Peter Lawless was a Civilian Casualty of the 1916 Easter Rising, which commenced in Dublin on Monday 24th April 1916.
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.
At No. 27 North King Street, "The Louth Dairy", they found Peter Lawless, James McCartney, James Finnegan and Patrick Hoey.
Lawless was a son of the owner of the dairy, McCartney was a Manager of a Tobacco Shop, and Finnegan and Hoey were Bread-Van delivery men who were Tenants of an apartment overhead.
They were beaten and later had their throats cut. Their bodies were set on fire and buried in the rear yard.
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
In the 1911 census, the Lawless family were living at 27 North King Street, Dublin.
The building was recorded as "a Shop and Residence". It had 7 rooms.
It was known as "The Louth Dairy"
present were,
Bridget Lawless, aged 44, a Purveyor of milk, a widow, born in Co. Louth,
She had been married for 6 years and had 3 children, 2 of whom were still alive.
Peter Joseph, son, aged 16, a Motoring Mechanic, single, born in New York,
Mary Bridget, daughter, aged 15, a Scholar, single, born in New York,
Mary Kate Ward, niece, aged 20, a Shorthand Typist, single, born in Dublin,
James Finnegan, a Boarder, aged 34, a Breadvan Driver, single, born in Co. Louth,
John Hoey, a Boarder, aged 29, a Yard Man in a Bakery, born in King's Co. [now Offaly]
Timothy Kavanagh, a Boarder, aged 19, a Milk Server, single, born in Wexford,
Mary Ann Bell, a Boarder, aged 18, a Dairy Assistent, single, born in Co. Dublin.
Death Certificate.
Peter Joseph Lawless, aged 21, a bachelor, a Motor Mechanic, died at 27 North King Street, Dublin, on 29 April 1916.
The cause of death was a Bullet Wound in the Thorax, no medical attendant.
The informant of his death was Brigid Lawless, Mother, present at death, of 27 North King Street, Dublin, who registered the death on 10 May 1916.
Mrs. Lawless also registered the deaths of James Finegan and Peter Hoey.
His name is recorded on the
1916 Easter Rising Memorial Wall
in Glasnevin Cemetery.
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.
At No. 27 North King Street, "The Louth Dairy", they found Peter Lawless, James McCartney, James Finnegan and Patrick Hoey.
Lawless was a son of the owner of the dairy, McCartney was a Manager of a Tobacco Shop, and Finnegan and Hoey were Bread-Van delivery men who were Tenants of an apartment overhead.
They were beaten and later had their throats cut. Their bodies were set on fire and buried in the rear yard.
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
In the 1911 census, the Lawless family were living at 27 North King Street, Dublin.
The building was recorded as "a Shop and Residence". It had 7 rooms.
It was known as "The Louth Dairy"
present were,
Bridget Lawless, aged 44, a Purveyor of milk, a widow, born in Co. Louth,
She had been married for 6 years and had 3 children, 2 of whom were still alive.
Peter Joseph, son, aged 16, a Motoring Mechanic, single, born in New York,
Mary Bridget, daughter, aged 15, a Scholar, single, born in New York,
Mary Kate Ward, niece, aged 20, a Shorthand Typist, single, born in Dublin,
James Finnegan, a Boarder, aged 34, a Breadvan Driver, single, born in Co. Louth,
John Hoey, a Boarder, aged 29, a Yard Man in a Bakery, born in King's Co. [now Offaly]
Timothy Kavanagh, a Boarder, aged 19, a Milk Server, single, born in Wexford,
Mary Ann Bell, a Boarder, aged 18, a Dairy Assistent, single, born in Co. Dublin.
Death Certificate.
Peter Joseph Lawless, aged 21, a bachelor, a Motor Mechanic, died at 27 North King Street, Dublin, on 29 April 1916.
The cause of death was a Bullet Wound in the Thorax, no medical attendant.
The informant of his death was Brigid Lawless, Mother, present at death, of 27 North King Street, Dublin, who registered the death on 10 May 1916.
Mrs. Lawless also registered the deaths of James Finegan and Peter Hoey.
His name is recorded on the
1916 Easter Rising Memorial Wall
in Glasnevin Cemetery.
