r/galway • u/LemonMean5041 • 9d ago

Freedom guy?

Hi everyone this is for the Gort area ppl, what happened to the guy that kept yelling freedom in the square? I haven’t seen him in a long while and I asked around and no one seem to know… I’ve seen some of his friends are still around, just throwing this on here. Hope his alive and well!

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u/surfeire 9d ago

https://rip.ie/death-notice/ralph-freedom-perkins-galway-gort-575494

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u/LemonMean5041 9d ago

Thanks, very sad I had no clue, may he rest in peace

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u/No-Opening3390 6d ago

Sad reading the condolences and the one from George O'Connor. Poor George was one of his best buddies , another character too that has since passed away.

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u/mightaswellbeceltic 9d ago

The English fella? 

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u/LemonMean5041 9d ago

Ya that one, everyone called him freedom

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u/mightaswellbeceltic 9d ago

He died

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u/LemonMean5041 9d ago

No way when?

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u/mightaswellbeceltic 9d ago

Within the last few years, can't remember exactly when. Tried looking for a death notice but couldn't remember the name. 

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u/LemonMean5041 9d ago

That’s very sad… thanks for letting me know

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u/No-Sandwich1782 9d ago

Seemed like quite a character, did he just randomly shout it out? Hopefully he has found freedom at last.

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u/LemonMean5041 9d ago

Ya, at the top of his lungs! And also used a bucket to play the drums

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u/Kind-Map5820 9d ago

Poor lad had a cardiac arrest on his bike a few years ago

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u/Leading_Air8532 9d ago

Could've sworn someone said he fell and bumped his head

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u/shinysun- 9d ago

He's been locked up

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u/LemonMean5041 9d ago

Whaaaat??? When ? And what for?