The Meelick Ambush - Centenary Commemorations - Woodcock Hill Meelick.

Christopher McCarthy and Michael Gleeson centenary commemorations held at Woodcock Hill Meelick on 13th June 2021.
On the 15th of June the Meelick Company of the I.R.A. suffered a major loss with the death of Captain Patrick Gleeson in action against the Royal Scots at Burton Hill in Meelick and the murder of Captain Christopher McCarthy by British soldiers after the ambush. Christopher McCarthy, a native of Milltown Malbay, was a member of the 4th Battalion of the West Clare Brigade of the I.R.A. who had transferred to the East Clare Brigade. (Source Irish History 1916-1923).
Music - Never Again - Lucas King RUclips & Allemande by Wahneta Meixsell.

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