d   `."System- "Systemglloye-"System--@Times New Roman--- 2 x` cAttack on     2 xcRuan   2 xcRIC  2 xcBarracks     2 x\c  @Times New Roman--- 52 `cIntroduction from Chronology         2 Sc  @Times New Roman--- 2 `McThe IRA attack and capture the RIC barracks in Ruan, Co. Clare. This attack                        A2 `$cresults in the death of one RIC man.             2 |c  ---@Times New Roman--------- 2 ` cMore Detail  ---  2 c  --- A2 `$cThe attack is carried out by the Mid            2 lc- J2 r*cClare Brigade of the IRA, under O/C Frank             L2 `+cBarrett, in the early hours of the morning.             2 c   2 c  .2 cThey gain entrance as a         2 mcn RIC     2 c   b2 )`:cconstable goes for the milk and leaves the back gate open.                2 )c   2 )c  &2 )$cThere were 13 RIC      )2 >`cmen in the barracks.        2 >c   2 >c  ;2 >  cOne RIC man is killed (Constable          2 >c  %2 >cJohn Longhead or       C2 T`%cLougheed) and two others are wounded          ;2 T c(Constables Roddy and Farrelly).        2 Tc   2 Tc   2 Tc   J2 p`*cTwo other constables are reported missing            2 pc-  2 pc  :2 pcwhile one (Constable Wilmot) re       2 pc-  2 `Ocappears another (Constable William Carroll), according to Abbott, is not heard                     n2 `Bcfrom again. However, Barrett claims that Carroll joined the IRA an                 2 W cd had helped       }2 `Lcthem with the planning of the attack on the barracks. (He was subsequently                       @Times New Roman--------------- M2 `,cwounded at the Monreal ambush on December 18            --- 2 cth---  2 c  2 c1920   2 c   2 "c   2 ,c  2 1csee  2 Ic  2 NcDec  2 lc- 2 rc18   2 c- 2 c20/3   2 c).  ------ I2 `)c(Barrett in The Kerryman (1955), pg 142).          2 c   2 c ---  2 c  --- s2 `EcThere were 32 IRA men in the attacking party with many others blockin                     2 cg roads    y2 `Icin the vicinity. Among the arms captured by the IRA are 14 rifles and 14                     2 "` crevolvers.    2 "c   2 "c  m2 "AcExcept for Constable Carroll and Constable Wilmot), the captured                 2 7`NcRIC men are released after they are drilled (by Ignatius ONeill) and give an                     )2 M`cundertaking not to e      (2 Mcngage in reprisals.      2 Mc   2 Mc  D2 M&cThey are told that Wilmot and Carroll            k2 b`@cwould be shot if there are any reprisals. The barracks is burnt                 2 bKc  2 bPcdown   2 b|c.   2 bc   s2 `EcAmong the IRA men were Joe Barrett, Sean Casey, Sean MacNamara, Mick                   ------------ h2 `>cTuohy, Sean Moroney and Ignatius O'Neill. (Barrett gives date              2 ;cas  2 OcOctober   2 c  2 c14 --- 2 cth--- 2 c.)---  2 c    2 `c  --- 2 `cBack    2 c @Times New Roman---- @ !*`- "Arial--ccbbaa