By Dr Gearóid Barry, History, NUI Galway A chance encounter in 1925 between a Galway professor and the British soldier in charge of the firing squad that executed Cork patriot Thomas Kent on 9 May 1916, details of which have re-emerged, sheds some new light upon the execution whose centenary was marked on Monday, 9 … Continue reading Voice from the firing squad: new light on execution of Thomas Kent!