John Beirnes was a Civilian Casualty of the 1916 Easter Rising, which commenced in Dublin on Monday 24th April 1916.
Son of James Beirne and Maria Balfe
He 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.
John Beirne was shot by a British Army sniper on Coleraine Street.
William O'Neill was killed by the same sniper when he attempted to retrieve Beirne's body
At the subsequent inquests, the jury found that all of the victims 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 the actions of the soldiers under his command who had caused the 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
John Beirne of Blackhorse Avenue, son of James Beirne and Maria Balfe of Blackhorse Avenue, married Elizabeth Lawlor of Cabra, daughter of Bartholomew Lawlor and Sarah Gallagher of Cabra, at Chapelizod Church [RC] on 19 November 1899.
They were recorded in the 1901 census, at Ashtown, Castleknock, as Beirne.
In the 1911 census, the Beirne family were living at North Brunswick Street, Dublin, [close to North King Street]
The house was a tenement building, which had 6 families living there, each of whom lived in 1 room.
33 people lived in the house.
present were,
John Beirne, aged 44, a General Labourer, married, born in Co. Dublin,
Elizabeth, his wife, aged 40, married, born in Co. Dublin,
They had been married 11 years and had 6 children, 5 of whom were still living.
Mary, daughter, aged 10,
John, son, aged 8,
Sarah, daughter, aged 6,
James, son, aged 3,
Elizabeth, daughter, aged 1,
all of the children had been born in Dublin City.
It is thought that John was an employee of Monks Bakery, which was located on the corner of North King Street and Upper Church Street.
Death Certificate.
John Beirnes, aged 39, married, a Labourer, of 80 Church Street, Dublin, died at his home on 29 April 1916.
The cause of death was a Bullet Wound through the Skull, no medical attendant.
The informant of his death was Elizabeth Beirnes, widow, present at death, who registered it on 8 May 1916.
His name is recorded on the
1916 Easter Rising Memorial Wall
in Glasnevin Cemetery.
Son of James Beirne and Maria Balfe
He 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.
John Beirne was shot by a British Army sniper on Coleraine Street.
William O'Neill was killed by the same sniper when he attempted to retrieve Beirne's body
At the subsequent inquests, the jury found that all of the victims 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 the actions of the soldiers under his command who had caused the 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
John Beirne of Blackhorse Avenue, son of James Beirne and Maria Balfe of Blackhorse Avenue, married Elizabeth Lawlor of Cabra, daughter of Bartholomew Lawlor and Sarah Gallagher of Cabra, at Chapelizod Church [RC] on 19 November 1899.
They were recorded in the 1901 census, at Ashtown, Castleknock, as Beirne.
In the 1911 census, the Beirne family were living at North Brunswick Street, Dublin, [close to North King Street]
The house was a tenement building, which had 6 families living there, each of whom lived in 1 room.
33 people lived in the house.
present were,
John Beirne, aged 44, a General Labourer, married, born in Co. Dublin,
Elizabeth, his wife, aged 40, married, born in Co. Dublin,
They had been married 11 years and had 6 children, 5 of whom were still living.
Mary, daughter, aged 10,
John, son, aged 8,
Sarah, daughter, aged 6,
James, son, aged 3,
Elizabeth, daughter, aged 1,
all of the children had been born in Dublin City.
It is thought that John was an employee of Monks Bakery, which was located on the corner of North King Street and Upper Church Street.
Death Certificate.
John Beirnes, aged 39, married, a Labourer, of 80 Church Street, Dublin, died at his home on 29 April 1916.
The cause of death was a Bullet Wound through the Skull, no medical attendant.
The informant of his death was Elizabeth Beirnes, widow, present at death, who registered it on 8 May 1916.
His name is recorded on the
1916 Easter Rising Memorial Wall
in Glasnevin Cemetery.
John Beirnes was a Civilian Casualty of the 1916 Easter Rising, which commenced in Dublin on Monday 24th April 1916.
Son of James Beirne and Maria Balfe
He 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.
John Beirne was shot by a British Army sniper on Coleraine Street.
William O'Neill was killed by the same sniper when he attempted to retrieve Beirne's body
At the subsequent inquests, the jury found that all of the victims 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 the actions of the soldiers under his command who had caused the 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
John Beirne of Blackhorse Avenue, son of James Beirne and Maria Balfe of Blackhorse Avenue, married Elizabeth Lawlor of Cabra, daughter of Bartholomew Lawlor and Sarah Gallagher of Cabra, at Chapelizod Church [RC] on 19 November 1899.
They were recorded in the 1901 census, at Ashtown, Castleknock, as Beirne.
In the 1911 census, the Beirne family were living at North Brunswick Street, Dublin, [close to North King Street]
The house was a tenement building, which had 6 families living there, each of whom lived in 1 room.
33 people lived in the house.
present were,
John Beirne, aged 44, a General Labourer, married, born in Co. Dublin,
Elizabeth, his wife, aged 40, married, born in Co. Dublin,
They had been married 11 years and had 6 children, 5 of whom were still living.
Mary, daughter, aged 10,
John, son, aged 8,
Sarah, daughter, aged 6,
James, son, aged 3,
Elizabeth, daughter, aged 1,
all of the children had been born in Dublin City.
It is thought that John was an employee of Monks Bakery, which was located on the corner of North King Street and Upper Church Street.
Death Certificate.
John Beirnes, aged 39, married, a Labourer, of 80 Church Street, Dublin, died at his home on 29 April 1916.
The cause of death was a Bullet Wound through the Skull, no medical attendant.
The informant of his death was Elizabeth Beirnes, widow, present at death, who registered it on 8 May 1916.
His name is recorded on the
1916 Easter Rising Memorial Wall
in Glasnevin Cemetery.
Son of James Beirne and Maria Balfe
He 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.
John Beirne was shot by a British Army sniper on Coleraine Street.
William O'Neill was killed by the same sniper when he attempted to retrieve Beirne's body
At the subsequent inquests, the jury found that all of the victims 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 the actions of the soldiers under his command who had caused the 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
John Beirne of Blackhorse Avenue, son of James Beirne and Maria Balfe of Blackhorse Avenue, married Elizabeth Lawlor of Cabra, daughter of Bartholomew Lawlor and Sarah Gallagher of Cabra, at Chapelizod Church [RC] on 19 November 1899.
They were recorded in the 1901 census, at Ashtown, Castleknock, as Beirne.
In the 1911 census, the Beirne family were living at North Brunswick Street, Dublin, [close to North King Street]
The house was a tenement building, which had 6 families living there, each of whom lived in 1 room.
33 people lived in the house.
present were,
John Beirne, aged 44, a General Labourer, married, born in Co. Dublin,
Elizabeth, his wife, aged 40, married, born in Co. Dublin,
They had been married 11 years and had 6 children, 5 of whom were still living.
Mary, daughter, aged 10,
John, son, aged 8,
Sarah, daughter, aged 6,
James, son, aged 3,
Elizabeth, daughter, aged 1,
all of the children had been born in Dublin City.
It is thought that John was an employee of Monks Bakery, which was located on the corner of North King Street and Upper Church Street.
Death Certificate.
John Beirnes, aged 39, married, a Labourer, of 80 Church Street, Dublin, died at his home on 29 April 1916.
The cause of death was a Bullet Wound through the Skull, no medical attendant.
The informant of his death was Elizabeth Beirnes, widow, present at death, who registered it on 8 May 1916.
His name is recorded on the
1916 Easter Rising Memorial Wall
in Glasnevin Cemetery.
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