The Dromkeen Ambush took place on 3 February 1921, during the Irish War of Independence at Dromkeen in County Limerick. The Irish Republican Army ambushed a Royal Irish Constabulary patrol, killing 11 policemen.
The ambush was carried out by the flying columns of the East and Mid Limerick Brigades IRA, some 45 riflemen, under the command of Donnocha O’Hannigan commander of East Limerick Brigade Flying Column. Some time earlier the police had discovered the arms dump of the Mid-Limerick Brigade. Only one IRA man—Liam Hayes—was wounded.
Only two of the police got away. Nine were killed in action and another two were executed after being taken prisoner. Three of the dead RIC men were Irish and the remainder were British Black and Tans. In reprisal, British forces burned ten homes and farms in the area.
In February 2009, up to 2,000 people turned up for the unveiling of a memorial to the ambush.
This is our first hide and we would appreciate any comments to improve the succeeding one's we plan to create. The cache itself is a micro and designed not to be seen by muggles. Please be careful with this one, and place as found, containing only a small log book. You do not need to climb the walls. On good weather you may catch a glimpse of the horses wandering the farms nearby.
There is a good view of the Tipperary mountains 90 meters up the road from the cache.
The furiniture man along N24 (Tipperary Road) is a good land mark before turning into the road that will lead you to the cache. GZ can accommodate one car in front of the graveyard gate. Be careful because this is a country road where cars and farm vehicles pass by. BYOP