Jim Kirwan
Jim Kirwan (1898/1899–1921)[1] was killed in the Irish War of Independence in January 1921.[2]
Kirwan was a native of Balliastack, Corofin, County Galway.[3] He was working in a field with a horse and cart, near his father. Upon hearing some shots, Kirwan's father ran to the site to find a large number of uniformed men around his son's body. They informed him that they had shot Jim in the act of running away, a short time after an ambush at Kilroe and that the victim was thought to resemble a participant in the ambush.
Further reading[edit]
- Hughes, Michael J. (1993), The History and Folklore of the Barony of Clare
- Quinn, Damien (21 June 2021). "The university man, the Headford ambush, and the 'Day of Rage'". Galway Advertiser.
References[edit]
- ↑ Egan, Riona (18 January 2021). "The Kilroe Ambush and Crown Force Reprisals". galwaycitymuseum.ie. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ↑ Henry, William (2012). Blood for Blood: The Black and Tan War in Galway. Mercier Press. ISBN 9781781171622.
Jimmy Kirwan, Ballinastack, Ballygloonan, killed by crown forces, 21 January 1921
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- ↑ "Further Conflicts And Tragedies". Irish Independent. 25 January 1921.
Kirwan (22), of Ballinastack, was the second victim. His father states that lorries, carrying about 10 men, entered the village at 2.30 p.m., having a machine-gun mounted on one of the cars. Kirwan, who was on the road, was asked where his son, Jim, was [...]
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