0 0 ▁Vol unte ers — led ▁by ▁Robert ▁B ren nan , ▁Sé am us ▁Do yle ▁and ▁Se án ▁Et ch ingham — to ok ▁over ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁En nis c orth y ▁on ▁Th urs day ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁until ▁Sunday . ▁Vol unte er ▁officer ▁Paul ▁Gall igan ▁had ▁cy c led ▁ 2 0 0   km ▁from ▁re bel ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Dublin ▁with ▁orders ▁to ▁mobil ise . ▁They ▁blocked ▁all ▁roads ▁into ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁brief ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁R IC ▁bar ra cks , ▁but ▁chose ▁to ▁block ade ▁it ▁rather ▁than ▁attempt ▁to ▁capture ▁it . ▁They ▁fle w ▁the ▁tr icol our ▁over ▁the ▁Ath ena e um ▁building , ▁which ▁they ▁had ▁made ▁their ▁headquarters , ▁and ▁par aded ▁uniform ed ▁in ▁the ▁streets . ▁They ▁also ▁occupied ▁Vin eg ar ▁Hill , ▁where ▁the ▁United ▁Irish men ▁had ▁made ▁a ▁last ▁stand ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 9 8 ▁re bell ion . ▁The ▁public ▁largely ▁supported ▁the ▁reb els ▁and ▁many ▁local ▁men ▁offered ▁to ▁join ▁them . ▁ ▁By ▁Saturday , ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁reb els ▁had ▁been ▁mobil ised , ▁and ▁a ▁det achment ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁occup y ▁the ▁nearby ▁village ▁of ▁Fern s . ▁In ▁W ex ford , ▁the ▁British ▁assemble d ▁a ▁column ▁of ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁soldiers ▁( including ▁the ▁Con n aught ▁R angers ), ▁two ▁field ▁guns ▁and ▁a