Sadly not all the men involved in the Custom House attack survived the conflict during 1922-1923. To the best of our knowledge, six who were at the Burning on 25 May 1921 were killed in action during the Civil War. Coincidentally, all fell wearing the uniform of the National Army. Many modern-day republicans ignore the deaths of these Irishmen even though they were all active pre-Truce IRA volunteers – one was a 1916 man – who had served with distinction in the War of Independence. As Jim Langton has called them – The Forgotten Fallen. Only goes to reinforce how their ultimate sacrifices for Ireland were almost reduced to zero by tragic circumstances beyond their control?2 August 1922During the Free ...
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