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The Crossbarry ambush restored IRA morale in March 1921, but could so easily have been a disaster.
The Parish of Clogagh had never seen a funeral like it. No parish in Ireland would ever see its like again.
In the pre-dawn darkness, down the rain-slicked road from the church to the cemetery, the cortege came. The coffin was borne by six men, and behind the coffin, six mourners walked.
Six mourners. At an Irish country funeral. It was as many as they dared bring.
Carried on the wind: the creak of leather, the soft shiiing-shiiing of metal upon metal, the murmur of boots on damp, hard-packed road – the unmistakable sound of heavily armed men on the move.
Timeline of 21: Ireland faces tricky commemorative year as violence leads to Treaty
What are the main commemorative dates to keep an eye on this year? By Rónán Duffy Friday 1 Jan 2021, 8:00 AM Jan 1st 2021, 8:00 AM 23,965 Views 27 Comments The President of the GAA lays a wreath in Croke Park to commemorate Bloody Sunday. Source: Bryan Keane/INPHO
IRELAND’S DECADE OF commemorations continues this year as the country remembers 1921, the final year of fighting in the War of Independence.
The year of 1920 saw some of the most intense fighting and violence throughout the period. Much of what was planned to be commemorated last year was forced to be cancelled due to Covid-19 but some incidents were remembered.