Victoria Mary Clarke, Shane MacGowan‘s widow, has shared that she is trying to find her late husband’s lacking Easter Rising rifle which “meant a lot to him”.
Clarke introduced on social media that the late Pogues frontman’s rifle from the 1916 Easter Rising has gone lacking and is suspected to have been stolen. The firearm, which was used through the Irish riot in opposition to the British authorities, was a Lee–Enfield 303.
It was a sixtieth birthday reward to MacGowan from singer-songwriter Glen Hansard and was used within the takeover of the Basic Put up Workplace (GPO) in Dublin through the Easter Rising.
Taking to her official X/Twitter account, Clarke tweeted: “Shane’s 1916 rifle has gone lacking, most probably been stolen. Shane completely adored something to do with historical past, so to see him so emotional after receiving that, it was a extremely special day.”
Shane’s 1916 rifle has gone lacking, most probably been stolen. It was a birthday reward to @ShaneMacGowan from an expensive musician pal and it was used within the GPO so it was traditionally vital. It was a Lienfield 303 and it has H Munn etched on it pic.twitter.com/iWJQiTji0L
If anybody occurs to see a rifle from 1916 with H Munn etched on the deal with it belonged to @ShaneMacGowan and it was a present from @glenhansard and it could be nice to get it again! Thanks everybody for sharing ❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/nuI7lAyFI2
Talking to The Guardian, Clarke mentioned that she would love the rifle returned ASAP – no questions requested. She realised that it was lacking earlier this week and doesn’t understand how lengthy it’s been lacking. “I regarded in all places, turned the place the wrong way up and couldn’t discover it. So it has really gone,” she informed the publication.
“The factor about Shane is that he wasn’t materialistic. The one issues he ever purchased actually had been information. He didn’t have many possessions. He had his crucifix and rosary beads and statues of the Virgin Mary, apart from that he didn’t have possessions that had been valuable to him,” she informed The Guardian. “However the gun meant a lot to him. I wasn’t fully straightforward about having it in the home, however I positively need it again. It’s in all probability the grief, the place any bodily factor that has an attachment to the one you love you maintain on to – since you need to maintain on to them.”
As per Sizzling Press, the rifle’s disappearance triggered a widespread search, with Clarke sharing: “It has changed into an actual treasure hunt. We’re all attempting to trace it down as a result of it could be such a disgrace if it had been someway misplaced.”
