▁ 4 . 7 ▁in ch ▁naval ▁gun ▁on ▁a ▁makes h ift ▁arm oured ▁train . ▁On ▁Sunday , ▁the ▁British ▁sent ▁mess engers ▁to ▁En nis c orth y , ▁inform ing ▁the ▁reb els ▁of ▁Pear se ' s ▁surrender ▁order . ▁However , ▁the ▁Vol unte er ▁officers ▁were ▁ske pt ical . ▁Two ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁esc orted ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁to ▁Ar bour ▁Hill ▁Pr ison , ▁where ▁Pear se ▁confirmed ▁the ▁surrender ▁order . ▁ ▁Gal way ▁In ▁County ▁Gal way , ▁ 6 0 0 – 7 0 0 ▁Vol unte ers ▁mobil ised ▁on ▁T ues day ▁under ▁Li am ▁M ell ows . ▁His ▁plan ▁was ▁to ▁" b ott le ▁up ▁the ▁British ▁g arrison ▁and ▁di vert ▁the ▁British ▁from ▁concentr ating ▁on ▁Dublin ". ▁However , ▁his ▁men ▁were ▁poor ly ▁armed , ▁with ▁only ▁ 2 5 ▁rif les , ▁ 6 0 ▁revol vers , ▁ 3 0 0 ▁shot g uns ▁and ▁some ▁hom em ade ▁gr en ades ▁– ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁only ▁had ▁p ikes . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁action ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁a ▁rural ▁area ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁Gal way ▁city . ▁They ▁made ▁un success ful ▁attacks ▁on ▁the ▁R IC ▁bar ra cks ▁at ▁Clar in bridge ▁and ▁O ran more , ▁captured ▁several ▁officers , ▁and ▁bom bed ▁a ▁bridge ▁and ▁railway ▁line , ▁before ▁taking ▁up ▁position ▁near ▁A then ry . ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁sk irm ish