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Jane Boyle

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Jane Boyle

Birth
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Death
21 Nov 1920 (aged 29)
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Burial
Glasnevin, County Dublin, Ireland GPS-Latitude: 53.3701287, Longitude: -6.2777864
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Jane Boyle was one of the civilian casualties of "Bloody Sunday", 21st November 1920.
daughter of Thomas Boyle and Jane Boyle, formerly Eustace, then of 56 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin.
Her father was a Foreman in a Coach Building firm.
Her parents were married on 14 April 1872, at St. Andrew's Church, Westland Row
Her father was then a Widower
He had married Catherine Turner on 25 June 1868. Catherine died in 1869, aged 35

Following the assassination of 13 British Intelligence officials in Dublin, by members of Michael Collin's "Squad" earlier that day, the British Army sent troops into the grounds of Croke Park Stadium, during a football match.
11 were shot and died there, and 3 were fatally wounded and died later in hospital.

Jane had gone to the match with her fiancé Daniel Byron, they were due to be married on the following Friday.
She was a shop assistant, working at Spiedel's Butchers on Talbot Street, Dublin.
Her funeral took place from St. Kevin's Church, Harrington Street on Friday 26 November 1920, the day she was due to be married in this church.
She was buried in her wedding dress.

The headstone notes that at the time, she was living at 12, Lennox Street, Portobello.
She lived there with her sister Mary.

Death Certificate.
Jane Boyle, aged 26, a spinster, a Chargehand of a Pork Butcher, died at Croke Park, Dublin, on 21 September 1920.
The cause of death was Shock and Haemorrhage, following a Gunshot Wound inflicted by persons or person unknown, during a raid by Forces of the Crown at Croke Park, Dublin, on 21 November 1920.
Her death was registered on 3 January 1921, on foot of a Certificate from a Military Court of Inquiry, held between 23 November and 7 December 1920.

Her fiancé
Daniel Byron
married Kathleen Reynolds on 18 Sept. 1922.

The civilian casualties of the Bloody Sunday attack at Croke Park were
Jane Boyle
James Burke
Daniel Carroll
Michael Feery
Michael Hogan
Thomas Hogan
James Matthews
Patrick O'Dowd
Jerome O'Leary
William Robinson
Thomas Ryan
John William Scott
James Teehan
Joseph Traynor

For the Military Casualties killed that morning, see
Lieutenant George Francis Bennett
Jane Boyle was one of the civilian casualties of "Bloody Sunday", 21st November 1920.
daughter of Thomas Boyle and Jane Boyle, formerly Eustace, then of 56 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin.
Her father was a Foreman in a Coach Building firm.
Her parents were married on 14 April 1872, at St. Andrew's Church, Westland Row
Her father was then a Widower
He had married Catherine Turner on 25 June 1868. Catherine died in 1869, aged 35

Following the assassination of 13 British Intelligence officials in Dublin, by members of Michael Collin's "Squad" earlier that day, the British Army sent troops into the grounds of Croke Park Stadium, during a football match.
11 were shot and died there, and 3 were fatally wounded and died later in hospital.

Jane had gone to the match with her fiancé Daniel Byron, they were due to be married on the following Friday.
She was a shop assistant, working at Spiedel's Butchers on Talbot Street, Dublin.
Her funeral took place from St. Kevin's Church, Harrington Street on Friday 26 November 1920, the day she was due to be married in this church.
She was buried in her wedding dress.

The headstone notes that at the time, she was living at 12, Lennox Street, Portobello.
She lived there with her sister Mary.

Death Certificate.
Jane Boyle, aged 26, a spinster, a Chargehand of a Pork Butcher, died at Croke Park, Dublin, on 21 September 1920.
The cause of death was Shock and Haemorrhage, following a Gunshot Wound inflicted by persons or person unknown, during a raid by Forces of the Crown at Croke Park, Dublin, on 21 November 1920.
Her death was registered on 3 January 1921, on foot of a Certificate from a Military Court of Inquiry, held between 23 November and 7 December 1920.

Her fiancé
Daniel Byron
married Kathleen Reynolds on 18 Sept. 1922.

The civilian casualties of the Bloody Sunday attack at Croke Park were
Jane Boyle
James Burke
Daniel Carroll
Michael Feery
Michael Hogan
Thomas Hogan
James Matthews
Patrick O'Dowd
Jerome O'Leary
William Robinson
Thomas Ryan
John William Scott
James Teehan
Joseph Traynor

For the Military Casualties killed that morning, see
Lieutenant George Francis Bennett

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  • Created by: John
  • Added: Jan 23, 2016
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157401921/jane-boyle: accessed ), memorial page for Jane Boyle (13 Jun 1891–21 Nov 1920), Find a Grave Memorial ID 157401921, citing Glasnevin Cemetery, Glasnevin, County Dublin, Ireland; Maintained by John (contributor 47032041).