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WS Ref #: 1426 , Witness: Denis Keohane, Commandant IRA, Cork, 1921
... , Denis Keohane witness) moved into Bandon with the Brigade Column to set fire to Bandon Workhouse. Our ... We remained in position with Tom Barry (Column WO) until we. saw that the Workhouse was on fire, when ...
... were capture& at Schull R.I.C. barracks early in October, 1920. The levy for the arms fund ...
WS Ref #: 1459 , Witness: Edward O'Leary, Commandant IRA, Tipperary, 1921
... Workhouse in the offices of the clerk of the Union. While the nature of the litigation transacted varied ... of the Arbitration Courts was in session in the Nenagh Workhouse, the proceedings were ...
WS Ref #: 268 , Witness: William T Cosgrave, Member of Marrowbone Lane Garrison, 1916; Minister Dail Eireann, 1919 - 1921; President Dail Eireann, 1922 - 1932
... of the main gate in a wooden structure, apparently quarters for some of the staff of the workhouse ... almost 100. yards from the workhouse These were extensive premises, presumably without accommodation ...
... 6(a) Formerly a foundling hospital, later called a house of industry, then a workhouse, the largest in Ireland - probably in the world - it covered an area of over twenty acres. Bounded on the east by the Basin - in Basin Lane - it extended along the back of James's St. to Pigtown Lane, where ...
WS Ref #: 298 , Witness: Alf Monahan, Member IRB and IV, Belfast, 1914 -1916; Reorganisation of IV, 1917
... , when he was old, and in the workhouse, Frank and myself would who probably be street-sweepers or doing ... ever want - much less end their days in the Workhouse. Liam was a good violinist, and apropos ...
WS Ref #: 474 , Witness: Liam Haugh, Senior Officer IRA, Clare, 1921
... , the main party of nine were posted inside a fence 41/2 feet high, at the workhouse cross, on the direct road from the workhouse to the town and mid-way between both. The remaining eight were posted in two ...
... stationed at the workhouse cross had, in t1e meantime, undergone a two-hour wait. The officer ...
WS Ref #: 634 , Witness: Jack McElhaw, Captain IRA, Armagh, 1921
... 6. A Mr. Greenan, then Master of the Workhouse was in the office in the Workhouse whilst I was there and he advised me that the posting of the money was foolish. My orders had to be carried out. About five minutes after I paid in the, money word came that the nomination of a Sinn Fein candidate ...
... (100.0.0.) with instructions to take it into the Clerk's Office, The Workhouse, Newry, and I was to wait ...
WS Ref #: 695 , Witness: Thomas McCrave, Member IV, Dundalk, 1914 - 1917; Captain IRA, Louth, 1921
... received orders for a general mobilisation at the Workhouse Hill on Sunday morning at 10 a.m. On Saturday ... for me. I got the bike and handed it to McEntee and then proceeded to the Workhouse Hill to take ...
... 4. I mobilise at the Boyle's Han at 9 a.m. and this section was to take charge of all the available arms and to march through the town as an armed party joining the main body at the Workhouse. Hill. When the entire force those mobilised for the Workhouse Hill and the armed. party got together we ...
... the Workhouse Kill on Easter Sunday morning we had we members of the R.I.C. with us and giving us ...
WS Ref #: 721 , Witness: Nicholas Smyth, Vice-Commandant IRA, South Tyrone, 1921
... . We left in pairs and walked down the road about half a mile to the workhouse. A number of us ... three Crossley tenders of police driving in a furious manner in the direction of the workhouse ...
... at Dromore Fair. 10 19. Dromore Ambush 11 20. Raid on Omagh Workhouse for books. 11 21. Plan ...
... of a plan which had been made to raid the workhouse ...
... . We took over the workhouse building in Donegal town as a temporary barracks. I think that over half ...
WS Ref #: 787 , Witness: Cornelius Meany, Captain IV, Muskera, Cork, 1916; Commandant IRA, Cork, 1921
... stationed at Millstreet Workhouse. It meant failure to make direct contact with the enemy due ... quantity of stores was destroyed. Burning of Millstreet Workhouse. On the night of June 3rd, 1921 ...
... and 'B' Companies, acting on a general order, destroyed by fire the major portion of Millstreet Workhouse. The patients were transferred to the remaining portion before the fires were lighted. This building was only about half a mile from the Auxiliary Headquarters. Rathcoole Ambush - June 16th ...
... June 3rd, 1921: Millstreet Workhouse burned by I.R.A. 4-5 Movement of troops to Clydagh). 6th Clydagh Round-up. June l6th,, 1921: Rathcoole Ambush. 24th, 1921: Kilcorney round-up. M. Dineen murdered. July 6th, 1921: Sniping Mount Leader. Column Mobilise. 7th, 1921: On way to West Limerick. 8th-1Oth ...
WS Ref #: 1615 , Witness: Sean Keogh, Officer IRA, Meath, 1921
... Workhouse where the South Wales Borderers were stationed. From Navan I was taken to Dunshaughlin Workhouse, thence to Arbour Hill barracks, Dublin, and to the South Dublin Union and eventually to Bath ...