Peter Lawless was a Civilian Casualty of the 1916 Easter Rising, which commenced in Dublin on Monday 24th April 1916.
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.
At No. 27 North King Street, "The Louth Dairy", they found Peter Lawless, James McCartney, James Finnegan and Patrick Hoey.
Lawless was a son of the owner of the dairy, McCartney was a Manager of a Tobacco Shop, and Finnegan and Hoey were Bread-Van delivery men who were Tenants of an apartment overhead.
They were beaten and later had their throats cut. Their bodies were set on fire and buried in the rear yard.
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
In the 1911 census, the Lawless family were living at 27 North King Street, Dublin.
The building was recorded as "a Shop and Residence". It had 7 rooms.
It was known as "The Louth Dairy"
present were,
Bridget Lawless, aged 44, a Purveyor of milk, a widow, born in Co. Louth,
She had been married for 6 years and had 3 children, 2 of whom were still alive.
Peter Joseph, son, aged 16, a Motoring Mechanic, single, born in New York,
Mary Bridget, daughter, aged 15, a Scholar, single, born in New York,
Mary Kate Ward, niece, aged 20, a Shorthand Typist, single, born in Dublin,
James Finnegan, a Boarder, aged 34, a Breadvan Driver, single, born in Co. Louth,
John Hoey, a Boarder, aged 29, a Yard Man in a Bakery, born in King's Co. [now Offaly]
Timothy Kavanagh, a Boarder, aged 19, a Milk Server, single, born in Wexford,
Mary Ann Bell, a Boarder, aged 18, a Dairy Assistent, single, born in Co. Dublin.
Death Certificate.
Peter Joseph Lawless, aged 21, a bachelor, a Motor Mechanic, died at 27 North King Street, Dublin, on 29 April 1916.
The cause of death was a Bullet Wound in the Thorax, no medical attendant.
The informant of his death was Brigid Lawless, Mother, present at death, of 27 North King Street, Dublin, who registered the death on 10 May 1916.
Mrs. Lawless also registered the deaths of James Finegan and Peter Hoey.
His name is recorded on the
1916 Easter Rising Memorial Wall
in Glasnevin Cemetery.
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.
At No. 27 North King Street, "The Louth Dairy", they found Peter Lawless, James McCartney, James Finnegan and Patrick Hoey.
Lawless was a son of the owner of the dairy, McCartney was a Manager of a Tobacco Shop, and Finnegan and Hoey were Bread-Van delivery men who were Tenants of an apartment overhead.
They were beaten and later had their throats cut. Their bodies were set on fire and buried in the rear yard.
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
In the 1911 census, the Lawless family were living at 27 North King Street, Dublin.
The building was recorded as "a Shop and Residence". It had 7 rooms.
It was known as "The Louth Dairy"
present were,
Bridget Lawless, aged 44, a Purveyor of milk, a widow, born in Co. Louth,
She had been married for 6 years and had 3 children, 2 of whom were still alive.
Peter Joseph, son, aged 16, a Motoring Mechanic, single, born in New York,
Mary Bridget, daughter, aged 15, a Scholar, single, born in New York,
Mary Kate Ward, niece, aged 20, a Shorthand Typist, single, born in Dublin,
James Finnegan, a Boarder, aged 34, a Breadvan Driver, single, born in Co. Louth,
John Hoey, a Boarder, aged 29, a Yard Man in a Bakery, born in King's Co. [now Offaly]
Timothy Kavanagh, a Boarder, aged 19, a Milk Server, single, born in Wexford,
Mary Ann Bell, a Boarder, aged 18, a Dairy Assistent, single, born in Co. Dublin.
Death Certificate.
Peter Joseph Lawless, aged 21, a bachelor, a Motor Mechanic, died at 27 North King Street, Dublin, on 29 April 1916.
The cause of death was a Bullet Wound in the Thorax, no medical attendant.
The informant of his death was Brigid Lawless, Mother, present at death, of 27 North King Street, Dublin, who registered the death on 10 May 1916.
Mrs. Lawless also registered the deaths of James Finegan and Peter Hoey.
His name is recorded on the
1916 Easter Rising Memorial Wall
in Glasnevin Cemetery.
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