Londonderry Sentinel 3 May 1921
Five Soldiers and Priest Wounded
A Waterford
telegram says – A report has reached here that the midday train from Waterford
to Dungarvan was fired on on Saturday, and that two soldiers were wounded. On the train reaching Dungarvan exhaustive
searches were made by the military. Later
on, an aeroplane hovered over the district where the firing took place. The six o’clock evening train from Dungarvan
to Waterford was also fired at about six miles outside Dungarvan and three
soldiers belonging to the Devons were wounded. An aeroplane escorted the train.
A strong force of
military left Dungarvan for the scene of the attack. They came in touch with the ambushers, and a
hot engagement took place, lasting nearly an hour. It is difficult to get details, but it is said
some of the Republicans were wounded.
The roads in the vicinity are trenched. The military returned to barrack
close to midnight…amongst the passengers were – Rev. Mr.
Carroll C.C., Ballybricken and Brother Raymond, Dominican Church, Waterford. The former received a slight splinter in the
face.
