NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO : 31 March 1923

31 MARCH 1923

Martha Lunny was brutally murdered in Gostoral, near Enniskillen, with the killing taking place in the Irish Free State and the body dumped in Northern Ireland, meaning the killer ultimately escaped justice.

The Imperial War Relief Fund and the Save the Children Fund raised the subject of the refugee crisis that was taking place in Constantinople (now known as Istanbul) with over 30,000 now in the city who were homeless with widespread illness.

Private O’Connor from the National Army died from his wounds following at attack made by the Irregulars earlier in the week.