The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-16
H.OOD|EST WEEKEND
COMES TO IRELAND
ONE WOMAN DIES FROM AM
BUScADE. DAUGHTER OF
FORMER HIGH SHERIFF KILL
ED. ON HIcHWAY-LiVES OF
Z NINE POLICEMEN AND TWO
SOLDIERS TAKEN.


: Belfast, May 15.-Miss Barring
ton, only daughter of Sir Charles
Darlington of Glennstal Castle,
county Limerick, and head Of the
Masonic order in North Munster,
and Police Inspection Biggs were
shot dead from ambush Saturday by
civilians while motoring. from killos-
Gully to Newport, County Tipperary.
The father of the dead woman is
a former high sheriff Of County
Limerick.
Nine policemen, two soldiers and
a number Of other persons were Kill
ed Saturday and today in attacks
and counter attacks at various
places. Numerous persons were
wounded.
More lives may have been lost in
the Macroom ambuscade, when II
auxiliaries were killed on Red Sun
day, but for general and organized
violence Saturday and today prob
ably were the worst since shooting
on a large scale was inaugurated in
January, 1919.
All the casualties except one were
in the area covered by the Southern
parliament. The exception was at
Droomore, Tyron, where a Sinn
Feiner was shot dead.
Miss Darlington was travelling
with two other women and Inspector
Major Biggs, a military officer,
when she was killed. The military
officer was wounded.
Constable Bridges was shot dead
and two other constables were
wounded while purchasing groceries
Saturday at Drumcollagher. A par
ty of police going to their relief was
fred upon and two of the policemen
were wounded slightly.
Fierce fighting followed an at
tack on the Bandon police barracks.
The military and police swept the
streets with machine gun fire and
the people were obliged to throw
themselves upon the ground for
safety. About the same time, armed
civilians marched through Dunman-
way, County Cork. Being followed
by auxiliaries in motor lorries, they
shot and killed several horses in the
street so as to obstruct the path of
their pursuers.
All the roads south and west Of
Cork have been trenched at many
points. The belief prevails that
rebels intend to carry out a general
attack on military and police bar
racks.
One hundred civilians attacked
the Clonakility barracks with rifles
and machine guns Saturday after
noon. The attack wss. repulsed. Four
members of the. attacking party
were seen to fall. The police suffer
ed no casualties.
Two gunners of Royal Marine Ar-
tilery stationed at East Ferry,
near Middleton, county Cork, were
shot dead Saturday night, This was
the first attack that has been made
on naval forces. At Castledon and
Berehaven, county Cork, today, two
soldiers were killed by armed civili-
ans.
Bombs were thrown at military
lorries on three occasions in the
Dublin district today. Some of the
occupants of the lorries were
wounded.
The Rosslarepier barracks, county
Wexford; the Briigeton barracks,
Wexford; he Shidal barracks in
Galway, and the Holy Cross bar
racks, County Tipperary, were un-
successfully attacked Saturday
night. There was brisk fight last
ing half an hour at the Baltimore
barracks Saturday. The police re-
sisted the attack with bombs and
rifles. There were no casualties.