The Archive · 1939

Vigilance in Ireland

SPECIAL TO THE "N.C.D.N."

Dublin, June 24.

There is much police vigilance throughout Eire today following the banning of an Trish Republican Army parade at Bodenstown, Kildare, tomorrow.

The Kildare police division has been strongly reinforced, while adequate military forces are standing by at Curragh Camp, a short distance away. All special trains ordered by the Irish Republican Army have been cancelled, by order of the police—Reuter. he did not appear, two gendarmes were sent to his home but were re~ ceived by shots killing one of them.

Lecol incessantly fired from the attic on the gendarmes who received reinforcements so that as many as 30 men participated in the siege lasting three hours. After anóther gendarme had been seriously wounded, it was decided to use tear gas bombs while at the same time several volleys were fired at the man who was hit by a bullet and in dying condition brought to the Auxerre hospital.—Trans-

Ocean.

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