Martin Savage

Martin Savage Irish: Máirtín Sabhaois
Born	1898 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

Volunteer Martin Savage Irish: Máirtín Sabhaois (1898 – 19 December 1919) was an Officer in the Dublin Brigade of the Irish Republican Army, from Ballisodare, County Sligo. On 19 December 1919 he was killed in a gun battle during an ambush at Ashtown, near the border of County Meath and County Dublin, during the early stages of the Irish War of Independence.

Savage was born in Streamstown, Ballisodare, County Sligo in 1898. He was the youngest son of Michael Savage, who was known locally as a Fenian activist. After leaving school he worked as an apprentice grocer in Sligo Town before committing himself to the fight for Irish Independence.

Savage moved to Dublin in 1915 and joined the Irish Volunteers. As a 17-year-old he took part in the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin and fought at the Four Courts.He was captured by the British Army and imprisoned in Richmond Barracks. On 30 April 1916 he was deported to Knutsford Detention Barracks in Cheshire, England along with 200 other captured prisoners. Upon his release Savage returned to Dublin and resumed his fight for Irish freedom and became a Lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion of the Dublin Brigade. Within republican circles he was known as a shy, slim built, handsome Sligonian who was a popular and trusted comrade especially amongst the likes of Dan Breen, Seán Treacy and Seán Hogan.

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