A Sligo man is creating a book of condolences for the victims of the atrocities of September 11th, which he hopes will eventually be the largest book in the world.
Mr Kevin Kilfeather has developed a website where people "of all nations, all colours, all creeds" shall write an entry to show their "sorrow and support of those who suffered, particularly New Yorkers".
The site will, he says, eventually be converted into book format.
A garda for 16 years, Mr Kilfeather said he left the force, by coincidence, two days after September 11th, and has been working permanently since then to create the site.
His aim is to make the book more than nine feet thick and present it "to the Mayor of New York on behalf of the people of the world in solidarity with their grief, loss and suffering".
Mr Kilfeather said he wanted to create a "permanent memosays "it isrial" for the victims. The site not enough to remember for our lifetime this barbaric act: the people of tomorrow must know how it really was".
The site was activated on March 11th, on the six-month anniversary of the atrocities. In the first few days of being active, more than 300 condolences were written on the site, he says.
Mr Kilfeather, a native of Cliffoney, Co Sligo, says he has no set date by which the book must be finished.
The site says "when finance allows, it will be beautifully bound and crafted and presented to the people of New York".'
Mr Kilfeather himself lived and worked in New York for four years while on a career break from the gardaí.
He says he intends to develop the site in future to allow people to express their condolences for other well-known people who pass away.
One recent example, he says, would have been Spike Milligan, but the site was not active when he died.
There is no limit on the amount people can write.
The site is at www.worldbookofcondolences.com