Siege of Tralee

The Siege of Tralee was an event that took place between 1 and 9 November 1920 in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland.

History

On the night of 31 October 1920, RIC Constable Patrick Waters and RIC Constable Ernest Bright had been kidnapped, shot and killed by IRA volunteers in Tralee.[1] In response to the seizure of two of their colleagues and in an attempt to recover the bodies,[2] British temporary constables (Black and Tans) imposed a curfew on the town, shot local people who appeared on the streets, insisted that the local businesses close and stopped all food and drink from entering the town.[3] Hamar Greenwood, the Chief Secretary for Ireland, ordered that the siege be lifted on 9 November 1920.[3]

References
  1. "Constable Ernest Bright, 34; Constable Patrick Waters, 24". RIC Roll of Honor. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  2. "The New Zealander who became front page news during the War of Independence". Irish Examiner. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. "The Siege of Tralee, November 1 – 9, 1920". The Irish Story. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
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