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  • WS Ref #: 1773 , Witness: Patrick J Brennan, Officer IRA, Dublin, 1917 - 1924

    • ... 22/22 1921 16 May Attack on R.I.C. Cycle Patrol Near Facrock R.I.C retire in Disardes Caning Ovehicycle baling 19 May Execution of Arthur Barden Churchtown, Employee A Guiness Son & Bo Ltd, Spy, Outside Newtown House, Landscape Rd, Churchtown. 22 May Attack on Military Carry at Facrock, Soldier ...

    • ... on Railway Bridge at Dundrum Stu. 22 March Attack on Auxiliaries in Royal Marine Hotel, Dunlaughaire 3 ...

  • WS Ref #: 881 , Witness: James Kilmartin, Officer IV and IRA, Tipperary, 1921

    • ... , ammunition and bombs captured. 21 - 22. 19. Situation in Tipperary immediately following the Truce. Raid on Clonmel R.R.C. Barracks. 22 - 25. 20. A proclamation issued in Carrick-on-Suir by Thos. Fahy ...

    • ... 22. dominated them from the heights of the railway embankment and it should have been clear to them that they had no chance of escape. Instead of surrendering, however, they took to their heels and, being fired on, several of them were wounded. They were close to the bridge and we thought we had ...

  • WS Ref #: 633 , Witness: Michael Joseph Ryan, Commandant IRA, Longford, 1921

    • ... , Longford 20 Mooneen ambush 22 Procuring documents. from R.I.C. Barracks at Lanesboro 22 Attempts ...

    • ... : Mattew Barry Comd't ...

    • ... . There were quite a few. 22 rifles in the area and a good supply of this ammunition and with those ...

    • ... -22- indicate that the police were coming immediately. If the head of the rake as towards the rear it would indicate that the police were coming but that the exact time was not known. The purchase of the rake would cover up Connor's presence in town. Connor was outside thy door looking at rakes ...

  • WS Ref #: 835 , Witness: Michael Knightly, Member IV and IRA, Dublin, 1916 - 1921; Press Intelligence Officer for GHQ Intelligence

    • ... of Kevin Barry in North King Street, Dublin, 20th September, 1920. Conditions, if any, Stipulated ...

    • ... Road, Clontarf, Dublin The Capture of Kevin Barry Captain Seamus Kavanagh, who had charge of "the job" in which Kevin Barry was captured, was a fellow lodger of mine at 11 Great Denmark Street. Also ... said: "It is Kevin Barry". I asked him could he stand torture and, after a ...

    • ... if Kevin Barry was uninjured when brought to Mountjoy. He said that his arm was in a sling. I asked ... it was apparent that Kevin Barry was subjected to some torture to get him to disclose information about his ...

  • WS Ref #: 838 , Witness: Sean Moylan, OC 3 Southern Division IRA, 1921; Member Dail Cabinet 1951 - 1954

    • ... . Barry Galvin, Solicitor, of Cork City, would to see me. I protested. I said, "I don't want to see Mr. Barry Galvin. The man I want to see is Mr. Barry Sullivan of Mallow". very anxious to meet Barry ...

    • ... 257. attack on Mallow Military Barracks. My desire to meet Barry Sullivan was not rooted in any ... documents and arms and ammunition which I had secreted. After some discussion it was agreed that Mr. Barry ... a conversation with Barry Sullivan. There were three men in the office. One was Barry Sullivan ...

    • ... MacSwiney had marched through his native city and Kevin Barry had been hanged in Dublin ...

    • ... . The officer sent to take charge of the Volunteers was the late Captain David Barry, recently Secretary ...

    • ... -127, R. Barry O'Brien quotes a secret R.I.C. circular : "Furnish without delay a list of persons ...

    • ... against whose sardonic and cynical humour Davis was warned in l842 when he wrote to Barry ...

    • ... tongue. Leaving him for dead the British marched away. It was a glorious victory. Father Barry and Dr ...

    • ... 225. comedian but a serious man of keen intellect. If he had a sense of humour it was of that sardonic and devastating type peculiar to Cork. I had heard so mach of Tom Barry and of his high reputation as a leader of troops in action that I was anxious to see him. Here he was; like Ernie O'Malley ...

    • ... the communication and its authors to ribbons. Tom Barry added his quota and others chimed in, glad ...

    • ... 22. contrivance and as well fitted for the oppression, impoverishment and degredation of a people, and the debasement in them of human nature itself, as ever proceeded from the perverted ingenuity of men". And the resultsof the penal laws with their cycle of oppression, famine and revolt continued ...

