Displaying results. 411 - 420 of 1246.
WS Ref #: 1215 , Witness: Joseph Killeen, Commandant IRA, Wexford, 1921
... standard. At the age of fourteen, I was appointed Boy Telegraph Messenger in the Clonmel Post Office, which ...
WS Ref #: 1216 , Witness: Patrick Murphy, Friend of IV leaders, Wexford, 1916
... 4. “... How Enniscorthy mobilised on this morning makes rue feel optimistic. We never intended to attack the police, barracks or Post Office of Enniscorthy, or elsewhere. The action of Constable Grace in firing the first shot resulted in a desultory fire. It brought about a casualty to a little ...
WS Ref #: 1217 , Witness: John C Murphy, Member Fianna Eireann, 1917; Member IV and IRA, Cork, 1919 - 1923
... for the safe transit of all dispatches passing through Mallow railway station and post office. We had ...
... the cookhouse & went to the magazine. On the way some of them took an iron post out of the ground ...
... office which looks out to the back of the barrack buildings. While there I heard 3 or 4 shots outside ...
WS Ref #: 1219 , Witness: Sean O'Neill, Captain IRA, Galway, 1921
... chased a 8ritisher with a bacon knife out of the shop. The pro-Britisher ran a Post Office and two ...
... that in 1916 the system of communication was very poor. The Post Office system could not be used or obvious ...
... of a boy named O'Neill. Thence to the office where the R.I.C. man receives a receipt for my carcase ... heard a roar - I thought a lion had entered the office. "Where in the hell do you think you ...
... as solid as a gate-post - a miniature "Sam Weller". And when properly strapped to the big drum, with his ...
... , I think, were elected. But I was defeated by a few votes for the post 1st. or 2nd Lieutenant ...
... and matter are so closely connected with post-Truce events as well! The men who gave bail ...
... for them. But a certain verifying officer who was accepted by the Pensions Board as a post Truce ...
... met him some twenty years ago in Dublin where he held some executive post in the Castle. But here I ...
... a more remunerative post in his establishment. But this I refused because no man could be treated ...
... when we entered the office. They were both in Fianna uniform. History has already related how these two ...
... as the only dividing wall between the Income Tax Office and the former. But having scrutinised the place ...
... 83. Whenever I went in for cigarettes or matches I'd always go through the shop and co out the hail door and slam it after me. Kennedy's hail door was within a few yards of the barrack door and the stairs led straight up to the Income Tax Office. The best plan was to enter through the shop door ...
WS Ref #: 1233 , Witness: Declan Regan, Member IV and IRA, Waterford, 1914 - 1921
... to the meagre supply of arms we had. Raids on post office mails were also started this year and continued ...
WS Ref #: 1240 , Witness: Daniel Flynn, Member IRA, Cork, 1921; Member Flying Column, Newmarket, 1921
... later second party arrived a d destroyed the local Post Office owned by Tim O'Sullivan. From February ...
... of attacking the R.I.C. post there I think that, this parade took place on a Sunday The members ...
... of Glashakinleen evacuated R.I.C. post. This operation was carried out in accordance with a general order issued ...
... military post, then to Cork, Spike Island, and finally to Bere Island, where I was interned until ...
WS Ref #: 1259 , Witness: Sean Fitzpatrick, Officer IRA, Tipperary, 1921; Member Flying Column, 3 Tipperary Brigade; Divisional Liaison Officer, 1921
... him, and he looked more than just disappointed when the post office official blandly informed hint ...
... -9- Another feature of our activity was the holding up of trains and mail cars for the purpose of intercepting letters in course of post. Much valuable information was obtained in this way, and the British military were forced to employ special escorts to prevent their despatches falling into our ...
... , the Column engaged the R.I.C. post at Glenbower where two of the garrison were badly wounded. At Carrick ...
WS Ref #: 1261 , Witness: Sean O'Keeffe, Captain IRA, Clare, 1921
... father having died when I was very young. A year or two later I got a job in the local post office ...
... was then working in Crusheen as a post office linesman. it is my firm opinion that this circle ...
... family, Joseph, was also on the brigade staff and he subsequently filled the post of Brigade 0/C ...
... , who was, I think, Brigade Quartermaster, replaced Devitt, and I was given the post of Brigade ...
WS Ref #: 1266 , Witness: Hugh Brady, Officer IRA, Leitrim, 1921
... -14- done in other places. Half of our Battalion was mobilised nightly to protect the hall, armed mostly with shotguns. This was a great strain on the men. The Tans did not turn up. At this time, there was a man, named Michael McPartland, engaged as a sorter and postman in the Post Office. He ...
... was not too robust, and he later relinquished this post and was replaced by Sean Mitchell of Mohill ...
... . at this time were still sending their reports by post and, in addition, an occasional raid on the mails ...
WS Ref #: 1268 , Witness: Patrick J Hargaden, Commandnat IRA, Leitrim, 1921
... gone through and censored by us and they were returned to the Post Office inside a couple of days ...
... strong post in Mohill, taking over three or four houses and converting them into a barracks ...
... of information I do not know, or if the post offices in the area were of any use to him. I Don't think ...