Heroic Deed of Sgt. Michael J.McElligott Commemorated in Fermoy

Heroic Deed of Sgt. Michael J.McElligott Commemorated in Fermoy

Two soldiers who died tragically in Fermoy in 1942 during ‘The Emergency’ were honoured in a special ceremony in the Co. Cork town on Saturday. The men, Sgt Michael J. McElligott, Rathea and Lieutenant Thomas Ryan a native of Cashel, Co. Tipperary drowned in the River Blackwater while taking part in one of the biggest…