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Operation in Athenry, County Galway

Location: Athenry

County: Galway

Date: 30 June 1921

Brigades Involved:
Galway No1 Brigade/Mid Galway – 1 Western Division

Units Involved:
Cussane Company, 1 Battalion, Mid Galway Brigade; Derrydonnell Company, 1 Battalion, Mid Galway Brigade;

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Ambush of RIC in Clifden

Location: Main Street, Clifden

County: Galway

Date: 16 March 1921

Brigades Involved:
3 West Connemara – 4 Western Division

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Attack on National Forces at Headford

Location: Headford

County: Galway

Date: April 1923

Brigades Involved:
4 Tuam Brigade (North Galway) – 2 Western Division

Units Involved:
Barnaderg Company, Tuam Company, Cortoon Company, Sylane Company, Miltown Company and Gardenfield Company, 1 Battalion, North Galway (Tuam) Brigade

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1 South East Galway Brigade - 1 Western Division

County: Galway

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The data for the brigade in the form in which it existed on 11 July 1921 is under ‘Galway South East Brigade”. 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...

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2 South West Galway - 1 Western Brigade

County: Galway

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1 Battalion: Unit strength on 1 July 1922 was 450 all ranks. The companies of the 1 Battalion were located as follows:  Kilbeacanty,  Derrybrien,  Beagh,  Gort,  Peterswell,  and Kilchreest. 2 Battalion: Unit strength on 1 July 1922 was 352 all ranks. The companies of the 2 Battalion were located as...

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Galway South East Brigade - 1 Western Division

County: Galway

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This brigade, in the unit formation as set out here, existed on the first critical date 11 July 1921 only. Prior to the second critical date of 1 July 1922 the brigade was re-organised. Loughrea Battalion: Unit strength on 11 July 1921 was 235 all ranks. The companies of the...

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Galway South West Brigade - 1 Western Division

County: Galway

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This brigade, in the unit formation as 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 below were re-formed into the 2 Brigade South-West Galway. 1 Battalion (Gort): Unit strength on 11...

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North Galway Brigade - 1 Western Division

County: Galway

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This brigade (in the formation listed here) existed only at the first critical date 11 July 1921 and, with the exception of the Active Service Unit, the data is for that period only. By the time of the second critical date of 1 July 1922 the 1 Tuam Battalion had...

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Galway No1 Brigade/Mid Galway - 1 Western Division

County: Galway

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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 the units listed here were re-formed into different formations. The first three companies listed of the 1 (Castlegar) Battalion were transferred to...

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4 Tuam Brigade (North Galway) - 2 Western Division

County: Galway

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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 brigade in the form in which it existed on 11 July 1921 formed part of the 1 Western Division....

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3 West Connemara - 4 Western Division

County: Galway

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1 Battalion: Unit strength on 11 July 1921 was 367 all ranks, and the strength on 1 July 1922 was 388 all ranks.The companies of the 1 Battalion were located as follows:  Leenane, Cornamone,  Cloughbrack, Finny, Lettergesk and Kilmilken. 2 Battalion: Unit strength on 11 July 1921 was 564 all...

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4 East Connemara- 4 Western Division

County: Galway

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1 Battalion (Spiddal): Unit strength on 11 July 1921 was 245 all ranks, and the strength on 1 July 1922 was 127 all ranks. On 11 July 1921 this unit consisted of the following companies: Barna, Furbough, Spiddal, and Knock.  By 1 July 1922 the Barna and Spiddal companies were...

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