▁taken , ▁up ▁to ▁si xty ▁R IC ▁men ▁arrived ▁in ▁a ▁con voy , ▁spark ing ▁a ▁five - hour ▁gun ▁battle , ▁in ▁which ▁eight ▁R IC ▁men ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁ 1 8 ▁wounded . ▁Two ▁Vol unte ers ▁were ▁also ▁killed ▁and ▁five ▁wounded , ▁and ▁a ▁civil ian ▁was ▁fat ally ▁shot . ▁The ▁R IC ▁surrender ed ▁and ▁were ▁dis ar med . ▁As he ▁let ▁them ▁go ▁after ▁warning ▁them ▁not ▁to ▁fight ▁against ▁the ▁Irish ▁Republic ▁again . ▁As he ' s ▁men ▁camp ed ▁at ▁K ils al ag han ▁near ▁Dublin ▁until ▁they ▁received ▁orders ▁to ▁surrender ▁on ▁Saturday . ▁The ▁F ing al ▁Battalion ' s ▁tact ics ▁during ▁the ▁R ising ▁for esh adow ed ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁I RA ▁during ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁that ▁followed . ▁ ▁Vol unte er ▁cont ing ents ▁also ▁mobil ised ▁nearby ▁in ▁count ies ▁Me ath ▁and ▁L outh , ▁but ▁proved ▁unable ▁to ▁link ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁North ▁Dublin ▁unit ▁until ▁after ▁it ▁had ▁surrender ed . ▁In ▁County ▁L outh , ▁Vol unte ers ▁shot ▁dead ▁an ▁R IC ▁man ▁near ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Castle b elling ham ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁April , ▁in ▁an ▁incident ▁in ▁which ▁ 1 5 ▁R IC ▁men ▁were ▁also ▁taken ▁prisoner . T own sh end , ▁p . ▁ 2 2 4 ▁ ▁En nis c orth y ▁ ▁In ▁County ▁W ex ford , ▁ 1 0 0 – 2