placenamesScramoge
Scramóg
A participant’s recollection describes the preparations along the Strokestown–Longford road.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Scramóg · Irish · main form · validated name
- Scramoge · English · main form
Place & story
Watching the road
The Scramoge ambush took place on 23 March 1921. In his later Bureau of Military History statement, IRA officer Luke Duffy recalled scouts monitoring military and police traffic on the Strokestown–Longford road. One scout living beside the road kept a daily tally. Duffy and Pat Madden then visited Leavy’s house at Scramogue while preparing the operation. His account places reconnaissance and local knowledge at the centre of the preparations. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Scramoge. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Luke Duffy, witness statement WS661, p18 · Luke Duffy; Bureau of Military History, Military Archives
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