Kilmeena ambush

Kilmeena ambush
Part of the Irish War of Independence
Date18 May 1921
Location
Kilmeena, County Mayo
53°50′35″N 9°31′44″W / 53.843°N 9.529°W / 53.843; -9.529
Result

British victory

  • IRA ambush fails and takes heavy casualties
Belligerents
Irish Republican Army
(West Mayo Brigade)

 United Kingdom

Commanders and leaders
Michael Kilroy United Kingdom DI Peter Donnellan
Strength
41 volunteers ~20-30 men
Casualties and losses
At least 5 killed[1]
At least 4 wounded[2]		 3 killed
Kilmeena ambush is located in island of Ireland
Kilmeena ambush
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Location within island of Ireland

The Kilmeena ambush was an action during the Irish War of Independence that took place at Kilmeena, County Mayo on 19 May 1921.[3] The ambush ended in defeat for the local West Mayo Irish Republican Army (IRA), with five IRA volunteers killed and four wounded and captured. Two members of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and one Black and Tan were also killed in the action.

  1. ^ "Five IRA men killed in botched ambush". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 15 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Commemoration of the 95th anniversary of the Kilmeena Ambush". mayonews.ie. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. ^ MacEoin 1997, p. 390.