Kilfaul
Kilfaul (Irish: Coill Fháil) is a townland in the civil parish of Ballyovey, in the historical barony of Carra in County Mayo, Ireland. It was the site of the Kilfaul Ambush during the Irish War of Independence on 7 March 1921, when a lorry of soldiers of the Border Regiment were ambushed by two companies of the Irish Republican Army led by Tom Maguire.
References
- ^ "Coill Fháil / Kilfaul". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Kilfaul Townland, Co. Mayo". townlands.ie. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Price, Dominic (2012). The Flame and the Candle. Collins Press. ISBN 9781848891364.
53°43′24″N 9°17′17″W / 53.72333°N 9.28806°W
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