Irish Republican Army 4th Battalion (Ballyhaunis) East Mayo Brigade
British Army (2nd Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
Commanders and leaders
Cmdt. Patrick Kenny
Major Ritchie
Strength
20 Volunteers in Ambush Party
12-20 soldiers
Casualties and losses
1 wounded
3-10 wounded
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Piltown Cross
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Bloody Sunday (Dublin)
Kilmichael
Burning of Cork
Pickardstown
Drumcondra
Clonfin
Dromkeen
Upton
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Coolavokig
Sheemore
Clonbanin
Kilfaul
Selton Hill
Burgery
Crossbarry
Headford
Scramoge
Tourmakeady
Kilmeena
Custom House
Carrowkennedy
Rathcoole
Coolacrease
Bloody Sunday (Belfast)
McMahon killings
Arnon Street killings
Dunmanway killings
The Holywell ambush was an ambush on the Ballyhaunis to Claremorris road near Holywell in the early hours of Monday, 2 August 1920 carried out by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) during the Irish War of Independence. Approximately 20 local IRA volunteers commanded by Patrick Kenny attacked a British Military detachment that was guarding a broken down petrol lorry.[1][2][3][4]
^Brigade Activity files: A26 1 Brigade 2 Western Division (South Mayo)
^Irish Independent 04/08/1920 Page 5
^Interesting Extracts- Brief Personal notes on Parochial and other passing events by Michael F Waldron, Knox St., Ballyhaunis, 7th February 1953. Printed in Annagh Parish Magazine 2007, 2008, 2009
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ambushed a British Army lorry on the Claremorris road from Ballyhaunis, seizing weapons and ammunition. The spot of the ambush, known as the Holywell...
This is a list of ambushes carried out by the Irish Republican Army against the British armed forces and police. Melaugh, Martin. "Cain: Chronology of...
for 26 June 1920). 2 August 1920: HolywellAmbush: There was a battle between British soldiers and the IRA at Holywell on the Ballyhaunis–Claremorris Road...
additional cameras. Locations in Cornwall, England included St Michael's Mount, Holywell Beach and Kynance Cove. Other locations included Castleton, Derbyshire...
1860 3rd (Vale of Clwyd) Flintshire RVC, formed at Rhyl by May 1860 4th (Holywell) Flintshire RVC, formed 29 June 1860, 5th (Flint) Flintshire RVC formed...
their own medicine. Sigtryggr, sends a Welsh messenger to King Hywel at Holywell with the severed head of his brother. Edward sees how Uhtred instantly...
locations included Penzance, Lamorna and Prussia Cove. National Trust beaches Holywell and Porthcurno provided "a dramatic setting" for a horse-race sequence...
Built-up area". Nomisweb.co.uk. The history of the parishes of Whiteford, and Holywell. October 2009. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. {{cite book}}:...
Gwynedd, Prince of North Wales, marched his forces to Basingwerk near Holywell, where he took up his station within a few miles of the royal army. The...
established in Shrewsbury, and the saint's remains are transferred there from Holywell. Owain Gwynedd and Cadwaladr ap Gruffydd ap Cynan fail to take Cardigan...
Basingwerk Abbey originally Benedictine, and later Cistercian, is founded near Holywell in Wales. Spring – A German expeditionary force, led by King Lothair III...
situated near the cottages at Auchenbraith. A holy well is shown at the 'Holywell Cleuch' above Hapland Farm (with no recorded history) with a branch of...
that time part of Derryvullen parish. In 1500 two Maguire princes were ambushed by the O'Neills at Ballinamallard in their conflict and in 1539 the Original...
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