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WS Ref #: 1537 , Witness: Eugene Dunne, Officer IRA, Cork, 1921
... STATEMENT BY EUGENE DUNNE, Adrigole, Bantry, Co. Cork. I was born at Cappaleagh, Adrigole, Bantry, on January 1st 1888. My parents were farmers. I was educated at Adrigole National School until I reached the age of 15. When I left school I went to work as a clerk with Bantry Bay Steamship Company ...
... ROINN COSANTA. BUREAU OF MILITARY HISTORY, 1913-21. STATEMENT BY WITNESS. DOCUMENT NO. W.S. 1537. Witness Eugene Dunne, Adrigole, Bantry, Co. Cork. Identity. I/O Adrigole Company, Castletownbere. Battalion, Cork 111 Bgde. Subject. Activities of Adrigole Coy., I. Vols., Co. Cork, 1917-1921 ...
... ) to the vicinity of G1engriff where we were to meet some men from Bantry Battalion to take part in an ambush of a military convoy travelling between Bantry and Castletownbere. We were armed ... returned home. In this case it later transpired that the Bantry men had a skirmish with the R.I.C ...
... . In the spring of 1921 the British military authorities ordered the masters of the ships of Bantry Bay Steamship Company to cease calling at any piers in Bantry Bay. The boats were now ordered to operate ... . activities until I was arrested on July 3rd 1921. In March, 1921, the Mate of the Bantry steamship ...
... was employed as agent for Bantry Bay Steamship Company at Bere Island. My duties included the checking ...
... as required by boat across Bantry Bay from Trafask to Carbery shore often under the searchlights of British ...
... 5. The bag of black powder, exploders and electric cable were sent by me on one of the Bantry Bay Company's boats "Lady Elsie" to Adrigole later in the year. Being engaged on Intelligence work in the area I did not make it too obvious that I was associated with the Volunteers. However, I attended ...
... round-up. I was taken, to Bantry where I was detained for a week before being removed on my own ...
WS Ref #: 807 , Witness: Patrick J Doyle, Parish Priest, Naas, 1952
... O'Connell Street he heard Plunkett's order to charge and saw the rush of the The Post Office ... the Post Office they saw that a car in front of them had been stopped by a young man and there seemed ...
... , and would probably be soon promulgated. The British Foreign Office had been working might and main ... . To complicate the situation for us, owing to war and post-war conditions, our Bishops had not beem able ...
... (23) Vatican only at a humble level. To complicate the situation for us, owing to war and post-war conditions, our Bishops had not been able to make their4d limina visits' to Rome, and of course there was no Nuncio in Ireland. Monsignor O'Hagan spoke of the grave danger of the situation which would ...
... who had extensive commercial dealings with the War Office the Pass was procured for us from tike ...
... (l7 standard for the men who would be appointed District Justices. Mr. Cussen, as a matter of na tional duty, accepted the appointment, at the cost of a sacrifice of a very lucrative practice. During his first year of office, with the tragic Civil War devastating the country, in his area (in our ...
... that the condemnation had already been formulated, and would probably be promulgated The British Foreign Office had been ...
... . During his first. year of office, with the tragic Civil war devastating the country in his area ...
WS Ref #: 829 , Witness: Charles McGleenan, Commandant IRA, Armagh, 1921
... I was speaking to Nick O'Hanlon at a hut used as a post office when McAllister came around a corner ... a man's life. The morning after McAllister saw Nick O'Hanlon and me near the Post Office, Nick ...
... : Col. Department/ Office/ Court: Date: 7 March 2003. ...
... 39. About two weeks after this I was asked to pack up my belongings and I was taken to see the Governor again. Beside him was a man from the Home Office who had in his possession the usual order for me to clear out of the Six Counties except I was prepared to live in a prescribed place in Co ...
WS Ref #: 849 , Witness: James B Connolly, Member American Committee for Relief in Ireland, 1921
... car has been turnin' out with every collection or delivery of the post where there might be official mail. "And where were the English soldiers while they were raiding the post office?" "The divvle ... office is there." "Oh, that's it. A grand work they are doin', sir. A grand work." Armored lorries ...
... time ago four or five of the boyos tame in from the hills and raided the Central Post Office here ...
