Carrowkennedy ambush

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Carrowkennedy ambush
Part of the Irish War of Independence
Date 2 June 1921 Location Carrowkennedy, County Mayo, Ireland 53°42′36″N 9°33′40″W / 53.710°N 9.561°W / 53.710; -9.561 Result Irish victory
Belligerents
Irish Republican Army	Royal Irish Constabulary Black and Tans
Commanders and leaders
Michael Kilroy	DI Edward Stevenson  †
Strength
45–50[1]	17
Casualties and losses
none	7 dead[1][2][3] 6 wounded[2]
class=notpageimage| Location within island of Ireland

The Carrowkennedy ambush was an ambush carried out by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 2 June 1921,^[1][4] during the Irish War of Independence. An IRA flying column, commanded by Michael Kilroy, ambushed a mobile patrol of the Royal Irish Constabulary including Black and Tans recruits at Carrowkennedy, near Westport, County Mayo. It resulted in the deaths of seven of the RIC, including some who were killed by their own rifle grenade. After two hours the RIC surrendered and their weaponry and ammunition were seized by the IRA.