#OnThisDay 1920 British soldiers & RIC in Miltown Malbay Clare, fired into a crowd of civilians celebrating the release of Republican hunger strikers from Mountjoy. Three men were killed & several more were wounded including a 14 year old boy & a school girl. #Ireland #History
My paternal grandmother and her family--the Meade family--lived in Miltown Malbay at the time of the Canada Cross shootings. They felt the fear, knew the dead. And the incident only foreshadowed greater and more deadly trouble to come. The Meade family would come to know particular hardship and sorrow. I've written all that I know and all that I've learned about my Irish family in my book, "Reflections of an Irish Grandson...": amazon.com/author/vincent…
@irelandbattles Recalling this history is so very vital.
@irelandbattles God rest their souls. God curse those who shot at them.
@irelandbattles And that is why there was no celebration for RIC officers a few years back.
@irelandbattles And people may wonder why one would choose not to wear a poppy.