RIC Detective Swanzy was shot dead by Cork IRA men
Sunday Aug 22, 1920 Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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.
