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  • WS Ref #: 885 , Witness: Sean Kennedy, Lieutenant IV, Dublin, 1916; IRA, 1921

    • ... 22. and we escorted him from the vicinity. I met Seamus Kavanagh who was in charge of the ambushing party coming away from the scene of the attack and I asked him if he had got an his men away. He informed me that he did not know. As you are no doubt already aware, Kevin Barry was subsequently ...

    • ... , namely, "H" and "Grocers" Companies. The late Kevin Barry, who was captured in King Street ...

    • ... arid on that occasion Kevin Barry, one of the attackers, was wounded and captured. The attack took ...

    • ... 24. at the Republican outfitters in Talbot Street where, sad to relate, Treacy was. later engaged in a gun fight with British forces and killed in action. I was arrested on the 2nd December, 1920. at 22, Parnell Street, where I was then living. The house was raided some time after curfew by British ...

  • WS Ref #: 950 , Witness: David O'Callaghan, Member IV, Castletownroche, Cork, 1916; Lieutenant IRA, Cork, 1921

    • ... practice with .22 rifle usually held each Sunday evening. Raids for arms continued but very few guns ... and Ballygiblin. The Battalion O/C. was Tom Barry, Glanworth. Early in April 1920 two British ...

    • ... 10. This job was carried out by Michael O'Neill, John O'Sullivan, W.J.Griffin and Dave O'Callaghan. I attended a meeting at Magner's, Shanballymore, about the end of October 1920. Tom Barry, Battalion O/C and other members of the Battalion staff were present. The meeting was called to arrange ...

  • WS Ref #: 1006 , Witness: Martin Kealy, Commandant IRA, Kilkenny, 1921

    • ... 6. Peter De Loughry, Sean Gibbons, Alderman James Nowlan, Laurence Walsh, Denis Barry, Stepher Dwyer, Tom Stallard and Timothy Hennessy were also amonpst the prisoners. After a few days in Kilkenny ... prisoners, including 22 of the Kilkenny prisoners, I was removed from Richmond Barracks, Dublin ...

    • ... was 22, including officers, N.C.Os. and men. ...

    • ... " Coy. Uppergrange, John Murphy 30 "E" Coy. Dunbell, Edward Mulrooney 22 "F" Coy. Blanchfields Park John ...

  • WS Ref #: 1027 , Witness: Michael Motherway, Member IRB, Cork, 1911; Member IV, Cork, 1914 - 1916

    • ... (Protestant Party), Mick Cahill, Ned Lynan, John Barry, Pat Daly and witness (Mick Motherway), representing ... time a couple of 22 rifles were obtained and the members had some target practice at Sander's Park ...

    • ... 2. were: Dr. Dineen, C.C., Seán O"Dea, Lce. Hedivan, Tom Barry. Irish classes were held regularly once a week and there was also Irish dancing and songs. The teachers were Seán O'Dea, Tom Barry and Lawrence Hedivan. Seán Ó Muirthuile and Terence MacSwiney visited the classes on a number ...

    • ... local representatives were John Barry and Michael Cahill (O'Brienites), John O'Donnell, John Cronin ... of the day on which the meeting was held the R.I.C. arrested Seán O'Dea, Tom Barry and Lce. Hedivan ...

    • ... 8. Barry, Lawrence Hedivan, Mick Sheehy, Jim Brislane, Eugene McCarthy, Denny 0'Driscoll, Mick Mahoney, Patrick Begley, Denis Begley, Joe and Dick Nagle, Wm. Delea and witness (Mick Motherway ... elected were: Captain Seán O'Dea 1st Lieut. Lce. Hedivan 2nd Lieut. Tom Barry. The company ...

    • ... the members of the company still continued to meet and when Seán O'Dea, Laurence Hedivan and Tom Barry were ... in their jobs as school teachers but Tom Barry, who was married to a local girl, got his job back ...

    • ... 4. knowledge who started it. They fell in and took on.. That was all that mattered to the I.R.B. The prime movers behind the organisation of this unit were the members of the I.R.B. associated with O'Briens party. The Committee in charge were Mick Cahill, John Barry, Dave Sullivan, Pat Daly, Mick ...

    • ... Seán O'Dea, Tom Barry, Lawrence Hedivan (3 secondary teachers in C.B. Schools). The Irish Volunteer ...

  • WS Ref #: 1069 , Witness: William C Regan, Commandant IRA, Cork, 1921

    • ... ; 2 .320 rrfles 1 .22 rifle; 24 shotguns. In Addition, several shotguns were held by Volunteers ... II Brigade, I.R.A. The battalion officers were: O/C. Tom Barry, Glanworth Vice O/C. Ned Creed ...

    • ... of October 1920 a column was formed in Castletownroche Battalion. Tom Barry, Glanworth, was O/C. Witness (Wm. O'Regan) was Vice O/C. Other members werer- Dan Shinnick (battalion adjutant); Tim Barry (O/C. Glanworth); Vim. Barry, Dave Bernard, Jack Sullivan, John Leamy, Patrick Cronin (all Glanworth ...

    • ... and it was agreed between the column leaders (Denis Hannigan and Torn Barry) that the job should be postponed ...

    • ... casualties, but three soldiers and one officer of the enemy party were wounded. About this time Tom Barry ...

    • ... ; Cc) Glanworth, Kildorrery, Ballinlough - O/C. Tim Barry; (d) Mitchelstown, Ballinlough - O/C. Wm ...

