`."System- "System gl/-"System--@Times New Roman--- 52 x`cThe Pickarstown Cross Ambush          2 xhc  @Times New Roman--- 52 `cIntroduction from Chronology         2 Sc  @Times New Roman--- }2 `LcMen from the East Waterford Brigade IRA, under Paddy Paul (assisted by West                   p2 `CcWaterford men under George Lennon), tried to replicate the Piltown                   2 {cCross    "2 `cambush (see Nov      2 c- 2 c01   2 c- [2 5c20/3). There were about 60 IRA men involved in this              G2 `(cambush. It went badly wrong for the IRA.            2 c  --- 2 ` cMore Detail    2 c  --- z2 )`JcThis time the feint attack was on the RIC barracks in Tramore, led by Pat                      --------- X2 >`3cKeating (or Paddy Paul), while most of the IRA lay             2 > cin ambush at      --- 2 >U cPickarstown     ---@"Calibri------ 2 T`cCross --- R2 T/c, a mile from Tramore on the Waterford side.            ---  2 Tc  --- q2 p`DcAs expected, the RIC in Tramore summoned help from Waterford City.                       2 `McHowever, not only did the British Army send more help than anticipated (four                       =2 `!clorries instead or one or two) bu         R2 S/ct, also one of the volunteers shot prematurely               X2 `3cand this alerted the British. A fire fight ensued             2 c   2 c  ,2 cmost of the ambushers         |2 `Kcwithdrew but one section was caught and suffered two dead (Michael McGrath                  d2 `;cand Thomas OBrien) and two badly wounded (Michael Wyley an                2 f cd Nicholas     y2 `IcWhittle). The two wounded IRA men were eventually brought to the Mental                    S2 `0cHospital in Waterford City for treatment. A tip              2 c- :2 coff from RIC Sgt Greene led to          y2 `Icthe two injured men being removed from the Mental Hospital before it was                       (2 1`craided by Crown for         2 1cces.   2 1#c   |2 M`KcTwo BA officers of the Devonshire Regiment received MBEs for their part in                    .2 b`crepelling this ambush.         2 bc   2 `OcThere was much recrimination in the East Waterford Brigade in the wake of this                     w2 `Hcambush. A subsequent investigation by the IRA concluded that all [IRA]                    2 c   }2 `Lcparties were 2 & 3 hours late and three men were drunk. It also concluded                 z2 `Jcthat, due to its inexperience, the East Waterford Brigade should not have                    :2 `cundertaken such a large ambush.             2 bc   y2 `IcMcCarthy and OFarrell say January 7th; Kautt says 7th/8th and OHalpin a                     2 cnd   22 `c Corrin say January 8th.          2 8c  ---  2 `c  --- c2 ?`cBack    2 ?c @Times New Roman---c- @ !*A`- ---  2 \`c  "Arial--ccbbaa