September. An attempt to produce an explosion at the barracks, Castlebar. A canister containing gunpowder was thrown over the wall, close to the magazine. The lighted fuse which was attached fell out, and no harm was done.
1882: 26 March. An attempt to blow up Weston House, Galway, with dynamite in an iron pot enclosed in a sack. Five persons were afterwards convicted of the outrage.
27 March. A 6-inch shell charged with explosive thrown into a house in Letterkenny. The explosion caused considerable damage.
2 April. An attempt to destroy a police barrack in Limerick by firing some dynamite on the window sill.
12 May. A discovery of a parcel containing 12 lbs. to 20 lbs. of gunpowder, with lighted touch-paper or fuse attached, at the Mansion House, London.
1883: 21 January. An explosion of lignin dynamite at Possil Bridge, Glasgow. Two or three persons passing sustained slight injury.
21 January. An explosion of lignin dynamite at Buchanan Street Station, Glasgow, in a disused goods shed.
15 March. An explosion at the Local Government Board Office, Whitehall, causing considerable local damage.
15 March. An abortive explosion of lignin dynamite outside a window at the Times office.