker); Garden of Remembrance (within shouting distance of this marker); Diarmuid Σ Duidir (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Founding of the Irish Volunteers (about 90 meters away); Harry Clarke (about 90 meters away);
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Also see . . . Murdered 3 Miami Showband Members 1975 (RTE Archives). (Submitted on April 8, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2025
2. Miami Showband Murders Sculpture and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2025
3. Miami Showband Murders Sculpture and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 140 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 8, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
