The legacy of one of Ireland’s War of Independence martyrs has become a fresh battleground for Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil
Late last year, a social media post highlighting the connection between the cumann and the executed Clare man caught the attention of Michael Neylon, a grandnephew of Peadar Clancy.
Earlier this week, Mr Neylon contacted all the Clare-based descendants of Clancy’s and, to date, 106 have signed a petition calling for his name not to be associated with any political party. “Instead they had to go to Kildare and root out this descendent who has provided them with the consent that they say they have.
In a statement issued through Ennis Sinn Féin, Ms Clancy-Wilson said her granduncle would be “turning in his grave” at the recent policy decisions of Fianna Fáil. “At no point did the Crowe campaign reach out to our family and we are very upset at the fact that he is bringing this to the Dáil, while the electorate, the good people of Ireland have nothing, no food, no heat, no health service and sadly no homes.”To date, no face-to-face meeting has taken place between Mr Neylon and representatives of the Ennis cumann.
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