Politicians climb mountain, plant tree to help Irish illegals
By
PATRICK ROBERTS


Published Saturday, December 26, 2009, 9:14 AM
Updated Saturday, December 26, 2009, 9:45 AM

A group of leading politicians and activists in Northern Ireland spent Christmas Day climbing one of Northern Ireland's highest mountains to bring attention to the plight of Irish undocumented in the United States.

The climb of Camlough Mountain in Armagh and the planting of a tree there for undocumented Irish was led by Northern Ireland Minister Conor Murphy and local climber Terence "Banjoâ€