Two RIC Constables Killed in Clare IRA Attack 1919

#OnThisDay 1919 Two RIC constables (not in pic) were shot & killed in an IRA ambush outside of Ennistymon, Clare. Const. Murphy (19) was killed outright but Sgt. Riordan (43) returned fire & hit an IRA vol before being fatally wounded & died the next day.

Two RIC Constables

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