Historical place archive

Croke Park in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Croke Park in Ireland. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

6 records1 event labels6 people1920–1920

Historical events in Croke Park

1920

21 November 1920
Bloody Sunday
Daniel Carroll · Irish War of Independence

Is killed when shots are fired at the match crowd.

21 November 1920
Bloody Sunday
Jane Boyle · Irish War of Independence

Is killed during the Croke Park shooting.

21 November 1920
Bloody Sunday
Jeremiah O'Leary · Irish War of Independence

Dies in the violence at Croke Park.

21 November 1920
Bloody Sunday
John A. Scott · Irish War of Independence

Crown forces enter the ground during the football match.

21 November 1920
Bloody Sunday
Michael Hogan · Irish War of Independence

Is killed when Crown forces open fire at Croke Park.

21 November 1920
Bloody Sunday
Tom Hogan · Irish War of Independence

Witnesses panic as the crowd flees the shooting.

Provenance

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