Sacrifices of Flynn, Prendiville and Shanahan Remembered in Castleisland 

Sacrifices of Flynn, Prendiville and Shanahan Remembered in Castleisland 

Tributes were paid and wreaths laid in memory of Richard Shanahan, Castleisland; Jack Prendiville, Cordal and Jack Flynn, Gortatlea on the centenary of their deaths in a gun battle with British forces on curfew patrol in Castleisland on Sunday evening of July 10th. 1921. There were two separate but intertwining ceremonies in Castleisland on Saturday…