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  • WS Ref #: 540 , Witness: Anna Hurley O'Mahony, Officer Cumann na mBan, Cork, 1917

    • ... and eventually, travelling by relays of traps, she got to her destination away beyond Bantry ...

    • ... selected in each Cumann na mBan Company. Despatches from Dublin usually came by post, being quite safe in passing through Bandon Post Office. One in particular arrived one Autumn evening in 1920 and pending ...

  • WS Ref #: 936 , Witness: Dulcibella Barton, Sister of Robert Barton, signatory of Anglo-Irish Treaty, 6/12/1921

    • ... 2. When I got to the Times office there was a great crowd and as I hate standing in a queue I got ... to some office - I think it was Sinn Féin office - to hand in some money as a contribution towards ... , later I sent it by post to Nora Connolly thinking she might be glad to have it. I wondered how I ...

    • ... in that office was to take a watch from a high-ranking British Officer, which had been stolen from ...

  • WS Ref #: 1255 , Witness: William McCarthy, Member Brigade Flying Column IRA, Cork, 1921

    • ... of the 3rd Brigade. Our job was to block the main road on the Bantry side of Drimoleague and hold the road block against reinforcements which might be sent from Bantry. The attack opened in the town ... Bantry. We had the road well blocked with harrows and other farm implements taken from the fields. We ...

    • ... was, I was posted as sentry on the road junction Macroom-Bantry-Gougane Barra for most of the day. We ...

    • ... in sight, while six riflemen would open fire on the military post as cover. I was one of the six riflemen. Before noon we moved quietly down to the back of the post and waited. We heard firing in the village. We opened up on the post. The garrison replied but their fire was passing over us ...

    • ... The Column was divided. One section was to come into the outskirts of the town from the Dunmanway road to cover the military barracks and the Black and Tan post at the Devonshire Arms Hotel which was just across a square from the barracks. Another section was to enter the town from the other end ...

  • WS Ref #: 1619 , Witness: Daniel Canty, Officer IRA, Cork, 1921

    • ... , Dunmanway, Skibbereen, Bantry, and Castletownbere About twelve months later (spring 1920) Bantry Battalion was divided into two Bantry and Schull. The first officers of the new brigade (Cork lll) were, I ...

    • ... and Watergate St. Tom Barry crossed the bridge towards the post office, and in his absence Pete Kearney ...

    • ... for the arms, I remained on guard outside. While at my post I heard footsteps, and going behind the pillar ...

    • ... 13. enemy removed the body of Tim Fitzgerald to Bandon military barracks, where it was claimed next day by his relatives. He was buried within tour hundred yards of the Bandon enemy post with full military honours. A firing party under Jim O'Mahoney (Battn. Adjt.) and consisting of James Doyle, Dan ...

    • ... . on March 19th. Each section was warned that we were to remain in billets and that we were to post ...

    • ... 32. The mine laying section succeeded in placing the mine at the door of the barrack. The twenty yards or so of fuse attached to the mine was ignited. The mine exploded but it did not give the expected results, so the bayonet section advanced into positions opposite the enemy post and opened fire ...

  • WS Ref #: 1621 , Witness: Con Flynn, Officer IRA, Cork, 1921

    • ... a position at Ballylickey on the Bantry-Glengarriff road. We were expecting a convoy of "Auxies" to pass ... in Bantry district. It was now decided to divide the column and the men from the western battalions Bantry, Schull and Castletownbere moved into their own areas. ...

    • ... ), Clonakilty (2nd), Dunmanway (3rd), Skibbereen (4th), Bantry (5th), and Castletownbere (6th ...

    • ... 11. The Brigade 0/C Tom Hales) and Brigade Q/M (Pat Harte) were taken prisoners by a force of military towards the end of July, 1920. These arrests led to some changes in the Brigade Staff, which now became:- O/C Charlie Hurley (late Vice 0/C Bandon Battn.) Vice O/C Ted 0'Sullivan (late 0/C Bantry ...

  • WS Ref #: 919 , Witness: Ina Heron, Daughter of James Connolly; Member Cumann na mBan, Dublin, 1916 - 1921

    • ... the building of the, General Post Office there was great surprise and sorrow. A large number ... received a wound in his chest and a more serious one in his leg, but he stayed at his post ...

    • ... 14. see what happened to the child. Another game my mother had if she. wanted to go to the post office to change her money was to spell the words to my sisters the instructions she wanted carried out. It was not very long until the brave boy's mind started to develop and he knew every word ...

    • ... of Saint Giles in the City of Edinburgh at this office 12 day of Feb. 1951. ...

    • ... into the receiving office? No one was going in or out and I could not get any information. I made a bold step into the receiving office and asked if there was any vacancy for young girls. The person who ...

    • ... , wrecking homes by tossing off the roofs and blocking railways, holding up the post and leaving us ...

    • ... it under observation in case of post partum haemorrhage. Otherwise there was nothing to worry about ...

    • ... such a long journey. "If you would fill this post I can depart on my long and lonely trip knowing that we ...

    • ... ". This ended my trips to Sandymount Green. My next post was of similar work in many ways ...

