Carrigtwohill Man Shot Dead by Crown Forces

(Irish War of Independence - First Cork Brigade)

Memorial at the site of the killing of William Brandsfield.

William Brandsfield was killed by members of the Cameron Highlanders regiment.
Based in Cobh, the soldiers raided the village of Carrigtwohill almost every Saturday night and on May 8, 1921, an unarmed Brandsfield was taken from his home and shot down by members of the regiment. 

An iron cross erected at the eastern end of Carrigtwohill's main street marks the scene of the shooting.