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Civil War memorial plaque unveiled in Milltown

May 7, 2023 11:15 By radiokerrynews
Civil War memorial plaque unveiled in Milltown
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A commemoration is being held in Milltown today to commemorate three civil war fatalities.

 

Jeremiah Hanifin, Jeremiah McKenna and Mary McKenna died in separate incidents in Kerry in 1922.

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Jeremiah Hanifin was shot when a Free State army patrol passed by.

 

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Two months later at Kilderry, mother and son, Mary and Jeremiah McKenna died when they were fired upon following an ambush of a Free State army cycling patrol.

 

A memorial plaque will be unveiled at the Square in Milltown today at 12pm.

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