On This Day / April 9, 1921
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Summary: On This Day – 9th April 1921, a coroner heard how three men were abducted and shot in Tyrone; nationalist leaders agreed an electoral pact, and Archbishop Walsh of Dublin died. Edited by Éamon Phoenix.
‘Act of Cowards’ | On This Day – 9th April 1921
MR AC LEITCH, Coroner, Omagh held an inquest on Thursday in Dromore on the bodies of three young men, Daniel O’Doherty, Charles Slevin and John Devine who were taken from their homes the previous night and shot.
Mr A E Donnelly and Mr John O’Hanrahan, solicitors, Omagh, appeared for the relatives and D I Gilhooley represented the Crown.
After the jury had viewed the bodies, which presented a horrible sight, the Coroner said he was told that a party of armed men hauled them from their homes and shot them on the street.
The idea of armed men entering a house and dragging defenceless men out to the street to shoot them was horrifying. It was only the act of cowards.
In the case of Daniel O’Doherty, Mrs Sarah Breen, his sister gave evidence of identification and said that the deceased was unmarried and about 24 years of age.
She last saw her brother alive the previous night and that morning she saw his dead body lying on the road a short distance from the village.
Bernard Campbell, watch-maker and jeweller, Omagh identified the body of Charles Slevin (24), his brother-in-law.
James McCanny, civil bill officer, identified the body of John Devine as his brother-in-law who was about 42.
On Thursday evening the majority of the Catholic residents of Dromore went to the surrounding towns and district to reside with friends. A large body of Specials were drafted in.
Nationalist Electoral Pact
AN AGREEMENT has been ratified between the Nationalist and Republican parties in connection with the forthcoming election contest in the six NE Ulster counties and Belfast. It is signed on behalf of the United Irish League by Joseph Devlin and on behalf of Sinn Fein by Eamon de Valera and dated April 6, 1921.
Death of Irish Prelate
WE REGRET very deeply to announce the death of his Grace the Most Rev Dr William Walsh, Archbishop of Dublin and Prime of Ireland which took place yesterday at his palace, Drumcondra.
Born in Dublin in 1841, he was appointed Archbishop of Dublin in 1885.
For many years he was a consistent, though often critical, supporter of the National Movement.
(Éamon Phoenix editor’s note: As partition approached, Devlin and de Valera sought to unite the divided forces of Northern nationalism on a joint platform of abstentionism and Irish self-determination in the forthcoming PR elections.
Sinn Fein nominated its leaders – de Valera, Collins and Griffith – for Northern seats while Devlin reported great difficulty In arousing any enthusiasm among his supporters. Archbishop Walsh’s last intervention into politics in 1917 had been to attack the embattled Redmondites over partition.)
On This Day – 9th April 1921
Further Reading on Irish History:
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Summary: On This Day – 9th April 1921, a coroner heard how three men were abducted and shot in Tyrone; nationalist leaders agreed an electoral pact, and Archbishop Walsh of Dublin died. Edited by Éamon Phoenix.
‘Act of Cowards’ | On This Day – 9th April 1921
MR AC LEITCH, Coroner, Omagh held an inquest on Thursday in Dromore on the bodies of three young men, Daniel O’Doherty, Charles Slevin and John Devine who were taken from their homes the previous night and shot.
Mr A E Donnelly and Mr John O’Hanrahan, solicitors, Omagh, appeared for the relatives and D I Gilhooley represented the Crown.
After the jury had viewed the bodies, which presented a horrible sight, the Coroner said he was told that a party of armed men hauled them from their homes and shot them on the street.
The idea of armed men entering a house and dragging defenceless men out to the street to shoot them was horrifying. It was only the act of cowards.
In the case of Daniel O’Doherty, Mrs Sarah Breen, his sister gave evidence of identification and said that the deceased was unmarried and about 24 years of age.
She last saw her brother alive the previous night and that morning she saw his dead body lying on the road a short distance from the village.
Bernard Campbell, watch-maker and jeweller, Omagh identified the body of Charles Slevin (24), his brother-in-law.
James McCanny, civil bill officer, identified the body of John Devine as his brother-in-law who was about 42.
On Thursday evening the majority of the Catholic residents of Dromore went to the surrounding towns and district to reside with friends. A large body of Specials were drafted in.
