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Fianna Éireann

The Irish nationalist youth organisation Fianna Éireann Left to Right;Back Row: Willie Malone, High St.; John Tom Walsh (drill instructor), High St.; Tom Derrig (scout master), High St.; Joe Gillivan, James St.; John Malone, High St.; James “Broddie” Malone, The Fairgreen; James “Broddie” Carney, Mill St.; James McKenna, “The Pound”, Carrabawn; Joe Walsh, Mill St.; […]

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Josie Doherty, Cullentragh, Cuilmore

Josie Doherty was born on 5th  October, 1899[1]; he was christened Patrick Joseph.  He was the only child of Edward Doherty and Mary Regan. His parents spent some part of the year in Scotland and he lived most of his time with his grandparents,  Owen and Bridget Regan,  née Horan,  in Cullentragh.  His first cousin, […]

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Thomas Lyons

Click to View Photographs of monuments to Tom Lyons of Liscarney who was shot in November 1920 in the townland of Knappaghmore. The broken cross is where he was found. It is on the side of a private road near a dwelling house. The plaque is on a bridge a few hundred metres the Leenane side of Knappagh filling […]

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