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WS Ref #: 1398 , Witness: Michael Rock, Commandant IRA, Fingal, 1921
... in Gormanston were brought from there under strong escort and handed over to the officials in the Post Office in Balbriggan, the escort then returning to the camp. When the mails were sorted in the Post ... car had departed and then went in and took it from the manager's office. The manager was an ex ...
... from the Post Office to the station in Balbriggan by two girls. This incensed the Tans ... in a bad way for money at some of the smaller Post Offices around the countryside. The remainder ...
... for a couple of hours. When we came to Swords they pulled up at the military post there and delayed for half ...
WS Ref #: 1401 , Witness: Eoin O'Mahony, Re Certain incidents, 1921
... the industry. He represented himself to be a member of the Marcy family who than had the Post Office in the Village of glanmire, or who had a shop beside the Past Office or who just lived beside the Post Office ...
... Hundred and Twenty) I went to the General Post Office in Cork and phoned to the Cappoquin Post Office ...
... a warning which was conveyed to them in the usual way from the Post Office at Cappoquin in March ...
... 7. 14. When I reached the Barrack gate a sympathetic crowd of about one hundred had collected. I asked them to go away quietly. I got up on a side car and drove straight into the city. The Jarvey refused to accept his fare. I went to Fitzgerald's tea shop near the General Post Office where I met my ...
WS Ref #: 1468 , Witness: Patrick A Mulcahy, Officer IRA, Clare, 1921; Chief of Staff Defence Forces, 1956
... out things for myself. I resumed my job in the Ennis Post Office and, later, got in touch with some ... , pointing out that I was in a position, being in the local Post Office, to get useful information ... through the office and details of any police or military 'phone messages which came under my notice. He ...
... , military and, later, to Auxiliary ciphers and translated all messages passing through Erinis Post Office ...
... 6. Another form of assistance was the taking of important police letters passing through the post. The bulky official envelopes were seldom important, but I became familiar with the handwriting of R.I.C. confidential clerks, D.I.s. and C.I. Letters in their handwriting were always of interest. I ...
WS Ref #: 276 , Witness: Charles S McQuaile, Member IV and IRA, Dublin, 1913 -1921
... the country. Letters received into the Post Office did not incicate the location of the officer or scldier ... of my functions in the Post Office and were sent to me. The principal duty at that time was known as Home Defence in the Sorting Office. I was occasionally asked to intercept letters to various ...
... suburban sub-Post Offices under his control, which extended to Maynooth end Balbriggan, would have some ... be held would be in de Secretary's Office and if we could get down there before 9 p.m., before the Cleaners left off, we would be able to get into the Office direct. It should be mentioned ...
... of funds in the Post Office. I visited the dependents of those who were deported and reported ...
... on the certificate under Section 8(4).) Moloney Name: (J. Moloney.) Grade: Col. Department/ Office ...
... 6. finger-print expert. Then I went up to G.H.Q. direct and introduced to Major Hill-Dillon, a Military Censor and a Captain Larressy who was a former Pont Office clerk. All I was asked to do was to carry the sealed envelope containing the letters safely to Dublin Castle or G.H.Q. as the case may ...
WS Ref #: 486 , Witness: Daniel McDonnell, Officer IRA, Dublin, 1921
... within the Post Office itself. Our office was in 3 Crow Street. We were known as manufacturing agents ... and every other person with whom he dealt. Our principal agent within the Post .Office was a Mr ...
... -16- connection with the Dáil Bonds had been held up by the British Post Office Authorities in the Rotunda. Our own staff (Intelligence) went straight and g6t precise details as to where this whole ... and went to this cage. Our contact with the Pat Office switched off any means of communication ...
... from within the Post Office that the whole mail in /connection. ...
... , tallied. Nothing that I know of was done in these particular cases. We were next taken into the office ...
... that time. In all this time we still carried on our office at Crow Street and kept supplying ...
WS Ref #: 580 , Witness: John Duffy, Member RIC, working for IRA, Roscommon, 1921
... a Post Office clerk named McNamara would transmit police messages to the I.R.A. for the purpose ... to the post office and from there to John Brennan's house where there was a man always to receive any ... . Inspector's, office. One message came through from, I think, Dublin Castle, to the effect that police ...
... of the British Consul's office in America and other public places. As a matter of fact it got so ... . Inspector's office in Roscommon, bringing down the dispatch that came from the British Consul ... . Inspector's office and got hold of the file of correspondence dealing with the raid. I copied ...
... office I observed the key in it. I pulled the key out of the lock and examined it very closely ... it fitted perfectly. This gave me the advantage I was looking for access to the Co. Inspector's office ... , the local I.R.A. Leader. On that Sunday night I returned the files to the office on the completion ...
... was employed in Kilkelly's pawn office. Sometime later the authorities got information which led ... was carrying in his office. On entering the office I saw a tongs in the fireplace which I got hold ...
... . Access to County Inspector's office: Key to police cipher procured; also list of prominent I.R.A. men. 9 ...
... then what would it be used for and I said I did not know. Keavey then answered. that it was a post-boy's ...
... County Inspector's office of prominent I.R.A. men throughout the country to had come under the notice ...
