Eddie Little gave a talk to the Chorlton History Group about Lt Cyril Bayley, whose family lived in Reynard Road, Chorlton. Bayley was one of 17 killed by the IRA in an ambush at Kilmichael. His grave is in Southern Cemetry - see the attached photo

"The Kilmichael Ambush was an ambush near the village of Kilmichael in County Cork on 28 November 1920 carried out by the IRA... Thirty-six local IRA volunteers commanded by Tom Barry killed seventeen members of the RIC Auxiliaries. The Kilmichael ambush was of great political significance as it came just a week after Bloody Sunday and marked a profound escalation in the IRA's guerrilla campaign." Wikipedia, 

 

Anyone interested in the Chorlton History Group, please contact me, Bernard Leach

 

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