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|name= '''''William Nelson Rowe''''' |
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|lived= 1867 – 2 May 1916 |
|lived= 1867 – 2 May 1916 |
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|birth_place= [[County Wexford]], [[Ireland]] |
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|death_place= Bawnard House, [[Castlelyons]], [[County Cork]], [[Ireland]] |
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'''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]]. |
'''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]]. |
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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==Sources== |
==Sources== |
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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 |
* [[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 |
* [[Declan Kiberd|Kiberd, Declan]] (editor), "1916 Rebellion Handbook'' Dublin: Mourne River Press, 1998. ISBN 1-902090-05-5 |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1867 |
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1867 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[County Wexford]], [[Ireland]] |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 02 May 1916 |
| DATE OF DEATH = 02 May 1916 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = Bawnard House, [[Castlelyons]], [[County Cork]], [[Ireland]] |
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Revision as of 06:05, 7 July 2011
William Nelson Rowe | |
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| Born | County Wexford, Ireland |
| Died | Bawnard House, Castlelyons, County Cork, Ireland |
| Allegiance | Royal Irish Constabulary |
| Rank | Head Constable |
| 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 occurred 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