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On 1 august 1914 600 Mauser rifles and 20,000 rounds of ammunition at the beach in kilcoole, County Wicklow in Ireland. |
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The arms and ammunition was smuggled using [[Thomas Myles]]' boat The Chotah during the night.<ref>http://www.independent.ie/regionals/braypeople/news/shroud-of-secrecy-as-guns-for-rising-land-in-kilcoole-30469974.html</ref> Once the arms were landed they were taken away by Volunteers on bicycles and in vehicles.<ref>http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/equally-audacious-the-kilcoole-gun-running-1.1869586</ref> The arms were taken to [[Patrick Pearse]]'school in [[Rathfarnham]]<ref>http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/kilcoole-gun-running-commemoration-focuses-on-diversity-1.1879678</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:37, 11 August 2017
On 1 august 1914 600 Mauser rifles and 20,000 rounds of ammunition at the beach in kilcoole, County Wicklow in Ireland.
The arms and ammunition was smuggled using Thomas Myles' boat The Chotah during the night.[1] Once the arms were landed they were taken away by Volunteers on bicycles and in vehicles.[2] The arms were taken to Patrick Pearse'school in Rathfarnham[3]
References
- ^ http://www.independent.ie/regionals/braypeople/news/shroud-of-secrecy-as-guns-for-rising-land-in-kilcoole-30469974.html
- ^ http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/equally-audacious-the-kilcoole-gun-running-1.1869586
- ^ http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/kilcoole-gun-running-commemoration-focuses-on-diversity-1.1879678