“The Lay of Oliver Gogarty”
Description
Senator and doctor Oliver St John Gogarty is asked at home by a lady in a Rolls-Royce to make a house call for a sick man. In the car he is abducted by rebel "masked ruffians" but escapes to the safety of the Civic Guard
Historical references
- Jan 12, 1923 - "[Free State] Senator Oliver St. John Gogarty [1878-1957] ... escaped from his IRA captors by swimming the Liffey." (source: _Chapters of Dublin History_ on the eircom site)
References
- OLochlainn-More 16, "The Lay of Oliver Gogarty" (1 text, 1 tune)
- BI, OLcM016