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John Arnold: I wept as I recalled 14 men for whom the Clonmult bells tolled


John Arnold: I wept as I recalled 14 men for whom the Clonmult bells tolled
John Arnold recalls the bravery and heroism of those who died at Clonmult, a century ago
Members of the commemoration committee Jim Ronayne, Sean Hennessy, Tom O Neill, PRO: Christy O Sullivan, chairman; Mick Hegarty, Jim O Callaghan, Fr Barry O Flynn, Dungourney; Mary Barron and Tim O Sullivan secretary at ceremony for the 100th anniversary of the Clonmult ambush in East Cork on Saturday February 20.
John Arnold
AT about 8pm last Sunday, the strains of Amhráin na bh Fiann rang out across the valley from the townland of Garrylaurence, near Clonmult in East Cork. Three of us stood in silence with, as the line from The Soldier’s Song says, the starry heavens o’er us. ....

Jim Ronayne , Richard Hegarty , Phil Coulter , Liam Ahern , David Desmond , Joseph Morrissey , James Glavin , Christy Osullivan , Michel Desmond , John Hallahan , Jeremiah Ahern , Mary Cashell , Michael Hallahan , Dermott Mac Murrough , James Ahern , Henry Ford , Maurice Moore , Patrick Osullivan , James Aherne , John Joe Joyce , Michael Collins , Padraig Pearse , Christopher Osullivan , Michael Desmond , National Teachers Lena Allen , Christyo Sullivan ,