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A chance conversation with a neighbour led to a Wexford man receiving an invitation from the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to honour his grandfather, an Irish War of Independence veteran and Volunteer in the 1916 Rising , at Easter Sunday ceremonies at the GPO in Dublin for the first time. ....
Regarded as perhaps one of the most formative and vital periods in Irish History, we are currently in the midst of marking the centenary of the events of the War of Independence (1919 - 1921). Local archaeologist Barry Lacey from Ferns has been looking at some of the key events in Co Wexford, looking at ambushes, raids, the burning of police barracks and other activities. On this occasion he looks at the attack on Foulksmills Barracks, which took place in December of 1920, and saw a huge firefight between RIC officers and IRA volunteers. At about 2.45 a.m. on Saturday the December 18, 1920, members of the South Wexford brigade IRA launched an attack on the RIC Barracks in Foulksmills, a quiet rural village located some 22km west of Wexford town. ....
Regarded as perhaps one of the most formative and vital periods in Irish History, we are currently in the midst of marking the centenary of the events of the War of Independence (1919 - 1921). Local archaeologist Barry Lacey from Ferns has been looking at some of the key events in Co Wexford, focusing on ambushes, raids, the burning of police barracks and other activities. On this occasion, he looks at an attack on Carrig on Bannow Barracks, which resulted in civilian casualty. On Monday evening December 20 1920 members of the South Wexford Brigade IRA arrived in the village of Carrig-On-Bannow, planning to destroy the RIC barracks. During the operation an altercation occurred between an IRA member and a civilian, the latter of whom was shot and killed. ....