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==Death== |
==Death== |
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The event took place in the immediate aftermath of the [[Easter Rising]] when the Authorities began to arrest [[Irish republican|Republican]] sympathisers. |
The event took place in the immediate aftermath of the [[Easter Rising]] when the Authorities began to arrest [[Irish republican|Republican]] sympathisers. As the raid unfolded, the Kent brothers refused to surrender, a firefight occured which resulted in the death of Rowe and also the fatal wounding of Richard Kent as he attempted to flee. |
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==Aftermath== |
==Aftermath== |
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Rowe is buried at the [[Church of Ireland]] graveyard at Castlehyde, [[Fermoy]], he left behind a widow and five children under the age of sixteen. [[Thomas Kent|Thomas]] and William Kent were tried by [[court martial]] on the charge of his murder. William was acquitted, but Thomas was sentenced to death and [[execution by firing squad|executed by firing squad]] at [[Cork City|Cork]] on 9 May 1916. |
Rowe is buried at the [[Church of Ireland]] graveyard at Castlehyde, [[Fermoy]], he left behind a widow and five children under the age of sixteen. [[Thomas Kent|Thomas]] and William Kent were tried by [[court martial]] on the charge of his murder. William was acquitted, but Thomas was sentenced to death and [[execution by firing squad|executed by firing squad]] at [[Cork City|Cork]] on 9 May 1916. |
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* [[Peter Hart (historian)|Hart, Peter]]; The IRA and its Enemies: Violence and Community in Cork, 1916–1923, Oxford University Press (1998). ISBN 0-198208-06-5 (Pages 48-49) |
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* [[Declan Kiberd|Kiberd, Declan]] (editor), "1916 Rebellion Handbook'' Dublin: Mourne River Press, 1998. ISBN 1-902090-05-5 |
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Revision as of 14:39, 23 June 2011
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| Battles / wars | Easter Rising |
William Nelson Rowe (1867 – 2 May 1916) was a member of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) fatally shot during a police raid on the home of the Kent family at Castlelyons, County Cork.
Death
The event took place in the immediate aftermath of the Easter Rising when the Authorities began to arrest Republican sympathisers. As the raid unfolded, the Kent brothers refused to surrender, a firefight occured which resulted in the death of Rowe and also the fatal wounding of Richard Kent as he attempted to flee.
Aftermath
Rowe is buried at the Church of Ireland graveyard at Castlehyde, Fermoy, he left behind a widow and five children under the age of sixteen. Thomas and William Kent were tried by court martial on the charge of his murder. William was acquitted, but Thomas was sentenced to death and executed by firing squad at Cork on 9 May 1916.
Sources
- Hart, Peter; The IRA and its Enemies: Violence and Community in Cork, 1916–1923, Oxford University Press (1998). ISBN 0-198208-06-5 (Pages 48-49)
- Kiberd, Declan (editor), "1916 Rebellion Handbook Dublin: Mourne River Press, 1998. ISBN 1-902090-05-5