    • ... 56. The next day the baby was somewhat better. We were glad and felt it had taken a turn for the good. I was kejit very busy as we were expecting a relation from the country. He was a schoolteacher and was taking up a new post in Brunswick St. school. He was to live in the shop until lie could look ...

    • ... as if I was someone of importance ready to put a big order in his hands. I was sent up to his office ...

    • ... too long. His fellow- workers took charge of the horse and van while he reported to the office. He ...

  • WS Ref #: 16 , Witness: Riobard Langford, Officer IV, Cork, 1916

    • ... Branch. P.S. O'Hegarty used to lecture in An Dún. The Post Office Club had a room there also ... services, as he also worked in Suttons at the time. I had a and we had target practice in the Post Office room. Some of those I can remember at the early drills were Miceál Ó Cuill Seán O'Leary, ...

    • ... against the policy of offering the Irish Volunteers to the British Qar Office for service abroad. Donal ...

  • WS Ref #: 470 , Witness: Denis Lordan, Captain IV, Cork, 1916; Commandant IRA, Cork, 1921

    • ... at Bandon Post Office was one of our Intelli- gence Agents: her name was Miss May Twomey. Every telegraph message passing through Bandon Post Office for Units of the British Forces, whether Military ...

    • ... -29- code message was passed. out by our agent in the Bandon Post Office and reached Brigade Headquarters about 7 o'clock that evening. Orders were immediately issued to the Officer Commanding ... Military Post - Clonakilty town. It was ascertained later that a number of Auxiliaries had been killed ...

    • ... on the Dunnianway-Bantry Road at Cloundagh. The intention was to ambush a convoy of auxiliaries moving from Dunmanway to Bantry. Positions were taken up in the early hours of the morning ... Forces in Dunmanway were aware that the Column was in position on the Dunmanway-Bantry Road and a convoy ...

    • ... Headquarters) via Drimoleague, to Bantry, then by Glengariff to Castletownbere, returning by steamer to Bantry and again by road to Skibbereen, and thence to Clonakilty and Bandon, the whole journey ...

    • ... , Dunmanway, Skibbereen, Bantry and Castletownbere Battalions, and a meeting of these Battalion Staffs ...

    • ... -18- evening the Column marched to Skibbereen. On reaching a point close to the town the Column were placed in positions to give command of the road leading from Bantry and Dunmanway to Skibbereen. One section under command of the Column 0.C., entered the town to attack any British Forces they may ...

    • ... to a position on the Bantry Glengarriff Road (Sneamh Bridge). Here it was intended to ambush ...

    • ... areas to meet at night and sleep in unoccupied labourers' cottages or farmyard dwellings and post armed ...

    • ... the British Post. The party under command of Commandant Hurley withdrew towards Castle- lack and Briar Hill ...

    • ... owing to the nearness of the British Post at Skibbereen and it being considered likely ...

    • ... -21- position by Miss Nora O'Leary who lived about a mile and a half east of Ship Pool at Slievegullane. On Friday night the Column marched from Slievegullane to Crossbarry district where the sections were sent to billets. Each Section Commander had as usual received orders to post armed sentries ...

  • WS Ref #: 103 , Witness: Tadhg Twomey, Member, IV Cork, 1916

    • ... to Seán Lynoh to the effect that the Company was to go to Kealkil, meet the Bantry Company there and await ... the arrival of the Bantry Company. The Bantry men carried no arms - visibly anyhow. Just after our arrival a policeman from Kealkil went off on a bicycle in the Bantry direction. Scouts were posted ...

    • ... after first Mass on Easter Sunday and go to Kealkil to meet the Bantry Company there. This order ... mission on raster Sunday was to take charge of the Bantry and Ballingeary Companies at Kealkil ...

    • ... and Ballingeary men and attack the R.I.C. post in Macroom. Seán O'Hegarty replied that he did ...

  • WS Ref #: 127 , Witness: James Doyle, Survivor of Clanwilliam House Garrison, 1916; Member ASU, 1920 - 1921

    • ... Post I 25 Northumberland Road Post II Parochal Hall Northumberland Road Post III Clanwillam House Clanwillam Place Post IIII Roberts Yard Clanwillam Place Caner of Grand Carral Street Post I was Held ... of Outposts in the Asea He was balled at the Post and his Body was Buried in the bach goarden ...

    • ... 11 Membens of actins Service Unit Dublin Brigade a Meeting of old Members of the Unit was Called about the Year 1934 (is Peneime) and this Cist was made Out. I am not able to Say if it is Correct or Complete. Patrick Flanagan Office in Charge. James Gibbins. Adjuant Michael White. James Brown ...

    • ... The Following Premicee were Used by The Section of A.S.U who Operated in the Centine of the City Office 17 Eustace Street Barracks at 17 Temple Bar Tim was a Provision Shop, St was san by Jance Brown, Who was also A member of the unit Barricke at 17 Goat Strand Street this was a Carye Stones ...

    • ... 4 The Cattle of Maint St Bridge Contd Post IIII was Held by Leet Commander Dane Donoghue, James Bavareough, Robert Cooper, James Doyle Notel Patrick Doyle Balled in C Canwilliam House in not to be Confused Wath Patrick Doyle who was in Charge of the Parochal Hall and James Doyle Roberts Yard ...