Sweny of Dublin

[sweeney83]

It's highly unlikely you will find any notice of a death of a protestant in sinn fein archives from that time if they were not pro republican, regardless of there age. And it's highly likely the best place to find young Williams resting place is deansgrane, I think that cemetery is divided down the middle for catholic and protestant.

[kenneth cooke]

Thanks for your comments. The Handbook was published by the Irish Times, so I would expect it to be objective. I doubt if the man who aimed his rifle at Lionel knew or cared what religion he was. Nor the officials and guards at the cemetery. He shouldn't have been on the street during the shooting.
I agree with you that he is most likely buried at Deansgrange, but I doubt that we'll ever find out exactly where.

[kenneth cooke]

Service of  remembrance and reclamation for  the 40 children killed in Easter Rising in 1916 will be held on TUESDAY MAY 5th. AT 11 AM IN CITY QUAY PARISH CHURCH, DUBLIN.

President Michael D Higgins will attend.

[kenneth cooke]

Re previous post:
The service will be inter-denominational, led by clerics who are related to children killed in 1916.
Ken

[kenneth cooke]

The venue of the  Service of Reclamation and Remembrance for the 40 Children killed
during  Easter 1916 has been changed to:

TUESDAY MAY  5TH AT 11 A.M , ST PATRICKS PARISH CHURCH RINGSEND
WITH  REFRESHMENTS AFTERWARDS IN  RINGSEND COMMUNITY CENTRE.

PRESIDENT MICHAEL D HIGGINS HAS AGREED TO ATTEND ON THIS DATE.
THE EVENT IS BEING RECORDED BY RTE TELEVISION FOR BROADCAST.

[sweeney83]

http://m.independent.ie/life/health-wellbeing/rude-health-the-physicians-egg-34318582.html

[sweeney83]

http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/children-of-the-rising-by-joe-duffy-the-forgotten-casualties-of-1916-1.2419717

[kenneth cooke]

Thanks Sweeney83 for the two links to reviews of Joe Duffy's book "Children of the Rising" about the 40 innocent child victims of the 1916 Easter conflict in Dublin.
My grandfather's second cousin, 13 year old Lionel Sweny, son of the chemist, was among the victims.

[dathai]

The Evening Herald is including copies of its Easter week publications free this week from last nights Herald
Column headed
Nuns in Cab Accident (which is not related) Monday May 8th 1916 page 3
second paragraph
''The twelve year old son of Mr F W Sweny,1 Lincoln Place was accidently shot dead in lower Mount St last Wednesday week . Much sympathy is felt for the little boys family in their loss ''