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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Dublin => Topic started by: Diarmuidgannon1916 on Monday 24 September 18 21:48 BST (UK)
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Trying to trace any information on a British snipers who where hold up on the roof of sir patrick dunns hospital during the 1916 rising on the 29th of April 1916, on this date they shot dead a relative a young women , now the sherwood forresters , where responsible for shooting dead her cousin Christopher Jordan ,the same day just around the corner in grant's row mount Street. , so only information on the British soldiers only on sir patrick dunns hospital roof for April 29th 1916 , also any information on young women shot in the head by the British sniper that day from hospital roof ,so she died in that area on the street. That all the information I hold,
Diarmuid
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You could try looking for her here
https://www.glasnevintrust.ie/__uuid/55a29fab-3b24-41dd-a1d9-12d148a78f74/Glasnevin-Trust-1916-Necrology-485.pdf
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I have sinann my great grandfather Christopher Jordan in it, there were 10 women shot dead on the 29th April 1916 not sure what one is connected to my family , trying to establish as much facts as possible, ie, what British snipers who where on the roof top of sir patrick dunns hospital on the 29th april shooting, I traced some of the 10 women births but not sure of others, all my family have passed many years ago of that generation so the young woman a relative was never mention , other than a cousin because my great grandfather Christopher and his son James where shot the same day.
My great aunt Maggie morrissey nee Jordan daughter of Christopher and sister of james , gave an interview in 1991about the rising on rte
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Sinann if you want to watch the interview with my great Maggie, she tells the story, just Google Margaret morrissey 1916 , the programme is called war and conflict living through the rising, watch it then get back to me.
Diarmuid
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My great aunt Maggie,
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In her Cumann na mBan uniform ,
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Best to only have one thread on a search
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=799678.msg6571432#msg6571432
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This time I am looking information on British snipers
Diarmuid
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Sinnan
Did you view the interview on rte of my aunt Margaret
Diarmuid.
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http://www.kilmainhamtales.ie/a-new-roll-of-hour.php
mentions Christoper Jordon and his son members of citizen army lots of information on this site
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sorry I think I need glasses
http://www.kilmainhamtales.ie/a-new-roll-of-honour.php
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Thanks rathmore, I know ray bateson is a friend he wrote a book they died by Pearse,s side , my great grandfather my great uncle is in it , thanks anyway
Diarmuid
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Christopher is buried at Glasnevin Cemetery memorial 81547893 find a grave
http://www.findagrave.com
with photos of family
i putting this on other people might like to have look.
Have you tried writing to any of the local papers in Dublin asking for help or the local library.
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Oh sorry rathmore I'm going to Gilbert library Pearse Street dublin next week to go down news papers from 1916 , thanks for your kind help
Diarmuid