McKee was betrayed to Crown forces by an ex-British Army soldier , James " Shankers " Ryan , and captured at Sean Fitzpatrick 's before Bloody Sunday by the Royal Irish Constabulary . ( In retaliation , on 5 February 1921 , an IRA squad led by Bill Stapleton walked into Hynes ' pub in Gloucester Place and shot Ryan dead . ) Brought to Dublin Castle he was tortured under interrogation with Peadar Clancy and Conor Clune from County Clare . The three would later be shot on 21 November 1920 . The official account was that he and the other men with him were shot while trying to escape . This account was widely disputed at the time , although some historians believe it was actually true
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday (1920)
Dick McKee