Family ties revealed in Cork woman's search for truth about 1920 Bloody Sunday massacre

The first to be killed on Bloody Sunday was 11-year-old William Robinson, perched on a tree outside Croke Park, trying to catch a glimpse of the game.

William Robinson was shot outside Croke Park on Bloody Sunday, November 21 1920. Picture: Family handout/PA Wire

A search for the truth about the death of the 11-year-old great-grand-uncle she never knew led one woman to reconnect with family all over the world.

The death of William Robinson was known about in Karina Leeson’s family, but rarely discussed.