D  `."System- "System gl\-"System--@Times New Roman--- &2 x`cThe Dripsey Ambush       2 xc  @Times New Roman--- ;2 ` cIntroduction from the Chronology          2 pc  @Times New Roman------------ 2 `cOutside   --- 2 cDripsey  --- h2 >c, Co Cork, (at Godfrey's Cross on the road to Coachford), the                    2 `Mc6th (Donoughmore) Battalion flying column of the Cork No. 1 Brigade IRA, are                       s2 `Eclying in ambush for an Auxiliary convoy when they are, in turn, ambus                       2 ched by    @Times New Roman--------------- )2 `cCrown Forces (from 1      --- 2 cst---  2 c  ;2  cBattalion, Manchester Regiment).          2 $c   2 )c  2 . cTen men are      z2 `Jccaptured, six of whom are badly wounded. One of the wounded subsequently                       2 '`Qcdies and five of the remaining prisoners are executed by the British on February                        @Times New Roman--------- 2 =`c28th.    2 =c ---  2 =c  --- 2 e` cMore Detail    2 ec  --- 2 `cThere  p2 Ccwere 68 men in the IRA ambush party with at least another seven as                     /2 `cscouts and road blockers        2 c  2 c(24   2 ;chad   2 Xc  82 [cshotguns and most of the rest        2 9cwere  2 b carmed with    ------------ 2 `crifles).  2 c   2 c  J2 *cThe column was led by Frank Busteed (V/C 6             --- 2 cth---  2  c  (2 cBattalion) and the       G2 `(cBattalion O/C Jackie O'Leary was also pr              2 cesent.   2 c   2 c  22 c(The column has been in a            ^2 `7ctraining camp for the previous two weeks at Kilcullen).                 2 c   2 c  +2  cThe Auxiliary convoy      ------ (2 `cwas expected in mid       2 c- _2 8cmorning but the column was in place since early morning.                    2 c   2 c ---  2 c  --- e2 `<cThe column had moved two families who lived near the ambush                   2 \ cout of their     2 6`chouses.   2 6c   2 6c  k2 6@cOne of these families was headed by Jack Sweeney who worked for                      L2 K`+cTim Sheehan, Baker and Grocer in Coachford.             2 Kc   2 Kc  72 KcSweeney was allowed to go to           --- a2 a`9cwork where he told his employer about the planned ambush.                   2 a>c   2 aCc ---  2 aHc  --- :2 `cMary Lindsay from Leemount Hous          F2 |'ce, outside Coachford entered Sheehan's              2 `cabout 11.30am.     2 c   2 c  b2 :cShe was on her way to Ballincollig for a newly introduced                   :2 `cmilitary inspection of her car.          2 ?c   2 Bc  S2 G0c(This was a measure that the British introduced               d2 `;cin an effort to cut down on the IRA commandeering of cars.)                 2 <c  2 Ac  2 K cLindsay,     I2 `)coriginally from Co. Mayo, held strong pro              2 c-  2 cBritish views.     2  c   2 %c   2 *cWhen she told        2 `McSheehan that she was going to Ballincollig, he advised her not to go through                       .2 `cDripsey and Inishcarra.       2 c   2 c  \2 6cShe inquired as to why and he told her of the planned                  2 `cambush.     2 c   2 c  2  cShe procee    a2 9cded by the lower road to Ballincollig where she informed                  /2 5`cthe BA about the ambush.         2 5/c   2 54c   2 59c   y2 ]`IcOn her way to inform the British, Lindsay met Father Ned Shinnick (an RC                       )2 r`cpriest who held anti       2 rc- I2 r)cIRA views) and told him about the ambush.             2 rDc   2 rGc  "2 rLcHe went to the      )2 `cI/O of the local IRA       2 c  _2 8ccompany and told him to tell the IRA ambushers that the                 M2 `,cBritish had been informed of their position.              2 c   2 c  ;2  cOn receiving this news from the          V2 `2cI/O, the IRA leaders at the ambush site discussed             2  cthis news    2 'c  )2 ,cbut decided that it      --- I2 `)cwas a ruse by Fr Shinnick to get them to              +2 cabandon their ambush.       2 Yc   2 ^c ---  2 cc  "Arial--ccbbaa