Killorglin in County Kerry, Munster, Ireland — Irish South-West ((Éire) North Atlantic Ocean)
The Ballykissane Tragedy: Good Friday 1916
the first casualties
of the 1916 Rising
Erected at Easter 2016
Tógtha ag am Cásca 2016
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chéad taismigh d'Éirí Amach
1916
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Tommy McInerney 1892-1922 • Charlie Monahan 1879-1916
Con Keating 1894-1916 • Donal Sheehan 1886-1916
Erected 2016.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical year for this entry is 1916.
Location. 52° 6.487′ N, 9° 47.118′ W. Marker is in Killorglin, Munster, in County Kerry. Marker is on New Line Road/Ring of Kerry (National Route N70) just south of Mill Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 13 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Ballykissane Drowning Tragedy: Good Friday 1916 (here, next to this marker); Townsend Blennerhassett (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Proclamation of the Irish Republic (approx. 8.7 kilometers away); Glenbeigh (approx. 12.4 kilometers away).
Also see . . . First fatalities of the Easter Rising remembered in Ballykissane (The Irish Times, 2019). (Submitted on November 19, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 412 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 19, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.