▁and ▁bar ric aded ▁the ▁surrounding ▁roads . ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁batt alion , ▁under ▁Edward ▁' N ed ' ▁Dal y , ▁occupied ▁the ▁Four ▁Cour ts ▁and ▁surrounding ▁buildings , ▁while ▁a ▁company ▁under ▁Se án ▁He ust on ▁occupied ▁the ▁M end icity ▁Institution , ▁across ▁the ▁River ▁L iff ey ▁from ▁the ▁Four ▁Cour ts . ▁The ▁ 2 nd ▁batt alion , ▁under ▁Thomas ▁Mac Don agh , ▁occupied ▁Jacob ' s ▁bis c uit ▁factory . ▁The ▁ 3 rd ▁batt alion , ▁under ▁É am on ▁de ▁Val era , ▁occupied ▁Bol and ' s ▁Mill ▁and ▁surrounding ▁buildings . ▁The ▁ 4 th ▁batt alion , ▁under ▁É am onn ▁Ce annt , ▁occupied ▁the ▁South ▁Dublin ▁Union ▁and ▁the ▁dist illery ▁on ▁Mar row bone ▁Lane . ▁From ▁each ▁of ▁these ▁g arr isons , ▁small ▁units ▁of ▁reb els ▁established ▁out posts ▁in ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁reb els ▁also ▁attempted ▁to ▁cut ▁transport ▁and ▁communication ▁links . ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁ere ct ing ▁road block s , ▁they ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁various ▁brid ges ▁and ▁cut ▁tele phone ▁and ▁te legraph ▁w ires . ▁West land ▁Row ▁and ▁Har court ▁Street ▁railway ▁stations ▁were ▁occupied , ▁though ▁the ▁latter ▁only ▁briefly . ▁The ▁railway ▁line ▁was ▁cut ▁at ▁Fair view ▁and ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁dam aged ▁by ▁bomb s ▁at ▁Am iens ▁Street , ▁Broad stone , ▁Kings bridge ▁and ▁L ans d ow ne ▁Road . ▁ ▁Ar