Fr Michael Griffin Shot Dead by Auxiliaries, Galway 1920

#OnThisDay 1920 Fr Michael Griffith was taken to Lenaboy Castle in Galway to be questioned by Auxiliaries. After an interrogation, Fr. Griffith was shot in the head and his body dumped in an unmarked grave in Barna. His remains were found nearly a week later.

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