Tourmakeady ambush
| Tourmakeady ambush | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Tourmakeady, County Mayo | |
| Result | IRA victory |
Irish Republican Army(South Mayo Brigade)
Royal Irish Constabulary(Black and Tans)
120 Auxiliaries
1 wounded
1 wounded
The Tourmakeady ambush or Battle of Tourmakeady occurred on 3 May 1921 during the
IRA Adjutant (South Mayo Brigade) Michael O’Brien sustained fatal injuries when he was shot while trying to assist the injured Brigade leader (Maguire).[1] Another IRA Volunteer, Pádraig Feeney, was also killed that afternoon, a monument in Tourmakeady commemorates him.[2] Royal Irish Constabulary Constables Christopher O'Regan, William Power and Sergeant John Regan were killed in the battle. Black and Tans Constable Hubert Oakes also died in the ambush.[3]
Following the ambush, the Flying Column took to the nearby Partry Mountains and were subsequently engaged by British troops from the Border Regiment.[4] Extensive searches and reprisals followed in the area over the next week. On 3 May 1921, in reprisal for the ambush, Crown forces burned several commercial establishments and homes in the area.[5]
References
- ^ O'Halpin, Eunan & Ó Corráin, Daithí (2020), The Dead of the Irish Revolution. Yale University Press, pgs 404-405.
- ^ O'Halpin, pg 405.
- ^ McGrath, Pat (4 May 2021). "Centenary of War of Independence ambush marked in Mayo". RTE News. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ Donal Buckley, The Battle of Tourmakeady, 2008
- ^ O'Halpin, pg 405.