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  • WS Ref #: 909 , Witness: Sidney Czira, 'John Brennan'; authoress; Sister of Grace Gifford, widow of Joseph M. Plunkett executed, 1916; Officer, Cumann na mBan, Dublin

    • ... the war news. In spite of my sister's warning, I got involved in an argument with a Britisher ... Britisher saying things about Ireland and we can't answer him". I went to the spot indicated and became ...

    • ... 44. as he walked through the streets, wondering over the fate of Mellows, he suddenly saw in front of him in a shop window a large picture of John Mitchel, grandson of the patriot, who was then running for Mayor of New York and who was an out and out Britisher. (I think there was some pro-British ...

  • WS Ref #: 907 , Witness: Laurence Nugent, Officer IV and IRA, Dublin, 1913 - 1921

    • ... Britisher and most of all the well-to-do people were sure in their own minds that, with a few exceptions ...

  • WS Ref #: 1087 , Witness: Patrick Mullooly, Senior Officer IRA, Roscommon, 1921

    • ... , and deservedly so, and we earned the contempt of Orangeman and Britisher alike. With all due respect to De ...

  • WS Ref #: 1219 , Witness: Sean O'Neill, Captain IRA, Galway, 1921

    • ... chased a 8ritisher with a bacon knife out of the shop. The pro-Britisher ran a Post Office and two ...

  • WS Ref #: 1335 , Witness: James Leahy, Commandant IRA, Kilkenny, 1923

    • ... disappointed. Some of the Drangan men then went and burned hay on the farm of a pro-Britisher named Boyle ...

  • WS Ref #: 1413 , Witness: Tadhg Kennedy, Officer IV and IRA, Kerry, 1916 - 1921

    • ... . He was a nice fellow a Protestant and a Mason and, of course, a Loyal Britisher whomit wasn't easy ...

  • WS Ref #: 355 , Witness: Kitty O'Doherty, Widow of Seumas O'Doherty; Courier Easter 1916, Kilkenny; Quartermaster, Cumann na mBan, Dublin, 1916

    • ... to this counter and I said I was looking for Army blankets. They got the idea that I was some Britisher. I ...

  • WS Ref #: 391 , Witness: Helena Molony, Secretary Inghini na hEireann, 1907 - 1914; member Cumann na mBan, 1915 -1921

    • ... into a violent rage. He was a real Britisher. He ordered Kathleen Drago to dress up in my attire. She Was very ...

  • WS Ref #: 585 , Witness: Frank Robbins, Member Irish Citizen Army, 1916; Secretary IT&GWU

  • WS Ref #: 752 , Witness: Mary Rigney, Member Cumann na mBan, Dublin, 1917 - 1921

    • ... Hoey's mother, Mrs. Clive Howard was. an out and out Britisher and had no suspicion of who her lodger ...