Royal Irish Constabulary 1921. Report on incident at Carlow Railway Station on 15th December 1921. Constable Ronayne and Constable Morrissey were on duty near the weighing machine at Carlow Railway Station, between two and three o'clock in the evening, when a group of eight or nine men came on the plarform, one of them rushed over to them and shouted "hands up" and then presented a revolver and fired blank point at Constable Ronayne. The bullet struck him in the chest and he fell on the platform. While he was down, he received some very severe treatment with some of the men kicking him on the ground. Constable Morrissey was dragged to the ground and kicked about the place. When the attackers cleared off Constable Morrissey went to Ronayne's assistance and with the aid of a civilian managed to drag the wounded man several hundred yards to the County Infirmary. He was later transferred to Steeven's Hospital in Dublin where he made a good recovery. Constable Ronayne had joined the British Army in 1914 and fought all through the war in France. After being demobilised in 1919 he joined a shipping company. He joined the Royal Irish Constabulary on the 15th March 1920. His wage was £180 a year while in the police. In January 1922 Constable Ronayne was awarded £2,200 in damages in a Malicious Injury claim at Carlow Court. The award was levied off the County-at-Large.