Blogs Back to Home Top Story August Bank Holiday Weekend 4 July 2025 Dublin City Libraries will close from Saturday 2 August to Monday 4 August (inclusive) and reopen on Tuesday 5 August 2025. Read More Fulltext search Search The Ballyfermot troop train ambush Friday 8th July, 1921 a train carrying British troops; members of the Gordon Highlanders; and military supplies; cars, donkeys, horses, as well as civilians was ambushed as it passed under the railway bridge near the small hamlet of Ballyfermot. Read More
Top Story August Bank Holiday Weekend 4 July 2025 Dublin City Libraries will close from Saturday 2 August to Monday 4 August (inclusive) and reopen on Tuesday 5 August 2025. Read More
The Ballyfermot troop train ambush Friday 8th July, 1921 a train carrying British troops; members of the Gordon Highlanders; and military supplies; cars, donkeys, horses, as well as civilians was ambushed as it passed under the railway bridge near the small hamlet of Ballyfermot. Read More