[Continuing our series on the events of 1919 with the help of the daily newspaper of the First Dail, the Irish Bulletin.]
THE FOLLOWING ARE ACTS OF AGGRESSION COMMITTED IN IRELAND BY THE POLICE AND MILITARY OF THE USURPING ENGLISH GOVERNMENT – AS REPORTED IN THE CENSORED DAILY PRESS— FOR WEEK ENDING:- 16th AUGUST, 1919.
| DATE:- August | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | Total. |
| Arrests:- | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | ||
| Sentences:- | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Armed Assaults:- | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Militarism:- | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Suppressions & Proclamations:- |
2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | ||
| Courtmartials:- | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | |||
| Raids:- | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 37 | |
| Daily Total | 37 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 92 |
Sentences for the week, as reported in Press, amounted to 52 months imprisonment.
MONDAY, AUGUST 11th, 1919.
Raids:- Large forces of police and military, fully armed, forcibly
entered and searched many houses situated upon the left bank
of the river Shannon. Upwards of 20 houses were thus raided
and searched.
Arrests:- Two men, whose names have not transpired were arrested near Portmore, Co. Armagh, because they participated in a Republican meeting which was proclaimed by the English military.
Sentences:- Michael and Timothy Spillane of Carrigaha,Castlegregory, Michael Flynn and Michael Griffin of Cappananee, and Michael Maunsell of Duagh all of the Co. Kerry, were sent to prison until December to await trial for the “attempted murder” of two policemen who were not even wounded. The five men indignantly protested their innocence but upon the evidence of policemen the paid magistrate committed them to prison. [read more …] “Lest We Forget (6)”
