The Burning of Knockcroghery Village, Co. Roscommon, 1921
On the evening of 20 June 1921, Colonel Commandant Thomas
Stanton Lambert was assassinated at Benown near Glasson in
Co. Westmeath. Hours later, the small village of
Knockcroghery in south Co. Roscommon was set ablaze by the
Black and...On the evening of 20 June 1921, Colonel Commandant Thomas
Stanton Lambert was assassinated at Benown near Glasson in
Co. Westmeath. Hours...
Author/Editor: Regina Donlon