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Burning of the Custom House

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fighters and they were armed only with pistols and a limited amount of ammunition. At 1 p.m., they rushed the Custom House and overpowered the police guard. A lorry pulled-up outside the building with tins of petrol and bales of cotton, which were then sprinkled throughout the building. The IRA Volunteers herded all the staff into the main hall. The caretaker of the building (Francis Davis) was shot dead when he tried to call the police.
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The ammunition of the IRA Volunteers quickly ran out and the firefight ended within 30 minutes. Some Volunteers were shot as they tried to run away. Tom Ennis, in command of the operation, escaped but was hit twice in the leg. Many others were arrested along with civilians as they came out of the now
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A detachment of the Dublin Brigade of the Irish Army was ordered to carry out the destruction of the Custom House in accordance with a decision arrived at after due deliberation of the ministry of Dáil Éireann. We in common with the rest of the nation regret the destruction of historical buildings.
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In the early afternoon of 25 May 1921, roughly 120 non-uniformed IRA Volunteers began to gather around the Custom House in groups of twos and threes. 75 percent of those involved belonged to the 2nd Battalion of the Dublin Brigade under Tom Ennis. Only a minority of them were experienced guerrilla
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However, at about 1.10pm, a watching policeman notified British forces and 60 Auxiliaries in three lorries and an armored car quickly arrived on the scene. IRA Volunteers from the 1st, 3rd and 4th battalions were positioned outside the building to stop the enemy from approaching.
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From the republican point of view, the operation was successful for its propaganda value, but it was a heavy blow in terms of the numbers lost, both killed and arrested. Following the operation, the Dublin Brigade and The Squad were amalgamated into the
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Dublin was garrisoned by over 10,000 British troops and 1,600 police including 400 men of the RIC Auxiliary Division. Most IRA actions in the city consisted either of assassinations of selected police, military or administration figures by
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quickly arrived and a gun battle erupted. Five IRA volunteers were killed (John Doyle, Edward Dorins, Daniel Head, Captain Patrick & Lieutenant Stephen O'Reilly), along with three civilians, and about 80 volunteers were captured.
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Irish local government records from the 1600s had been brought from rural parts of Ireland to the Custom House for safekeeping, and these were lost in the blaze. As the time,
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burning Custom House with their hands up. The Fire Brigade, which had been delayed from responding by other IRA companies in the city, arrived too late to put out the fire.
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Michael O'Kelly, Lieutenant E Company, 2nd Battalion, Dublin Brigade, recalled plans to "deliver a smashing blow to England". Two large scale operations - to capture
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Four Auxiliaries were wounded in a gun battle with one of these IRA protection teams outside the building. Other Auxiliaries fired into the building with rifles and
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The Custom House burned for five days and was all but completely destroyed by the fire. With it were destroyed many centuries of local government records. The
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But the lives of four million people are a more cherished charge than any architectural masterpiece. The Custom House was the seat of an alien tyranny.
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arrived and took over the operation from the Auxiliaries at this point. A total of 111 people were arrested, of whom 70–80 were IRA members.
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said that the operation was "one of many under review" and that another proposal had been to attack Beggars Bush Barracks.
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17 year old Daniel 'Dan' Head was shot after throwing a hand grenade at an Auxiliary lorry which resulted in casualties.
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The armed conflict was brought to an end on 11 July 1921 and negotiations were opened which would produce the
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The Fight for Dublin, 1919-1921 Urban Warfare in the Irish Struggle for Independence
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in December of that year. The Custom House was re-built after the end of the war.
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The operation was the largest action in Dublin by rebels since the
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O'Halpin, Eunan. "Counting Terror". In Fitzpatrick, David (ed.).
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subtitled their report on the fire as "Priceless Records Lost".
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The Squad: and the Intelligence Operations of Michael Collins
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The Squad and the Intelligence Operations of Michael Collins
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Fighting for Dublin, The British battle for Dublin 1919-1921
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Auxiliaries outside the Custom House during the gun battle
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However, this policy was reversed after a meeting of the
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Irish War of Independence

53°20′55″N 6°15′11″W / 53.3485°N 6.2531°W / 53.3485; -6.2531

Irish Republican Army
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Royal Irish Constabulary
Auxiliary Division
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
British Army

Tom Ennis
Wiltshire Regiment
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Irish War of Independence
Timeline
Soloheadbeg
Knocklong
Holywell
Sack of Balbriggan
Rineen
Tooreen
Ballinalee
Piltown Cross
Tralee
Bloody Sunday (Dublin)
Kilmichael
Burning of Cork

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