THIS painting of three catholic priests murdered by British Crown Forces a century ago comes up at O’Donovan’s sale in Newcastlewest, Co. Limerick onJune 11. It emerged from the attic of an estate in Limerick along with ten editions of the South Western Command War News (August-October 1922) and four editions of the Limerick War News (July and August 2022). Enniskeane native Fr. James O’Callaghan, cc Clogheen, Cork was shot dead in May 1921 aged 36; Canon Thomas Magner (73), the parish priest in Dunmanway, was murdered in December 1920. Local man Tadgh Crowley was murdered on the same day. Fr. Michael Griffin (29) of Gurteen, Co. Galway was abducted from his house at Rahoon, Galway in November 1920. His body was. discovered six days later.
