Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-07
LIMERICK MAYOR
SLAIN IN HIS BED
Predecessor Also Killed In
Night Attack-Mayor's
Wife Is Wounded
BELIEVED TO BE REPRlSAL
by the Associated Press

Dublin, March 7.--George Clancy,
mayor of Limerick, was shot and killed
at his home in that city early this
morning. and his wife was seriously
wounded. At about the same time, Mi.
chael OCallaghan, former mayor OF the
city, was also killed at his residence.
Mcager reports received here state
that Mayor Clancy and his wife were
shot at about 80 o'clock, but owing
to curfcw restrictions. members of the
household were afraid to venture on
the streets to secure aid, and friends
with whom they communicated by tele.
phone could not go to the house for the
same reason.
About two hours later doctor ar.
rived from hospital and found Mayor
Clancy dead and Mrs. Clancy in n criti.
cal condition. Former Mayor O'Calla-
CHAN was dying when doctors, sum
moncd by the police, arrived at the
house.
Limerick is intensely excited over the
shootings, which are popularity inter-
preted as reprisals for the assassina-
tion Of Brigadier General Cumming,
who was killed at Clonbanin on Sat.
urday.
The belief Is general here that the
ambush in Clonbanin was prepared for
Major General Sir Edward Strickland.
commander of the crown forces in
Munster. General Strickland was sup
posed to be returning to Cork Saturday
from Tralcc.
London. March Five hundred men
took part in the ambush OF military
convoy Saturday afternoon in Clon.
bnnin. County Cork, in which gen.
eral. another officer and two privates
were killed, says Dublin dispatch
to the Central News yesterday. The
convoy consisted Of five or six lorries
and an armored car.
The first two cars Of the convoy
we're blown up by a mine and a fierce
fight which lasted an hour ensued.
Then the nrmored car reached Kanturk
from which place endorsements were
sent to the scene Of the ambush. The
attacking party escaped into the hills.
Cork. March 7.-Rrigadier General
Cumming commander of the Kerry
military area. was one or the two Of
iiccrs killed in the ambush at Clonbanin.
General Cumming had his headQuar- =
trrs in the barracks at Buttevant. some
miles to the northeast Of the scene OF
the ambush Recently General Cum.
ming had motored each morning to
Malow. where he presided over the
court of inquiry into the murder there
recently Of Mrs. King. wife Of County
Inspector King. and the shooting OF
railway men after the murder.
Extraordinary precautions were
taken on these trips. Parties of sol.
diers motored in advance General
Cumming following in his own car with
two soldiers sitting behind him. Ar
arnorrd car with machine guns ready
brought up the rear. Outside the
courthouse during the proceedings o'
the court. at the hotel where the gen
cra ate lunch and in the streets ira
vprsed by him between the courthouse
and the hotel. large detachments stoo
| guard. Two previous attempts hat
| been made TO ambush General Cum
ming.
4 heavy fire was opened on the con
voy Saturday from high ground or
both sides Of the road The driver o
the first car was seriously wounde,
by the first volley and the ca
plunged into ditch. All the soldier
ieft the cars and went into action
but the armorcd car, in endeavorini
to pass that of General Cumming. rai
into the ditch. General Cumming wa
hit in the head shortly after leaving hi
chr and died instantly. The firing wen
on for an hour. during which a lieu
tenant also was killed.