§ Mr. NEWBOULDasked the Chief Secretary whether on 12th June several farmhouses near Borrisokane and Clough Jordan were destroyed as official reprisals; and for what reason these houses were selected?
§ Mr. HENRYI am informed by the Commander-in-Chief that the houses of the following persons were destroyed as a punitive measure, following the ambush of police at Modreeney on 3rd June:
- William Bone of Cloughjordan.
- Michael Ryan of Knocknagree.
- Ann Nara of Farren.
- Timothy Dwyer of Carnole.
- M. Kenny of Laughnane Bridge.
Mr. T. THOMSONasked the Chief Secretary whether two houses belonging to Mr. McNamara and Mrs. Cusack were burned in the Kildysart district of County Clare on the 9th June; whether this was an official reprisal; and on what grounds these- houses were selected?
§ Mr. HENRYThe houses of the persons named were destroyed as a punitive measure following the murder of a constable on 26th May. The grounds on which houses have been selected for destruction were given in my reply of the 9th June to the hon. Member for Harrow (Mr. Mosley).