Further commemorations planned next year for Thomas Kent

A major series of commemorations are planned next year to mark the centenary of Thomas Kent’s execution, which include creating a monument and museum in his honour as well as a period costume re-enactment of his arrest and trial.

Months before it was announced that Kent’s body had been discovered and positively identified through DNA, a committee had been set up in his native village of Castlelyons, Co Cork to put together a series of centenary commemorations about his role in the 1916 Rising.

Seeing their patriot son come home for good is likely to spur the local community into even more events next year, on top of a highly extensive programme already in place.