The Raid of Stillorgan Village
At 2:30 am on 26 March 1921, Stillorgan was raided by the military. They arrived in about 40 lorries and
armoured cars. The whole area was cordoned off - a triangle from Galloping green to St Joseph's
Convent to Thornhill. Lewis guns were placed in position and the village was isolated.
Every man in the village was woken, ordered to dress and marched to Glenalbyn Road where they
were lined up. A lorry with Auxiliaries drove up and down the row. Each were questioned in connection
with involvement with the Irish Volunteers and were held until 10 am. Searches of the surrounding fields
were also made but no discovery was reported. Ten were arrested, including John and Thomas Carroll,
and driven to Portobello Barracks. These ten were already on a 'wanted list', Thomas Carroll was
suspected of having a .32 pistol, he worked as a gardener at Mount Anville. Their older brother Michael
Carroll had enlisted in 1914 and drowned when the RMS Leinster was torpedoed on the 10 October 1918.
His mother Bridget received the war gratuity of £25 and ten shillings the following April.
The other 8 arrested
John Goodwin Wanted
Robert Joseph Goodwin Wanted
Thomas Fogarty Wanted
Eddie Fogarty Wanted
J Craven Wanted
ML McDonell 1 Round ammun.
Lawrence Byrne Susp.
David Dowdall Susp.
The list of males
Timothy Smith, 2 Jolly's Cottages
F Cullen, Stillorgan House
T Kinsella, 3 Dublin Road
S Turner, The Hill
M Flynn, 1 Kilmacud Road
Jane Hanley, 6 Kilmacud Road
L Byrne, Dublin Road
O'Thomas, 7 Cullen's Cottages, Dublin Road
C Keogh, Kilmacud Road
P Hehir, 5 Kilmacud Road
W Reilly, Dublin Road
P Dowdall, 4 Kilmacud Road
G Smith, Moore's Cottages, Dublin Road
S Jolly, Merville Dairy
J Reynolds, 4 Dublin Road
J Murphy, The Hill
A Moore, Dublin Road
M Byrne, Jolly's Lane, Kilmacud Road
D O'Doyle, 13 Kilmacud Road
P Hearlys, 9 Dublin Road
J Reid, The Hill
J Cachall, 12 Kilmacud
C Cooper, Garnaville Cottages
P McDermot, 17 Kilmacud Road
B McCush, 7 Cullen's Cottages
E Cooper, Garnaville Cottages
K Keogh, 21 Kilmacud Road
W Field, Dublin Road
Pat Boyce, Stillorgan Hill
J Medcalf, 5 Kilmacud Road
T Dowdall, 5 Kilmacud Road
J Bodan, Main Street
Pat Brady, 7 Kilmacud Road
J Doyle, 3 Cullen's' Cottages, Stillorgan
James McCann, 7 Stillorgan Hill
J McCann, Grove View, Stillorgan
J Reilly, Dublin Road
Wm. Medcalf, 5 Kilmacud Road
Thomas Phelan, 14 Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan
Eddie Morgan, 4 Cullens Cottages, Stillorgan
Richard E Cooper, Garneville Cottages, Stillorgan
Michael Neill, Main Road, Stillorgan
C Sargison, Stillorgan Village, Co Dublin
J Sargison, Stillorgan Village, Co Dublin
R Cooper, Garnaville Cottage, Stillorgan
Thomas Day, Jolly's Lane, Stillorgan
Jas Mangal, Dublin Road
Chris Turner, Stillorgan Village
John Cahill, Stillorgan Village
P Farrell, Stillorgan Village
Patrick Licken, Stillorgan Village
John O'Donnell, Stillorgan Village
J Jolly, 5 Cullen's Cottages, Stillorgan
E Medcalf, 5 Kilmacud Road
O Stapleton, 23 Kilmacud Road
J Fagan, Stillorgan Village
J McCann, Stillorgan Village
John Byrne, Stillorgan Village
M Daly, Stillorgan Village
Fagan, Stillorgan Village
B Fagan, Stillorgan Village
F McLoughlin, Stillorgan Village
A Gregory, Stillorgan Village
John Traynor, Dublin Road, Stillorgan
M O'Reilly, Dublin Road, Stillorgan
J McCann, Stillorgan Village
Joseph Byrne, 1 Glenalbyn Cottage, Stillorgan
John Boag, 2 Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan
W Reid, Stillorgan Road
Edward Traynor, Dublin Road
M Pierce, 22 Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan
P Hosey, Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan
C Cravan, Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan
T Phelan, 14 Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan
M Alexander, 4 Eagle Avenue, Blackrock
Wh. Towe (William), Meath House, Stillorgan (Rowe)
Joe Moore, Dublin Road, Stillorgan
Jas Byrne, Dairy, Dublin Road, Stillorgan
J Reilly, Dairy, Dublin Road, Stillorgan
Thos Leonard, Dairy, Dublin Road, Stillorgan
Michael Cahill, Dublin Road, Stillorgan
Wm Gregory, Dublin Road, Stillorgan
Joe Pender, Stillorgan Hill
Rob Morgan, Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan
Michael Murphy, Cullen's Cottages, Stillorgan
George Maher, 3 Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan
William Huff, The Hill, Stillorgan
Pat McLoughlin, 2 Dublin Road, Stillorgan
Chris Mulviey, 2 Dublin Road, Stillorgan
Michael McLoughlin, Main Street, Stillorgan
J McCann, Main Street, Stillorgan
J Cassidy, 5 Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan
R Reynolds, 4 Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan
J O'Brien, Grove View, Stillorgan
Jas Hanley, 5 Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan
© June Bow & Karen Poff – October 2018
At 2:30 am on 26 March 1921, Stillorgan was raided by the military. They arrived in about 40 lorries and
armoured cars. The whole area was cordoned off - a triangle from Galloping green to St Joseph's
Convent to Thornhill. Lewis guns were placed in position and the village was isolated.
