"The War of Independence in Limerick"gives O'Grady as an ex-soldier who married when he returned from the war
1894 Nov 26. Born Limerick
1917 Jun 1. Married Mary Bourke in Limerick
1921 Mar 18. Shot Limerick
IRA Witness Statement During the period 1920 to 1921, we had a number of active spies in the brigade area, especially in Limerick City. About the month of March 1921, two of those spies were arrested. and tried by the Limerick City Battalion staff and found guilty, after which they were transferred to our battalion area for execution. One of them, while being escorted from the city, tried to escape and was shot dead near Plassy. The other man was duly executed in our area. Sean Carroll was in charge of the execution, while I was one of the firing party.
The story of the revolver is certainly true. It is not possible to say if this was the cause of his death
