John Maher
Died
:
13 December 1921
Age
:
24
Rank
:
Sergeant
Force
:
Royal Irish Constabulary
Cause
:
Homicide - Shot
Duty Status
:
On Duty
Roll of Honour Citation
Shot dead, a week after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement, as he stood with a colleague on the Castle Green in Ballybunion, County Kerry.
Sergeant Maher was hit in the head and chest by large calibre bullets.