The term Christmas Raid is a name used within the folklore of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) to describe a raid in the Republic of Ireland against the Irish Army, and the theft of a huge quantity of weapons and munitions from an Irish Army ammunition Magazine Fort storage depot in Dublin's Phoenix Park.
The raid took place on 23 December 1939, and was immediately prior to the passing of the Emergency Powers Act in Ireland. Although the operation initially went well, two of the raiders were captured shortly after the raid, and in the following days, most of the stolen military equipment was recovered, and several IRA volunteers were arrested.
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