Luke Finnegan

Died

22 January 1920

Age

Rank

Constable

Force

Royal Irish Constabulary

Cause

Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

Travelling From

Roll of Honour Citation

Died in Steevens’ Hospital, Dublin, two days after being fatally wounded when he was shot as he walked home from his RIC barracks.

Roll of Honour Citation

Died in Steevens’ Hospital, Dublin, two days after being fatally wounded when he was shot as he walked home from his RIC barracks.

Circumstances

Shot dead in an ambush by three men as he walked home from duty.

Died in Steevens’ Hospital, Dublin, two days after being fatally wounded when he was shot as he walked from the RIC barracks in Market Square, Thurles, to his home on The Mall, a short distance away. As he approached his front door, he was fired on by four gunmen who had been lying in wait for him. This action led to the disturbances that became known as ‘The sacking of Thurles’.