IRISH CONSPIRATORS

Northern Advocate, 13 June 1931, Page 9

IRISH CONSPIRATORS

CONCEALED MUNITIONS BIG HAUL IN MOUNTAINS. INCRIMINATING DOCUMENTS. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received 0 a.m.) LONDON, June 11. The Dublin correspondent, of the “Dailv Telegraph” reports that the Civil Guard raided the Republicans’ headquarters in the reeesses of the Dublin mountains. In addition to documents revealing the existence of a militant and treasonable organisation, tho o-uard found 100,000 rounds of ammunition, a number of Lewis guns, rifles and automatic pistols. The entire dump was guarded by a trap-mine, which would have exploded at the slightest touch. The entrance to the stronghold was concealed beneath climbing plants. The place included a chamber 20 foot square built on concrete. Stores of food were found in the stronghold, also tho stolon head of King William’s statue once on College Green, Dublin, which was destroyed by explosives some years -ago. A largo quantity of high explosives near the dump had to be destroyed before the Civil Guard could enter the stronghold. The explosion was heard in Dublin, seven miles away. Detectives have been searching for the dump for many months, believing that a conspiracy was afoot to upset the State by force, as the Minister of Justice, Mr J. Fitzgerald-Kenny, recently told the Dail Eiroann.