Monument Inscription
“Sa láṫair seo ar an 7ú lá d’Iúil 1918 a ṫarla an ċead luíoċán caitréimeaċ d’ar deineaḋ ar Fórsaí Gallda in Éirinn tréis Eirí Amaċ na cásca, 1916 nuair a ḋein glac ḃeag d’Óglaiġ na hÉireann ionsaí agus dí armáil ar beirt de Póiliní Constáblaċt Ríoga Éireann b’iad na
hÓglaig a ḃí páirteaċ sa luíoċán ná
Seán Ó Loingsiġ, Doireaċ, Ré na nDoirí
Liam Ó Tuama, Túirín Duḃ, Béal áṫa an Ġaortaiḋ
Taḋg Ó Tuama, Túirín Duḃ, Béal áṫa an Ġaortaiḋ
Diarmaid Ó Sé, Béal áṫa an Ġaortaiḋ
Dónal T. Mac Suiḃne, Cúl an Ṁoṫair, Carraig an Aḋmaid
Conċúr Ó Ragallaiġ, Na Fuiṫirí, Cúil Aoḋa
Séamas Ó Muiṁeaċáin, Gort na Scairte, Cúil Aoḋa
An Taoiseaċ, Seán Ó Loingsiġ, T. D., do noċt,
17 – 3 – 1970”
English Translation
“In this place on the 7th July 1918
the first successful ambush happened on the Foreign Forces in Ireland after the Easter Rising 1916 when a small handful of Irish Volunteers attacked and disarmed two Royal Irish Constabulary policemen.
The Volunteers who took part in the ambush were
John Lynch, Derragh, Reananerree
Liam Twomey, Tooreenduff, Ballingeary
Tadhg Twomey, Tooreenduff, Ballingeary
Jerh O’Shea, Ballingeary
Donal T. MacSweeney, Coolavoher, Woodrock(?)
Con O’Reilly, Fuhiry, Coolea
Jamie Moynihan, Gortnascarty, Coolea
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Unveiled by An Taoiseach, Jack Lynch
17- 03 -1970”
