Michael
Canavan
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Irishtown, Dublin.
Address
Kilcavan, Tara Hill, Gorey
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action, France and Flanders
Other Biographical Details
Son of Charles and Margaret Canavan née Smith. His father was a Metropolitan police Office. He lived Kilcavan, Tara Hill, Gorey with his uncle James Canavan. He was a Gaelic Leaguer and all Ireland Hornpipe champion in 1906 at the Wexford Feis and again the following year in Wicklow. Buried in the Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy , France.