▁dead ▁two ▁British ▁officers ▁and ▁two ▁Irish ▁civil ian ▁employees ▁of ▁the ▁Gu in ness ▁bre wer y ▁after ▁he ▁decided ▁they ▁were ▁reb els . ▁Flo od ▁was ▁court - mart ial led ▁for ▁murder ▁but ▁acqu itted . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁historian ▁F ear g hal ▁McG ar ry , ▁the ▁reb els ▁attempted ▁to ▁avoid ▁need less ▁blood sh ed . ▁Des mond ▁Ryan ▁stated ▁that ▁Vol unte ers ▁were ▁told ▁" no ▁firing ▁was ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁except ▁under ▁orders ▁or ▁to ▁rep el ▁attack ". ▁As ide ▁from ▁the ▁eng agement ▁at ▁Ash bourne , ▁polic emen ▁and ▁un ar med ▁soldiers ▁were ▁not ▁system atically ▁target ed , ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁group ▁of ▁polic emen ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁stand ▁at ▁Nelson ' s ▁P ill ar ▁throughout ▁Monday . ▁McG ar ry ▁writes ▁that ▁the ▁Irish ▁Cit izen ▁Army ▁" w ere ▁more ▁r uth less ▁than ▁Vol unte ers ▁when ▁it ▁came ▁to ▁shooting ▁polic emen " ▁and ▁attributes ▁this ▁to ▁the ▁" ac rim on ious ▁legacy " ▁of ▁the ▁Dublin ▁Lock - out . ▁ ▁The ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁cas ual ties ▁were ▁buried ▁in ▁Glas ne vin ▁C emetery ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁fighting . ▁British ▁families ▁came ▁to ▁Dublin ▁Castle ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁to ▁rec laim ▁the ▁bodies ▁of ▁British ▁soldiers , ▁and ▁fun er als ▁were ▁arranged . ▁Sold iers ▁whose ▁bodies ▁were ▁not ▁claimed ▁were ▁given ▁military ▁fun er als ▁in ▁Gr