`."System- "Systemgl܇VF-"System--@Times New Roman--- 2 q`cThe  42 qcKilling of Constable Carter       2 qec  @Times New Roman--- 52 `cIntroduction from Chronology         2 Sc  @Times New Roman--- D2 `&cAn RIC patrol is ambushed on the Main               @2 #cStreet in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal          }2 `Lcresulting in the wounding of Sgt Charles Maguire and the death of Constable                      2 `cAlbert Carter.    2 c   2 c  e2 <cAt the same time, the RIC Barracks on the Lower Main St was                  p2 `Ccattacked. This attack was led by Hugh McGrath and Anthony Dawson.                    @Times New Roman------ 2 `cRe  :2 ucprisals follow but are muted.        ---  2 bc  --- 2 ?` cMore Detail     2 ?c  --- L2 g`+cAccording to Duibhir, after the big round             2 gc- (2 gcup in west Donegal      2 gCc   2 gMc  2 gRc(see  2 gucMay   2 gc- 2 gc16   2 gc-  2 }`c21/10   k2 }@c), Peadar ODonnell (O/C Donegal No. 2 Brigade IRA who may have                @Times New Roman--------------- C2 `%cbeen suspended by Frank Carney, O/C 1              --- 2 cst---  2 c  12 cNorthern Division, before         2 _c  2 d cthe latters     |2 `Kccapture) sent instructions to Anthony Dawson (Adj, Letterkenny Company) to                     }2 `Lccarry out an attack on Crown Forces in the town. He contacted Hugh McGrath                       --- z2 `Jc(Captain, Letterkenny Company) and they set about organising the attack.                    ---  2 c  --- #2 `cThere is a repor    k2 @ct of this attack in the Brigade Activity Report for the Donegal                    |2 `KcNumber 2 Brigade in the Military Service Pension Collection available from                      72 &`cMilitary Archives Ireland at         z2 ;`Jchttp://mspcsearch.militaryarchives.ie/docs/files//PDF_Membership/7/A41%202                 @Times New Roman---- @ !Z=`- ------ G2 Q`(c%20Brigade%201%20Northern%20Division.pdf             2 Qc ---  2 Qc - @ !S`- --- v2 y`GcThe short report says that the IRA were broken up into two sections. T                 2 y che first   v2 `Gcsection consisted of Hugh McGrath, Connell Bradley, Hugh Sweeney, Hugh                   |2 `KcMcGrenaghan and Willie McLaughlin. The second section consisted of Antony                n2 `BcDawson, Mick Dawson, Patrick McMonagle and Richard Doherty. Hugh                  @2 `#cMcGrath was in charge of the operat           F2 'cion and the first section while Antony          }2 `LcDawson was in charge of the second section. (There is a detailed map of the                     2 `RcMain St of Letterkenny in the report giving the locations of the two sections and                         2 ` cRIC patrol.)      2 c   P2 7`.cOne section attacked the RIC patrol while the               :2 7cother section attacked the RIC            2 M` cBarracks   %2 Mc(Barracks No. 1)       X2 M)3con the Lower Main St. (There was a second barracks              ------  2 b`c   2 bjc  "2 bocBarracks No. 2       2 bc   2 bc  _2 b8cat the junction of the Upper Main St and the Port Road.)              ---  2 bc  --- w2 `HcAfter the attack, the reprisals started and lasted for several hours. T                 2 \ cwo civilians       2 `c   2 jc  ;2 o cAnthony Coyle and Simon Doherty           2 c   2 c  52 cwere wounded by the RIC and          y2 `IcMcCarrys Hotel was attacked, including having a bomb thrown into it. A                       @Cambria Math------ @Cambria Math- ---- ---- ------------ g2 `=cthreat by the RIC to burn down the houses of people of Sinn F                    ---  2 Dc---  2 Lcin sympathies       :2 `cwas prevented by RIC District I         J2 [*cnspector Patrick Walsh (who may have been              2 `Mcworking with Michael Collins.) Ozseker says that this attack in Letterkenny                    "Arial- - ccbbaa