Siege of Tralee

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The Siege of Tralee was an event that took place between 1 and 9 November 1920 in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland.

History[]

On the night of 31 October 1920, RIC Constable Patrick Waters and RIC Constable Ernest Bright had been kidnapped, shot and killed by IRA volunteers in Tralee.[1] In response to the seizure of two of their colleagues and in an attempt to recover the bodies,[2] British temporary constables (Black and Tans) imposed a curfew on the town, shot local people who appeared on the streets, insisted that the local businesses close and stopped all food and drink from entering the town.[3] Hamar Greenwood, the Chief Secretary for Ireland, ordered that the siege be lifted on 9 November 1920.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Constable Ernest Bright, 34; Constable Patrick Waters, 24". RIC Roll of Honor. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  2. ^ "The New Zealander who became front page news during the War of Independence". Irish Examiner. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b "The Siege of Tralee, November 1 – 9, 1920". The Irish Story. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
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