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Carrowkennedy Ambush

Location: Carrowkennedy

County: Mayo

Date: 2 June 1921

Brigades Involved:
1 West Mayo -Brigade – 4 Western Division

Units Involved:
1 Battalion; 2 Battalion; 3 Battalion;

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Killing of retired RIC Sergeant Anthony Foody

Location: Bunnyconnellan

County: Mayo

Date: 7 July 1921

Brigades Involved:
2 North Mayo Brigade – 4 Western Division

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Kilmeena Ambush

Location: Kilmeena

County: Mayo

Date: 19 May 1921

Brigades Involved:
1 West Mayo -Brigade – 4 Western Division

Units Involved:
A Company, 1 Battalion; A, B, C and F companies, 2 Battalion; 3 Battalion;

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Mayo Brigades

Mayo South Brigade - 1 Western Division

County: Mayo

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This brigade, in the unit formation listed here, existed on the first critical date 11 July 1921 only. Prior to the second critical date of 1 July 1922 a number of units listed were re-formed into the South Mayo Brigade, 2 Western Division. 1 Battalion: Unit strength on 11 July...

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1 South Mayo - 2 Western Division

County: Mayo

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This brigade in the unit formation listed here was not formed by the first critical date 11 July 1921 and all data – with the exception of the Active Service Unit – is for the period 1 July 1922 only. The data for the brigade in the form in which...

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Mayo East Brigade - 2 Western Division

County: Mayo

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This brigade in the unit formation listed here existed on the first critical date 11 July 1921 only. Prior to the second critical date of 1 July 1922 a number of units listed were re-formed into the 3 Western Division. 1 Battalion: Unit strength on 11 July 1921 was 745...

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5 East Mayo Brigade - 3 Western Division

County: Mayo

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The 5 (East Mayo) Brigade – in the unit formation set out here – was not formed by the first critical date 11 July 1921 and all data is for the period 1 July 1922 only. The brigade in the form in which it existed on 11 July 1921 was...

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1 West Mayo -Brigade - 4 Western Division

County: Mayo

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1 Battalion: Unit strength on 11 July 1921 was 677 all ranks, and the strength on 1 July 1922 was 514 all ranks.The companies of the 1st. Battalion were located as follows: Castlebar (No.1), Ballyheane, Islandneady (Islandeady), Glenisland, Crimlin, Ballyvarey, Ballintubber, Burren, Breaghy, and Castlebar (No. 2). 2 Battalion: Unit...

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2 North Mayo Brigade - 4 Western Division

County: Mayo

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1 Battalion (Ballina): Unit strength on 11 July 1921 was 729 all ranks, and the strength on 1 July 1922 was 196 all ranks. By 1 July 1922 five of the companies of this battalion had been posted to the 6 Battalion and the 7 Battalion of the 2 Brigade...

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5 North West Mayo Brigade - 4 Western Division

County: Mayo

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This brigade did not exist on the first critical date and all data is only for 1 July 1922. 1 Battalion: Unit strength 1 July 1922 was 288 all ranks. This unit was formed by 1 July 1922 by the posting in of seven companies of the 7 Battalion, 2...

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