June 1979
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The Canadian Journal of Irish Studies
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... The "secret murder" referred to by Prescott-Decie would be directed at prominent and well- respected people in the community as well as frontline republican activists. 10 Often, the victims were elected representatives and it was believed that targeting them would "…shock the general public into submission…" 11 Two such killings took place in Limerick on the night of 6 th /7 th March 1921 -just a week before the shooting of Tom Shannon -when Mayor Seoirse Clancy and former mayor Michael O'Callaghan were assassinated in their homes in what would become known as the Curfew Murders. The circumstances of the shooting of Tom Shannon were remarkably similar to the shooting of the mayors. ...
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June 1979
The Canadian Journal of Irish Studies