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WS Ref #: 688 , Witness: Cait O'Callaghan, Widow of Michael O'Callaghan, murdered by British Forces, Limerick, 1921
... got a copy of the "Weekly Summary" through the post. We were interested in the wrapper, and getting ... of the Mayoral year drew nigh, pressure was brought to bear on my husband to continue in office a second year ...
... in 1920, at once pledged allegiance to the first all Irish Dáil and to the Republic. The office ... . In Cork and Limerick in 1920 and 1921, the office took on an altogether new meaning and a new dignity ... ,. a courage, a serenity in the way he went about the duties of his office that was amazing when one knew ...
... that his post awaited him, so back we came to Limerick on Saturday, September 25th, to learn ...
... and wanted to help, he could not leave his post; besides he could not. risk the Curfew streets. He ...
... that General Cameron's armed forces baptised my husband's year of office in the first week with the murder ...
WS Ref #: 695 , Witness: Thomas McCrave, Member IV, Dundalk, 1914 - 1917; Captain IRA, Louth, 1921
... Pearse in the General Post Office that we were at Mulhuddart and requesting orders to move ...
... went up to the Income-Tax Office door and rapped loudly on it. The Manager came to the door ... in his foot and was able to gain admission; we all then rushed into the office, each man to his ...
... urgent haste in passing my guard post that she had some important news for our officers. We were all ...
... and heard as my post did not permit me to actually see what was happening outside. Others who were ...
... the official papers and books were completely destroyed as was the office premises which were completely gutted ...
WS Ref #: 699 , Witness: Josephine Clarke, nee Stallard; Member Cumann na mBan, 1916 - 1921
... to the General Post Office to take part in the Rising. My sister, later his wife, and himself jealously ...
... in the General Post Office or during the evacuation. One of the nuns in Jervis Street Hospital ...
WS Ref #: 702 , Witness: Frank Drohan, Commandant IRA, Tipperary, 1921
... was there at the time, Jack MacDonagh. He was in the Post Office. There was also a fellow named Eustace ...
... and who pretended to be very friendly offered to post any letters we wished to send to our friends ...
WS Ref #: 704 , Witness: Joseph Kearney, Member IRA, Cork, 1921; Rescue of Sean Hogan, 1919
... took place. One young lady, who was an assistant in the Post Office in Killmallock, stated ...
... at the Beresford Arms Hotel. When we were waiting at the booking-office, a door from the drawingroom ...
WS Ref #: 719 , Witness: Timothy O'Sullivan, Member IRA, Cork, 1921
... , Spring Lane, Cork. - now dead. Harrington, John c/o Post Office, Thurles. Lucy, Dents 72, Maddens Bldgs ...
... at The Ragg, Co. Tipperary. It was from a R.I.C. post convenient to there that Gordon had just come ...
... it had been evacuated as a post, a married R.I.C. man and his family resided there. Rather against ...
WS Ref #: 721 , Witness: Nicholas Smyth, Vice-Commandant IRA, South Tyrone, 1921
... Station, the post office officials, put local letters into a bag and put them into a cabin ...
... 5. one night for a goods train to pass. As this train passed we d dropped the bags containing the letters into an open wagon. They were later picked up at Newtownstewart and the railway officials handed them back to the post office people. Charlie Daly remained with us until about Christmas 1920 ...
... this new front. I spent Friday and Saturday on Drumharriff Hill. This post was always fairly active ... . We came in for quite a lot of sniping at this post. We were all very tired by Saturday as we had ...
... lines of demarcation between the two counties, but no attempt was made to have a Customs Post or any ...
... Kearney. He was killed near the same place a week later. We remained at our post until about 7 o'clock ...
WS Ref #: 724 , Witness: Desmond Ryan, Lieutenant IV, Dublin, 1916; Author and Journalist
... . The nerve of the men never weakened. But the greatest thing in the Post Office was the stubborn courage ...
... . The street is lined with troops. Our flags still fly even yet over the ruined Post Office and the ...
WS Ref #: 730 , Witness: Seamus O'Mahony, Officer IRA, Cork, 1921
... -5- censoring enemy mails. The night mail was held up and the mails removed at Tallow Road Station, and, after being duly censored, the mails were deposited at the door of Tallow Post Office. The local postman was also deprived of the outgoing P.I.C. mail almost every day for a week. I, being ...
WS Ref #: 747 , Witness: Margaret O'Callaghan, nee Peg Flanagan; Member Cumann na mBan, 1917
... sometimes to be on duty in the Post Office at Kingsbridge Railway Station used to bring rue messages ...