Shooting ‘the Dog’

DMP Detective Sergeant Patrick Smyth—the first G Division casualty of the War of Independence. By Seán Ryan The shooting of the two RIC constables in Soloheadbeg on 21 January 1919 had been followed by widespread condemnation by all sections of the community, including the Catholic Church and nationalist organisations. Although the Irish Volunteers’ newspaper, An ... Read more

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