Song and funeral clip.<br />“Big Joe” became a great Commander in the Official IRA, as well as an inspiration to the working-class people he worked with on a daily basis.<br /> Óglach Joe McCann was killed by members of the First Parachute Regiment and RUC Special Branch in Joy Street on the 15th of April 1972. He was spotted by the RUC, who informed him that he was under arrest. McCann was unarmed and tried to run to safety when he was confronted by British soldiers. He was shot dead at the corner of Joy Street and Hamilton Street after a chase on foot through the Markets On 15th April 1972<br /><br />Ten cartridge cases were found close to his body, indicating that he had been shot repeatedly at close range. Bullet holes were also visible in the walls of nearby houses.
