Irish Civil War: Thousands take part in Liam Lynch centenary commemoration in Fermoy

Bands from the US and Argentina join commemoration of a man described at his graveside as 'a soldier's soldier'
Irish Civil War: Thousands take part in Liam Lynch centenary commemoration in Fermoy

The Liam Lynch commemoration included an oration and wreath-laying at Kilcrumper Old Cemetry, Fermoy, Co Cork. Ceremonies continue on Monday with events in Tipperary and Limerick. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Thousands of people have attended a commemoration to mark the centenary of the death of anti-Treaty forces leader General Liam Lynch in the town where he is buried. 

A number of his relatives joined those who paraded through Fermoy, Co Cork, and visited the Republican plot at Old Kilcrumper Cemetery where he is interred.

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