John Fitzpatrick
Died
:
14 December 1831
Rank
:
Sub-Constable
Force
:
Leinster Constabulary
Cause
:
Homicide
Duty Status
:
On Duty
Roll of Honour Citation
Killed alongside his Chief Constable and eleven other Sub-Constables when a crowd of five hundred people opposing the tithes turned nasty and a hail of stones rained down on the officers causing them fatal injuries.
Killed alongside his Chief Constable and eleven other Sub-Constables when a crowd of five hundred people opposing the tithes, assembled and followed the police while demanding the server of the tithe processes be handed over to them. The confrontation eventually turned nasty and in a boreen, at Carrickshock Commons in South Kilkenny, a hail of stones rained down on the officers causing them fatal injuries.