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WS Ref #: 759 , Witness: John Jones, Lieutenant IV and IRA, Cork, 1917 - 1921
... were burned as an official reprisal - Tim Vaughan's, Nm. McAuliffe's and Tim Sullivan's (the Post Office). There was intense excitement for a few days and the death of Holmes shook the enemy morale ...
WS Ref #: 763 , Witness: Seamus McCann, Member IV and IRA, Derry, 1918 - 1921
... stationed outside the Post Office and. Custom House. I was mobilised for this attack with three ...
... near the Post Bridge and left our rifles down and rested on some straw for a short while. We ...
... Lackey Road R.I.C., Barracks. Another party was detailed to bomb a military post on the Strand Road. I ...
... through the city, followediby sounds of gun fire. It seems that bombs were thrown at the military post ...
... - 20 - direction of the Asylum wall opposite the post. The soldiers took cover in the armoured hut, and prepared to meet any continuance of the attack, which however was not persisted in except for the discharge of a few shots. Three soldiers were wounded in the attack, two Being removed ...
WS Ref #: 770 , Witness: Frank Simons, Commandant IRA, Roscommon, 1921
... had the Post Office in Roscommon tapped and, in this way, we were able to receive the telegraph ...
... . Black's office was only a short distance from the police barracks and was part of his own residence. Black opened fire on us with a shotgun. We had broken into the office at the time. We got up the stairs ... and documents from the office and destroyed them. Previous to this, we had warned the people against paying ...
... . The local office in Roscommon was raided by us. The collector of taxes fired a shot to attract ... , in getting into the office and took his gun from him. We collected all his books and records ...
... - 10 - they were not to attend. By new quite a few of the officers of the local I.R.A. were on the run. Attempted Attack on Military Post at Kilmurray: The British had a camp at Kilmurray in the Castle-plunkett area. This was a force of soldiers who were looking after a farm in that area in which ...
... as the lake can be very rough. Raid on Income Tax Office, Roscommon: Orders were received from Headquarters ...
... - 39 - information about impending raids and operations by the enemy and of individuals who were to be arrested and suchlike and we took the necessary precautions to ensure that they were not successful. Sergeant Harte, who was Clerk to the County Inspector, R.I.C., and worked in his office ...
WS Ref #: 773 , Witness: Gilbert Barrington, Member Self Determination League, 1920 - 1922; Officer IRA, North England, 1921
... (Bedlington, Ashington and Cowpen) set fire to the Post Office at Ashington and started a number of fires ...
WS Ref #: 783 , Witness: Thomas Ryan, Commandant IRA, Tipperary, 1921
... of the fighting from the local manager of the Post Office and kept in constant touch with him ...
... car, which was driven by a Post Office official, and having taken the mails from it, we censored ...
... 106 - 108 40. Post-Truce incident in Cahir 108 - 109 41. Comment on position of Brigade Staff during ...
... supper ready for us. Breen told me to post a scout outside the house for, at this point, we were ...
WS Ref #: 788 , Witness: Sean (Bertie) Scully, Commandant IRA, Kerry, 1921
... -3- Re-organisation after 1916. The first meeting in Glencar called by Liam was held at the "White Gate", Glencar, formerly Miss Taylor's Post Office. She was sister of Joe's, killed 1920 and Jim's, killed 1923. It is now occupied by her sister, Mrs. Maura McGrath, whose husband is brother ...
... to hold him, as he and two others were implicated in a Post Office raid. They sent one other named ...
... -soldier, Magennis, I think, who had been a post- tman in Glencar, and I knew him. 1916. While ...
... -27- Operations in Glenbeih. This was our nearest enemy post, about ten miles across the mountain. I mentioned getting a order to burn Wynn's Castle from Paddy Cahill, Brigade O.C. This was before Cahill left Tralee but I can't remember was it before July, 1920, or not. There was some trouble ...
WS Ref #: 797 , Witness: Michael O'Leary, Member IRB, Liverpool, 1908; Captain IRA, Liverpool, 1921
... to themselves, under observation and their correspondence was seized in our own post office and examined. From ...
... conscription. With this object in view, I travelled to Bantry and discussed with the local ... men from the peninsula between Kenmare, Bantry and Castletownbere further inland. ...
... to attend Mass. Also present at Gougane Barra was a big contingent from Bantry and the surrounding ...
... -14- The idea was that no able-bodied man fit for British military service would be left in the area and that, by withdrawing further inland, we could at least attach them to more I.R.A. units that we knew possessed some arms. Having received the full co-operation of the Bantry Volunteers, I ...
... and day by armed soldiers. At night, No. 1 post would start off, "No. 1 post, and all is well". No. 2 ...
... of England, Mr. McCoy, wrote and asked us to meet him immediately at his office in Dale Street ...
... -30- Peter Murphy and myself were deputised to see him. We went to his office and were received by himself and a Mr. Moore, who was the Chief Detective in Liverpool at the time. The Head Constable pointed out to us that he understood that we were marching to the meeting at Canning Place from ...
... -48- my brother, Denis, and myself were transhipped to the Dublin Bridewell for subsequent internment. Neil Kerr and Seamus McGahey were kept back to await their trials. One morning we eight prisoners were marched from our cells to the receiving office (where we had been searched when arrested ...
WS Ref #: 1559 , Witness: Morgan Portley, Captain IRA, Limerick, 1921
... by I.R.A." and returned to Ballysimon Post Office. General Lucas, 0/C. British forces in Fermoy ...
... to secure any post on the brigade staff and, as a result, took no further part in the movement. Regular ...
WS Ref #: 1566 , Witness: Joseph Murray, Brigade Officer IRA, Donegal, 1921
... procured useful information through these sources; also from Stationmasters and Post Office officials ...
... on the Customs Office in Ballyshannon on the 30th May, 1920. A general order had been issued to Volunteer ... points to protect the men carrying out the raid. The staff working in the Customs Office was held up ...
... in Drumcondra Training College in 1914, I obtained a post as teacher in Loughrea, County Galway, National ...
WS Ref #: 1569 , Witness: George Hewson, Member IRA, Mayo, 1921
... Hewsons in town Parson Hewson; Hewson, undertaker; Hewson, Post Office and Hewson, chemist: which ...