On Sunday 21st November 1920, the Tipperary Football Team travelled to Croke Park to play Dublin in a challenge match.
British Paramilitary Forces descended on Croke Park during the game, and opened fire, indiscriminately, killing and wounding men, women and children.
When the shooting frenzy which lasted ninety seconds, ended, one player lay dead on the hallowed turf.
Tipperary’s Michael Hogan, from Grangemockler.
In 2007, Songwriter, Séamus Doran, from Roscrea composed a remembrance song entitled The Ballad of Michael Hogan, which featured on his album “Against the Grain”, powerfully sung by All-Ireland Champion Singer, Tadhg Maher.
I met with Seamus recently to talk about the song and a special documentary that will be released very soon