Carlow Nationalist, June 1920.
Castledermot Courthouse and Barracks Burned.
At about three a.m. on Tuesday morning last the courthouse and police
barracks at Castledermot , Co. Carlow , were destroyed by fire.
The Courthouse was a very substantial granite building, and was the
property of the Duke of Leinster, and the barracks, which formed an
annexe of the courthouse, had only been vacated by the police the
previous day.
[Note added 2011. Castledermot is in Co. Kildare.]
Nationalist and Leinster Times, April 1920.
Durrow and Ballacolla
R.I.C. Barracks Demolished
On Friday night last the Royal Irish Constabulary barracks at Durrow
were practically demolished.
The roof and all the woodwork of the various apartments were burned and
the walls were badly shattered.
The weapons of destruction used would appear to be bombs and paraffin
oil.
The building is now a complete wreck.
The Ballacolla Barracks met with a similar fate on Saturday night. The
explosions, it is stated , were terrific and could be heard for miles
around. Both barracks are unoccupied for the past couple of months.
IN MEMORIAM.
In loving memory of Owen, John and Denis Kelly,
Chapel Hill, Athy,
killed in action in France, in 1915 and 1918. R.I.P.
However long our life may be,
Whatever land we view;
Whatever joy or grief be ours,
We will always think of you.
Inserted by their loving parents and brothers.
- Transcribed by M. Purcell c2011.
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