§ MR. CHARLES CRAIGTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant 1084 of Ireland whether he is aware that on the night of 19th February, the house of John M'Namara, of Ballyboy, near Gort, County Galway, was fired into; that there were four shots fired from close range, and that the pellets struck the wall over M'Namara's bed; and will he say whether any arrests have been made.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The police authorities inform me that on the night of 19th February three shots were fired, apparently at long range, into the house of John M'Namara. Some marks like those caused by pellets of shot were found on the wall over M'Nam ra's bed, but no pellets could be found in the room. No arrest has yet been made.
§ MR. CHARLES CRAIGTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that on the night of 19th February the house of John Monahan, of Ballyboy, near Gort, was fired into, apparently by the same person or persons who fired into M'Namara's house; and whether any arrests have been made in connection with the matter.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The fact is as stated in the Question. No arrest has yet been made in connection with the occurrence.
§ MR. CHARLES CRAIGTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that on the night of 18th February the house of a man named Cahill was fired into at Beagh, near Gort; whether any arrests have been made; and what steps are being taken to bring the perpetrators of this and other outrages of a similar nature to justice.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The fact is as stated in the Question. No arrest has been made in connection with the offence. The police are using every endeavour in this and other similar cases to bring the offenders to justice.