At the commemoration to mark the 200th anniversary of Cath Chéim an Fhia (Battle of Keimaneigh) at the Pass of Keimaneigh, Ballingeary, Co. Cork, were Eileen O'Sullivan holding a picture of her mother Sheila Harrington who involved in the unveiling the monument to the men in 1999 which included her great, great, great grandfather Michael Casey who was 28 when he was killed. Included with her are Gerard Harrington, Mary Murkley, John Harrington-Black, Katie O'Sullivan and Oliver Casciani. The event commemorated the Whiteboys (Buachaillí Bána) who were killed in the battle Fionnbarra Ó Laoghaire, Michéal Ó Cathasaigh, and Amhlaoibh Ó Loinsígh, and Éamonn Ó Rinn who was executed shortly afterward at Deshure. Picture Dan Linehan
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