Nationalist Electoral Pact
AN AGREEMENT has been ratified between the Nationalist and Republican parties in connection with the forthcoming election contest in the six NE Ulster counties and Belfast. It is signed on behalf of the United Irish League by Joseph Devlin and on behalf of Sinn Fein by Eamon de Valera and dated April 6, 1921.
Death of Irish Prelate
WE REGRET very deeply to announce the death of his Grace the Most Rev Dr William Walsh, Archbishop of Dublin and Prime of Ireland which took place yesterday at his palace, Drumcondra.
Born in Dublin in 1841, he was appointed Archbishop of Dublin in 1885.
For many years he was a consistent, though often critical, supporter of the National Movement.
(Éamon Phoenix editor’s note: As partition approached, Devlin and de Valera sought to unite the divided forces of Northern nationalism on a joint platform of abstentionism and Irish self-determination in the forthcoming PR elections.
Sinn Fein nominated its leaders – de Valera, Collins and Griffith – for Northern seats while Devlin reported great difficulty In arousing any enthusiasm among his supporters. Archbishop Walsh’s last intervention into politics in 1917 had been to attack the embattled Redmondites over partition.)
On This Day – 9th April 1921
Further Reading on Irish History:
List of other On This Day columns
Other resources: National Library of Ireland Irish News CAIN Archive
19210409
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Summary: On This Day – 9th April 1921, a coroner heard how three men were abducted and shot in Tyrone; nationalist leaders agreed an electoral pact, and Archbishop Walsh of Dublin died. Edited by Éamon Phoenix.
‘Act of Cowards’ | On This Day – 9th April 1921
MR AC LEITCH, Coroner, Omagh held an inquest on Thursday in Dromore on the bodies of three young men, Daniel O’Doherty, Charles Slevin and John Devine who were taken from their homes the previous night and shot.
Mr A E Donnelly and Mr John O’Hanrahan, solicitors, Omagh, appeared for the relatives and D I Gilhooley represented the Crown.
After the jury had viewed the bodies, which presented a horrible sight, the Coroner said he was told that a party of armed men hauled them from their homes and shot them on the street.
The idea of armed men entering a house and dragging defenceless men out to the street to shoot them was horrifying. It was only the act of cowards.
In the case of Daniel O’Doherty, Mrs Sarah Breen, his sister gave evidence of identification and said that the deceased was unmarried and about 24 years of age.
She last saw her brother alive the previous night and that morning she saw his dead body lying on the road a short distance from the village.
Bernard Campbell, watch-maker and jeweller, Omagh identified the body of Charles Slevin (24), his brother-in-law.
James McCanny, civil bill officer, identified the body of John Devine as his brother-in-law who was about 42.
On Thursday evening the majority of the Catholic residents of Dromore went to the surrounding towns and district to reside with friends. A large body of Specials were drafted in.
Nationalist Electoral Pact
AN AGREEMENT has been ratified between the Nationalist and Republican parties in connection with the forthcoming election contest in the six NE Ulster counties and Belfast. It is signed on behalf of the United Irish League by Joseph Devlin and on behalf of Sinn Fein by Eamon de Valera and dated April 6, 1921.
Death of Irish Prelate
WE REGRET very deeply to announce the death of his Grace the Most Rev Dr William Walsh, Archbishop of Dublin and Prime of Ireland which took place yesterday at his palace, Drumcondra.
Born in Dublin in 1841, he was appointed Archbishop of Dublin in 1885.
For many years he was a consistent, though often critical, supporter of the National Movement.
(Éamon Phoenix editor’s note: As partition approached, Devlin and de Valera sought to unite the divided forces of Northern nationalism on a joint platform of abstentionism and Irish self-determination in the forthcoming PR elections.
Sinn Fein nominated its leaders – de Valera, Collins and Griffith – for Northern seats while Devlin reported great difficulty In arousing any enthusiasm among his supporters. Archbishop Walsh’s last intervention into politics in 1917 had been to attack the embattled Redmondites over partition.)
On This Day – 9th April 1921
Further Reading on Irish History:
List of other On This Day columns
Other resources: National Library of Ireland Irish News CAIN Archive
On This Day is a daily column in the Irish News looking back either 50 or 100 years. The column was compiled by Dr Éamon Phoenix from the mid 1980s until autumn, 2022. The Foundation is very grateful to the Irish News for giving permission to reproduce Eamon’s columns. Funding gratefully received from Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs and the Magill Trust.
* The Foundation has worked hard to recreate Eamon’s distinctive voice through AI. Since this is an emerging technology, occasional imperfections may be audible.