A chara, – Miriam Lord was extremely flippant in her remarks (Miriam Lord’s Week, October 24th) about deputy Martin Ferris in relation to his questions in the Dáil about the atrocities that were carried out by Free State forces in Ireland in 1922-1923.
Although these atrocities were carried out more that 86 years ago, I and many others would like to know what the official State version of events during the Civil War are, and I would like this information made available in Dáil Éireann.
Are the murders in Ballyseedy, Countess Bridge and Cahersiveen, Co Kerry, regarded as war crimes? What do the official records state on the reprisal executions that were carried out by this State? What do the Army records state about the unofficial executions that were carried out by Free State forces? Are the men who fought on the republican side regarded as criminals by the State? I think that it is time to revisit this terrible time in Irish history and make our peace with the past. – Is mise,
CATHAL (CHARLIE DIN)
O’CONNOR,
Knocknagoshel, Co Kerry.