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Ivan Lennon's Blog – December 2015 Archive (2)
Facing British Reprisals -- Part 7: Trauma at The Burgery
Prior to the firing squad death of Hickey, there appear to have been few reprisals for I.R.A. ambushes -- with the notable exception of the Hampshires running amok in Youghal after the November 1920 Piltown Cross engagement. This may very well have been attributable to the general chivalry displayed by Lennon’s…
Added by Ivan Lennon on December 28, 2015 at 7:00pm — No Comments
The Slain Become Pawns — Part 6: Trauma at the Burgery
The authorities took Hickey’s remains to the barracks of the Royal Irish Constabulary, in Dungarvan, where the body of Sean Fitzgerald lay. He was duly conveyed, on Tuesday the 22nd, to the new section of the cemetery at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Dungarvan. No civilians, except…
ContinueAdded by Ivan Lennon on December 16, 2015 at 7:30pm — 1 Comment
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