Albert Finlay (died 20 November 1920) was a Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) constable during the Irish War of Independence. In 1920, he caused controversy by cutting the hair off of an innocent Irish girl whom he accused of being in league with the IRA, and he became known for his hot-headedness. After he tortured the imprisoned journalist Diarmuid McWilliams to death, he and the rest of the RIC squad were transferred to County Cork so that they would not have to answer questions. He later served in counter-insurgency operations in the forests of Cork, and he was wounded and captured during an IRA ambush on the RIC lorry in the Gurrane Woods. He and his rival Paddy Mahon were jailed by the North Cork IRA under Kevin Maloney, and Finlay died after his wounds were neglected. He was later framed for Jimmy Mahon's killing of the two IRA guards to rescue his brother, concealing Jimmy's one-time betrayal of his organization and making Paddy appear to have been executed.
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