Thomas Kent 'the Forgotten Volunteer no longer'

The State Funeral for executed rebel Thomas Kent brings his legacy as the “Forgotten Volunteer” to an end, the Bishop of Cloyne said today.

Descendants, dignitaries and hundreds of those who gathered for the service at St Nicholas Church in Castlelyons, Co Cork, have been told he was a man of conviction, motivated by the ideals of patriotism, freedom and self-sacrifice.