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RIC officer William Rowe. Killed during raid on Thomas Kents home in 1916.

During the aftermath of the Easter Rising, British forces raided the home of Thomas Kent in County Cork. A gunfight broke out, leading to the death of William Rowe. Kent was later captured and executed—one of the lesser-known but tragic chapters of 1916.

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The grave of William Joyce "Lord Haw Haw" Nazi Propagandist. Buried in Galway.

William Joyce AKA “Lord Haw-Haw,” was an Irish-American fascist who became infamous for broadcasting Nazi propaganda from Germany to Britain during World War II.

His radio speeches made him one of the most recognisable voices Nazi Germany. After the war, he was captured, tried for treason and executed in 1946.

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