Dublin's Lord Mayor has officially unveiled a new social housing complex this morning named after the first child killed in the Easter Rising in 1916.
Two year old Sean Francis Foster was shot in his pram as his mother fled crossfire near North King Street.
Sean Foster Place contains 30 social homes while a plaque was also unveiled in the toddler's memory.
Addressing attendees at the unveiling ceremony, Lord Mayor Daithí de Róiste said, “Whilst it is important that we honour the heroes of the 1916 Easter Rising, it is also important to ensure the innocent dead are not forgotten. Until now, many of them have gone unnamed, their final resting places unmarked, their sacrifice unrecognised. Today we remember and honour Sean Foster, one of the innocent victims.”
North King Street was a focal point of intense fighting during the 1916 rebellion. 16 civilians lost their lives on this street, with nine of them killed on the site of the new development.
