{"id":3214,"date":"2016-10-11T23:45:29","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T22:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=3214"},"modified":"2016-10-11T23:48:47","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T22:48:47","slug":"ambush-at-dooney-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/ambush-at-dooney-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambush At Dooney Rock"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Anti<\/a>
Anti Treaty IRA forces captured “The Ballinalee” armoured car, and it saw action against the Free State Army in future engagements before being burned out when recapture was beyond prevention. It was renamed “The Wild Rose of Lough Gill”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When we come at the end of time,
\nTo Peter sitting in state,
\nHe will smile on the three old spirits,<\/p>\n

– “The Fiddler of Dooney<\/strong>” (W.B. Yeats)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Two men there died, by forces slain
\nWho were comrades not so long ago
\nSuch is Civil War, at Dooney Rock
\nWatched by the Morrighan crow… (1)<\/p>\n

\"Memorial<\/a>
Memorial to the dead Free State troops killed at the ambush of Dooney Rock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Adair there lay dead, shot by the men
\nLed by the man he was jailed trying to save (2)
\nBut the split makes enemies of former comrades
\nWho now commit each other to the grave.<\/p>\n

Paddy Callaghan too of Ballinalee
\nOf great service and same stock
\nJohn Sweeney bled, took two days to die
\nAfter the ambush at Dooney Rock.<\/p>\n

Frank Cartys men took the armored car
\nThat Mc Eoin had renamed the Ballinalee
\nVeteran of Egypt she was, in Sligo was to burn
\nYet more service was yet to see. (3)<\/p>\n

In the hands of fellow Irishmen
\nWho each other in Civil War fight and kill
\nThee nameplate of a locomotive gave her a new name
\nThe Wild Rose of Lough Gill<\/p>\n

\"Members<\/a>
Members of the Third Western Division IRA with the Ballinalee during a lull in action with Free State forces.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In London the British sat, satisfied
\nIrishmen fighting Irishmen
\nIf we had known how little we would have won
\nWould we have rebelled, if given the choice again?<\/p>\n

Sidney Gallagher would take the gun again
\nWho had been shot in the arm
\nSailed neath bishops blessing to fight in Spain (4)
\nReturn without much harm.<\/p>\n

Glossary<\/strong><\/p>\n

[1] Morrighan crow –
\nIrish legendry spectre of a grow which was a manifestation of the Goddesses of the known as “The Morrighan”<\/em><\/p>\n

[2] Adair was arrested trying to free Frank Carty in Glasgow. Little did either know Cartys unit would kill Adair in the coming years.<\/p>\n

[3] The Ballinalee
\nIt was burned in la later engagement while in the serive of the IRA against the FSA, who recaptured it. It was restored and entered service again in WWII.
\nhttp:\/\/www.sligoheritage.com\/history.htm<\/p>\n

[3]The Sligo Men who Fought for Franco
\nhttp:\/\/irelandscw.com\/band-Sligo1.htm<\/p>\n

\"Paddy<\/a>
Paddy Callaghan is third from the left on the front row. In happier times, this was him in the North Longford Flying Column, before the Treaty and Irish Civil War.
The North Longford Flying Column on Crott Mountain, 1 May 1921, following an ambush at Reilly\u2019s house at Fyhora, in which two B&Ts were killed.
Rear L-R: Frank Davis, John (Bun) McDowell, Seamus McKeon (bro. of Gen Sean McKeon), Michael Tracey, Paddy Lynch, Tom Reilly, James (Nap) Farrelly, Frank Gormley, Hugh Hourican.
Front L-R: Kiernan (not a member of the column but \u2018on the run\u2019 & staying at Reilly\u2019s house), Pat Cooke, Paddy (Bug) Callaghan, Tom Brady, Tom Reddington (Brigade O\/C)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Reference<\/p>\n

Burning of the “Ballinalee” and renameing as the “Wild Rose of Lough Gill
\n“As I Was Among the Captives” Joseph Campbells Prison Diaries<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.irishidentity.com\/extras\/battle\/stories\/ballinalee.htm<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Dooney<\/a>
Dooney Rock ambush, as recounted by IrishWarMedals.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When we come at the end of time, To Peter sitting in state, He will smile on the three old spirits, – “The Fiddler of Dooney” (W.B. Yeats) Two men there died, by forces slain Who were comrades not so long ago Such is Civil War, at Dooney Rock Watched …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,177,545],"tags":[3261,3260,3259,3258,197,3257,3256],"class_list":["post-3214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-irelands-wars","category-irish-civil-war","category-spanish-civil-war-irelands-wars","tag-dooney-rock","tag-free-sate-army-casualties","tag-james-callaghan","tag-sean-mc-eoin","tag-sligo","tag-the-ballinalee","tag-the-ballinalee-armoured-car","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-PQ","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3473,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/village-of-the-three-generals\/","url_meta":{"origin":3214,"position":0},"title":"Village of the Three Generals","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"5th January 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"St Johnstown, or Ballinalee From where the three generals hail Monroe, Wilson and McEoin Two Scotsmen, one of the Gael. 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