Did members of RDF shoot KOSB ?
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Did members of RDF shoot KOSB ?| Son-Of-A-Dub |
Posted: May 1 2009, 08:32 PM
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In July 1914 the Irish Volunteers shipped 800 rifles into Howth Harbour . The Kings Own Scottish Borderers were dispatched to intersept the shipment but only managed to capture a few of the rifles after a brief scuffle with some volunteers . On the way back to their barracks the KOSB were boohed and jeered and had some missiles thrown at them by Dubliners . When they reached the junction of Bachelor’s Walk and Liffey Street they formed up with fixed bayonets and fired into the citizens of Dublin . Many were injured and some killed.
Did members of the RDF fire on the KOSB later while on active service in France ? The quotes from the books below would suggest so but did anyone else ever hear about it or read it somewhere else ? ‘’ One of those killed by the savage volley was a woman whose son was serving with the Dublin Fusiliers .This private soldier wrotea letter to the newspapers calling on all Dublin Fusiliers ,and all soldiers who sympathised with him, to attend the funeral .’’ The Connaught Rangers : T.P. Kilfeather Sean Harling ‘’That same day , maybe because they hadn’t stopped the gun-running , the Scottish Borderers opened fire on a crowd and they killed some people down at Bachelor’s Walk , along the quays . And not many people know this , but they had to be taken out of this country afterwards and they were sent to France . When they were there the Dublin fusiliers mowed them down for killing those people in bachelor’s walk.’’ Curious Journey : Kenneth Griffith |
 
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| euryalus |
Posted: Oct 21 2009, 09:40 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 3 Member No.: 494 Joined: 14-August 09 |
The Kings Own Scottish Borderers were attacked by a stone-throwing crowd while they were on their way back to their barracks - I think two had already been shot and wounded by the nationalists. They did not simply attack a docile and defenceless crowd of civilians. Having said that, I would be surprised if the story of the RDF shooting members of the KOSB was anything more than a story. They were a disciplined and professional regiment (although one can well understand them wanting to shoot at the Scotsmen).
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