Book review: Guilty but Insane: J.C. Bowen-Colthurst: Villain or Victim?

JOHN BOWEN-COLTHURST, a British Army officer from Cork, became notorious as a result of ordering the death of the pacifist Francis Sheehy Skeffington in cold blood on April 26, 1916, during the Easter Rebellion.

Sat, 10 Sep, 2016 - 01:00

Review: Ryle Dwyer

James W Taylor

Mercier Press, €19.99

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