§ 11. Mr. MOSLEYasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether 15 houses were destroyed by auxiliary police, resulting in an estimated damage of £25,000, in the village of Kilroe, Galway, on 26th January last; whether these houses were burnt with the authority of His Majesty's Government; and, if not, what action has been taken in the matter?
§ Sir H. GREENWOODThe hon. Member presumably refers to the destruction of some houses in Kilroe district on the 19th ultimo. No houses were destroyed on the 26th ultimo. The reason for the destruction on the 19th ultimo was that a party of Crown Forces who were engaged in searching for persons suspected of having taken part in an ambush of police on the previous day, when seven auxiliary cadets were wounded, were fired upon from the houses in question, one of which was found to be a regular rebel arsenal. In the course of its 247 destruction many thousand rounds of ammunition which had evidently been concealed between the roof and ceiling were exploded and destroyed.