kilflynn ira flying column, 1922.back (l r): denis o connell (lixnaw), stephen fuller (kilflynn), william hartnett (mountcoal), tim twomey (kilflynn).front (l r): terry brosnan (lixnaw), john mcelligott (leam, kilflynn), danny o shea (kilflynn), timothy (aero) lyons (garrynagore), tim sheehy (lyre), pete sullivan (ballyduff), paddy mahony (ballyegan, battalion o.c.).
kilflynn ira members in civil war (‘irregulars’) included john mcelligott, danny o’shea, george o’shea, stephen fuller , tim twomey. latter 3 blown free state soldiers using landmine @ ballyseedy cross, near tralee, along 6 other irregulars. fuller, survivor of explosion, blown clear , escaped subsequent coup-de-grâce shooting , bombing. fabricated explanation of event, blaming irregulars mine, given official approval. investigation free state lieutenant niall harrington referred report “totally untrue.” killings came represent defining event in modern irish history.
fuller later became fianna fáil t.d. north kerry.
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