RIC Man Shot Dead at Kilbrittain

Constable Edward Bolger, a married man with four children who was originally from Co. Kilkenny, was shot by two men as he made his way from his home to Kilbrittan RIC barracks.

In the months leading up to his killing, Bolger had been involved in a number of search and arrest operations in the locality. Two months previously he had arrested seven local IRA men and was witness against them at their trial. These men were released in December and two days later Constable Bolger was executed.