County Longford Historical Society lecture on Tom Reddington

County Longford Historical Society’s first lecture of the new season will be at 8pm on Thursday, October 6 in Teallach Íosa (The Family Centre), Longford.

Seán Ó Súilleabháin will speak about Brigadier Tom Reddington, who led the Longford Brigade of the IRA during the War of Independence.

Reddington, a native of Galway, was a woodwork instructor in Longford. He died tragically on October 9, 1922 while serving on the pro-Treaty side in the Civil War.

Seán Ó Súilleabháin is a well-known local historian and former County Librarian in Leitrim. His major book Longford’s Republican Story 1900-2000 was published last year.