A group of up to 20 unmasked and uninvited visitors to a small local commemorative event during the weekend to mark the centenary of the Mourneabbey ambush were told they were not welcome by local councillor, Liam Madden.
The event had been organised by the local Community Council, of which Cllr Madden is chairman since 2011, to mark the ambush by British forces of a local IRA unit, an engagement which left four IRA men dead.
The small event which went ahead saw a wreath being laid at the ambush memorial on Sunday afternoon and every house in the parish had a lit candle in the window.