Commandant Martin Devitt. Vice O/C Mid Clare Brigade KIA 1920

#OnThisDay 1920 During an IRA ambush on RIC at Crowes Bridge, Vice Commandant Martin Devitt of the Mid-Clare Brigade “died from a bullet wounded received while fighting for the freedom of his country, which freedom is prevented by mis-government”. He was 25.

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