Cork Funeral with military escort
Image by National Library of Ireland on The Commons
This shot by WD Hogan shows a very well attended funeral in Cork city during the War of Independence (1919-1922). In front of the cortege can be seen a truck full of British Military escorting the procession. Initially, we were not sure who had died, or exactly when the photo was taken. But not for long…
A Big thank you to OwenMacC, guliolopez, ccferrie, and beachcomberaustralia! After days of investigation they have formed a compelling theory that this photograph was taken on Easter Sunday, 27 March 1921, and if that theory is correct, this is the funeral of:
Jeremiah O’Mullane of 227 Blarney Street (aged 23)
Daniel Crowley of 171 Blarney Street (aged 22)
William Deasy of Mount Desert, Blarney Road (aged 20 years)
Thomas Dennehy of 104 Blarney Street (aged 21 years)
Daniel Murphy of Urrey Hill (aged 24 years) and
Michael O’Sullivan of 261 Blarney Street (aged 20 years).
From: Cllr. Kieran McCarthy’s website
The official report for the Kerrypike tragedy, as appearing in the Cork Examiner on Thursday, 24 March 1921, outlined that six armed civilians were killed during a hand to hand fight with the Royal Irish Constabulary in the townland of Ballycannon, four miles from Cork. The police, the report stated, were searching for three known “murderers” who were in hiding in the neighbourhood of a farm at Ballycannon, kept by a man called Cornelius O’Keeffe.
Photographer: W.D. Hogan
Collection: Hogan-Wilson Collection
Date: Circa 1921, most probably 27 March (Easter Sunday)
NLI ref. HOGW 82
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
