FIGHTING IN DUBLIN

Evening Star, Issue 18280, 21 May 1923, Page 8

FIGHTING IN DUBLIN

STORi AFTER CALM. HEAVY FIRING IN CITY. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, May 19. After three weeks’ lull, fighting broke out in Dublin on Friday night. Very heavy firing was heard between 11 o’clock and midnight all over the city. The principal military barracks were attacked and several Free State patrols were sniped at from the roofs. The firing stopped at midnight, and the city was quiet again.—-A. and N.Z. Cable. FARMER’S TRAGIC FATE. MURDERED BsTmASKED MEN. LONDON, May 19. (Received -May 21, at 1 a.m.) Patrick Kclville, a farmer at Curry Camp (Leitrim), -was taken from his home at midnight by masked men and shot dead.—A. and N.Z. Cable. COUNT PLUNKETT’S DAUGHTER ARRESTED. LONDON, May 20. (Received May 21, at 12.15 a.m.) Free .State troops arrested a girl on the road near Ballyhaunis (County Mayo). They searched her handbag, and found Irregular despatches, plans, and maps. They took her to Claremorris (Mayo), where she was identified as Count Plunkett’s daughter. It is reported that she tried to swallow important papers, but was prevented from doing so. —A. and N.Z. Cable. DEPORTEES’ ALLEGATIONS DENIED. LONDON, May 18. ]\lHilary headquarters issues a total denial of the alleged ill-treatment of the deportees. The statement that one man was kept hanging by his hands from the wall is characterised as an absurd and malicious falsehoopd.—A. and N.Z. Cable. UNITED IRISH LEAGUE. LONDON, May 19 (Received May 21, at 1 a.m.) A convention of 200 delegates at Leeds decided to wind up the United Irish League. Mr T. P. O’Connor said he thought that there should be a now organisation to effect a reunion of all parte in Ireland, nob by violent but by constitutional means. The conference discussed this question privately.—A, and N.Z. Cable, DEPORTEES REARRESTED. LONDON, May 20. (Received May 21, at 10 a.m.)

Nine more deportees arrived from Dub lin. Seven were rearrested.—A. and N.Z. Cable.