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WS Ref #: 1684 , Witness: James ("Spud") Murphy, Officer IV and IRA, Cork, 1917 - 1921
... their barracks. Tom Barry, who had engaged in the shooting match, pursued the retreating figures. We were unaware that Tom Barry had gone up North Main St. and our party opened fire on the retreating ... Main St. when there was a shout from Tom Barry. We then realised that he was in our line of fire ...
... to their home areas. The remainder of the column, under Tom Barry, moved into Clonakilty battalion area. We ... there in a horse and trap by Tim Coffey, Breaghanna, Enniskeane. Tom Barry approached the house ... where he gave us some refresh- ments. He sat down and began to talk to Tom Barry about ...
... of us and Tom Barry threw a bomb into the centre of the lorry himself. The men in No. 2 section ... ordered out on the road - Tom Barry first - and we followed. We got down on our knees and we opened ...
... adjutant) - had followed us. Tom Barry, column O/C, ordered him to return home, but on appeal he ... a training camp had been in operation for some days prior to our arrival. This camp was in charge of Tom Barry, Newly-appointed Brigade 0/C. Training. I was accompanied by Stephen O'Neill. We then returned ...
... ., Tom Barry, ordered us out and got us to line the fences of the acre attached to the cottage in which ...
... "Flyer" Nyhan, Clonakilty; Jack Hourihan, Ballineen, and Tom Barry (column 0/C.) The column was moving ...
... by the enemy when the main body of the column attacked the patrol. The main body of the column under Tom Barry ...
... 13. of prominent officers. At this stage I had taken up position at the front door and Dan Corcoran was likewise at the back door. When Bradfield had given sufficient information, Tom Barry disclosed his identity and Bradfield was certainly shocked. We immediately placed him under arrest ...
... to this fire. At this stage, I was instructed by the column 0/C. (Tom Barry) to take a section of eight men ...
... . The remainder of the column - about a dozen - under the column 0/C. (Tom Barry) moved into town ...
... by the column 0/C. (Tom Barry) and, about midnight on 12th February 1921, we marched ...
... , Asst. M.O.; and the O/C., Tom Barry, who was brigade training officer. On the morning of l7th March ...
... for the column commander, Tom Barry. We proceeded to Appleby's of Carrigroe where we procured a second ...
WS Ref #: 1478 , Witness: Ted O'Sullivan, OC Cork 3 Brigade IRA, 1921
... assured us that the man in question Tom Barry had helped him in his intelligence duties and he was quite ... not enthusiastic about the selection, it was decided that Tom Barry should be interviewed by the new ... we interviewed Tom Barry at the Camden Hotel, Camden St. We were satisfied that Barry's offer ...
... February 1921). Arrangements were made for the column 0/6. (Tom Barry) to drive through Drimoleague ... left the Battalion Council meeting the previous night. While the column 0/C. (Tom Barry) was engaged ... the enemy. While the meeting was in progress, the brigade adjutant (Liam Deasy) and column 0/C. (Tom ...
... 24 the first lorry passed through unscathed.. However, the second lorry was fired on by the main body stationed in the centre of the ambush position under the column 0/C (Tom Barry).' and halted, lit ... and to place Tom Barry in charge as column 0/C.. The main difficulty was to lay down some rules governing ...
... ) and column 0/C. (Tom Barry). With Paddy Crowley I visited all companies NORTH of Bandon river ... (Liam Deasy) brigade Q.M. (Tadhg O'Sullivan) and column 0/C. (Tom Barry) moved away to brigade H.Q ...
... 36. about 1 a.m. When the column 0/C. (Tom Barry) had ascertained that the gate leading to the barrack was not baked,. the mine was raised on to the shoulders of Peter Kearney, Tom Kelleher, Christy ... the column 0/C. (Tom Barry) and we carried the mine to the door against which we laid it. We ...
... on 1000 troops. The columns under the 0/C. (Tom Barry) was in Clonakilty area. The night of 23rd June was selected for the operation and the column was divided into two sections. Tom Barry took one ...
... Deasy (0/C.), Tom Barry (Column 0/C.) and Denis Lordan (Column Adjutant). Arrangements were ...
... Training officer (Tom Barry). Positions were taken up on the Dunmanway-Ballineen road, 3 miles east ...
... was to open operations was also s elected at this meeting. The column 0/C. (Tom Barry) was anxious ...
... Deasy) and column o/c (Tom Barry) were deputed to carry out the attack on the barracks. The mine laid ...
... (witness); Adjutant, Gibbs Ross; Q.M. Dick Barrett; 0/C. Column, Tom Barry; 0/C. Engineers, Mick ...
... was a member of the storming party at (a) which included Tom Barry, Nick Crowley, Denis Lordan, Jim Hurley ...
... was attended by the brigade 0/C. (Liam Deasy) and column 0/C. (Tom Barry) representing Cork III ...
