2 North Mayo Brigade - 4 Western Division

Operation County Location Date
Killing of RIC Sergeant in Ballina Mayo Pearse Street (Knox Street), Ballina 22 July 1920
IRA capture of Inishcrone Coastguard Station Sligo Inishcrone 31 August 1920
Attack on RIC patrol in Ballina Mayo Bridge Street, Ballina 15 April 1921
Attack on RIC District Inspector White Mayo The Quay, Ballina 24 - 25 May 1921
Clydagh Ambush Mayo Clydagh 29 June 1921
Culleens Ambush Sligo Culleens 1 July 1921
Killing of retired RIC Sergeant Anthony Foody Mayo Bunnyconnellan 7 July 1921

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 (North Mayo). The companies of the 1 Battalion were located as follows: Ballina, Bonniconlon, Knockmore, Rehins, Breaffy, Attymass, and Ballysokeery. By 1 July 1922 the following companies had been posted to the 6th. Battalion: Bonniconlon, Breaffy, and Attymass; and to the 7 Battalion, Knockmore and Rehins.
2 Battalion (Foxford): Unit strength on 11 July 1921 was 467 all ranks, and the strength on 1 July 1922 was 346 all ranks. The companies of the 2 Battalion were located as follows: Foxford, Culmore, Straide, Callow, Shraheen and Attymachugh.
3 Battalion (Ballycastle): Unit strength on 11 July 1921 was 324 all ranks, and the strength on 1 July 1922 was 392 all ranks. The companies of the 3 Battalion were located as follows: Ballycastle, Lacken, Moygownagh, Killala and Kilfian.
4 Battalion (Crossmolina): Unit strength on 11 July 1921 was 605 all ranks, and the strength on 1 July 1922 was 318 all ranks. The companies of the 4 Battalion were located as follows: Crossmolina, Lahardane, Keenagh, Rakestreet, Ardagh and Eskragh. By 1 July 1922 the Ardagh Company had been posted to 7th Battalion.
5 Battalion (Corballa): Unit strength on 11 July 1921 was 363 all ranks, and the strength on 1 July 1922 was 434 all ranks. The companies of the 5 Battalion were located as follows: Castleconnor, Enniscrone, Culleens, Easkey, Dromore West and Corembla.
6 Battalion: Unit strength on 11 July 1921 was 336 all ranks. By 1 July 1922 six of the companies of this battalion had been posted to the 2 Battalion and the 5 Battalion of the 5 Brigade (North West Mayo) 4 Western Division. On 11 July 1921 the companies of the 6 Battalion were located as follows: Doohoma, Dooyork, Doolough, Shraigh, Bangor, Curranboy and Glenamoy. By 1 July 1922 the following companies had been posted to the 2 Bn. 5 Bde.: Doohoma, Dooyork, Doolough, and Bangor; the Curranboy, and Glenamoy companies had been posted to the 5 Bn. 5 Bde and the Doolough company was non-existent.
  – 6 Battalion (Bonniconlon): Unit strength on 1 July 1922 was 257 all ranks. This unit in the formation given below did not exist on the first critical date. On 1 July 1922 the companies of the 6 Battalion were located as follows: Bonniconlon, Attymas, Breaffy and Cloonslane.
7 Battalion (Belmullet): Unit strength on 11 July 1921 was 546 all ranks. By 1 July 1922 seven of the companies of this battalion had been posted to the 1 Battalion and two companies to the 5 Battalion of the 5 Brigade (North West Mayo) 4 Western Division. The locations of these companies will be given below. On 11 July 1921 the companies of the 7 Battalion were located as follows: Belmullet, Barahane, Corclough, Binghamstown, Tirrane, Carramore, Gortmelia, Pullathomas, and Foxpoint. By 1 July 1922 the following companies had been posted to the 1 Bn. 5 Bde: Belmullet, Barahane, Corclough, Binghamstown, Tirrane, Carramore, Foxpoint and the Gortmelia, and Pullathomas companies had been posted to the 5 Bn. 5 Bde.
  – 7 Battalion (Rehins): Unit strength on 1 July 1922 was 209 all ranks. This unit in the formation given below did not exist on the first critical date. On 1 July 1922 the companies of the 7 Battalion were located as follows: Rehins, Knockmore, Ardagh, and Tullysliva.

Active Service Unit: There were two A.S.U’s effective with the 2 Brigade (North Mayo) on 11 July 1921. The No. 1 A.S.U. had a strength of 37 all ranks, and the No. 2 A.S.U. had a strength of 43 all ranks. Personnel were attached to the A.S.U. from the battalions of the brigade and the file contains listings of persons concerned.