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The Gone But Not Forgotten
Plaque
The History
Founding Committee
member John James McDonnell started an annual motorbike run in
memory of his brother Brendan who died in 1985. This run went
on for 10 years. It became the gone but not forgotten run in 1996
to incorporate the names of the many, mostly young people, who
also lost their lives in motorbike accidents. It was at this time
that J.J. designed the plaque. The plaque was made by Macartin
Treanor and had memorial card/pictures added of those we remember.
The run was held every year until 2000 when it was decided to
end it. With huge numbers of bikes attending safety fears lead
to it’s ending. Upwards of 1000 bikes turned up for it’s
final run, to the All-Ireland Fleadh in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.
With the start of the Gone But Not Forgotten Bikers Memorial in
2003 the plaque became a central part of it. The plaque now holds
the names and pictures of in excess of 250 bikers, the majority
of whom lost at a young age to motorbike accidents.
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