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WS Ref #: 785 , Witness: Daniel Browne, Officer IRA, Cork, 1921
... and the discipline shown by its members. As the local County Councillor had a shotgun, revolver and .22 ... and take them. One of the first to volunteer to do the job was his (Barry, County Councillor) greatest ...
... , as the O'Brienites had always a candidate elected M.P., named. Guiney, a Kanturk man. Barry was the local County Councillor, and you had always a party following either Barry or Guiney. This was the position ...
WS Ref #: 1619 , Witness: Daniel Canty, Officer IRA, Cork, 1921
... 22. On January 1st 1921 I took a chance and went to Mass in Newceston. Dan Walsh and Jerome Mahoney two members of the Battalion Staff were there also. After Mass we were discussing the organisation ... and Ml. Lordan who tried to get word to the Column Commander (Tom Barry) that the enemy were ...
... into Bandon. One party, under Tom Barry (Column 0/C) took up positions at the junction of Cork road and Watergate St. Tom Barry crossed the bridge towards the post office, and in his absence Pete Kearney ... others, On hearing the shooting, Tom Barry returned towards his section to find that he was between ...
... 14. was in charge. This party remained in Newcestown area until the following Sunday night about four days. Another party under Tom Barry (Brigade 0/C Training) arrived from Fan1obbus in Dunmanway ... (O/C Bandon Battalion). The Brigade 0/C (Charlie Hurley), Tom Barry (0/C Training and O/C Column ...
... of the previous night's ambush. Liam Deasy (Bde. Adjt.), Charlie Hurley (Bde. 0/C), and Tom Barry (Column O ... . Desmond (2nd Lieut.). The officer o/c of training was Tom Barry. We were put through an ...
... 18. position at the gate of a farmyard. The strength of this party was about ten riflemen. The Column 0/C (Tom Barry) was in charge of this unit. The eastern flank was in charge of Liam Deasy and I ... Barry and to be dealt with by the mine. The next lorry was to be attacked by Tom Barry's section ...
... 30. Column O/C (Tom Barry) that they saw about 700 yards away what appeared to be a party of "Auxies. The Column 0/C, naving examined the group through his field glasses, assured the rearguard ... district until after nightfall. The Column 0/C (Tom Barry) checked each section and found two men massing ...
... Barry (Col. 0/C), Charlie Hurley (Bde. O/C), Dick Barrett (Bde. Q/M), Liam Deasy (Bde. Adjt.), and Seán ...
... Cross Company area. Three officers of the Brigade Staff Liam Deasy, Tom Barry, I cannot recollect ...
... to their own company areas. The remainder of the column, under the Column 0/C (Tom Barry), moved ...
... 26. returned to Column H.Q. in Newcestown, where they arrived about 11.30 p.m. The local company had already been mobilised and were awaiting the return of the column. The column was now disbanded by the 0/C (Tom Barry) and we (Newcestown officers) were made responsible for the safe dumping of all ...
... Kelleher (No. 6), and Christy O'Connell (No. 7) had already been allotted by the column 0/C (Tom Barry ...
... and paraffin were lighted by the Column 0/C (Tom Barry) and Mick Crowley and were thrown into the breach ...
... on instructions. All were armed and were to await further orders. Tom Barry (Column O/C) arrived about 11 ...
WS Ref #: 1684 , Witness: James ("Spud") Murphy, Officer IV and IRA, Cork, 1917 - 1921
... 22. he moved back and tried to close the door, but we did not allow him to do so, by placing a foot inside the door. Next thing he opened fire on us and then ran into the hallway where we shot him ... for the column commander, Tom Barry. We proceeded to Appleby's of Carrigroe where we procured a second ...
... Barry) left us on Cork Road about 8.30 p.m. and moved into the North Main St. to ascertain ... their barracks. Tom Barry, who had engaged in the shooting match, pursued the retreating figures. We were unaware that Tom Barry had gone up North Main St. and our party opened fire on the retreating ...
... ROINN COSANTA. BUREAU OF MILITARY HISTORY, 1913-21 STATEMENT BY WITNESS. DOCUMENT NO. W.S. 1,684. Witness James ("Spud") Murphy, 22, Pearse Park, Dundalk, CO. LOUTH. Identity. Section Leader, Cork III. Brigade Flying Column. Subject. Clonakilty Company, Clonakilty Battalion, Cork III. Brigade ...
... to their home areas. The remainder of the column, under Tom Barry, moved into Clonakilty battalion area. We ... there in a horse and trap by Tim Coffey, Breaghanna, Enniskeane. Tom Barry approached the house ... where he gave us some refresh- ments. He sat down and began to talk to Tom Barry about ...
... of us and Tom Barry threw a bomb into the centre of the lorry himself. The men in No. 2 section ... ordered out on the road - Tom Barry first - and we followed. We got down on our knees and we opened ...
... Barry, Newly-appointed Brigade 0/C. Training. I was accompanied by Stephen O'Neill. We then returned ... adjutant) - had followed us. Tom Barry, column O/C, ordered him to return home, but on appeal he ...
