TUAM MARTYRS COMMEMORATION

TUAM MARTYRS COMMEMORATION

Galway 32 County Sovereignity Movement will be holding a wreath laying ceremony,assemble at Tuam Martyrs Monument,Dublin Rd,Tuam,Co Galway,Sunday 10th April @2PM,prominent speaker.

On April 11, 4 Anti-Treatyites/Irregulars - Francis Cunnane (from Headford, Co. Galway); Michael Monaghan (from Clonmehan, Headford, Co. Galway); Martin Moylan or Nolan (from Farmistown, Annadown, Co. Galway); and John Maguire (the younger brother of Tom from Cross, Co. Mayo) were executed in Tuam. Two further executions took place in Tuam on the same day- the men executed were James (or John) Newell (from Galway) and James O’Malley (from Oughterard, Co. Galway).

They were put to death in an attempt to quell dissension in their pursuit of a united 32 county Republic with the coup de grâce being administered by fellow Irishmen using guns supplied by the British government.

These men died for the ideal of a United Ireland and the term “Irregulars” was a derogatory term introduced with much the same purpose as the use of the term “dissidents” today.


Honour Irelands patriot dead ,wear an Easter Lily.