Saor Uladh
Saor Uladh | |
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Leaders | Liam Kelly |
Split from | Irish Republican Army |
Saor Uladh (pronounced
Seen as a splinter group of the
The group was armed by contacts Kelly had in the
Saor Uladh was involved in three high-profile attacks from 1955 to 1957. In 1955, they launched an attack on the Royal Ulster Constabulary barracks in Rosslea, County Fermanagh in which Volunteer Connie Green was fatally injured.[6][2] On 11 November 1956, Saor Uladh and members of a Dublin IRA splinter group destroyed six customs posts along the border in bomb attacks.[7] In May 1957, the group blew up the Newry Canal lock with gelignite that they had stolen.[8][9]
Their military campaign saw the destruction of several customs posts and raids on police installations. Saor Uladh had its main presence in County Tyrone and in this area the IRA was forced to tolerate the group's existence due to the popularity of Kelly.
During the organisation's brief existence, two of its members were killed.[11]
References
- ^ a b Feeney (2002), p. 203.
- ^ a b c d Hanley and Miller (2009), p. 11.
- ^ a b c Barberis, Peter; McHugh, John; Tyldesley, Mike (2003). Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 248.
- ^ Bowyer Bell (1990), p. 318.
- ISBN 9780717125210.
- ^ An Phoblacht
- ^ Hanley & Millar (2009), pp. 11–13.
- ^ Bowyer Bell (1997), p. 316.
- ^ a b Hanley & Millar (2009), p. 17.
- ^ Bowyer Bell (1990), p. 255.
- ^ Bowyer Bell (1990), p. 334.
Further reading
- Bowyer Bell, J (1990). The Secret Army: The IRA. Dublin: Poolbeg. ISBN 1-85371-027-X.
- Bowyer Bell, J (1997). The Secret Army: The IRA. Transaction Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56000-901-6.
- Feeney, Brian (2002). Sinn Féin: A Hundred Turbulent Years. New York: O'Brien Press. ISBN 978-0-86278-695-3.
- Flynn, Barry (2009). Soldiers of Folly. Collins Press.
- Hanley, Brian; Millar, Scott (2009). The Lost Revolution: The Story of the Official IRA and the Workers' Party. Dublin: Penguin Ireland. ISBN 978-1-84488-120-8.