| Carnew executions | |
|---|---|
| Location | Carnew, County Wicklow |
| Date | 25 May 1798 |
Attack type | Firing squad |
| Deaths | 28 |
| Perpetrator | Irish Yeomanry |
The Carnew executions refer to the summary execution of 28 prisoners being held as suspected United Irishmen by yeomanry troops from the Carnew garrison stationed in the barracks of Carnew Castle, County Wicklow, Ireland on 25 May 1798.[1][2]
- ^ Thomas Bartlett and Keith Jeffery. A Military History of Ireland Cambridge University Press, 1997; ISBN 0-521-62989-6, p. 279
- ^ Gwynn, Stephan Lucius (1915). Famous Cities of Ireland. p. 275.