Irish Government launches new Civil War mapping project
The Irish Government has launched a new digital mapping project, listing all of the civilian and combatant fatalities of the Irish Civil War.
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The Irish Government has launched a new digital mapping project, listing all of the civilian and combatant fatalities of the Irish Civil War.
The searches are centred around Kerry and County Cork.
Counties Kerry, Mayo, Sligo, and Dublin were drastically hit when "The Night of the Big Wind" ravaged Ireland in 1839. It’s estimated that between 90 and 300 people died in Ireland and tens of thousands were left homeless as winds reached well over 115 miles per hour during the category three hurricane.
The violence broke out as gardaí from the area were dealing with a fatality outside the town.
Met Éireann has issued a rain warning for all of Munster and Connacht from tomorrow afternoon at 1pm.