Tourmakeady attack: four police dead, flight in the mountains
Name Changes request: Extract from: The Mayoman, May 7th, 1921
Article reprinted by Mr. Jim Kierans in Ballinrobe's 'The Bridge' Magazine c. 1969
An extract from a long account appeared in Ballinrobe’s The Bridge Magazine c. 1969 in which it states that four occupants of the leading car died instantly, Sergt. O’Regan, Constable O’Regan, Const. Power and Const. Oates with two others on the lorry being injured, Constables Flynn and Morrow and they returned to Ballinrobe for assistance.
The official version from Military Headquarters, Dublin is also given where it states that “12 rebels were either killed or wounded. The body of one rebel was recovered. A man armed with a shot gun was captured, one military officer severely wounded”.
The account goes on stating that the dead body of a young man named Feeney, said to be a native of Ballinrobe was taken to Castlebar Military Barracks. It is also stated that there were three civilians arrested.
Mr Kierans states “this account was hardly very accurate”.
28th May, 2017; Please note there are two changes requested to the scanned list of the South Mayo Brigade supplied by one of our regular viewers:
No. 19, Paddy Maye - should be Paddy May
No. 21, John Ferguson, Leitrim - should be John Ferguson, Kiltygerry, Ballinamore. Co Leitrim
Taken from "Dilseacht, the story of Comdt. General TOM MAGUIRE and the Second (All-Ireland) Dáil" By Ruairí Ó Brádaigh.
Taken from "Dilseacht, the story of Comdt. General TOM MAGUIRE and the Second (All-Ireland) Dáil" By Ruairí Ó Brádaigh.