Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-16

Belfast, May 15-(By the Asso-
ciated Press)-Miss Darlington, only
daughter of Sir Charles Darlington
of Glenstal Castle, County Limerick,
and head of the Masonic order in
North Munster, and Police Inspector
Riggs were shot dead from ambush
Saturday night by civilians. while
motoring from Killoscully to New
port 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
killed Saturday and today in attacks
and counter attacks at various
places. Numerous persons were
wounded.
More lives may have been lost in
the Macroom ambushade, when II
auxiliaries were killed or on Red
Sunday but for general and organ
lied violence Saturday and Sunday
probably were the worst since the
shootings on a large scale were in
augurated in January 1919.
All the casualties except one oc-
Cured in the area covered by the
southern parliament. Qhe exception
was at Dromore, Tyrone, where a
Sim Feiner was shot dead.
Miss harrington was travelling
with two other women and Inspector
Major Biggs and 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
party of police going to their relief
was fired upon and two of the po-
liccmen were wounded slightly.
Fierce fighting followed an attack
on the Bandon police barracks. The
military and police swept the streets
with machine gun fire and the peo-
pie were obliged to throw themselves
upon the ground for safety. About
the same time armed civilians
marched through Dunmanway,
county Cork. Being followed by
auXIlaries in motor lorries they shot
and killed several horses in the
streets 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
Clonakilty barracks with rifles and
machine guns Saturday afternoon.
The attack was repulsed. Four men,
bers of the attacking party were seen
to fall. The police suffered no cas-
ualties.
Two gunners of the royal marine
artillery, 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 Castletown and
Berehaven. County Cork, today, two
soldiers were shot and killed by arm
ed civilians.
Bombs were thrown at military lor-
ries on three occasions in the Dublin
district today. Some of the occu-
pants of the lorries were wounded.
The Rosslare pier barracks, county
Wexford; Bridgetown barracks WEEK
ford: Spidal barracks, in Galway and
the Holy Cross barracks. county Tip
perary, were unsuccessfully attacked
Saturday night. There was a brisk
fight lasting half an hour at the
Baltimore barracks, Saturday. The
police resisted the attack with bombs
and rifles. There were no casualties.
Head Constable Benson was shot
and killed in the streets at Tralee,
Saturday.
A party of men, according to a
Dublin castle report, entered the
town of Courtmacsherry, seven miles
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