Lord Mayor Unveils Plaque Honouring Liam Healy at Cork Road Naming Ceremony
Lord Mayor unveils plaque honouring Liam Healy, executed at Cork County Gaol in 1923, at road naming ceremony in Fairhill today.
A plaque commemorating Liam Healy was unveiled today at the road named in his honour at Fairhill, Cork, with Lord Mayor Councillor Fergal Dennehy presiding over the ceremony attended by local councillors and residents.
Born in 1900 to a farming family, Liam Healy moved to Cork aged 18, working as a farm labourer for a cattle exporter in Blackpool. He enlisted in the Irish Volunteers, E Company, First Battalion, Cork No 1 Brigade in 1918, participating in attacks on Blarney Police Barracks and other barracks across Cork City in 1921.
At the outset of the Civil War, Healy joined the Republican side. He was subsequently captured, court martialled and executed by firing squad on 13 March 1923 at Cork County Gaol, becoming the last person executed there by this method.
The ceremony at Liam Healy Road drew a large attendance, reflecting the community's recognition of his place in Cork's history during the turbulent period of Ireland's struggle for independence.