WS Ref #: 1578 , Witness: John J O'Sullivan, Officer IRA, Cork, 1921
... Column (Tom Barry) came into the room. The brigade column was billeted in the neighbourhood. Tom Barry ... /C.) that Miss Bridie Manning, Colomane a member of Cumant na mBan would pick up Tom Barry next day ... . This trip passed off without incident and Tom Barry, having discussed the plans for the attack ...
... in our stockinged feet, now moved into the village accompanied by Tom Barry who carried the wiring ... , a shot was fired from inside the barrack and Tom Barry gave instructions to explode the mine while we ...
... of the Skibbereen and Bantry battalions was held at Kealkil. Tom Barry (0/C. Brigade Column) was in charge ...
... /C. (Tom Barry) and then went Into billets. The members of the Battalion staff and men from the local ...
... of their colleagues in Drimoleague while the brigade column under Tom Barry was lying in ambush ...
WS Ref #: 1619 , Witness: Daniel Canty, Officer IRA, Cork, 1921
... into Bandon. One party, under Tom Barry (Column 0/C) took up positions at the junction of Cork road and Watergate St. Tom Barry crossed the bridge towards the post office, and in his absence Pete Kearney ... others, On hearing the shooting, Tom Barry returned towards his section to find that he was between ...
... 14. was in charge. This party remained in Newcestown area until the following Sunday night about four days. Another party under Tom Barry (Brigade 0/C Training) arrived from Fan1obbus in Dunmanway ... (O/C Bandon Battalion). The Brigade 0/C (Charlie Hurley), Tom Barry (0/C Training and O/C Column ...
... of the previous night's ambush. Liam Deasy (Bde. Adjt.), Charlie Hurley (Bde. 0/C), and Tom Barry (Column O ... . Desmond (2nd Lieut.). The officer o/c of training was Tom Barry. We were put through an ...
... . The Column 0/C (Tom Barry) was in charge of this unit. The eastern flank was in charge of Liam Deasy and I ... was to number two or three lorries. The leading lorry was to be allowed to pass the main party under Tom Barry and to be dealt with by the mine. The next lorry was to be attacked by Tom Barry's section ...
... 30. Column O/C (Tom Barry) that they saw about 700 yards away what appeared to be a party of "Auxies. The Column 0/C, naving examined the group through his field glasses, assured the rearguard ... district until after nightfall. The Column 0/C (Tom Barry) checked each section and found two men massing ...
... p.m. on October 19th and returned to our home areas. The officers in charge at Toureen were: Tom Barry (Col. 0/C), Charlie Hurley (Bde. O/C), Dick Barrett (Bde. Q/M), Liam Deasy (Bde. Adjt.), and Seán ...
... and Ml. Lordan who tried to get word to the Column Commander (Tom Barry) that the enemy were ...
... Cross Company area. Three officers of the Brigade Staff Liam Deasy, Tom Barry, I cannot recollect ...
... to their own company areas. The remainder of the column, under the Column 0/C (Tom Barry), moved ...
... 26. returned to Column H.Q. in Newcestown, where they arrived about 11.30 p.m. The local company had already been mobilised and were awaiting the return of the column. The column was now disbanded by the 0/C (Tom Barry) and we (Newcestown officers) were made responsible for the safe dumping of all ...
... Kelleher (No. 6), and Christy O'Connell (No. 7) had already been allotted by the column 0/C (Tom Barry ...
... and paraffin were lighted by the Column 0/C (Tom Barry) and Mick Crowley and were thrown into the breach ...
... on instructions. All were armed and were to await further orders. Tom Barry (Column O/C) arrived about 11 ...
WS Ref #: 1130 , Witness: Edmond Power, Officer IRA, Waterford, 1921
... to Victoria Barracks Cork, by the name of Tom Barry from Glanworth, Co. Cork, and our escort consisted of eleven lorries full manned with troops and two armoured cars. This Tom Barry was a battalion commandant in his area but was not the well-known Tom Barry of Kilmichael and Crossbarry fame ...
WS Ref #: 1640 , Witness: James Doyle, Officer IRA, Cork, 1921
... 9. Clonbuig in Kilbrittain Company area. Tom Barry, who had only recently been appointed brigade ... again and, under the new column 0/C. (Tom Barry), we moved into Dunmanway battalion area where we ... . Sean Hales (0/C. Bandon Battalion) was in charge on the return journey as the column 0/C. (Tom Barry ...
... Kearney, Jack Corkery, Tom Kelleher, Christy O'Connell, Ted Sullivan. Tom Barry (column O/C ... of the post office, about 30 yards from the barrack. The mine-laying party led by Tom Barry took the mine ... it on fire. Supplies of paraffin and petrol were obtained and poured by Tom Barry (column O/C.) through ...
... attacking party consisted of ten riflemen under the column 0/C. (Tom Barry). The Brigade 0/C. (Charlie ... with by the mine. The second lorry was to (be attacked by the main body under Tom Barry, while ...
