Talk:Soloheadbeg
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Just for the record Patrick J. Twohig says that the Soloheadbeg ambush was not the first use of physicial force in the War. In his 1996 book he says, "The ambush at Soloheadbeg, Co. Tipperary on 21 January 1919, has been upheld as the first in Ireland and the start of the War of Independence. So claimed Dan Breen in My Fight for Irish Freedom. This is totally erroneous. On the previous July 7, 1918, a like ambush occurred … near Ballingeary, Co. Cork. A policeman was wounded and some weapons captured. The men had worn masks and simply went home afterwards, to indicate the simplicity of the operation. At Solohead they neglected to take such precautions and spent the next few months circling rather hysterically about the general area." (Twohig 1996, pg 191). 89.100.195.42 16:09, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
