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Athlone in County Westmeath, Leinster, Ireland — Mid-East (and Dublin)
 

Irish Republican Army Athlone Brigade Memorial

 
 
Irish Republican Army Athlone Brigade Memorial Honored Dead image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 4, 2025
1. Irish Republican Army Athlone Brigade Memorial Honored Dead
Inscription.  
In Commemoration
To those members of the
Irish Republican Army
Athlone Brigade,

1916 • 1921
who gave their lives
in action against
British Crown Forces.


Killed In Action:
Sean Costelloe I·V · James Tormey
Joseph Tormey · John Carty
Patrick Sloane · George Adamson
Dick Bertles · Tom Hughes
Christopher McKeown
Seamus Finn · Michael Bannon
John Blaney · Joe Morrissey
Tom (Toby) Mannion
Died From Wounds and Hardships:
George Manning · Michael Caffey
Brian Caffey · Sean Calvin
Bernard McCormack I·V
Joe Cunningham
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I gCuimhneachán
na mball de
Oglais na hEireann,
briogaid. Ata Luain,
1916 • 1921
a thug a nanamna
ag throid i gcoinnibh
arm na Sasana.

básaithe ag thriod:
Seán Ó Coisdealba á é · Séamas Ó Tonmaigh
Seosamh Ó Tormaigh · Seán MacCárthaigh
Padraig Ó Sluaghain · Seoirse MacAdaim
Risteárd bentles · Tomas Ó hAodha
Crióstóir MacEoin
Séamas Ó Finn · Míceal Ó banáin
Seán
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bléine· Seosamh Ó Muirgheasa
Tomás Ó Mainnín
Fuair bás de deasca créachta agus cruatain:
Seomse Ó Mainnín · Micheal Mag Eachaidh
brian Mag Eachaidh · Sean Ó Gealbháin
bearnard Mac Cormaic á é
Seosamh Ó Coinneagáin

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"We declare the right of the people of Ireland
to the ownership of Ireland, and to the unfettered
control of Irish destinies, to be sovereign
and indefeasible." - P.H. Pearse

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWars, Non-US.
 
Location. 53° 25.428′ N, 7° 56.413′ W. Memorial is in Athlone, Leinster, in County Westmeath. It is at the intersection of Custume Place and Northgate Street, on the left when traveling west on Custume Place. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Athlone, Leinster N37 H240, Ireland. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Hidden Heartlands. Globally, it is in the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, on the Island of Ireland, on the Celtic Fringe, in the European Union, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Methodist Church/Séipéal Na Meitidisteach (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilmot Coat Of Arms/Armas Wilmot (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonel Richard Grace (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Wife of Dean Goldsmith / Bean chéile Dean Goldsmith
Irish Republican Army Athlone Brigade Memorial Honored Dead (Gaelic) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 4, 2025
2. Irish Republican Army Athlone Brigade Memorial Honored Dead (Gaelic)
(about 120 meters away); Ireland's Hidden HEARTLANDS (about 150 meters away); The Franciscans in Athlone (about 150 meters away); The Great Siege of Athlone 1691 / Remains of the Elizabethan Bridge / River Shannon and Navigation (about 150 meters away); Clonmacnoise (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Athlone.
 
Regarding Irish Republican Army Athlone Brigade Memorial. "I·V" means "Irish Volunteers"
 
Irish Republican Army Athlone Brigade Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 4, 2025
3. Irish Republican Army Athlone Brigade Memorial
Irish Republican Army Athlone Brigade Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 4, 2025
4. Irish Republican Army Athlone Brigade Memorial
Irish Republican Army Athlone Brigade Memorial Statue image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 4, 2025
5. Irish Republican Army Athlone Brigade Memorial Statue
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 221 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 13, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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