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  • WS Ref #: 1766 , Witness: William O'Brien, Member IRB; Labour Leader

  • WS Ref #: 819 , Witness: Liam Archer, Officer IRA, Dublin, 1921; Chief of Staff, Irish Army - 1949

    • ... after Easter Week. On 21st August, 1918, two sisters and a brother were prosecuted in Glasgow ... Glasgow and brought it to Collins. He was very interested and asked could I get more. I said I thought so ...

  • WS Ref #: 930 , Witness: Jeremiah Frewen, Officer IRA, Tipperary, 1921

    • ... procured in Dublin or had got from Glasgow. Walsh used to cross over to Glasgow where he had some ...

    • ... body when he was killed. It was about this time that Seán Hegarty, who was one of the Glasgow Irish who ...

    • ... , the Assistant Brigade Quartermaster, was arrested in Glasgow. Consequently, I was sent to Dublin to replace him ...

    • ... 13. Little could be got through General Headquarters unless there was someone on the spot to work for the Brigade in Dublin and the resources of G.H.Q. were also limited. Consequently, each Brigade had fairly largely to work for itself and that is why D.P.Walsh had established contacts in Glasgow ...

  • WS Ref #: 982 , Witness: Alice Ginnell, Widow of Laurence Ginnell, MP and TD

    • ... 66. 1922 L.G. sent bank draft for £558 6 9 to Austin Stack - representing 7,258.20 Argentine pesos - the result of the Bond Sales, which had only just started when the collapse came. Nov. 10th L.G. went to Glasgow for several meetings. 14th When about to leave Glasgow Jos. Robinson offered him £10 ...

    • ... was arrested on arrival at Amiens St. Station on his return from Glasgow. Five G. men brought the news ...

  • WS Ref #: 1062 , Witness: Laurence Garvey, Lieutenant IRA, Galway, 1917 - 1921

    • ... for Glasgow. We were marched through Glasgow to Barlinnie Prison on the outskirts of the town ...

  • WS Ref #: 1140 , Witness: Patrick Ward, Formation, Fianna Eireann, Dublin, 1909; Member, IV & IRA Dublin, 1914-21

    • ... cottage near the Lamb Doyle's. A frequent visitor to Dublin was Joe Robinson from Glasgow. He also attended the Árd Fheis. I don't remember if they actually organised a sluagh in Glasgow, hut ...

  • WS Ref #: 1148 , Witness: Patrick J Casey, Commandant IRA, Down, 1916 - 1922

    • ... 29. Around this time we were very short of detonators and I was sent over to Glasgow to see if some could be obtained. I had introductions to the various Scottish units. I boarded the boat at Belfast ... Glasgow and finally found myself at Uddingston, a district of that city. The local Volunteers were paraded ...

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

    • ... and had lived in Glasgow since childhood. He had spent four years in France in the l914-l8 war and was captured by the Germans just before the armistice. His battalion had embarked at Glasgow, had come ...

    • ... 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 ...

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

  • WS Ref #: 1554 , Witness: William J O'Hora, Officer IRA, Mayo, 1921

    • ... to Glasgow with a considerable amount of money, to purchase arms. I did not like the idea and did my best ... on board a boat at Glasgow, and at that stop he was placed under open arrest by orders from G.H.Q ...

  • WS Ref #: 151 , Witness: James Ryan, Member IV, Clonmel, 1916

    • ... Dunlaoghaire on Friday, and sailed up the Clyde to Glasgow at 4 o’clock on Saturday evening. We had nothing to eat all this time. We were met at the boat in Glasgow by the Scottish Borderers ...