}  `."System- "Systemgl,_a-"System--@Times New Roman---  2 o`c  @Times New Roman--- 52 `cAttack on Hollyford Barracks            2 Wc  @Times New Roman--- 52 `cIntroduction from Chronology         2 Sc  @Times New Roman---@Times New Roman--------------- ,2 `cOn the night of May 10       --- 2 cth--- [2 5c, IRA attack on Hollyford Barracks, Tipperary. This                    h2 `>cattack results in the destruction of the barracks but without                2 !cthe   #2 >ccapture of arms      --- 2 ` cby the IRA.   ---  2 c  --------- 2 `cMore   2 cDetail ---  2 c  --------------- g2 2`=cThe attack was led by Tadgh Dwyer (O/C Local Battalion i.e. 2                --- 2 -Gcnd---  2 2Sc  2 2X cof the South      a2 G`9cTipperary Brigade) and Ernie O'Malley, GHQ Staff Captain.                2 G(c   2 G+c  #2 G0cAmong those who      z2 \`Jctook part in the attack were Seamus Robinson, Sean Tracey, Dan Breen (all                        ------------ "2 r`cbrigade staff 3    --- 2 mcrd---  2 rc  M2 r,cSouth Tipperary Brigade), Jim Stapleton (Mid             2 r?c- "2 rEcTipp Brigade),      }2 `LcNed [O] Reilly, Jack The Master Ryan and Jim Gorman (the latter was from                  >2 `"cthe local Hollyford company and ha             2 tcd   2 ~c  :2 cserved in the Australian army).           2 xc   2 }c  2 cAlso, a     J2 `*cfew men from the Doon Battalion of the Eas           72 ct Limerick Brigade took part.        2 c   2 c  2 cRyan   w2 `Hcand [O]Reilly had earlier the same day taken part in the attack on Sgt                   ------ 2 ` cMcDonnell    2 c   2 c  2 csee  2 cMay   2  c- 2 c10   2 &c- 2 ,c20/4.  ---  2 Tc  --- I2 `)cThere were 12 constables in the barracks.          2 c   2 c  C2 %cWhen the barracks catches fire, they             F2 `'cretreated to a small shelter and could           %2 xcnot be dislodged.       2 c  12 cIn his report to the IRA         q2 $`DcAdjutant General, Treacy (as V/C of South Tipperary Brigade) critici                     2 $cs 2 $ced the     |2 :`Kcmen who took part for shouting threats at the RIC men which, he felt, made                     :2 O`cthem less likely to surrender.         2 OHc    2 k`c  --- 2 `cBack    2 c @Times New Roman---- @ !*`- ---  2 `c  ---  2 `c    2 `c   2 dc  "Arial--ccbbaa