Edward Costello

Edward Joseph Costello (13 October 1888 – 25 April 1916)

Costello moved to Lurgan in 1912 and worked as a clerk in Johnston and Allen's Linen Manufacturers on Victoria Street. He married Annie Loughlin and lived in number 3 Castle Lane Lurgan. In 1914, following the deterioration of his marriage, he moved to the Kingstown suburb of Dublin to work as a clerk in Boland's Bakery. His death certificate lists his final occupation as a pawnbroker's assistant.

Costello joined the 1st Dublin Battalion of the Irish Volunteers in 1915. He was aged 27 years. His brother James published an advertisement in the Evening Gazette on 7 June seeking information on his whereabouts. At present there is no headstone on his grave.

Costello's widow remained in Lurgan and raised his children in the town. They moved from Castle Lane in the 1950s, moving to number 1 Antrim Road, Lurgan. His widow Annie Costello died in Lurgan on 22 March 1959.

In 2016 there was controversy in Lurgan about the building of a memorial to him.