Dan Lehane
Dan Lehane (died 26 September 1920) was a member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and one of the instigators of the Rineen Ambush in which six RIC policemen were killed. He was the brother of Patrick Lehane who was wounded in the reprisal that followed and then tied and thrown into a burning house.[1] The Auxiliaries paid Dan Lehane a visit at his house at Cragg near Lahinch, where he was interrogated at gunpoint, but refused to inform the officers.[2]: 109 Lehane was wounded and died four days later.[2]: 112 [1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Spellissy, Seán (January 2003). A History of County Clare. Gill & Macmillan. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-7171-3460-1.
- ^ a b O'Malley, Ernie (January 2011). Raids and Rallies. Mercier Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85635-715-9.
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