Murder of Tómas MacCurtain

Revolutionary Ireland

English - June 29, 2020 16:08 - 7 minutes - 7.68 MB
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Join Lorcan Collins for a short podcast on the shooting of Cork's Lord Mayor Tómas MacCurtain in March 1920. The IRA take their revenge on District Inspector Swanzy, the RIC man who was one of the killers. This in turn has repercussions for the people of Lisburn and Belfast in August 1920.