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WS Ref #: 927 , Witness: Sean Gibbons, Member IRB, 1917; Commandant IRA, Mayo, 1921
... -22- it not for Derrig's precautions, the Brigade without a head. Looking back now, it appears ... . He permitted us, however, to use the .22 revolver for snap shooting, as he put it. We had ... imagine what each man was when his turn came, as he was marching along, to use the .22 revolver ...
WS Ref #: 1261 , Witness: Sean O'Keeffe, Captain IRA, Clare, 1921
... recall,. the Crusheen Company got four Martini-Henri and two .22 rifles. One of the Lee Metford rifles was fitted with a Morris tube and, together with the .22 Rifles, was put into use for target practice. A plentiful supply of .22 ammunition was obtained from hardware. shops in Ennis and Limerick ...
... 22. accomplished the back door of the barracks would be opened by Constable Carroll to admit the main I.R.A. Danty, Who, on getting inside, would rush upstairs and overpower the sleeping members of the garrison. As the attack was timed to take place Just about dawn, there was a danger ...
WS Ref #: 1417 , Witness: Martin Ryan, Commandant IRA, Galway, 1921
... , aiming and judging of distance. Volunteers in all the companies got some target practice with a .22 rifle. We had a good supply of .22 ammunition and two .22 rifles in the battalion. The North Galway ...
... 22, Con Mahon of Tuna, Ballymoe. There was a third but I cannot remember his name. To encourage the others, I acted as Court Clerk until the procedure was well established. I have no documents relating to the Court. I handed them over to my successor whose name I now forget. The Court met ...
WS Ref #: 147 , Witness: Bernard McAllister, Officer IV and IRA, Fingal, 1913 - 1921
... section had a .22 rifle for target practice and .22 ammunition was plenty - sometimes we had to pay for the ammunition we used. We got plenty of practice with the .22 rifle. We were still very short ...
... . We had no arms at this time and did our drills with wooden rifles. We had a couple of .22 rifles ...
WS Ref #: 423 , Witness: Vincent Byrne, Officer IRA, Dublin; Member 'The Squad' and ASU, 1919 - 1921
... Bow Lane, 8th February 1920. 22 9. Raid on Great Northern Railway Yard. 22 10. The attempted rescue ... . 42 22. The near capture of two squad men. 45 23. Shooting of Frank. Brooke, P.C., West1and Row, 30th ...
... Lieutenant Bennett ) Lieutenant Ames ) 28 Up. Mount St. Lieutenant McMahon ) 22 Lr. Mount St. Major ...
... paraded at Stephen's Green with the remainder of the company and was armed with a .22 rifle ...
... 22. Raid on Navy and Army Canteen Board. Garage at Bow Lane, 6th February 1920. I believe this was a Brigade job. The reason I say so is that Peadar Clancy, Vice-Brigadier of the Dublin Brigade, Was there. Mick McDonnell mobilised his "trio" - Tom Keogh, Jimmy Slattery and myself - and told us he ...
... cannot remember, but I do know that Tom Keogh was to take charge at 22. Lr. Mount St. and I ...
WS Ref #: 615 , Witness: Frank Thorton, Member IRB & IV Dublin, 1913-16; Deputy Assistant Director of Intelligence, IRA 1919-21
... it a most hazardous job for the Unit patrols. 22 Mary Street, Dublin. 22 Mary Street ... frequently visited, that establishment. As in all other oases, of course, offices such as 22 Mary Street ...
... -British Officer named Beaumont into the I.R.A. Intelligence. 22 Our English Secret Service acquaintances introduce us. to a number of important British Secret Service Officers, in Kidd's Buffet. 22-23 Re ...
... to make sure I wasn't being followed and eventually arrived at 22 Mary Street. I expected to meet ... that it was 22 Mary Street which was being raided. I immediately got busy to see if I could locate anybody ...
... 28. List Of Secret Service Men Killed or wounded on Bloody Sunday, 21st November, 1920. 2 Earlsfort Terrace. Captain Fitzpatrick Defence Officer, Co. Clare. K. 117 Morehampton Road. Mr. Smith K. Captain McClean K. Mr. Caldron w. 22 Lr. Mount Street. Mr. Mahon K. Mr. Peel escaped A. Morris Auxie K ...
... . 49-50 Dublin Brigade activities. 51 British raids on Collins's office at 22, Mary Street. 61-53 ...
... 22. retained his old associations with officers of the British Army who were still in Ireland, a Dublin born man Of a very good family. His name is. Beaumont (a brother of Seán. Beaumont). This man knew very little about the National Movement and was; heard boasting in public on at least half ...
WS Ref #: 630 , Witness: James Fulham, Member Fianna Eireann, 1916; Member IRA, Dublin, 1921
... 22. Arrest. 18-19 23. Defective Revolver Ammunition. 19-20 24. Stripping of Soldiers. 20 25. Provocation by Black and Tans. 20-21 26. Arrest of Seán MacEoin. 21-22 27. Training Camp and Proposal to start a Flying Column General attack on crown Forces in Dublin called off. 22-25 ...
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... 22. was dispersed. As I have already said I cannot say definitely what part we were to play but I do know that it did concern the arrest and trial of Seán MacEoin. Training Camp and Proposal to start a Flying Column. In the spring of 1921, the Company Commander told me that I was selected to go ...
WS Ref #: 1692 , Witness: John Feehan, Quartermaster, 4 Western Division, 1921
... 46. were anxious for a fight and wanted to justify our existence as a fighting unit. We got in a good deal of rifle practice. We had a .22 repeating rifle and plenty of ammunition for same, as the 0/C had a .22 rifle of his own and gathered .22 ammunition over the years. Each man became proficient ...
... and the use of arms. I had a 38 revolver; they had a few 22 rifles and some shotguns, and I ...
... 22. over, dead. What was I to do in such a position? The train was moving off again, as it only waits a few minutes. I was the only stranger on the platform. Certain death was awaiting me. It was just then that I heard "Jack, Jack", this way, quickly". On my right, on the Dublin side ...
WS Ref #: 278 , Witness: Francis Daly, Centre IRB, Dublin, 1916
... Twomey - he was a Centre too. I remember the general meeting in Clontarf. Town Hall. We were ...
WS Ref #: 965 , Witness: Tadhg McCarthy, Member IV, 1915 - 1919; Officer IRA, Cork, 1919 - 1921
... 22. 3. G.H.C. Training Memo. No. 5, 1921 - The Revolver. 4. G.H.Q. Training Memo. No. 7, 1921 - Scouting. 5. G.H.Q. Training Memo. No. 8, 1921 - Duties of a Company Commander. 6. G.H.Q. Training Memo. No. 9, 1921 - The Appreciation or a Situation. 7. G.H.Q. Training Memo. No.10, 1921 - Night ...