Liam Lynch Killed in Clonmel 1923

#OnThisDay 1923 IRA Chief of Staff during the Civil War, Liam Lynch is shot in Tipperary by Free State Forces. Lynch had just voted against a peace deal days earlier. His death effectively ended the war. 20 days later, a ceasefire was called for by Frank Aiken.

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