Killing of Eileen Quinn

"Eileen Quinn" redirects here. For the actress, see Aileen Quinn.

Eileen Quinn
Eileen Quinn, n.d.
Born
Eileen Gilligan

12 April 1895
County Galway, Ireland
Died (aged 25)
Kiltartan, Gort, County Galway
Cause of deathShot
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Eileen Quinn (née Gilligan; 12 April 1895 – 1 November 1920) was a young mother from County Galway. On All Saints' Day 1920, she was shot dead outside her home by the Black and Tans of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) in what was described as "essentially a drive-by shooting". The incident was one of the most notorious civilian reprisal killings during the Irish War of Independence.

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