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Seán Clancy

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Seán Clancy (7 July 1901[1] – 17 September 2006[2]) was a veteran of Ireland's War of Independence. Clancy served in the war as a member of Irish Volunteers, and later as a commander of the Fifth Infantry Battalion in the Irish Defence Forces. He was a Lieutenant Colonel at the time of his death.[3]

Clancy was a prominent participant in the Dublin Castle ceremony in which Britain handed power to the new Irish government.

References

  1. ^ "Remembering Michael Collins". Retrieved 9 Nov 2013.
  2. ^ "Irish Times death notice 19 Sep 2006". Retrieved 9 Nov 2013.
  3. ^ "War of Independence veteran dies aged 105". Retrieved 7 Nov 2013. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)

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