Annual Liam Scully Commemoration
. The annual Liam Scully Commemoration will take place on Sunday, 25th of May at Templeglantine Old Cemetery near Abbeyfeale, County Limerick. Tomás Ó Curraoin of Galway will give the oration and Seamus O'Suilleabhain of the Smith O'Brien/Colbert Cumman (West Limerick) will be the Cathaoirleach. This event unites Republicans from Limerick, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Tipperary as they remember the fighting men of their counties who were present on teh night of Saturday, 29th of May, 1920 when Liam Scully was laid to rest in this ancient churchyard. The parade will form up at 2:30 pm led by a Colour Party and piper and will march to the Republican plot where the ceremony will be held. Liam Scully was born in Glencar , County Kerry about 1894. His father was a national school teacher and Liam followed in his footsteps developing a deep love of the Irish language and was actively involved in the Volunteers by 1916. He reorganised the Glencar Volunteers following Easter Week and began a University course in teaching. He later decided to give up teaching and devote his time to the Gaelic League and Volunteer work. He became Gaelic League organiser in North Kerry and stayed with the Collins family in Ballylongford. All this time he was an IRB man. Followeing the Soloheadbeg ambush, the War of Independence began and teh IRB leadership was anxious to spread the fighting into County Limerick. A number of IRB men were drafted into the county to help local activists, Liam Scully was one of them. He also became Gaelic League organiser for the county. On April 27th, 1920 he took part in teh first successful attack on an RIC barracks in the County Limerick when Ballylanders polics station was captured. A substantial quantity of arms and ammunition was taken and Liam Scully was detailed to examine all police records and notebooks captured. This success led the leadership to decide on an immediate attack on teh much more strongly fortified Kilmallock barracks. Picked men from Brigades in East and West Limerick, Clare, Corl and tipperary were made ready for the assault on May 29. Thirty heavily armed men mounted the attack. They were supported by about 40 local Volunteers, armed with shotguns and revolvers on security detail. The attack began at twelve Midnight and teh IRA managed to break through teh roof and set teh building alight. Firing continued throughout teh night but the RIC refused to surrender and when teh roof finally collapsed, the surviving members retreated to a fortified blockhouse in teh rear. As all the bombs had been used the IRA were unable to dislodge them. At dawn it was decided to break off action. During the evactuation Liam Scully moved onto the street a number of times. The police opened fire and shot him in the neck. Although attended to by a Nurse O"Sullivan of Cumman na mBan he quickly died. He was brought by car to West Limerick which had provided ten members of teh attacking party and laid out in O'Gorman's farmhouse, situated in a remote part of Templeglantine. Three Priests and fifty riflemen attended the midnight burial. Sean Ford gave the oration and Sean Scully, a brither of the dead man was given the Tri-Colour which had draped the coffin. Liam Scully Commemoration Sunday , May 25 2:30 Templeglantine Cemetery (Outside Abbeyfeale) County Limerick Oration: Tomás Ó Curraoin
. The annual Liam Scully Commemoration will take place on Sunday, 25th of May at Templeglantine Old Cemetery near Abbeyfeale, County Limerick. Tomás Ó Curraoin of Galway will give the oration and Seamus O'Suilleabhain of the Smith O'Brien/Colbert Cumman (West Limerick) will be the Cathaoirleach. This event unites Republicans from Limerick, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Tipperary as they remember the fighting men of their counties who were present on teh night of Saturday, 29th of May, 1920 when Liam Scully was laid to rest in this ancient churchyard. The parade will form up at 2:30 pm led by a Colour Party and piper and will march to the Republican plot where the ceremony will be held. Liam Scully was born in Glencar , County Kerry about 1894. His father was a national school teacher and Liam followed in his footsteps developing a deep love of the Irish language and was actively involved in the Volunteers by 1916. He reorganised the Glencar Volunteers following Easter Week and began a University course in teaching. He later decided to give up teaching and devote his time to the Gaelic League and Volunteer work. He became Gaelic League organiser in North Kerry and stayed with the Collins family in Ballylongford. All this time he was an IRB man. Followeing the Soloheadbeg ambush, the War of Independence began and teh IRB leadership was anxious to spread the fighting into County Limerick. A number of IRB men were drafted into the county to help local activists, Liam Scully was one of them. He also became Gaelic League organiser for the county. On April 27th, 1920 he took part in teh first successful attack on an RIC barracks in the County Limerick when Ballylanders polics station was captured. A substantial quantity of arms and ammunition was taken and Liam Scully was detailed to examine all police records and notebooks captured. This success led the leadership to decide on an immediate attack on teh much more strongly fortified Kilmallock barracks. Picked men from Brigades in East and West Limerick, Clare, Corl and tipperary were made ready for the assault on May 29. Thirty heavily armed men mounted the attack. They were supported by about 40 local Volunteers, armed with shotguns and revolvers on security detail. The attack began at twelve Midnight and teh IRA managed to break through teh roof and set teh building alight. Firing continued throughout teh night but the RIC refused to surrender and when teh roof finally collapsed, the surviving members retreated to a fortified blockhouse in teh rear. As all the bombs had been used the IRA were unable to dislodge them. At dawn it was decided to break off action. During the evactuation Liam Scully moved onto the street a number of times. The police opened fire and shot him in the neck. Although attended to by a Nurse O"Sullivan of Cumman na mBan he quickly died. He was brought by car to West Limerick which had provided ten members of teh attacking party and laid out in O'Gorman's farmhouse, situated in a remote part of Templeglantine. Three Priests and fifty riflemen attended the midnight burial. Sean Ford gave the oration and Sean Scully, a brither of the dead man was given the Tri-Colour which had draped the coffin. Liam Scully Commemoration Sunday , May 25 2:30 Templeglantine Cemetery (Outside Abbeyfeale) County Limerick Oration: Tomás Ó Curraoin