Martin Savage Irish: Máirtín Sabhaois | |
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Born | 12 October 1897 Ballisodare, County Sligo, Ireland |
Died | 19 December 1919 Ashtown, County Dublin, Ireland |
Allegiance | Irish Republican Army, Irish Volunteers |
Years of service | 1916–1919 |
Rank | Officer |
Unit | Dublin Brigade |
Battles / wars | Easter 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.[1] 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.