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On this day 100 years ago the Ballyseedy Massacre took place.
9 Anti-Treaty IRA prisoners were tied to a mine by Free State soldiers and were blown up. Eight were killed and the ninth, Stephen Fuller, was blown clear into a ditch and survived.
9 Anti-Treaty IRA prisoners were tied to a mine by Free State soldiers and were blown up. Eight were killed and the ninth, Stephen Fuller, was blown clear into a ditch and survived.
How Ballyseedy massacre traumatised the Kerry village of Kilflynn
The small village became a microcosm of the Irish Civil War due to the horrific events of 100 years ago
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