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WS Ref #: 1625 , Witness: Michael Govern, Officer IRA, Meath, 1921
... gone to a military post at Whiteswood, Nobber, for military assistance and that they had come ...
WS Ref #: 1641 , Witness: Tim Buckley, Officer IV, Clondrohid, Cork, 1916; Officer IRA, County Cork, 1917 - 1921
... /M. The first enemy post attacked in the battalion (Macroom) area was the R.I.C. barracks ...
... heavy that we had to call on some men from Macroom Company about 4 or 5 to man a post on top ...
... witness John Riordan, Mick Burke. The same officers as held office prior to Easter Week were ...
WS Ref #: 1651 , Witness: Daniel J McSweeney, Officer IV and IRA, Cork, 1917 - 1923
... in local Post Offices after censorship. As far as I know, no information of military value was obtained ...
... and another I was instructed to set up a signal post with an I.R.A. Column at Nine-Mile-House on the Clonmel ...
WS Ref #: 1654 , Witness: Cornelius Kelleher, Officer, IRA, Cork 1 Brigade, 1921
... part in the destruction of Tarelton evacuated R.I.C. post. This building was set on fire ...
... of the Battalion Staff, and were then despatched to the addresses through the local post offices. As far ...
WS Ref #: 1662 , Witness: John O'Mahoney, Quartermaster IV and IRA, Cork, 1917 - 1921
... . About five men from the company took part in the actual attack on enemy post. As far as I can ...
... furnished by the sergeant i/c (Sergeant Peter Byrne) covering the attack on Kilmurray R.I.C. post ...
WS Ref #: 1671 , Witness: Michael Hynes, Adjutant,IV&IRA,Tipperary 1917 - 1924
... sniping attacks on Templetuohy barracks, and the British established a second post there. The hall, which ...
WS Ref #: 1681 , Witness: Mollie Cunningham, President Cumann na mBan, Macroom, 1916 - 1921
... appointed to fill the vacant post. My rank at the Truce - President, Macroom District Council, Cumann na ...
WS Ref #: 1689 , Witness: Michael Mullane, Officer IRA, Cork, 1921
... 4 voluntarily, were mainly shotguns. We had now about 30 shotguns. Beyond normal training, there was no activity in the area until Easter, 1920, when the general order for the destruction of evacuated enemy posts was received. The only evacuated post in our area was Dripsey R.I.C. barracks ...
... and then reposted in the local post offices. Early in December, 1920, General Strickland - 0/C British troops ...
WS Ref #: 1690 , Witness: Nora Cunningham, Member Cumann na mBan, Macroom, 1917 - 1923
... 5. of our unit. In carrying out these jobs we had to pass within a few yards of the sentries at the front and side gates of Macroom Castle and we were likely to be held up at any time. These operations became more dangerous when the enen5' decided to instal a lady searcher at the post, but despite ...
... a number of raids on Post Offices in the area and seized a quantity of postage and insurance stamps ...
WS Ref #: 1693 , Witness: John Kenny, Officer 1 Battalion, Dublin Brigade, 1921
... 5. we were ordered to evacuate that post and fall back to the G.P.O., where we were expected and duly admitted. There I met my old chief, The O'Rahilly, who greeted me and instructed me to stay convenient to his call. On Wednesday morning, he detailed me to go out and contact all adjacent posts ...