Kerry council rejects Sinn Féin proposal to correct account of Ballyseedy atrocity

Motion to correct Dáil records on 'atrocity' defeated

The Ballyseedy monument near Tralee, Co Kerry. Picture: Domnick Walsh 

A move by Sinn Féin to correct the official account of the Ballyseedy atrocity has failed at Kerry County Council with a majority of councillors voting against the proposal.

Councillors from the so-called Civil War parties, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, said they accept what had taken place at Ballyseedy had been an atrocity. However, they voted against the motion, with three Fianna Fáil councillors abstaining.