James was a Civilian Casualty of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin, which commenced on Monday 24th April 1916. He was a Clerk in Jameson's Distillery in Bow Street, Dublin.
Birth.
James Patrick Healy, son James Healy and Mary A. McCann, was born on 24 March 1873, at 5 New Market, and was baptised at St. Nicholas of Myra Church, Francis Street, on 31 March 1873.
His father was then a Provisions Dealer.
Marriage.
James Healy, a bachelor, a Clerk, of 1 Mary's Lane, son of John Healy, a Labourer, married Catherine Kiernan, a spinster, of 7 Little Green Street, daughter of John Kiernan, a Fruiterer, on 17 August 1898, at St. Michan's Church, Halston Street, Dublin
The witnesses were,
James Leetch,
Mary Kiernan.
At the birth of James in 1902, he was a Forman.
At the birth of Walter in 1904, he was a Clerk.
In the 1911 census, the Healy family were living at Church Street, Dublin.
present were,
James Healy, aged 39, a Clerk in a Distillery, married,
Catherine, his wife, aged 37, married,
They had been married 12 years and had 7 children, 4 of whom were still alive.
John, son, aged 10,
James, son, aged 8, [b. 8 Sept. 1902]
Walter, son, aged 6, [b. 23 Oct. 1904]
Thomas, son, aged 2,
all of the family had been born in Dublin City.
A Domestic Servant was also present.
James was murdered by British Soldiers of the South Staffordshire Regiment at North King Street, on Saturday 29th April 1916.
Many of The South Staffordshire Regiment had been injured and killed in the North King Street area during the Easter Rising, 19 of whom were killed.
When they finally reached O'Reilly's Public house [now known as "The Tap"] at the corner of North King Street and Upper Church Street, the Volunteers who had been based there had made their escape.
In revenge, the soldiers vented their anger on the local civilians and entered the nearby houses, shooting and/or bayoneting 16 innocent men.
He was killed together with
Patrick Bealin
His body, and that of Patrick Bealin, was discovered in the cellar of the Public House, and exhumed on 10th May by staff of Dublin Corporation Sanitary Department. At the subsequent inquests, the jury found that they were unarmed and unoffending prisoners in custody, and that they died from shock and haemorrhage caused by bullet wounds inflicted by a soldier or soldiers. The Coroner requested the presence of the officer in charge, to explain the circumstances of their deaths, but he failed to appear.
The victims of the massacre by the British Soldiers in North King Street were,
Patrick Bealin
John Beirnes
Peter Connolly
Edward Dunne
George Ennis
James Finegan
James Patrick Healy
Patrick Hoey
Christopher Hickey and his father,
Thomas Hickey
Michael Hughes
Peter J. Lawless
James McCartney
Michael Nunan
William O'Neill
John Walsh
James Moore
Death Certificate.
James Healy, aged 42, married, an Employee in Jameson's Distillery, died at 177 North King Street, Dublin, on 9 May 1916.
The cause of death was Shock and Haemorrhage, the result of Bullet Wounds.
The death was registered on 18 May 1916, on foot of information from Louis A. Byrne, City Coroner, following an inquest held on 16 May 1916.
His grave is marked by a small brass plate
His name is recorded on the
1916 Easter Rising Memorial Wall
in Glasnevin Cemetery.
James was a Civilian Casualty of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin, which commenced on Monday 24th April 1916. He was a Clerk in Jameson's Distillery in Bow Street, Dublin.
Birth.
James Patrick Healy, son James Healy and Mary A. McCann, was born on 24 March 1873, at 5 New Market, and was baptised at St. Nicholas of Myra Church, Francis Street, on 31 March 1873.
His father was then a Provisions Dealer.
Marriage.
James Healy, a bachelor, a Clerk, of 1 Mary's Lane, son of John Healy, a Labourer, married Catherine Kiernan, a spinster, of 7 Little Green Street, daughter of John Kiernan, a Fruiterer, on 17 August 1898, at St. Michan's Church, Halston Street, Dublin
The witnesses were,
James Leetch,
Mary Kiernan.
At the birth of James in 1902, he was a Forman.
At the birth of Walter in 1904, he was a Clerk.
In the 1911 census, the Healy family were living at Church Street, Dublin.
present were,
James Healy, aged 39, a Clerk in a Distillery, married,
Catherine, his wife, aged 37, married,
They had been married 12 years and had 7 children, 4 of whom were still alive.
John, son, aged 10,
James, son, aged 8, [b. 8 Sept. 1902]
Walter, son, aged 6, [b. 23 Oct. 1904]
Thomas, son, aged 2,
all of the family had been born in Dublin City.
A Domestic Servant was also present.
James was murdered by British Soldiers of the South Staffordshire Regiment at North King Street, on Saturday 29th April 1916.
Many of The South Staffordshire Regiment had been injured and killed in the North King Street area during the Easter Rising, 19 of whom were killed.
When they finally reached O'Reilly's Public house [now known as "The Tap"] at the corner of North King Street and Upper Church Street, the Volunteers who had been based there had made their escape.
In revenge, the soldiers vented their anger on the local civilians and entered the nearby houses, shooting and/or bayoneting 16 innocent men.
He was killed together with
Patrick Bealin
His body, and that of Patrick Bealin, was discovered in the cellar of the Public House, and exhumed on 10th May by staff of Dublin Corporation Sanitary Department. At the subsequent inquests, the jury found that they were unarmed and unoffending prisoners in custody, and that they died from shock and haemorrhage caused by bullet wounds inflicted by a soldier or soldiers. The Coroner requested the presence of the officer in charge, to explain the circumstances of their deaths, but he failed to appear.
The victims of the massacre by the British Soldiers in North King Street were,
Patrick Bealin
John Beirnes
Peter Connolly
Edward Dunne
George Ennis
James Finegan
James Patrick Healy
Patrick Hoey
Christopher Hickey and his father,
Thomas Hickey
Michael Hughes
Peter J. Lawless
James McCartney
Michael Nunan
William O'Neill
John Walsh
James Moore
Death Certificate.
James Healy, aged 42, married, an Employee in Jameson's Distillery, died at 177 North King Street, Dublin, on 9 May 1916.
The cause of death was Shock and Haemorrhage, the result of Bullet Wounds.
The death was registered on 18 May 1916, on foot of information from Louis A. Byrne, City Coroner, following an inquest held on 16 May 1916.
His grave is marked by a small brass plate
His name is recorded on the
1916 Easter Rising Memorial Wall
in Glasnevin Cemetery.
Inscription
JAMES,
JAMES Jnr.
WALTER,
CATHERINE.
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