... ., Tom Barry, ordered us out and got us to line the fences of the acre attached to the cottage in which ...
... "Flyer" Nyhan, Clonakilty; Jack Hourihan, Ballineen, and Tom Barry (column 0/C.) The column was moving ...
... by the enemy when the main body of the column attacked the patrol. The main body of the column under Tom Barry ...
... 13. of prominent officers. At this stage I had taken up position at the front door and Dan Corcoran was likewise at the back door. When Bradfield had given sufficient information, Tom Barry disclosed his identity and Bradfield was certainly shocked. We immediately placed him under arrest ...
... to this fire. At this stage, I was instructed by the column 0/C. (Tom Barry) to take a section of eight men ...
... . The remainder of the column - about a dozen - under the column 0/C. (Tom Barry) moved into town ...
... by the column 0/C. (Tom Barry) and, about midnight on 12th February 1921, we marched ...
... , Asst. M.O.; and the O/C., Tom Barry, who was brigade training officer. On the morning of l7th March ...
... STATEMENT BY JAMES (Spud) MURPHY 22 Pearse Park, Dundalk. (Late of Clonakilty, Co. Cork). I was born in Clonakilty on 31st August 1897. After leaving school I went to work with the Clonakilty Bottling Co. In 1917, I joined the Volunteers, being a member of Clonakilty Company. The strength ...
WS Ref #: 849 , Witness: James B Connolly, Member American Committee for Relief in Ireland, 1921
... -22- London I returned home and started my report of my Relief experiences in the Hearst press. ...
... 22. Ms relief duties in Cork brought me in touch with mm who for their safety lived behind barred and chained doors; also I came in contact with other men, who should have been in hiding, so a visiting stranger would think, and yet were not. One afternoon, I entered a little pub where seven young ...
WS Ref #: 760 , Witness: Sean O'Shea, Member Sinn Fein, 1912; Purchase of arms, IRA, Italy, 1920
... ENDORSEMENTS R. UFFICIO di P.S. INTEENATHONALE 22 NOV 1920 BARDONECCHIA MODANE USCITA ...
WS Ref #: 16 , Witness: Riobard Langford, Officer IV, Cork, 1916
... OF RIOBARD LANGFORD, 22, South Terrace, Cork. From about 1909 until the establishment of the Irish ... policy. Miss Gaffney, Miss Cashel, Dr. Alice Barry, Miss O'Leary, Annie Walsh, Tomás MacCurtain, Frank ... , Eamon Coughlan, Seán Good, Tadg Barry, Harry Lorton, Pat Harris, Jerry Fawsitt, Frank Healy, B.L ...
... Paddy Healy. Paddy Cotter, Captain. - Paddy Cotter. 1st Lieut. - William Barry. 2nd Lieut. - Robaird ... . Bill Barry, Lieut. R.I.P. Robaird Langford, Lieut. James Barry. Arthur White. Mark Wickham. James O'Neill. Denis O'Neill. Ned Barry. T. Gaggin. Cross. R.I.P. Joe O'Sullivan. Dan Donovan. Seán Crowley ...
... Langford, 22 South Terrace, Cork. Dated 10 September, 1947. On National Activities Cork 1909. Formation ...
... -2- Tadg Barry, Harry Lorton and David O'Connor. Maurice O'Connor, Solicitor, was joint Hon. the first public meeting in the City Hall on 14th December, 1913. Admission was by invitation cards which had been printed and given to all the known reliable people to distribute to young men whom ...
WS Ref #: 895 , Witness: Harold McBrien, Commandant IRA, Sligo, 1921
... Date: 30th September 1953 (Harold McBrien) 30th September 1953. witness: Matthew Barry Comd't (Matthew Barry) Comd't. ...
WS Ref #: 1266 , Witness: Hugh Brady, Officer IRA, Leitrim, 1921
... -18- several tools, and we would have been in a much better position to produce material and do repairs if the fighting had been SIGNED: Hugh Brady (Hugh Brady) DATE: 4.10.55 4.10.55 WITNESS: Matthew Barry (Matthew Barry) ...
WS Ref #: 1336 , Witness: Patrick Lennon, Member IV and IRA, Westmeath, 1917 - 1921
... us with their burnings and shootings and terror tactics. We had no thoughts of quitting the fighting and we were all prepared to carry on Signed: Patrick Lennon (Patrick Lennon) Date: 15 12 55 15.12.55 Witness: Matthew Barry Comd't (Matthew Barry) Comd't ...
... 2. area. Things went on quietly until the threat of conscription overshadowed the country. Big anti-conscription meetings were addressed by Barry Boland, Larry Ginnell, Owen Sweeney and others. The local clery took a big part in this protest against the attempt of the British Government ...
WS Ref #: 720 , Witness: John Kelly, Member IRA, Roscommon, 1921
... -4- compressed. What we heard was the fuse burning which resembled the kettle boiling. A small flat stone would not be recognised as something unusual in a case like this. SIGNED John Kelly (John Kelly) DATE 5 9 52 WITNESS Matthew Barry Comdt (Matthew Barry), Comd't. ...