CAPTAIN CRAIGTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that Mr. Charles Gabbett Mahon was recently shot at and wounded when visiting one of his farms at Dysart, a few miles from Ennis; can he give the House any information regarding the outrage; have any arrests been made; and is adequate protection being afforded against future attempts on his life.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) On the evening of 26th April Mr. Mahon was fired at when driving home from one of his farms, and was slightly injured in the head by two grains of shot. He drove rapidly on and did not see his assailants, and he is consequently unable to assist the police in their efforts to discover them. No arrests have been made. The police will afford all necessary protection to Mr. Mahon.