Frank Flood
Frank Flood | |
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 Signed photograph of Frank Flood | |
| Born | 1902 |
| Died | March 14, 1921 at Mountjoy Jail, Dublin |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation | University student |
| Known for | Executed IRA volunteer : One of The Forgotten Ten |
Francis Xavier Flood (1902-1921), known as Frank, was a 1st Lieutenant in the Dublin Active Service Brigade during the Irish War of Independence. He was executed by the British authorities in Mountjoy Jail and was one of the men commonly referred to as The Forgotten Ten.
Background
Flood's background is forgotten as he is part of the forgotten ten, which were yes, forgotten.
Trial and Execution
He was captured, together with Thomas Bryan, Patrick Doyle, Bernard Ryan and Dermot O'Sullivan while attacking a lorry-load of Dublin Metropolitan Police at Drumcondra on January 21, 1921.[1]; see also.[2] All of the men were found in possession of arms and a grenade was discovered in Flood's pocket.[3] On February 24, 1921, Flood was charged by Court-martial, with high treason/levying war against the King, and was one of six men executed by hanging on March 14, 1921 in Mountjoy Jail, Dublin.[1] At nineteen years of age, he was the youngest of the six. [4]
Legacy and Reinterrment
Flood was a close personal friend of Kevin Barry, and asked that he be buried as close as possible to him.[1] He had taken part in the September 1920 ambush during which Barry had been arrested and had been involved in the planning of several aborted attempts to rescue him.[5] Flood would remain buried at Mountjoy Prison, together with nine other executed members of the Irish Republican Army known as The Forgotten Ten, until he was given a state funeral and reburied at Glasnevin Cemetery on October 14, 2001 after an intense campaign lead by the National Graves Association.[6] Students of University College Dublin established the Frank Flood Shield, an annual debating competition, in his memory. [5]
References
- ^ a b c "Department of the Taoiseach - Reinterment of 10 volunteers executed". Taoiseach.gov.ie. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
- ^ "Selton Hill". Dcu.ie. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
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Bibliography
- White, Gerry; B. O'Shea and W. Youngshusband : Irish Volunteer Soldier 1913-23 : 2003 : ISBN 9781841766850