RIC Detective Swanzy was shot dead by Cork IRA men
Time: Sunday Aug 22, 1920
Place: Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Details: On 22 August 1920, RIC Detective Swanzy was shot dead by Cork IRA men while leaving a church in Lisburn, County Antrim. Swanzy had been blamed by an inquest jury for the killing of Cork Mayor Tomás Mac Curtain.
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