Looking for Lynch relatives
Does any one know the familyof Daniel Christopher Lynch. Born 17.12.1899 at Carrignavar near Killeagh, Cork?His fathers name was John and his mother may have been Mary. They had a farm at Carrignavar and I believe there were perhaps 10 siblings in all. Danny ran away to Portsmouth tojoin the Navy at the outbreak of WW1. He was underage and his father had to come to England to bring him home. I understand that he joined the Sinn Fein when his 2 cousins were killed by 'Black & Tans' whilst they slept.He was caught and I've been told then ex-communicated. Subsequently he left Ireland for England. He never went back and never spoke of his family or Ireland again. He died in 1961 following a stroke. The Red Cross traced his family in order to let them know he had died but sadly my mother did not keep any information onthem. It was the Red Cross who discovered he had been ex-communicated, which came as quite a shock as he'd kept it a secret.If anyone has knowledge of my fathers family I'd be very grateful to hear about them. Many thanks,
Sue Cruh