North Longford Flying Column

The North Longford Flying Column was a unit of the Old IRA in the Irish War of Independence, drawing its membership from 3 North Longford Battalions of the Irish Volunteers and was led by Sean Mac Eoin.
Membership.
Membership was local to the Parishes of Clonbroney, Drumlish, Killoe, Colmcille, Granard, Mullinaghta and Abbeylara. Later some men from the South Cavan area joined its ranks.
Members of the North Longford Flying Column were: Tom Brady, James Joseph Brady, Patrick Callaghan, Séamus Conway, Patrick Cooke, Frank Davis, Séan Duffy, Thomas Earley, Séamus Farrelly, Patrick Finnegan, Larry Geraghty, Michael Gormley, Hugh Hourican, Jack Hughes, Michael Kenny, Patrick Lynch, John McDowell, Sean Mac Eoin (O/C), James MacEoin, Frank Martin, John Moore, Michael Mulligan, Michael F. Reynolds, Séan Sexton, Jim Sheeran, Michael Treacy, Joseph Kelly and Ned Tynan.
Engagements.
Its most famous engagement was the Clonfin ambush. Also further engagements at Ballinalee, Terlicken, Ballybrein and Fyhora. Ballinalee was mentioned by Santa Clara City Councilwoman Kathy Watanabe during her second inaugural address during a special city council on December 8, 2020 where the winners of the 2020 city council elections were sworn in. There she revealed that she is the granddaughter of Michael Francis Reynolds who was a commander at one of the outposts during the November 3rd 1920 engagement at Ballinalee. The battle took place at 4 outposts that were guarding the town from the British Black and Tan forces resulting in victory for the Flying Column with no casualties with the town being successfully guarded from British forces.