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<p>John O’Shea at the Ballyseedy monument. As he tells Mick Clifford in today's 'Irish Examiner', Mr O'Shea had relatives on both sides of the Civil War. One was among the unarmed republicans murdered at Ballyseedy, and another was among the Free State soldiers who perpetrated the massacre. Picture: Domnick Walsh</p>

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Bid to alter official account of Ballyseedy Civil War massacre

Ahead of the centenary on March 7, Kerry Sinn Féin councillors want to have a new account of the atrocity officially recorded

<p>As the sole survivor, Stephen Fuller, right, was able to tell what really happened at Ballyseedy, Co Kerry when National Army troops massacred eight anti-Treaty prisoners. Fuller is pictured campaigning in the 1938 general election, and served as a TD from 1937 to 1943. Picture: NLI/Military Archives/Owen O'Shea</p>

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Irish Civil War: Cork and Kerry's darkest days claimed 400 lives

Republican prisoners killed in Bahaghs, not Kenmare

Decisive leadership and selflessness saved the nation after the Army Mutiny

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Decisive leadership and selflessness saved the nation after the Army Mutiny

Fascinating Kerry murder stories recalled

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Fascinating Kerry murder stories recalled

Many old scores were never settled in the Kingdom thanks to football