A place to discuss the men and women who took on the British Empire, and in spite of the incredible odds against them ... won. Photo to the left is the monument at the site of the Carrowkennedy Ambush in Co. Mayo.
The Volunteer movement in east County Clare was dominated by the three Brennan brothers, Paddy, Austin, and Michael. Michael, the youngest, would lead the east Clare flying column in an ambush of the RIC at Glenwood on January 20, 1921.
Irish War of Independence (Cogadh na Saoirse) / Black & Tan War
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A place to discuss the men and women who took on the British Empire, and in spite of the incredible odds against them ... won. Photo to the left is the monument at the site of the Carrowkennedy Ambush in Co. Mayo.
Michael Brennan and the East Clare Brigade at the Glenwood Ambush
by The Wild Geese
Jan 16, 2021
The Volunteer movement in east County Clare was dominated by the three Brennan brothers, Paddy, Austin, and Michael. Michael, the youngest, would lead the east Clare flying column in an ambush of the RIC at Glenwood on January 20, 1921.
Michael Brennan and the East Clare Brigade at the Glenwood Ambush