Ceremony planned to remember Limerick man killed in War of Independence
almost 4 years in Limerick Leader
ON October 27, 1920, Michael Scanlan was shot in the War of Independence. The Galbally native was arrested and conveyed to Limerick city. He made a dash for freedom, was pursued by his captors and mortally wounded in Thomas Street. A nephew of Mr Scanlan’s, Tim Ryan says there will be a commemoratio