Carrowkennedy ambush

Carrowkennedy ambush
Part of the Irish War of Independence
Date2 June 1921
Location
Carrowkennedy, County Mayo, Ireland
53°42′36″N 9°33′40″W / 53.710°N 9.561°W / 53.710; -9.561
Result Irish victory
Belligerents
Irish Republican Army United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Royal Irish Constabulary
Black and Tans
Commanders and leaders
Michael Kilroy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland DI Edward Stevenson  
Strength
45–50[1] 17
Casualties and losses
none 7 dead[1][2][3]
6 wounded[2]
Carrowkennedy ambush is located in island of Ireland
Carrowkennedy ambush
Location within island of Ireland

The Carrowkennedy ambush was an ambush carried out by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 2 June 1921,[1][4] during the Irish War of Independence. An IRA flying column, commanded by Michael Kilroy, ambushed a mobile patrol of the Royal Irish Constabulary including Black and Tans recruits at Carrowkennedy, near Westport, County Mayo. It resulted in the deaths of seven of the RIC, including some who were killed by their own rifle grenade. After two hours the RIC surrendered and their weaponry and ammunition were seized by the IRA.

  1. ^ a b c Price, Dominic The Flame and the Candle (Collins Press, 2012)
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Men was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "RIC Memorial Roll". Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
  4. ^ "Mayo Historical Monuments". Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.