Martin Savage (Irish republican)

Martin Savage
Irish: Máirtín Sabhaois
Born(1897-10-12)12 October 1897
Ballisodare, County Sligo, Ireland
Died19 December 1919(1919-12-19) (aged 22)
Ashtown, County Dublin, Ireland
AllegianceIrish Republican Army,
Irish Volunteers
Service years1916–1919
RankOfficer
UnitDublin Brigade
ConflictsEaster Rising,
Irish War of Independence

Martin Savage (Irish: Máirtín Sabhaois; 12 October 1897 – 19 December 1919) was an Officer in the Dublin Brigade of the Irish Republican Army, from Ballisodare, County Sligo. On 19 December 1919 he was killed in a gun battle during an ambush at Ashtown, then on the outskirts of Dublin city, during the early stages of the Irish War of Independence.

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