Killing of Mrs Lindsay and Mr Clarke

The killings were carried out by six members of the 6^th Battalion, Cork No. 1 Brigade IRA under Battalion V/C Frank Busteed at Flagmount near Rylane.  (IRA GHQ in Dublin had told Sean O'Hegarty O/C Cork No. 1 Brigade that they were not in favour of killing the prisoners but O'Hegarty had told a brigade council meeting on the 19^th March near Blarney that he would support whatever action 6^th Battalion choose to take.  When GHQ subsequently requested information from O'Hegarty, he gave evasive replies up until the Treaty.)

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