  • WS Ref #: 839 , Witness: Patrick S O'Hegarty, Member Supreme Council IRB, London and Dublin, 1902 - 1916

    • ... 5. those who took an active interest in its working, two tendencies. one represented by Barry O'Brien and one Alfred Perceval Graves. Richard Barry O'Brien, Barrister, Biographer, and Historian ... but a personal and fulsome loyalty to the King as well. It used to irritate Barry O'Brien, but, though ...

    • ... , with Sir Charles Wyndham in the chair: Wolfe Tone, by Barry O'Brien with Professor York Powell ... d'esterre Keeling, with Richard Garnett in the chair; The Boyne Va11ey by Seaton F.Miligan, with Barry ...

    • ... 3. and comprehensive list of lectures by competent lecturers, it was typical of the Society's activities in that respect. The Gazette, in the three years of its existence, printed lectures cy Barry O'Brien, W.B.Yeats, T.W.Rolleston, Stopford Brooke Thomas Lough, John Todhunter and G.A.Greene ...

  • WS Ref #: 853 , Witness: Peadar Barry, Officer IRA, County Down, 1921

    • ... ROINN COSANTA. BUREAU OF MILITARY HISTORY, 1913-21. STATEMENT BY WITNESS DOCUMENT NO. W.S. 853 Witness Peadar de Barn (Barry) Corrogs, Newry, Co. Down. Identity. Member of Corrogs (Co. Down) Company, Irish Volunteers, 1918 - ; Brigade Staff Officer, 1921-1922. Subject Activities of Newry Battalion ...

  • 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 ...

    • ... 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 #: 1154 , Witness: Sean O'Neill, Lieutenant IRA, Dublin, 1921

    • ... 1913-21 BURO STAIRE MILEATA 1913-21 No. W.S. 1,154 KEVIN BARRY. I knew Kevin Barry intimately and propose to tell here what I know of his service and associated events. Kevin Barry was born in 8 ... who were organising at full pressure throughout the country. Kevin Barry and Frank Flood, two ...

    • ... . Subject. (a) 'H' Coy. lst Battalion Dublin Brigade 1917-1922; (b) Arrest of Kevin Barry and attempts ...

    • ... Kevin Barry had to die for Ireland. It was God's will Signature Sean O'Neill Lieut. (Sean O'Neill ...

    • ... to call and see Mrs. Barry in Fleet St. and inform her of what we were going to do and for her ... , and Paddy Kenny, and proceeded to Fleet St. to talk to Mrs. Barry. We agreed to let Frank do the talking. Kathleen Barry, Kevin's sister, came out when we entered the shop and told us that her mother ...

    • ... they were facing certain deflh, joking etc. Miss Barry came along and Benny told the warders ... cell and to which we could not get. Our orders were only related to Miss Barry and we could not ...

    • ... Robinson and Seamus Kavanagh; right-hand side near bakery O'Neill, R. O'Flanagan, K. Barry; left-hand ...

    • ... a few minutes after Miss Barry had asked to see Kevin and had gone into the prison. Kevin would ...

    • ... , Paddy and myself moved away and we all went in twos and threes past the lorries. Miss Barry had still ...

  • WS Ref #: 1367 , Witness: Joseph Aherne, Comdt. IRA, Cork, 1921

    • ... 45. Another story about him was related by the late Win. Barry, solicitor. Mr. Barry had some ... consternation, Jack entered the bar. The Tan apparently recognised Jack immediately, as Barry saw him ... drink in peace. The Tan accepted the situation and both wère soon talking like old friends. Barry ...

    • ... COPY/ "CABBIGEEN", CROAGHTA PARK, GLASHEEN ROAD, CORK. 22-3-56. TO THE BUREAU OF MILITARY HISTORY. This is to testify that the manuscript copy of my late husband's activities (as a member of the Fourth Battn. East Cork Brigade, I.R.A.) which has been furnished to the Bureau was prepared and written ...

    • ... . barracks on the opposite side of the road with another Volunteer named James Barry he observed two ...

    • ... 4. Volunteers armed with clubs, and the sleeping soldiers knocked out or compelled to surrender before they would have time to get their rifles. I Was assigned to cover the back portion of the building and for this purpose was given a 22 revolver. The point of assembly this time was a disused ...

    • ... 22. doorways, we waited until the firing slackened and then proceeded to our various billets. The following morning, which was Sunday, some of the Volunteers made their way to Ballycotton, ten miles distant. Some were walking, some had bicycles and others procured other means of transport. All ...