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  • WS Ref #: 931 , Witness: Michael Grace, Close associate of Arthur Griffith, 1899 - 1902

    • ... . Witness: Matthew Barry Comd't. Micheal O Grasaigh, 20 Marta, '54. Matthew Barry, Comd't. ...

  • WS Ref #: 1087 , Witness: Patrick Mullooly, Senior Officer IRA, Roscommon, 1921

    • ... Ireland! (Signed) Patrick Mullooly (Patrick Mullooly) Date: 2. 2. 55 Witners Matthew Barry Comd't (Matthew Barry) Comd't. ...

    • ... 10. be lined with gibbets and hedged with bayonets, it leads to deliverance. Even Churchill respects the men who dare tread it. A freeman never doffed his hat to a tyrant. There are examples in plenty. History teams with them - William Tell, The Maid of Orleans and our own MacSwiney and Kevin Barry ...

  • WS Ref #: 1178 , Witness: Andrew Keaveney, Member IRB, IV and IRA, Roscommon, 1917 -1921

    • ... : Signed: A. Keaveney (A. Keaveney) Date: 3rd June 55 3rd June 1955. Witness: Matthew Barry Comd't. Matthew Barry, Comd't ...

  • WS Ref #: 1309 , Witness: Frank O'Connor, Commandant IRA, Westmeath, 1921

    • ... December, 1955. Witness: Matthew Barry Comd't (Matthew Barry) Comd't. ...

    • ... 22. We mobilised a party of between 30 and 40 Volunteers armed with rifles and shotguns and revolvers and went to the Castle. We carried with us a supply of petrol which was part of that taken from the Oil Depot in Athlone, and also large hammers or sledges with which to break into the place ...

    • ... that the Tans party was so big - actually 22 - or they would not have taken them on. It was a chance ...

  • WS Ref #: 161 , Witness: Donal O'Hannigan, Senior Officer IV and IRA, Dublin and Dundalk, 1916 - 1921

    • ... Witness: Mauhew Barry Comdt (M. Barry, Comdt.) BUREAU OF MILLITARY HISTORY 1913-21 BURO STAIRE ...

  • WS Ref #: 595 , Witness: William Norris, Lieutenant IV and IRA, Cork, 1915 - 1920; Member 3 Brigade Flying Column, 1921

    • ... 6. Barry knocked on the door, whereon a man spoke from a window asking who was there. The reply wee ... the door. He was answered by Commandant Barry, who said that we would enter anyway, that we would have ... entered the house. Commandant Barry approached the man in his room and questioned him as to why he ...

    • ... there was ordered by Comdt. Barry to feed and look after them, and the following day they were sent back to Skibbereen by car with a note front Commandant Barry that they were absent through no fault ... . We went to, within about a half mile of the barracks. We were lectured by Commandant Barry on our job ...

    • ... there for a certain length of time and the curfew patrol was not turning out, Commandant Barry fired shots ... the main road. Before we approached the house vie were lectured by Commandant Barry to the effect ...

    • ... halted that evening I got orders from Commandant Barry, who gave rue four men, to go back some ... to commandeer a horse and trap and bring it along to remove the wounded man. Command ant Barry went ...

    • ... them with Commandant Barry in charge. Commandant Barry went in advance and went to Rosscarbery town ...

    • ... on our right. Commandant Barry gave us the order to open tire on them and, as far as I remember, we ... , but we were quite pleased with our victory and Commandant Barry said he was proud of us we had put up ...

    • ... around Castletown for a few days. Commandant-General Barry paraded us and he cautioned us with regard ...

    • ... of the 19th. Commandant Barry visited the billets where the men were and told them not to undress ...

    • ... Barry as to what to do. We were divided up into sections. There were trees to be cat and roads ...

    • ... 10. me would I take the gable window of Beasley's house overlooking the road. I told him I was quite satisfied to do so. Comdt. Barry then lectured the men what they were to do and what each section commander's task was and he said he hoped every man would do his part. He warred the men ...

  • WS Ref #: 701 , Witness: Thomas Kelly, Commandant IRA, Roscommon, 1919 - 1921

    • ... : 20 -6. 52 20.6.52. Witness: Matthew Barry Comdt (Matthew Barry) Comd't. ...

    • ... , but with the exception of the two revolvers I think that was all the arms we got. We had a .22 rifle with which we did ...

