Robert Fitzgerald
- Died:
- 14 December 1831
- Rank:
- Sub-Constable
- Force:
- Leinster Constabulary
- Cause:
- Homicide
- Duty Status:
- On Duty
Roll of Honour Citation
Fatally injured alongside his Chief Constable and eleven other Sub-Constables when a large crowd opposing the tithes stoned the officers.
Police Memorial Tribute
A crowd of five hundred people opposing the tithes assembled and followed the police while demanding the server of the tithe processes be handed over to them. The confrontation eventually turned nasty and in a boreen, at Carrickshock Commons in South Kilkenny, a hail of stones rained down on the officers causing them fatal injuries.
