Mr Byrne again called on them to halt.”The two men broke into a run and then turned suddenly, both pulling out revolvers and firing at Byrne. Mr Byrne ran back into the house and phoned Blackrock Police Station. The men were traced as far as Westland Row station - the modern-day Dublin Pearse station. On the same night, also in Blackrock, a van driver working for Messrs Clery was stopped by a man wearing a mask and brandishing a revolver. “Keeping his revolver pointed at the driver, the masked man examined the van,” according to the report.

Source: The Irish Times December 26, 2017 15:56 UTC