Sean Lynch was with Seamus when they were attacked, he was seriously injured in the ambush.
There will be a commemoration in Knockatallon, County Monaghan at 6.30pm, assembling at the monument dedicated to Seamus. Gerry Kelly is the main speaker and there will be a booklaunch and an exhibition in the Sliabh Beagh Hotel after. The events will conclude with an Irish night with music by Paddywagon.
Encouraging people to come along to the commemoration, Seamus's good friend and comrade Sean Lynch said,
"I am extremely proud to call myself a close friend and comrade of Seamus. I would encourage everyone to join with us in remembering a revolutionary freedom fighter. Seamus McElwain was a dauntless and brave IRA volunteer who struck fear into the British War Machine in the 6 Counties and even though he was momentarily captured, he was an integral part of the 1983 Great Escape when he alongside 37 IRA political prisoners escaped from Long Kesh."
"Gerry Adams TD spoke passionately about Seamus at his funeral calling him 'a brave intelligent soldier, a young man who gave up his youth to fight for the freedom of his country, an Irish freedom fighter murdered by British terrorists.’”
"Seamus gave his all to bring about necessary change and freedom to our country. He dedicated his whole life and gave the ultimate sacrifice so that young people of the future could live in a free and equal Ireland. Seamus was a revolutionary through and through, he was inherently political and knew that our struggle would lead us on a path of politics, that armed struggle could only take us so far. Infact he stood himself in the 1982 general election in Cavan Monaghan receiving almost 4000 votes."
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