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  • WS Ref #: 845 , Witness: Tomas Malone, 'Sean Forde'; Commandant IRA, Limerick, 1921

    • ... named Seán Twomey - he would be an uncle or father of Seán Ó Tuama, associated with the. Gaelic League ...

    • ... 85. that until some years later. I cannot remember if he had the bayonet fixed on the rifle but I think he had not because, if he had a bayonet on the rifle, he should have been able to hold me off. The two "working party soldiers" surrendered to McSwiney and Twomey without a struggle and we tied ...

    • ... Hotel Convention, December, 1916. 20-22 11. Volunteer reorganisation in South Tipperary, 1917. 22 ...

    • ... of the attack on Kilmallock Bks. 43-45 22. Rifles sent to West Limerick where we followed. Abortive plans ...

    • ... .22 rifles and I had an automatic pistol. Seumas had a .32 revolver. ...

    • ... 22. cannot remember anything beyond ordinary discussion about organising and getting in touch with fellows when they were released. There seemed to be a feeling at that meeting that there would be a general release of the prisoners in a very short time, that all the internees at any rate would ...

  • WS Ref #: 861 , Witness: Geraldine O'Donel, Owner of Nursing Home, Eccles St, Dublin, 1921; Attended wounded IRA

    • ... walls." He was afraid of divulging any of the I.R.A. secrets. Mr. Twomey, a chemist in Denmark ...

  • WS Ref #: 952 , Witness: Maurice Horgan, Commandant IRA, Kerry, 1921

    • ... mBan supolied all their meals, which were prepared and provided by the late Mrs. B. Twomey, Glebe ...

  • WS Ref #: 978 , Witness: Leo Callaghan, Lieutenant IRA, Cork, 1921

    • ... in the khaki ring, but Volunteers Kiely, Herlihy and Twomey of the Kanturk Battalion were surprised ...

  • WS Ref #: 1063 , Witness: Jerome Buckley, Captain IRA, Cork, 1921

    • ... officers of the 6th (Blarney) Battalion were 0/C. "Pa" Twomey, Kilmona V.0/C. T.J. Golden, Gurranes Adjt ...

    • ... 6. About this time all companies were being trained in scouting, the use of arms, target practice (with .22 rifles mainly), and the use of cover. This type of training continued throughout 1919 and 1920. At Easter 1920 a n instruction was received from G.H.Q. to destroy any evacuated R.I.C. posts ...

  • WS Ref #: 1095 , Witness: Michael Sheehy, Officer IRA, Limerick, 1921

  • WS Ref #: 1113 , Witness: James Brennock, Member IRA, Cork, 1921

    • ... 9. the column, under Moss Twomey (brigade adjutant), took up positions at Blackstone Bridge. The members of the column were .all armed with rifles taken in the Wesleyan raid (a raid on a church party of the Shropshire Light Infantry at Fermoy on 7th September 1919), or in the capture of Araglin ...

    • ... 10. The shotgun men from the local companies withdrew to their home areas as did Moss Twomey and the men from Fermoy. The remainder of the column billeted that night at Barry!s (2), and Troy's, I4onanig, and Leary's, Bartleity. On the morning of 9th December 1920, Con' Leddy 0/C. proceeded ...

    • ... , Denis Hegarty, William Buckley and Bill Twomey. We then retired across the country to Ballynoe ...

  • WS Ref #: 1130 , Witness: Edmond Power, Officer IRA, Waterford, 1921

    • ... Barrett, 'Moss' Twomey, Sean Moylan (now a T.D.) and M.P. Colivet, a T.D. for Limerick. In a jail ...

    • ... by Pat Keating. and some others of the boys I had told them about a 22 rifle in the house owned ... and gave them the .22 rifle. Next day the R.I.C. called to Kirwan's and asked for particulars about ...

    • ... 22. The British fired on our men who were taken unawares, and a Black and Tan named Redmond, from a gateway on The Burgary road, fired on and killed John Fitzgerald. The same Tan shot and wounded Pat Keating and was then himself shot dead by George Plunkett. The latter, after a further discharge ...

  • WS Ref #: 1141 , Witness: Richard Glavin, Lieutenant IRA, Kerry, 1921

  • WS Ref #: 1157 , Witness: Patrick Ronan, Lieutenant IV, Wexford, 1916; Officer IRA, Wexford, 1917 - 1921

    • ... of the same material to get across the outer wall. The men to go were Bill Quirke, Moss Twomey ...