James O’Brien

Died

24 April 1916

Age

Rank

Constable

Force

Dublin Metropolitan Police

Cause

Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Shot dead by a rebel volunteer while on duty at the Cork Hill entrance to Dublin Castle.

Roll of Honour Citation

Shot dead by a rebel volunteer while on duty at the Cork Hill entrance to Dublin Castle.

Circumstances

Shot dead on guard duty by a rebel volunteer starting the Easter Rising.

Shot dead, between 11:00am and noon on Easter Monday, while on duty at the Cork Hill entrance to Dublin Castle, by a rebel volunteer who rode up to the gate on a bicycle, starting the Easter Rising.