Two Limerick Mayors Assassinated by Crown Forces, 1921

#OnThisDay 1921 The Mayor of Limerick George Clancy (Right) & Ex-Mayor Michael O’Callaghan (Left) were shot dead in their homes by Crown Forces. A third man, Joe O’Donoghue was also shot 18 times & his corpse left on (now called) O’Donoghue Avenue in Janesboro.

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