▁F ing al ▁Battalion ▁successfully ▁employed ▁gu err illa ▁tact ics . ▁They ▁set ▁up ▁camp ▁and ▁As he ▁split ▁the ▁batt alion ▁into ▁four ▁sections : ▁three ▁would ▁undert ake ▁operations ▁while ▁the ▁fourth ▁was ▁kept ▁in ▁reserve , ▁guard ing ▁camp ▁and ▁for aging ▁for ▁food . ▁The ▁Vol unte ers ▁moved ▁against ▁the ▁R IC ▁bar ra cks ▁in ▁S words , ▁Don ab ate ▁and ▁Gar rist own , ▁forcing ▁the ▁R IC ▁to ▁surrender ▁and ▁se izing ▁all ▁the ▁weapons . ▁They ▁also ▁dam aged ▁railway ▁lines ▁and ▁cut ▁te legraph ▁w ires . ▁The ▁railway ▁line ▁at ▁Bl anch ard st own ▁was ▁bom bed ▁to ▁prevent ▁a ▁tro op ▁train ▁reaching ▁Dublin . ▁This ▁der a iled ▁a ▁cattle ▁train , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁sent ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁tro op ▁train . ▁ ▁The ▁only ▁large - scale ▁eng agement ▁of ▁the ▁R ising , ▁outside ▁Dublin ▁city , ▁was ▁at ▁Ash bourne . T own sh end , ▁pp . ▁ 2 1 5 – 2 1 6 ▁On ▁Friday , ▁about ▁ 3 5 ▁F ing al ▁Vol unte ers ▁surrounded ▁the ▁Ash bourne ▁R IC ▁bar ra cks ▁and ▁called ▁on ▁it ▁to ▁surrender , ▁but ▁the ▁R IC ▁respond ed ▁with ▁a ▁vol ley ▁of ▁gun fire . ▁A ▁fire f ight ▁followed , ▁and ▁the ▁R IC ▁surrender ed ▁after ▁the ▁Vol unte ers ▁attacked ▁the ▁building ▁with ▁a ▁hom em ade ▁gr en ade . ▁Before ▁the ▁surrender ▁could ▁be