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  • WS Ref #: 60 , Witness: Denis O'Keeffe, Member IV, Cork, 1916

    • ... in the Company. Denis O'Brien had a Mauser rifle and 20 rounds, which he had got from Jerry Twomey ... the remainder of the week, but no order came to the Company. Denis O'Brien never questioned Twomey afterwards as to the circumstances in which he gave the order on Tuesday. He assumed Twomey ...

    • ... in the Rising. No order came to the Company on Easter Monday. On Tuesday morning Jerry Twomey of Millstreet ... assumed, because Twomey was one or the earliest men in the Volunteer movement and because O'Brien ...

    • ... was close order drill and route marched. Jimmy Hickey and Jerry Twomey of Millstreet gave us ...

  • WS Ref #: 76 , Witness: James (Seumas) Hickey, Lieutenant IV, Millstreet, 1916; Lieutenant IRA, Cork, 1921

    • ... on in Millstreet by Jerry Twomey and myself, assisted later by Con Meany. The O'Briens of Inchamay ... . there by Diarmuid Lynch. Jerry Twomey was sworn in about the same time. I gave Diarmuid Lynch a few ... : Jeremiah Twomey. Jim Buckley, who was too old for active service, acted as Treasurer. The orders received ...

    • ... -2- Cornelius J. Meany. Seamus Hickey. Jeremiah Twomey. Daniel A. Hickey. Michael Riordan. Patrick O'Sullivan. Cornelius Healy. The arms which we had were:- Four single shot .303 rifles, with about ... members of the I.R.B. in the area were Jerry Twomey, Con Meany and myself. There was no Fianna or Cumann ...

  • WS Ref #: 859 , Witness: Laurence Condon, Lieutenant IRA, Cork, 1921

    • ... for the capture of Brigadier-General Lucas. Moss Twomey was sent by Liam Lynch to enquire about him but could ... to me. He was about 6 ft. 2 ins. and was certainly a fine looking man. Moss Twomey asked me to find ...

    • ... Twomey was in charge of the job of shifting the rifles. Mick Fitz., Johnny Fanning and his brother ...

    • ... -9- That evening I went over to Liam Tobin at Neill's and heard that Lucas was going fishing with old Tom Neill the following Saturday and would be at the lodge along the Blackwater at such and such a time. Twomey brought the news to Lynch and when the day came Lynch, with Seán Moylan, Paddy Clancy ...

  • WS Ref #: 1003 , Witness: Patrick Ahern, Officer IRA, Cork, 1921

    • ... 16. by the Brigade Adjutant ("Moss" Twomey). I arranged that all enemy messages which passed through Fermoy Post Office should be intercepted by a member of the Post Office staff - Paddy Brennan ... despatch were checked each night by "Moss" Twomey who, in addition to acting as Brigade Adjutant, was also ...

    • ... Twomey do. Q/M Con Leddy Araglin. Drilling and parades continued as usual about this time ...

    • ... " Twomey, Paddy Ahern (witness), George Power (all Fermoy), Tom Griffin (Ballynoe) and Con Leddy ...

    • ... on February 1st 1920. This operation was to have taken place under "Moss" Twomey (Battalion Adjt.) and Geo ...

    • ... ("Powder") Moloney and Bill Twomey he arrested Longhurst and transferred him to Castlelyons area where ...

    • ... before. On the night of October 16th 1920 I was instructed by "Mmoss" Twomey and Lar Condon ...

    • ... Office with instructions to send word to "Moss" Twomey) that night and remained on in the cell until ...

    • ... and would require the City Hall for the lying-in-state. At this stage "Moss" Twomey, Lar Condon, John ...

    • ... 22. They then dumped their guns and returned home. This closed the activities for October 20th 1920. Following the burial of Mick Fitzgerald I resumed my normal activities as Battalion Intelligence Officer and 2nd Lieut. Fermoy Company. In company with "Pa" Gallagher, John Fanning and other members ...

    • ... of arms was accumulated by the company: 7/8 rifles, 3O shotguns and about half dozen 22 rifles as well ...

  • WS Ref #: 1009 , Witness: William Buckley, Captain IRA, Cork, 1921

    • ... , would lead to the annihilation of the funeral party, the 0/C, Moss Twomey, did not give the signal ... the men from Clondulane and Fermoy, including Moss Twomey. Information regarding enemy movements ...

    • ... . Moss Twomey, Brigade Adjutant, was in charge of the combined forces. The Column and shotgun men were ...

    • ... , Jim Mahoney, Michael I3ynes, Owen McCarthy, Pat Daly, Pat Canavan, Denis Hegarty, Bill Twomey ...

    • ... of the mountainside. It was 22' x l8' x 10'. The roof was ceiled with sheet iron and covered ...

    • ... 22. When we parted with the Glanworth section we doubled back towards Ballyhooley, reaching Glenville early next morning when we continued on without a halt to Bartlemy. After a few days here we had to move on again to Rathcabbin area as enemy raiding parties were very active in the area. During ...

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

    • ... battalion. The arrangements for this camp were being made by Moss Twomey, Brigade Adjutant, and the camp ... Adjutant (Moss Twomey) was! arrested about Christmas 1920. As the Brigade O/C. (Liam Lynch ...

    • ... ; 2 .320 rrfles 1 .22 rifle; 24 shotguns. In Addition, several shotguns were held by Volunteers ...

  • WS Ref #: 1543 , Witness: Patrick J Lynch, Captain IRA, Cork, 1921; Member Brigade Flying Column

    • ... , assisted by Dan Sullivan and Dan T. Twomey held up Sergeant Flynn of the R.I.C. at Rath and disarmed ... Casey, Jim Lehane And Dan Twomey, an of Ballyvourney Company, waited in ambush at Rath to attack ...

    • ... , Miss Minnie Twomey and Miss Peg Lynch, arrived on the scene and removed the body of Hegarty, who ...

    • ... we were joined by Sean McSweeney and a Mr. Twomey who had escaped from Spike Island in a boat. After ...

  • WS Ref #: 14 , Witness: Thomas J Golden, Officer IRA, Cork, 1921

    • ... with our lives. Early in 1916 I had been sworn in as a member of the I.R.B. by Pa Twomey, Kilmona ... Friday, the orders for Sunday were confirmed by the Battalion, O.C., Pa Twomey, but the time ...

    • ... :- Twelve Mauser rifles with bayonets and 200 rounds; one .22 rifle and a fair supply of ammunition ... .22 revolvers with a good supply of ammunition; one .32 revolver and 6 rounds; twenty pikes (eight ...

    • ... . We had about 12 men in a rifle competition at Carrigtwohill in 1915. We had our own .22, but got ...

  • WS Ref #: 749 , Witness: Annie Farrington, Owner Barry's Hotel, meeting place of GHQ IRA officers

    • ... Lynch, Moss Twomey, Dick Barrett and Joe McKelvey from Belfast. Joe's mother came to visit him during ... , they were so well-behaved. Moss Twomey and Dick Barrett who were very jolly commandeered Jim ...

    • ... Twomey sitting in my room. He had escaped from jail. I understood it was from Mountjoy. He stayed ...

  • WS Ref #: 756 , Witness: Con Leddy, Commandant IRA, Cork, 1921

    • ... December, 1920, when a party of about twenty of us, with Moss Twomey, the Brigade Adjutant, in charge ... . On that night we went into billets around Watergrasshill area, but Moss Twomey, who went home to Clondulane ...