1922 National Army General JJ “Ginger” O’Connell was kidnapped by IRA at gunpoint & held hostage in the Four Courts. This was one of the main reasons for shelling of the Four Courts & the beginning of the Irish Civil War.
The Irish at War @irelandbattles #OnThisDay 1922 National Army General JJ “Ginger” O’Connell was kidnapped by IRA at gunpoint &