    • ... 12. Jerh. Magner Shanballymore David Daly do. David Bermingham do. Sean Creed do. Sean Noonan Kildorrery Sean Cronin Currabeha, Fermoy Wm. Shinnick Rathnadarrahy Castletownroche (home of the brigade adjutant) Mrs. Lenihan Ballyhooley Dave Barry Parkclough, Glanworth Mick Walshe Castlequarter ...

  • WS Ref #: 1086 , Witness: Patrick Mullooly, Senior Officer IRA, Roscommon, 1921

    • ... in the Tommy Barry tradition. Copy of Quartermaster's Reports for the month of December 1921. Area - 1st Bn ... .22 2 Shotguns Double barrel 12 Single " 12 Revolvers - Grenades - Mills 5 Home-made 12 ...

    • ... ,) Date: 2 - 2 55 2.2.55 Witness: Matthew Barry Comd't. (Matthew Barry,) Comd't. ...

    • ... double barrel 17 sent for repairs 22 single barrel 12 sent for repairs 35 Automatics parabellum 1 .45 ...

    • ... 5. planned by Ernie O'Malley on Carrick-on-Shannon in 1918, not miscarried as it did, and that we had become the proud possessors of 22 Service rifles with, as McGloughlin said, as much ammunition as two men could lift, this county would be second to none. I am assuming that O'Malley would remain ...

    • ... 22. An amusing incident occurred one day in William Street just adjoining Wickham St. An old woman from the dare side of the Shannon, arr iving at the city to dispose of some eggs and fowl, remarked to her companion, another old lady: "It would be a terrible thing if the English brought their ould ...

    • ... 22. As we jumped out on the road a sergeant, who was in charge of the first lorry of Tans, said to me ...

  • WS Ref #: 1097 , Witness: Joseph P Morgan, Member Flying Column, IRA Mallow, 1921

    • ... Fermoy V.O/C. Dan Hegarty Mallow adjt. Tom Barry Glanworth Q.M. george Power Fermoy. The usual drills ... trained in musketry, having some shooting practice with .22 rifle practically each weekend ...

  • WS Ref #: 1151 , Witness: Patrick J Luddy, Commandant IRA, Cork, 1921

    • ... -22- sub-divided into four sub-battalions as follows:- (1) Mitchelstown and Ballygiblin Companies O/C. Win. Roche. (2) G]anworth, Kildorrery Ballinlough Coys.- O/C. Tim Barry. (3) Doneraile and Shanballymore O/C. Dick Smith. (4) Castletownroche, Ballyhooley, Killavullen Companies O/C. Jack Lane ...

    • ... members of this column were:- Tom Barry, Glanworth (O/C.), Wm. O'Regan (Vice O/C.), Dan Shinnick, Tim Barry, Wm. Barry, Dick Smith, Jim O'Mahoney, Patk. J. Luddy (Witness), Dave Bernard, Paddy Cronin, Jim ... . This party came from Fermoy and its arrival was reported to the Column 0/C. (Tom Barry) who decided ...

    • ... -7- Ballindangan, Killavullin, Ballygiblin. The officers of the battalion at the time were:- 0/c. paddy Barry, Glanworth. Vice 0/c. Ned Creed, Kildorrery. Adjt. Dan Shinnick, Castletownroche. Q.M ... Hegarty, Mallow. Adjt. Tom Barry, Glanworth. Q.M. George Power, Fermoy. It was about this time ...

    • ... this period arrangements were made by the Battalion 0/c. (Tom Barry) he had now given up his post ... not travel by the train as expected. Amongst the ambush party on this occasion were Tom Barry (O/C ...

    • ... Barry) ...

    • ... and the leaders (Denny Hannigan and Tom Barry) agreed to await the arrival of the machine gun and crew. The gun ...

    • ... Barry) to remain in the area and to re-organise the Company. Jerry Clifford another member ...

    • ... -18- Ryan a fireman on the Mitchelstown-Fermoy branch of Great Southern and Western Railways as and when required. This was the position up to the arrest of the Battalion 0/C. (Tom Barry) in March, 1921, when I was appointed Battalion Vice O/C. as Wm. O'Regan (Dorney) then became Battalion 0/C ...

  • WS Ref #: 1169 , Witness: John (Jack) Looney, Lieutenant IRA, Cork, 1921

    • ... 5. The officers of Cork 11 Brigade were: 0/C Liam Lynch, Fermoy. Vice 0/C Dan Hegarty, Mallow. Adjt. Tom Barry, Glanworth. Q/M George Power, Fermoy. There were seven battalions in this new brigade ... practice with 22 rifles there was no great activity in the area during 1919 and into early 1920. All ...

  • WS Ref #: 1186 , Witness: Michael O'Sullivan, Captain IRA, Cork, 1921

    • ... 12. about three weeks while they were in the area. They were attended by Dr. Barry, Fermoy, and Nurse McCormack, Mitchelstown. During this period I was visited by Dan Breen, Seán Hogan (the rescued ... target practice with .22 rifles. This usually took place at the Sunday evening parades ...

    • ... , Richard W. Barry, James O'Neill, Paddy Rice and Michael O'Sullivan (witness). At the initial meeting ...

    • ... 2. consisting of Paddy Coughlan, Tim Dwane, Jim Hannigan, Jim O'Neill, Michael O'Sullivan (witness), Dave Walsh, Richard W. Barry, William J. Ryan and Paddy Rice was set up. At this meeting the Company was established on a finn footing. The strength was about 8O. The members were taught close order ...

    • ... on the fiftieth anniversary of the '67 Rising. Tadg Barry, Cork City, delivered an oration. About this period all ...