North Longford Flying Column

The North Longford Flying Column was a unit of the Irish Republican Army in the Irish War of Independence. Drawing its membership from three North Longford Battalions of the Irish Volunteers,[citation needed] it was led by Seán Mac Eoin.[1]

Membership and activities

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Formed by Seán Mac Eoin in 1920,[2] membership of the unit was local to the parishes of Clonbroney, Drumlish, Killoe, Colmcille, Granard, Mullinaghta and Abbeylara. Later, some men from the South Cavan area joined its ranks.[citation needed]

Its most notable engagements[3] included the Battle of Ballinalee (November 1920) and the Clonfin Ambush (February 1921).[4][5] There were further engagements at Terlicken, Ballybrein, Fyhora and Streete, County Westmeath.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "County Longford - Heritage/Historical". countylongford.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2007. the North Longford Flying Column [..] was led by General Sean McEoin "The Blacksmith of Ballinalee"
  2. ^ "Clonfin Ambush: North Longford Flying Column's finest hour as the elite British forces surrender to Seán Mac Eoin". longfordleader.ie. Longford Leader. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  3. ^ The North Longford Flying Column: The Clonfin Twenty-one, Bernard Sexton 2023
  4. ^ "MacEoin, General Seán". ucd.ie. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. His exploits with the North Longford Flying Column [..included..] engagements with the enemy at Ballinalee in November 1920 and Clonfin in February 1921
  5. ^ "Longford Flying Column". 5thbattalionassociation.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.