Item 24 - Raid on Charlestown R.I.C. Barracks, Mayo

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UGA P133/4/7/24

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Raid on Charlestown R.I.C. Barracks, Mayo

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  • 18/01/1922

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Correspondence, on Óglaigh na hÉireann headed papers, Castle Street, Castlebar, written by Captain Sean Walshe to 'Chief Liaison Officer', outlining details of raid at R.I.C. Barracks at Charlestown that was unofficial and unordered but led by a 'Vice-Comdt Hickey of an East Mayo Brigade Battalion. Reports detail the 'most atrocious manner' of the raiders and injuries to R.I.C. officers. Walshe seeks advice whether to arrest Hickey. (18 Jan 1922).
Further letters from Walshe include updates on local enquiries and investigations on the raid, possible mistaken identity on the raiding party and its leaders and other information. Also includes a manuscript report into the raid and its detail by Comdt Emmet Dalton. (19 Jan 1922)

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      27/03/2018
      29/07/2025

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