The Great Brunswick (Pearse) Street Raid 1921

#OnThisDay 1921 A patrol of Auxiliaries was ambushed on its way to raid an IRA HQ on Great Brunswick (Pearse) Street. Two Auxies, two Volunteers & three civilians were killed (including the brother of the Dublin’s Lord Mayor) & several of each group wounded.

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