Ambush at Glenwood
The six policemen killed were DI Willaim Clarke, Sgt Michael Mulloy, Con John Doogue, Con Michael Moran, Con Frank Morris and Con William Smith. Two others were wounded (Sgt Egan and Con Selve) and two others escaped. There were 37 men in the ambush party broken into three sections led by Michael Brennan (O/C Brigade ASU), Thomas McGrath (Brigade V/C) and Joe Brennan (Brigade O/C) - about half were armed with rifles and the rest (barring scouts) were armed with shotguns. The Crossley came into the exact spot planned by the ambushers which was the reason for the high casualties. There were no casualties on the IRA side and they captured eight rifles, six revolvers and a quantity of ammunition was captured. (Brennan says 10 rifles and 7 revolvers.) Reprisals by the RIC followed the ambush with a number of houses (Brennan says 36) burnt that night around the nearby village of Kilkishen.