On top of roof and window,
Those boys stood up to fight,
‘Til the burning of the cottage
And no escape in sight.
Added by Joe Gannon on January 19, 2018 at 5:30pm — 4 Comments
Come all you gallant Irishmen, come listen for a while
I’ll sing to you the praises of the sons of Erin’s Isle
’Tis of an awful, awful ambush I’d have you to beware
That happened in Rineen, in a spot in County Clare.…
Added by Joe Gannon on September 2, 2017 at 8:30pm — 13 Comments
It was late afternoon of a warm day in June in Carrowkennedy, County Mayo. Irish Volunteer Jimmy O’Flaherty (right) heard the warning cry, “HERE THEY…
ContinueAdded by Joe Gannon on May 20, 2017 at 9:00pm — 7 Comments
In the early part of the Irish War of Independence there had not been any major ambushes of Crown forces in County Mayo, unlike several other counties, notably County Cork. However, in May 1921, the Irish Volunteers began to escalate their attacks there. First, on May 3rd, Tom…
ContinueAdded by Joe Gannon on May 18, 2016 at 9:00pm — 5 Comments
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