Person: John Bowen-Colthurst

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

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

A 1916 diary ... In the news

A 1916 diary ... In the news

An ongoing and chronological look back at 1916 and what was "in the news" at the time - as reported in the Cork Examiner’s of 1916. 

Mon, 18 Apr, 2016

Bullet in the brick: Murder of Sheehy-Skeffington

Bullet in the brick: Murder of Sheehy-Skeffington

Until 1916, this half brick formed part of the wall at Portobello Barracks, now Cathal Brugha Barracks, in Rathmines.

Mon, 07 Mar, 2016

Book review: According to their Lights

Book review: According to their Lights

A Corkman serving in the British army committed some of the worst atrocities of the Easter Rising. Ryle Dwyer salutes a book that tells the little-known tale of the Irish who fought on the ‘other’ side during the events of 1916.

Sat, 05 Dec, 2015