Every man in the village was woken, ordered to dress and marched to Glenalbyn Road where they
were lined up. A lorry with Auxiliaries drove up and down the row. Each were questioned in connection
with involvement with the Irish Volunteers and were held until 10 am. Searches of the surrounding fields
were also made but no discovery was reported. Ten were arrested, including John and Thomas Carroll,
and driven to Portobello Barracks. These ten were already on a 'wanted list', Thomas Carroll was
suspected of having a .32 pistol, he worked as a gardener at Mount Anville. Their older brother Michael
Carroll had enlisted in 1914 and drowned when the RMS Leinster was torpedoed on the 10 October 1918.
His mother Bridget received the war gratuity of £25 and ten shillings the following April.
The other 8 arrested
John Goodwin Wanted
Robert Joseph Goodwin Wanted
Thomas Fogarty Wanted
Eddie Fogarty Wanted
J Craven Wanted
ML McDonell 1 Round ammun.
Lawrence Byrne Susp.
David Dowdall Susp.
The list of males
Timothy Smith, 2 Jolly's Cottages
F Cullen, Stillorgan House
T Kinsella, 3 Dublin Road
S Turner, The Hill
M Flynn, 1 Kilmacud Road
Jane Hanley, 6 Kilmacud Road
L Byrne, Dublin Road
O'Thomas, 7 Cullen's Cottages, Dublin Road
C Keogh, Kilmacud Road
P Hehir, 5 Kilmacud Road
W Reilly, Dublin Road
P Dowdall, 4 Kilmacud Road
G Smith, Moore's Cottages, Dublin Road
S Jolly, Merville Dairy
J Reynolds, 4 Dublin Road
J Murphy, The Hill
A Moore, Dublin Road
M Byrne, Jolly's Lane, Kilmacud Road
D O'Doyle, 13 Kilmacud Road
P Hearlys, 9 Dublin Road
J Reid, The Hill
J Cachall, 12 Kilmacud
C Cooper, Garnaville Cottages
P McDermot, 17 Kilmacud Road
B McCush, 7 Cullen's Cottages
E Cooper, Garnaville Cottages
K Keogh, 21 Kilmacud Road
W Field, Dublin Road
Pat Boyce, Stillorgan Hill
J Medcalf, 5 Kilmacud Road
T Dowdall, 5 Kilmacud Road
J Bodan, Main Street
Pat Brady, 7 Kilmacud Road
J Doyle, 3 Cullen's' Cottages, Stillorgan
James McCann, 7 Stillorgan Hill
J McCann, Grove View, Stillorgan
J Reilly, Dublin Road
Wm. Medcalf, 5 Kilmacud Road
Thomas Phelan, 14 Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan
Eddie Morgan, 4 Cullens Cottages, Stillorgan
Richard E Cooper, Garneville Cottages, Stillorgan
Michael Neill, Main Road, Stillorgan
C Sargison, Stillorgan Village, Co Dublin
J Sargison, Stillorgan Village, Co Dublin
R Cooper, Garnaville Cottage, Stillorgan
Thomas Day, Jolly's Lane, Stillorgan
Jas Mangal, Dublin Road
Chris Turner, Stillorgan Village
John Cahill, Stillorgan Village
P Farrell, Stillorgan Village
Patrick Licken, Stillorgan Village
John O'Donnell, Stillorgan Village
J Jolly, 5 Cullen's Cottages, Stillorgan
E Medcalf, 5 Kilmacud Road
O Stapleton, 23 Kilmacud Road
J Fagan, Stillorgan Village
J McCann, Stillorgan Village
John Byrne, Stillorgan Village
M Daly, Stillorgan Village
Fagan, Stillorgan Village
B Fagan, Stillorgan Village
F McLoughlin, Stillorgan Village
A Gregory, Stillorgan Village
John Traynor, Dublin Road, Stillorgan
M O'Reilly, Dublin Road, Stillorgan
J McCann, Stillorgan Village
Joseph Byrne, 1 Glenalbyn Cottage, Stillorgan
John Boag, 2 Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan
W Reid, Stillorgan Road
Edward Traynor, Dublin Road
M Pierce, 22 Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan
P Hosey, Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan
C Cravan, Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan
T Phelan, 14 Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan
M Alexander, 4 Eagle Avenue, Blackrock
Wh. Towe (William), Meath House, Stillorgan (Rowe)
Joe Moore, Dublin Road, Stillorgan
Jas Byrne, Dairy, Dublin Road, Stillorgan
J Reilly, Dairy, Dublin Road, Stillorgan
Thos Leonard, Dairy, Dublin Road, Stillorgan
Michael Cahill, Dublin Road, Stillorgan
Wm Gregory, Dublin Road, Stillorgan
Joe Pender, Stillorgan Hill
Rob Morgan, Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan
Michael Murphy, Cullen's Cottages, Stillorgan
George Maher, 3 Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan
William Huff, The Hill, Stillorgan
Pat McLoughlin, 2 Dublin Road, Stillorgan
Chris Mulviey, 2 Dublin Road, Stillorgan
Michael McLoughlin, Main Street, Stillorgan
J McCann, Main Street, Stillorgan
J Cassidy, 5 Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan
R Reynolds, 4 Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan
J O'Brien, Grove View, Stillorgan
Jas Hanley, 5 Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan
© June Bow & Karen Poff – October 2018