Francie Brolly

Francie Brolly, born Francis Brolly on 13 January 1938 and died on 6 February 2020, was an Irish musician, teacher and republican politician from Northern Ireland, and he also played Gaelic football for the Derry county team. He was a long-standing member of the Gaelic Athletic Association and served on the executive committee of St Canice's GAC in Dungiven. His son Joe Brolly was part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland winning side and won two All Stars. Away from the pitch he was a Sinn Féin Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for East Londonderry from 2003 to 2010, a lyricist who wrote well-known Irish republican songs such as The H-Block Song, and a fluent Irish speaker.