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Bloody Sunday massacre at Croke Park still resonates in Irish sport 100 years later
A century ago, on November 21, 1920, fans came in their thousands from all across Dublin and beyond to stand on the terraces of Croke Park.
Key points:
- On Sunday, November 21, 1920, 14 people attending a football match at Croke Park in Dublin were killed by British forces
- Tipperary player Michael Hogan was one of the 14 people killed, along with three children
- The Gaelic Athletic Association is commemorating the centenary of the massacre by remembering the 14 victims
They were there to see Dublin’s Senior Gaelic Football team take on Tipperary in a “Great Challenge Match”, the playing of which had already created quite a stir.
After all, the Irish public had been relatively starved of major sporting occasions that year.
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