They were mad times indeed. I grew up in a mountainy area just south of the border, an area densely populated with safe houses, and mountains where people went to train with weapons and explosives. Whenever stuff like the above, or the huge escape from portlaoise prison in August the following year happened, the Gardaí and army would appear in large numbers and start combing the area, with their helicopter driving the sheep and cattle mad. A day or two later things would return to normal until the next event. From ’72 onwards they were busy.
Mental times for sure,the shit you would see on a daily basis and no word of it, it would make big news these days
It’s probably not true but apparently once a British Army Helicopter landed on the main square of Monaghan Military Barracks and the Company Sergeant on duty told the guard detachment to lock the gates to stop them escaping.
https://youtu.be/4SyssyYf5S4 there’s a song about it you probably haven’t heard if you’ve only found out about it.
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They were mad times indeed. I grew up in a mountainy area just south of the border, an area densely populated with safe houses, and mountains where people went to train with weapons and explosives. Whenever stuff like the above, or the huge escape from portlaoise prison in August the following year happened, the Gardaí and army would appear in large numbers and start combing the area, with their helicopter driving the sheep and cattle mad. A day or two later things would return to normal until the next event. From ’72 onwards they were busy.
Mental times for sure,the shit you would see on a daily basis and no word of it, it would make big news these days
It’s probably not true but apparently once a British Army Helicopter landed on the main square of Monaghan Military Barracks and the Company Sergeant on duty told the guard detachment to lock the gates to stop them escaping.
https://youtu.be/4SyssyYf5S4 there’s a song about it you probably haven’t heard if you’ve only found out about it.