On the 30th of November 1920 sailor Carl Johansen left his ship and never returned.
Johansen was a 25 year old Norwegian sailor onboard SS Tonjar, a cargo ship which had docked at Custom House Quay.
Johansen and some of his fellow sailors were out exploring Cork, drinking and meeting the local talent, but they did so during a dangerous time in the city.
Custom House Quay back then.
In the Winter of 1920 Cork city was cloaked in intense fear. Black & Tans ran amok , RIC Auxiliaries rampaged and British Soldiers laid waste. It was under this reign of terror that the young Norwegian, like many others before and after him, lost his life in Cork city.
It was just after 4am on December 1st when Johansen and two of his fellow sailors were making their way back to their ship. That night there was general chaos in Cork city as British forces went on a spree of drinking, looting and arson. They also shot at anything that moved.
Report from the Dublin Evening Herald.
Unfortunately for Johansen a group of Auxies were on Custom House Quay. They shot at the three sailors just yards from their ship. The three shot sailors were taken to the South Infirmary where Johansen succumbed to the bullet fired into his back, his fellow sailors were injured but survived.
Custom House Quay today, which has been marked for redevelopment.
In the Winter of 1920 Cork city was cloaked in intense fear. Black & Tans ran amok , RIC Auxiliaries rampaged and British Soldiers laid waste. It was under this reign of terror that the young Norwegian, like many others before and after him, lost his life in Cork city.
It was just after 4am on December 1st when Johansen and two of his fellow sailors were making their way back to their ship. That night there was general chaos in Cork city as British forces went on a spree of drinking, looting and arson. They also shot at anything that moved.
Unfortunately for Johansen a group of Auxies were on Custom House Quay. They shot at the three sailors just yards from their ship. The three shot sailors were taken to the South Infirmary where Johansen succumbed to the bullet fired into his back, his fellow sailors were injured but survived.
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