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Attack on RIC at Abbeyleix

Location: Abbeyleix

County: Laois

Date: 19 March 1921

Brigades Involved:
Laois Brigade – 3 Southern Division

Units Involved:
Abbeyleix Company, 3 Battalion; 1 Battalion, Laois Brigade

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Ambush at Dunamase

Location: Dunamase

County: Laois

Date: February 1921

Brigades Involved:
Laois Brigade – 3 Southern Division

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Attack at Portarlington Railway Station

Location: Portarlington Railway Station, Station Road, Portarlington

County: Laois

Date: 21 March 1921

Brigades Involved:
Laois Brigade – 3 Southern Division

Units Involved:
4 Battalion, Laois Brigade

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Laois Brigade - 3 Southern Division

County: Laois

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1 Battalion: Unit strength on 11 July 1921 was 381 all ranks, and the strength on 1 July 1922 was 168 all ranks.The companies of the 1 Battalion were located as follows: Ballyroan, Clonkeem, Heath, Lalor’s Mills, Portlaoise, Ratheniska, Raheen, Straboe, Pallas, and Mountmellick. 2 Battalion: Unit strength on 11...

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