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Engagement at Ballinlough

Location: Ballinlough

County: Roscommon

Date: 14 - 15 September 1920

Brigades Involved:
2 Castlerea Brigade – 2 Western Division

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Ambush at Cornafulla

Location: Cornafulla

County: Roscommon

Date: 2 February 1921

Brigades Involved:
Athlone Brigade – 1 Midland Division

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Four Mile House ambush

Location: Four Mile House, Carrownalassan

County: Roscommon

Date: 18 October 1920

Brigades Involved:
3 South Roscommon Brigade – 2 Western Division

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Roscommon Operations List (includes those not featured on the map)

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Roscommon Brigades

South Roscommon Brigade -1 Western Division

County: Roscommon

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This brigade in the formation listed here existed only at the first critical date 11 July 1921 and the data is for that period only. By the time of the second critical date of 1 July 1922 the 1 Battalion had been transferred to the 2 Battalion, Castlerea Brigade, 2...

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2 Castlerea Brigade - 2 Western Division

County: Roscommon

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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 is for the period 1 July 1922 only. The strength of the Brigade on 1 July 1922 was 664 all ranks. The data for the brigade in the...

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3 South Roscommon Brigade - 2 Western Division

County: Roscommon

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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 is for the period 1 July 1922 only. The Mountbellew Battalion was part of the Galway South East Brigade, 1 Western Division. The Longford Battalion was part of...

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Roscommon North Brigade - 2 Western Division

County: Roscommon

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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 here were re-formed into the 3 Western Division. The data for those units is given in the...

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2 Arigna Brigade - 3 Western Division

County: Roscommon

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This brigade consisted of four battalions, an attachment of Leitrim companies, and an Active Service Unit. This 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...

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3 North Roscommon-South Leitrim Brigade - 3 Western Division

County: Roscommon

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This brigade – in the unit formation set out here – was not formed by the first critical date 11 July 1921 and all data (with the exception of the ASU) is for the period 1 July 1922 only. The brigade’s 1, 2, 3 and 4 battalions in the form...

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