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Fr Griffin was arrested by the Black and Tans and killed during the War of Independence!
This photo was taken outside Fr. Griffin’s house in Galway just days before the Irish Civil War!
The athenry connection to this photo is Ciss Broderick, Larry Lardner and Michael Rynne, father of Professor Etienne Rynne
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Written by Finbarr O'Regan
Published here 02 Jan 2022 and originally published 1922
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Fr. Griffin Road, Galway, Ireland
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