What the records say
- When
- 3 Nov 1920
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 53.77° N, 7.63° W
- Description
- 1920 gun battle between British forces and the IRA
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Ballinalee
Gun battle between British forces and the IRA
The Battle of Ballinalee took place during the Irish War of Independence on 4 November 1920. Members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), led by Seán Mac Eoin, drove a mixed group of Crown forces consisting of Black and Tans and Auxiliary Division personnel from the village of Ballinalee in County Longford.
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