... were moved on to the roadway by the column O/C. (Tom Barry). All arms and equipment left behind ... was seen to the east. The O/C. (Tom Barry) now ordered the assembled force to line the fence ...
... with two other men from my unit. I reported to the column 0/C. (Tom Barry) in Crosspound area ...
... 15. On the night following the occupation of Skibbereen the column was in the vicinity of Drimoleague where we billeted next day. During the course of the day a large mine was constructed by Peter Monahan and some others The column 0/C. (Tom Barry) was driven into Drimoleague to inspect the layout ...
... of the column under Tom Barry (column 0/C.) had moved away to the east from which direction they were to enter ...
... confirmed. Arrangements were now made by the column 0/C. (Tom Barry) and other brigade officers that wa ...
... . (Tom Barry) to remain behind to pick up these men as I had a good knowledge of the area. I ...
... the grave had been closed, the column O/C. (Tom Barry) delivered a short oration and a firing party ...
WS Ref #: 1743 , Witness: Tom Barry, OC Cork No 3 Brigade Flying Column, 1920 - 1921; Commandant General IRA, 1921
... ROINN COSANTA. BUREAU OF MILITARY HISTORY, 1913-21 STATEMENT BY WITNESS. DOCUMENT NO. W.S. 1,743. Witness Comdt. General Tom Barry, 64, St. Patrick's St., CORK. Identity. 0/C Cork No. 3 Brigade, Flying Column; Commandant-General I.R.A. Subject. (a) Autnentication of his book "Guerilla Days ...
... Tom Barry, 64, St. Patrick's Street, CORK. ...
... . (P.J. Brennan) Commandant General Tom Barry, 64, Patrick Street, CORK. ...
... in which this is written. Yours faithfully, Tom Barry ...
WS Ref #: 1754 , Witness: Tom Barry, Wife of Tom Barry, nee Leslie Price; Member Cumann na mBan Executive, 1920 -1924
... ROINN COSANTA. BUREAU OF MILITARY HISTORY, 1913-21 STATEMENT BY WITNESS. DOCUMENT NO. W.S. 1.754. Witness Mrs. Tom Barry, (née Leslie Price), 64, Patrick St., Cork. Identity. Member, Cumann na mBan Executive, 192O - 1924 Subject. Easter Week, Dublin, 1916. Conditions, if any, Stipulated by Witness ...
... STATEMENT BY MRS. TOM BARRY (née Leslie Price), 64, Patrick Street, Cork. My first recollections of nationality came through my mother's keen Parnellism and her and my father's pro-Boerism in the British attack on the Afrikanders. These were strengthened later when she became a member of Sinn Féin ...
WS Ref #: 565 , Witness: Liam O'Briain, Member IRB and IV, Dublin, 1912 - 1916
... " and in tom Barry is book" guerilla days in Ireland" Chap 21 They both describe a meeting of all the senior ... that meeting, nothing further happened I wrote to tom Barry asking him did he know anything ...
... that meeting nothing further happened. I wrote to Tom Barry asking him did he know anything more and he ...
WS Ref #: 812 , Witness: Patrick O'Brien, Member IV, Cork, 1916; Captain IRA, Cork, 1921
... four men to the training camp organised by Tom Barry at Clonboig near Kilbrittain. There were about 40 ... . Tom Barry organised his first ambush position in the area at Fanlobbus to the East of Dunmanway ... in the car to Corcorans, of Balteenbrack. Tom Barry took over car and driver. In the meantime he had ...
... selected to deal with the two lorries. Michael McCarthy was in charge of one and Tom Barry in charge ... placed then. Every man was placed in his position then as described by Tom Barry in 'Guerilla Days ...
... . Then it went on to Gaggin. Tom Barry fell sick at Ahiohill. Charlie Burley took over command of the Column, and Tom Barry sent for Seán Lehane to take over the Column as Charlie Hurley had ...
... -13- there, and so there were. One revolver was got and a .38 automatic and also a Volunteer Officer's uniform complete with sam brown belt and revolver, holster, though there was no cap. We took this, though we never found out the history of it. This was the uniform which Tom Barry subsequently ...
... as tests to see how fit they were to respond to a call to action. Tom Barry at this time had Michael ...
... in the Ballynacarriga Company dump. On New Year's Day, 1921, Liam Deasy and Tom Barry, now recovered, came ...
... and Tom Barry there. We weren't well settled in when along came the same two lorries of Auxiliaries ...
... January, 1921. Tom Barry was in charge of that part of the Column that entered the town from the North ...
... -27- As regards the reference to the attack on the R.I.C. Barracks at Rosscarbery, on page 25, I was not actually in this attack because I had been sent on a special mission by Tom Barry to meet Liam Deasy at O'Sullivans of Gurranreach on his return from Dublin after his appointment as Brigade 0/C ...