Ambush associates

Mary O’Dwyer fought alongside many people during the War of Independence and Civil War, including Dan Breen. The people with whom she was involved in the Newtown ambush were seriously committed fighters. The commandant was Tommy Donovan, who had ordered her to spy on the RIC patrol and who was shot dead in Killenaule only ... Read more

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