... that the remainder would follow. Access to County Inspector's office. I was very hastily transferred ...
... business to go to the County Inspector's office daily to see if I could pick up any information ...
... and that I would be called to the Co. Inspector's office to explain the cause of the disturbance. When I ...
... 20. saying that he wanted nothing of the kind and "that will do, constable". He then Went to the District Inspector's office where he remained for about two hours. Following this, the Black and Tans ware not allowed out of barracks at night. One Sunday morning the D.I. and a party of Black and Tans ...
... it, but a stop must be put to it". The sergeant sent the guard to the D.I'S. office to ask the Head ...
WS Ref #: 689 , Witness: Liam O'Doherty, Officer IRA, Dublin, 1920
... , telegraph, etc., the holding up of the Post Office Staff at the Liffey side of building as well ... of Beresford Place and Gardiner Street which was occupied by a section of the Secretary's Office of the Post Office. As from this building could be seen any activity around the Custom House it was thought ...
... down and dead silence prevailed. To our surprise, an Officer appeared from Nth. King St. Post Office ... . Post ...
... 7. 16 Cutting wires, cables etc. for isolation 6 At Beresford Place: Office 2 In Post Office Custom House 8 Forming outside guard around the Custom House railings. Time was a very important factor in this operation especially regarding the cutting off of communications. as it would not do to leave ...
... 2. Office (where the British section was) and Church St. As; the soldiers advanced at the double they had a rifle in one hand and held their equipment on their backs with the other hand. Immediately we started to fire on them they turned everywhere and ran down the side street already mentioned ...
WS Ref #: 1561 , Witness: Margaret Lucey, Officer Cumann na mBan, Cork, 1921
... Intelligence officers was a man named Seán de Barra, who was an official in the telegraph office, General Post Office, Cork. He was in a position to obtain copies of messages sent in code through the Post Office by the British Military and civilian authorities. Very frequently I net Sean de Barra ...
... blustering and insolent. He informed her that it was a Home Office Order. She said she would ... had some shopping to do and decided to go out and do it and get back to the office as soon ... at the office about 12 noon and found Art O'Brien very anxious indeed. No word of any kind had come ...
... organising campaign on the city and county. I was then employed in the office of Messrs. Crosse ... with the extension of the Cumann was done by me, mostly during office hours and also in the home of Terence ...
... it was a Home Office Order and that we should go. Again we refused, and then he said he had to inform us that the Home Office had 'phoned to the local police to put us out if we did not go quietly. He thought ...
... with Mr. McDonnell to the Home Office. They waited in the taxi while Mr. McDonnell went in. After ... the "legal points". They said they would return at 3.30 p.m. and left the Home Office. Not long after ...
... , and Min and I took up our post at either side of the coffin. Down at the other end of the van ...
... was done by me during office hours, had to be done surreptitiously, so as not to arouse suspicion ...
... said that as the Home Office had accepted the fact that Terry was not being fed, and had announced ...
... that Nurial and Art O'Brien should go to the Home Office and ask for an explanation. They left about 12.30 ...
... 21. WEDNESDAY he was wanted at the Home Office. He went there immediately and was told it was quite all right, that we could have Terry's body without any restrictions whatsoever. Shortt sent a special message to Muriel expressing his regret at any delay, and assuring her that he merely wished ...
... for the brutality. They all considered it was the Home Office Order. And so the day wore on. At 10 p.m ...
WS Ref #: 1348 , Witness: Michael Davern, Commandant IRA, Tipperary, 1921
... the door, I informed him that we were dismantling the post office equipment, which we did ... returned home to the 3rd Battalion area to discover that an order had been issued that all post ... clothing. When I got him downstairs, I told him my real reason, that he would have to call the post ...
... the censoring the day after. We returned same to the local post office as soon as possible so ...
... on the certificate under Section 8(4).) Moloney Name: (J. Moloney.) Grade: Col. Department/Office/Court ...
... on the certificate under Section 8(4).) J Moloney Name: (J. Moloney.) Grade: Col. Department/Office ...
... on the certificate under Section 8(4).) J Moloney Name: (J. Moloney.) Grade: Col. Departmeut/Office ...
... of the Governor's office and escape through the front door. Mr. Butler, who was Chief Clerk, and many ...
WS Ref #: 965 , Witness: Tadhg McCarthy, Member IV, 1915 - 1919; Officer IRA, Cork, 1919 - 1921
... to be sent to me (State exact spot, BALLYHALE POST OFFICE not BALLYHALE simply). (b) Acknowledge ... , etc. 1. (Objective: to attack an Enemy Post, to occupy a Position in Readiness, to cut roads ...
... important what post is attacked, or when. The greatthingis, to haveeveryattackwhich is made, successful. Consequently, the first consideration is to select for attackthe post whichoffers mostfacilitiesfor ... of the post, the approaches to it, the points commanding it and those commanded from it. (b ...
... in occupation of this post until August, 1922, when we had to take to the bills again in defence ...
... on the certificate under Section 8(4).) J Moloney Name: (J. Moloney.) Grade: Col. Department/Office ...
... . For example nobodywould plan an attack on a post without reasonable knowledge of the garrison holding ...