Spade - Newcestown Ambush Hickey

Spade - Newcestown Ambush Hickey

Anglo-Irish War, Irish War of Independence, War of Independence, Ireland, 1919-1921

(the following was written on the spade handle)
"Only died doing a honest days work for god only
8 auxies died
The spade of the fatal bullet.1922
By the work of the tans (spy)
My father pat hickey who was gunned down for that.
He left the ira use 21 stacks of oats for
Newcestown ambush.he my father knew nothing
Of the ambush
He had 2 farms 1922"

Donor

Independence Museum Kilmurry

n.d.

Kilmurry Historical & Archaeological Association

Farm Implement

eng

physical object

KHAA.IMK.0397

1919-1922