... and ammunition for the Irish Republican Army. I went from France to the office of our Consul. The clerk in his outer office reported the Consul as being too busy to see anybody that day. To that I said, "I'm ...
... and ammunition for the Irish Republican Army. I went from France to the office of our Consul. The clerk in his outer office reported the Consul as being very, too busy, to see anybody that day. To that I ...
... - Stop McRovy was once he first post the having and never accping in the same place two right ...
... of an Administration front office clerk. Those specialists they be most busy men. And now to get ...
... and shops. were going to and coming from lunch. After office or shop hours in the late afternoon ...
... of an Adminsitration front office clerk. Those specialists they be most busy men. And now to get onwith ...
WS Ref #: 867 , Witness: James Hynes, Member IV, Mullingar, 1915 - 1916; Intelligence work for IRB, 1919 - 1921
... STATEMENT BY MR. JAMES HYNES (formerly of Mullingar) 24, Palmerston Road, Rathmines, Dublin. I worked as a clerk in Mullingar Post Office from the 1st November 1915, and later joined the local ... a cypher and asked me whether I ever saw any of these passing through the Post Office. I told him I ...
WS Ref #: 893 , Witness: William J Kelly, Commandant IV and IRA Tyrone, 1913 -1921
... on this journey from the railway station to the Post Office. All the mails were taken out of the vans and examined by our censors before being returned to the Post Office. ...
... on the street and he rushed up to the Post Office and sent on the coded message without getting in touch ...
... 18. answer. I called back on three subsequent days without getting any result and oh the fourth day I was directed to call at an office in Bachelor's Walk. This office, I remember, was next to the office of a Solicitor When I arrived at the place I was ushered in to a room where I met Gearóid ...
... nowstate how many Battalions. I can, however, name the following Battalion officers who held office ...
... others to destroy the Income tax Papers and documents in an office in Thomes Street, Dungannon. Some ...
... 10. accomolish. Albert Tally was in charge of this operation. The plan adopted was that we went along about 12 midnight and gained admission to the offices through a window which enabled the front door to be opened. There were some peonle residing in the upper portion of the office building ...
WS Ref #: 923 , Witness: Ignatius Callender, Member IV, Dublin, 1916
... further. Returning towards the city passing St. Post Office I saw a wire, about 30 feet high, tacked on the Post Office wall. I traced this as; a communication wire with Dublin Castle (it was tacked ...
... knew. On my arrival at the Post Office James Connolly was engaged giving orders. After a little delay I ...
... at his office on holidays, in connection with part of his duties, the daily inspections of ships arriving ...
... . Co. D. Co. At Major MacBride's office 4, S.J. Rogerson"s Quay. S.D.U. Garrison See Original Diary ...
WS Ref #: 929 , Witness: Daniel F O'Shaughnessy, Member IV and IRA, Limerick, 1918 - 1921
... home from school and Head Constable Creedon walked across the street from the post office ... . Then, on Friday, Head Constable Creedon brought another telegram from the Post Office and read - ...
... , having accepted a post of employment which ...
WS Ref #: 964 , Witness: Sean Glancy, Officer IRA, Roscommon, 1921
... and at the time he was courting the girl who was the assistant in the Post Office in Ballyfarnon. A man named ... . Lavin raided the Post Office by arrangement with. the assistant, and took all letters, postal ...
... sympathetic, but they resigned from the police. The post offices in the area were generally not of much use and could not be tapped. The people I would say who manned the post offices were not hostile but were afraid to indulge in such work. Ballyfarnon Post Office was alright as was also Killina ...
... . The State Solicitor who called to see us told me afterwards that when he returned to his office he had ...
WS Ref #: 967 , Witness: John (Jack) Lynch, Lieutenant, IV and IRA, Kerry, 1917 - 1921
... for the purpose of sending a 'phone message to Lixnaw Post Office near Lixnaw Railway station - the point ... the train at Listowel as usual. A man had been placed in Lixnaw Post Office for the purpose of taking ...
... and capture the arms of this patrol. The practice of the Tans was for three men to go to the Post Office ...
... . In the meantime one of the Tans returned to the Post Office and 'phoned for the military. When he returned he told ...