In the early hours of 21 April 1916, Casement was put ashore at nearby Banna strand from U19.Too weak to travel, he was discovered at McKenna's Fort where he had hidden after arranging delivery of German weapons as part of a plan of arming Irish rebels and creating a rising in 1916 against the British to achieve independence.
Casement was secretly brought ashore at Banna strand on April 21, 1916, from U19. Due to his poor health, he was found at McKenna's Fort, where he had concealed himself after orchestrating a plan to supply German arms to Irish rebels and ignite a rebellion in 1916 against British rule.