Hi all,
Hoping you can be of some assistance - while researching the family tree, I heard that at my Great-Grandfathers funeral, a group of IRA men saluted the coffin (not sure if that's the correct description?) in the graveyard. Soon after, we uncovered some medals in the attic, however, they are apparently untraceable. His name was Patrick (Paddy) Fitzgerald.
I'm interested to find out what his likely role within the IRA may have been - did anyone remotely involved with them receive this treatment at their funerals/ receive medals etc or is it likely that he had quite an active role?
Thanks for any help
YaYa