THE funeral will take place today for life-long Derry Irish language activist Proinsias Ó Mianáin.
Proinsias passed away at his home in Ballymagroarty on Thursday, September 8.
He was a tireless Irish language rights campaigner in the city and was well known across Irish language circles.
Prionsias was interned for four years in the 1950s for speaking Irish to an RUC man who accosted him in the street.
The father-of-four was a founding member of the Cearta Geal and fought for recognition of Irish in schools, churches, the courts and health system.
He also led peaceful pickets throughout the 1970s and 1980s, demanding the institution of Irish-only road signs throughout the Donegal Gaeltacht.
The popular man, who was also a keen environmentalist, is survived by his wife Róis, and four children Phádraig, Róisín, Nóirín and Ghearailt.
His funeral mass will take place at the Holy Family in Ballymagroarty at 11.30 am.
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