▁lo ver ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁language . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁of ▁Col um ban us . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁South ▁wrote ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁letters ▁to ▁his ▁local ▁newspaper , ▁the ▁L imer ick ▁Le ader . ▁These ▁letters ▁condem ned ▁Hollywood ▁films ▁for ▁what ▁South ▁regarded ▁as ▁their ▁imm oral ▁messages . ▁South ▁accused ▁these ▁films ▁of ▁prom oting ▁a ▁" stream ▁of ▁ins id ious ▁propag anda ▁which ▁proceed s ▁from ▁J ude o - M ason ic ▁controlled ▁sources , ▁and ▁which ▁war ps ▁and ▁cor rupt s ▁the ▁minds ▁of ▁our ▁youth ." ▁South ▁also ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁American ▁film ▁industry ▁was ▁controlled ▁by ▁" J ew ish ▁and ▁Mason ic ▁execut ives ▁dict ating ▁to ▁Commun ist ▁rank ▁and ▁file ." ▁In ▁his ▁letters , ▁South ▁also ▁den ounced ▁Irish ▁trade ▁un ions , ▁and ▁pra ised ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁Senator ▁Joseph ▁Mc Car thy ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁On ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁ 1 4 ▁I RA ▁volunte ers ▁crossed ▁the ▁border ▁into ▁County ▁F erman agh ▁to ▁launch ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁a ▁joint ▁R UC / B ▁Spe ci als ▁bar ra cks ▁in ▁Bro oke borough . ▁During ▁the ▁attack ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁volunte ers ▁were ▁injured , ▁two ▁fat ally . ▁South ▁and ▁Fer gal ▁O ' H an lon ▁died ▁of ▁their ▁w ounds ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁making ▁their