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Ballymahon Barracks Attack: Arming the Boys of Longford
Seán Connolly and Leo Carter pushed a table into the corner of the upstairs bedroom of the Lloyd family in Ballymahon, Co. Longford. Carter, who stood 6’ 3”, jumped on the table and began to hack at the roof with an ax. It was just past midnight in the early morning hours of August 20,…
ContinueAdded by Joe Gannon on August 11, 2022 at 9:00pm — 8 Comments
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