Britain pardons Irishmen executed in World War I

VINDICATED relatives yesterday welcomed the British pardon announced for 26 Irishmen executed for military offences during World War I.

The men were pardoned under legislation enacted yesterday in Britain.

Private Patrick Joseph Downey, the son of a Limerick couple, was 18 when he enlisted in the British army.

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