Two RIC officers killed that day - James McDonnell, in his 50s, from Co Mayo and Patrick O'Connell (30) from Co Cork - are thought to be the first casualties of the War of Independence.

Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc has spent years researching the stories of victims who were secretly executed during the Irish War of Independence ... in the bog in west Co Clare,” he told IrishStar.com.