150 Kilrush men march at funeral of Michael McTighe, 1875

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150 Kilrush men march at funeral of Michael McTighe, 1875

Post by Sduddy » Thu Apr 08, 2021 3:09 pm

Clare Freeman, Wed 26 May 1875:
A militia man named Michael Tighe, having died a few days ago in hospital, about 150 men from his own district Kilrush, having received permission from their commanding officer, marched at his funeral today. He was buried at Drumcliffe.
Civil record: 25 May 1875: Death, in Ennis Workhouse, of Michael McTigue, bachelor, aged 28: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ ... 234437.pdf

Sheila

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