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[[File:Edentubber-Martyrs.jpg|thumb|A commemorative print to the five men killed. The Celtic cross in the centre is part of the monument at the site of the explosion in Louth.]] |
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| ⚫ | The '''Edentubber Martyrs''' were five [[Irish republicanism|Irish republicans]] killed on 11 November 1957 during a premature [[landmine]] explosion in [[Edentubber]], [[County Louth]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].<ref>{{cite book |last=English |first=Richard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K-XsIheKNYIC&q=edentubber+martyrs&pg=PA74 |title=Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA |date= |publisher=Pan Macmillan |year=2008 |isbn=9780330475785 |via=Google Books}}</ref> According to [[Tim Pat Coogan]], it was the “single biggest disaster of the whole campaign.”<ref>{{cite book |last1=Coogan |first1=Tim Pat |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z4_vCgAAQBAJ&q=edentubber+county+louth&pg=PA315 |title=The IRA |date= |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |year=2002 |isbn=9780312294168 |language=en |accessdate=21 August 2017}}</ref> |
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Four [[Irish Republican Army (1922–69)|IRA]] men were preparing a landmine in a cottage on the side of a hill overlooking the border. The cottage was owned by fifty five year old civilian, Michael Watters, who had allowed them to use his cottage for their operation. Oliver Craven, Paul Smith, George Keegan and Patrick Parle were the four IRA members. |
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During the [[Border Campaign (Irish Republican Army)|Border Campaign]], four [[Irish Republican Army (1922–69)|IRA]] men were preparing a landmine in a cottage on the side of a hill overlooking the border. The cottage was owned by a fifty-five year-old civilian, Michael Watters, who had allowed them to use his cottage for their operation. The four IRA members were Oliver Craven, Paul Smith, George Keegan and Patrick Parle. The likely cause of the detonation was a malfunction with the timing mechanism, and all five were killed instantly. It was the biggest loss to the IRA since the [[Irish Civil War|Irish civil war]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Anderson |first1=Brendan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vFiNAwAAQBAJ&q=edentubber+county+louth&pg=PT117 |title=Joe Cahill: A Life in the IRA |last2=Cahill |first2=Joe |date= |publisher=O'Brien Press |year=2012 |isbn=9781847174284 |language=en |accessdate=21 August 2017}}</ref> [[Garda Síochána]] found three Thompson sub-machine guns and magazines at the scene.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anphoblacht.com/contents/9388|title=The Edentubber Martyrs - An Phoblacht|website=www.anphoblacht.com}}</ref> |
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They are commemorated annually by [[Sinn Féin]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/32154|title=Edentubber Martyrs speech in full|website=www.sinnfein.ie|access-date=2019-12-26}}</ref> and [[Republican Sinn Féin]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Republican SINN FÉIN Poblachtach |date=6 November 2016 |title=Edentubber Martyrs & Mayo Martyrs Commemorated |url=https://republicansinnfein.org/2016/11/06/edentubber-martyrs-mayo-martyrs-commemorated/ |publisher=}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Prior to the explosion IRA member Robert Kehoe visited the cottage and told Paul Smith that he thought that the alarm clocks |
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| ⚫ | Prior to the explosion, IRA member Robert Kehoe visited the cottage and told Paul Smith that he thought that the alarm clocks should not be used, but their concerns were dismissed. He said that as they left Paddy Parle was singing “Erin my own lovely land”.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPn9WA715jA|title=The Edentubber Martyrs|last=Saoirse Éireann|date=10 January 2015|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref> |
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==Memorial and commemoration== |
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They are commemorated annually by [[Sinn Féin]]<ref>http://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/32154 |
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</ref> and [[Republican Sinn Féin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://republicansinnfein.org/2016/11/06/edentubber-martyrs-mayo-martyrs-commemorated/|title=Edentubber Martyrs & Mayo Martyrs Commemorated|first=|last=number1admin|date=6 November 2016|publisher=}}</ref> |
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In March 2010 a granite monument was erected on a small patch of grass near the river Slaney on Irish street in [[Enniscorthy]],[[County Wexford]]. Fine Gael TD and party chief whip, [[Paul Kehoe]], said he was “unhappy” and “hugely concerned”. He said he had gotten “many calls” from those living close to the site “who have huge concerns and were disappointed they were not consulted”.<ref>https://www.irishtimes.com/news/memorial-for-ira-bombers-splits-opinion-in-enniscorthy-1.633276</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 13:07, 6 February 2024
The Edentubber Martyrs were five Irish republicans killed on 11 November 1957 during a premature landmine explosion in Edentubber, County Louth, Ireland.[1] According to Tim Pat Coogan, it was the “single biggest disaster of the whole campaign.”[2]
During the Border Campaign, four IRA men were preparing a landmine in a cottage on the side of a hill overlooking the border. The cottage was owned by a fifty-five year-old civilian, Michael Watters, who had allowed them to use his cottage for their operation. The four IRA members were Oliver Craven, Paul Smith, George Keegan and Patrick Parle. The likely cause of the detonation was a malfunction with the timing mechanism, and all five were killed instantly. It was the biggest loss to the IRA since the Irish civil war.[3] Garda Síochána found three Thompson sub-machine guns and magazines at the scene.[4]
They are commemorated annually by Sinn Féin[5] and Republican Sinn Féin.[6]
Prior to the explosion, IRA member Robert Kehoe visited the cottage and told Paul Smith that he thought that the alarm clocks should not be used, but their concerns were dismissed. He said that as they left Paddy Parle was singing “Erin my own lovely land”.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ English, Richard (2008). Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA. Pan Macmillan. ISBN 9780330475785 – via Google Books.
- ^ Coogan, Tim Pat (2002). The IRA. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780312294168. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ Anderson, Brendan; Cahill, Joe (2012). Joe Cahill: A Life in the IRA. O'Brien Press. ISBN 9781847174284. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "The Edentubber Martyrs - An Phoblacht". www.anphoblacht.com.
- ^ "Edentubber Martyrs speech in full". www.sinnfein.ie. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ Republican SINN FÉIN Poblachtach (6 November 2016). "Edentubber Martyrs & Mayo Martyrs Commemorated".
- ^ Saoirse Éireann (10 January 2015). "The Edentubber Martyrs" – via YouTube.