The Archive · 1937

Clashes Near Liberty' Halt

Clashes, in which several persons were injured, but not seriously, curred between the police and crowds O'Connell Street and Beresford Place, where Liberty Hall, the headquarters of the citizen army during the 1916 rebellion, is situated, Before their dispersal by the police, tie: demonstrators heard telegrams of sympathy from the all-India. Con gress and Trish Republican organiaatons "In " America—Reuter, Siatue of George 1X Bombed Seta, TO rine "me, HERALD"

Dublin, May 13, Mhe equestrian statue of George fon St, Stephen's Green was blown up by a and mine this morning by unknown persons, This was the second outrage on the statue which was damaged by a bom on November 12, he horse was torn from the sockets of the. ftteensfoot pedestal and hurled: twenty. feet away white the statue, was' blown off the horse, One arm of the egy was blown' away but the other was atill limply attaehwhen plaked up.

It is believed the was reprisal for the Governments ban-hing of the Irish Republican Army's demonstration on May 11 to protest ayainst the crowning of an English king as King of Ireland.

The explosion " to-day shattered windows in surrounding buildings, Mhe police, after a search, found ump of guns and" ammunition—Reuter.

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