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Monument unveiled to 14-year-old Croke Park Bloody Sunday victim

November 21, 2018 eveningtelegraph Leave a Comment

News / UK and world by Press Association November 21, 2018, 2:57 pm Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Sign up to our Daily newsletter A monument to a 14-year-old boy who was shot and killed during Bloody Sunday at Croke Park in 1920 has been unveiled in Dublin’s Glasnevin Cemetery. John William Scott was killed when British forces opened fire during a GAA match. On Wednesday, the 98th anniversary of the shooting, the GAA held a ceremony at Scott’s previously unmarked grave. Scott was one of 14 people killed while attending the Dublin-Tipperary football match, and he suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the chest. Tipperary player Mick Hogan, 24, was the only footballer killed on the day, and he was shot while trying to escape the pitch. Scott was one of three children killed in the tragedy and among eight of the victims buried in unmarked graves. People at the time often did not mark the graves as they were opposed to drawing attention to the tragedy, which has been classed by historians as one of the darkest days in Irish history. GAA president John Horan unveiled the monument as part of the association’s Bloody Sunday Graves Project which has been identifying the graves of those killed. He said: “We can all empathise with him, of going down to Croke Park to watch a game of football. “But Billy, as he was known, unfortunately never came home, and his life was taken from him. “His father had to encounter being… [Read full story]




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