  • WS Ref #: 779 , Witness: Robert Brennan, Publicity Department, Dail Eireann, 1921

    • ... 36 Whe's that? he naked. vThat's Mr. Barry. 1 replied. He has promised to speak1 to. propose a vote ... the situation. They all agreed I should tell. Mr. Barry he could not be allowed to make a speech. I indignantly refused, but they were adamant, and so approached Mr. Barry. I'm serry, Mr. Barry. I to have to tell ...

    • ... was of a man namid Barry from the South count who Starel to le a knnoman of somey yock carry the Father of the American Navy. I. of course, wrote to Mr. Barry and invited him to attend. The night ... in the affirmative. he told me in a very impressive manner that he was Barry and he added that he ...

    • ... 37 rush on the concert so quiokly that Barry would not have a chance to get to his feet. But we reckoned without our man. The lecturer had hardly said the last word when ho was up. "Rev Chairman, Rev ... and people of Wexford. It reminds me of my cousin, the fearless, and dauntless saucy Jack Barry, the Father ...

    • ... 39 into the supper room and they left the building in high dudgeon. Gradually, even the ribald crowd at the back of the hall grew tired of the performance and left, but Barry kept on talking, He ... I went in and collected Barry and brought him down the stairs. "How did I do?" he kapt saying ...

    • ... in the desperate attempts he was making to save the life of Kevin Barry. It was in vain. On the evening ... to the evening paper on the counter. On the; front page was a picture of Kevin Barry in football togs ...

    • ... Affairs, Dail Eireann, 1921-'22; Irish Minister at Washington, 1938-1947. Subject. Text of his book ...

    • ... , Dail Eireann, 1921-'22; Irish Minister at Washington, 1938-1947. Subject. Text of his book ...

    • ... Affairs, Dail Eireann, 1921-'22; Irish Minister at Washington, 1938-1947. Subject. Text of his book ...

    • ... for this," The members gathered round me demanding that I should go out and stop Barry. For come time I resisted ... , the speaker on the arm. "I beg your pardon, Sir Barry turned and locked at me and pushed me away. "Stand back ...

    • ... hanging him his captors had tortured Kevin Barry in the vain effort to make him divulge information about ...

    • ... riflemen, he had a fewmachine guns here and there on the Barry.. more state, mainly on Fota Island ...

    • ... 22 a confectionery firm, mapptned to visit Wexferd and I enrolled his warvicas in my Collection. He complained afterwards. with great deliet. that I had parsusdcd him to get shaved three times in one day and that we got only one pound for his torture. The Sinn Fein daily was an evening paper ...

    • ... 22. Pages 277-9. Re. Captain Captain Thompson was the name he mentioned. It is not outside the bounds of possibility that he meant Sir Basil Thompson, the head of Scotland Yard, but as he referred all the time to Captain Thompson, it is hardly likely. This man, Hardy, made the statement ...

  • WS Ref #: 601 , Witness: Henry S Murray, Officer IV and IRA, Dublin, 1914 - 1921

    • ... and training officer of 4th Battalion. 20 22. Raid on Custom House; transfer of arms to Flying Columns. 20 23 ... -organisation of 4th Battalion and Company areas defined. 21 25. The Tyrone Brigade. 22 26. Arrest and imprisonment at Derry Gaol Escape of Frank Carty Internment at Ballykinlar Camp. 22 27. Leadership ...

    • ... target practice with 22 rifles, and could have given, and did give later, a very good account ... , 3. 22 rifles, 20 revolvers and some hundreds of rounds of serviceable ammunition. These arms were ...

    • ... was recovered; this consisted of I shotgun, I revolver, 1. 22 bore rifle and an assortment of rifle ...

    • ... 22. The Battalion and Company organisation differed very little from that of the period previous to the 1916 Rising except in the very important respect that it provided for an intelligence service. In October, 1920 I was transferred from, Dublin to the Tyrone Brigade with instructions to report ...

  • WS Ref #: 679 , Witness: John F Shouldice, Lieutenant IV, Dublin, 1916; Captain IRA, Dublin, 1921

    • ... , Bartón and Wharton 22 Witness appointed a Justice of the Republican Court. 22 Destruction of R.I.C. Posts 22 Attack on Lord French 23 Secretary, Leinster Council G.A.A. 23 Synopsis of events January 1920 ...

    • ... such as the death of Sean Tracey in Talbot Street, the hanging of Kevin Barry, the death of Terence ...

    • ... 22. Centres in the City. Somewhat later Joe Stanley Printing Establishment in Liffey Street was subjected to many raids. The "Mosquito" Press which was published under different names such as "Honesty" "Opinion", "Scissors and Paste", "Nationality" etc. were all suppressed from time to time ...