"In memory of IRA Volunteer Sean Gaynor who was murred his home at 236 Sprgfield Road by members of the RIC on the 26th September 1920. Erected by the greater Clonard ex-prisoners associatn." Gaynor was one of three victims of an RIC murr gang that night (See ROM's acunt.) Colview Street, Belfast M03947…
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SEAN M. GAYNOR
#OnThisDay 1921 Tipperary IRA ambhed a RIC lumn at Modreeny killg 4 and jurg 14. Though realisg he was outmatched & outgunned, Seán Gaynor, IRA manr was anx to tt his men & so attacked. One of the RIC ad was Jam Briggs DCM & MM (pic). * sean gaynor ira *
Their next victim was Sean Gaynor om 236 Sprgfield Road, who lived wh his parents and was the brother of Liam Gaynor, a very active republin.
A send party of RIC unr Head Constable Giff forced an entrance to Gaynor’s hoe and shot him the bedroom. Giff before leavg the room drove a bayo through Sean Gaynor’s body, fired shots through the rooms the hoe and threatened Gaynor’s mother wh the butt of is rifle for refg to disclose the whereabouts of her elr son Liam.
Thoands of people were prent at Sean Gaynor’s funeral and the Belfast Briga marched behd the funeral. Liam Gaynor answered that would not be removed and so remaed on the ff.
SEAN GAYNOR
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The members of the gang were:- Harrison who shot Ned Trodn and Sean McFadn: Giff who shot Sean Gaynor, Sergeant C.