The people of Creeslough smiled through their pain on Saturday night as they turned on their Christmas lights.
An explosion at the local Applegreen Service Station which claimed the lives of ten of its villagers is still enshrined in the memory of the local community and will be for many generations to come.
But last night locals from the 400 strong population braved freezing conditions and came out from their homes to watch the village's Christmas lights being switched on.