Headford Ambush | |||||||
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Part of the Irish War of Independence | |||||||
![]() British soldiers searching a train in County Kerry, 1921 | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
32 volunteers | 30 soldiers in first train, more arrive in a second train | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
2 killed |
9 killed (British sources) 25 killed (IRA sources) | ||||||
3 civilians killed, 2 wounded in ambush 1 alleged informer killed by the IRA in the aftermath | |||||||
Location within island of Ireland |
The Headford Ambush was carried out by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 21 March 1921, during the Irish War of Independence. The IRA's 2nd Kerry Brigade ambushed a train carrying British troops of the Royal Fusiliers at Headford Junction railway station near Killarney, County Kerry. This sparked a battle lasting almost an hour, in which at least 13 people were killed – nine British soldiers, two IRA volunteers and three civilians.[1] The IRA withdrew after another train carrying British troops arrived.
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