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WS Ref #: 878 , Witness: Patrick O'Sullivan, Officer IV, Cork, 1916; Commandant IRA, Cork, 1921
... , which had one of its wheels blown off by us. This held up military from Bantry trying to outflank us. We ...
WS Ref #: 1254 , Witness: Michael Coleman, Captain IRA, Cork, 1921
... the Bantry area. I remember the evening of the 50th March. It was. very cold and we were told we were ...
WS Ref #: 1290 , Witness: Laurence Sexton, Member IV, Cork, 1915 - 1916; IRA, Cork, 1917 -1921
... 1st Battalion, Cork III. Brigade. The other battalions in the Brigade area were, as far as I can recollect, - Clonakilty (2nd), Dunmanway (3rd), Skibbereen (4th), Bantry (5th). The 0/C., Cork III. Brigade, was Tom Hales who, up to the formation of the Brigade, was O/C. Bandon (1st) Battalion. I ...
... At Easter, 1920, the evacuated R.I.C. post at Courtmacsherry was destroyed in accordance with a General Order from G.H.Q. for the destruction of such posts. The operation was carried out by the members of the Timoleague and Barryroe Companies under Sean Hales (0/C., Bandon Battalion). In May, 1920 ...
... Companies co-operated in the destruction of Timoleague R.I.C. post (evacuated), Timoleague Castle ...
... which acted as a gate post. Dug-outs were excavated beside fences to a depth of about 10' and were usually 12' square. When the earth had been excavated and distributed at a reasonable distance from the site of the dug-out, the open space was then lined with timber and roofed with galvanized iron ...
WS Ref #: 1317 , Witness: Cornelius Calnan, Member IRA, Cork, 1921
... the same as those at a later stage:- Clonakilty, Dunmanway, Bantry, Skibbereen. The first 0/C. of Cork III ...
WS Ref #: 1318 , Witness: Denis Murphy, Member 2 Flying Column, IRA, Cork, 1921
... Seán Hales. The other battalions in the brigade were, I think: Clonakilty, Dunmanway, Bantry ...
... in the destruction of Timoleague R.I.C. post which had been evacuated. On the same occasion we destroyed ...
WS Ref #: 1341 , Witness: Daniel Holland, Officer IRA, Cork, 1921
... in the new brigade. The other battalions were, I think, Clonakilty (2nd), Dunmanway (3rd), Bantry (4th ...
... 8. The column was divided into a number of sections, which were allocated, to cover enemy posts at - (1) the military barracks and Black and Tan post at Devonshire Arms Hotel. This party was under Charlie Hurley (Brigade 0/C). (2) Black and Tan post at western end of South Main St. Liam Deasy ...
... O'Nei11, David O'Sullivan. There was a somewhat similar attack on this post on January 14th, 1921, which ...
... the post of Q/M. The H.Q. was at Murphy's, Skeaf. I was now engaged in looking after supplies, visiting ...
WS Ref #: 1402 , Witness: Edward Young, Member, Brigade Flying Column, IRA, Cork, 1921
... 9. the brigade were:- Bandon (1st), Clonakilty (2nd), Dunmanway (3rd), Skjbbereen (4th) and Bantry (5th). Battalions were later organised in Castletownbere (6th) and Schull (7th). The first officers of Cork III Brigade were:- 0/C. Tom Hales, Vice 0/C. Charlie Hurley, Adjutant Liam Deasy, Q.M. pat ...
... /3 miles of an enemy post at Dunmanway Hospital. Although we were in position from about 10 a.m ...
... road to cover off the military barracks. There was another section covering the 'Tan' post ...
... 19. 10.30 p.m. I cannot recollect the names of the members of my section nor the name of the officer i/c. We remained in position until about 3 a.m. when instructions were given to open fire on the enemy post. Several rounds were fired during a period of about five minutes. Firing by our party ...
WS Ref #: 1449 , Witness: Patrick J Whelan, Commandant, IRA, Cork, 1921
... , Sean O'Sullivan of Bantry, was also a Volunteer in Belfast. During my stay in Belfast. I remember two ...
... . Department/ Office/ Court: Date: 7 March 2003. ...
... martyr, Terence MacSwiney, visiting my post and asking we for the mauser. He wanted to check ...
... with 45 Wobley revolvers and wore trench coats and Caps. I was only about five minutes at my post when I ...
... from the R.I.C. barracks and about five hundred yards from the military post. The whole affair lasted ...
WS Ref #: 1474 , Witness: Eamon O'Dwyer, Member IRB, 1904 - 1921; Officer IV and IRA, Tipperary, 1913 - 1921
... Cork, some from Bantry and a good many others, whose names I can recall only hazily at the moment ...
... the secret post, in which he asked him if we meant to make the prisons the Irish battlefront What ... , and that there was scarcely any need to have a secret organisation as well. The secret post into Belfast Prison ...
... 57. directed to the sergeant in charge of each post and read as follows: "You are to do immediately everything in your power to ascertain who were the four unknown men who accompanied suspect Edmond ... police post in the neighbourhood to a friend of mine" I replied, "and he passed one on to me. They went ...
... " and the monthly "Banba" appeared. We had an office at 73 Lower Mount St. On Bloody Sunday, November ... forenoon I had slipped into the Mount St. office and had been there only a very short time when a lorry ...
... afternoon in the spring of 1921, I had gone down from 73 Mount St. to the Irish National Assurance Office ... of verbal ammunition with which to fire at me and had to refer to others in an office on the left ...
... to the election I had sent letters through the secret post to Fr. Matt Ryan and to others of our men who ...
... . and the sergeant said that, if required, they would escort me past that post. I thought that would be too ...
... and loyal to Ireland. I have already referred to the Clonoulty R.I.C. men. In R.I.C. post we had ...
... 93. until I was sent to Arbour Hill Prison. I had been in the City Hall about a fortnight when I induced one of our soldier guards to post to my sister (Mrs. Duncan) a scribbled note and so relieved the fears of my people. I was all alone in Arbour Hill Military Prison in 1918 for about a week. Now ...
... 5. Seumas Robinson and myself. We had, of course, assistants from other areas as well. Pierce McCann was 0/C of the County Volunteers, and I don't know when he ceased to hold this office but I think he remained 0/C until his lamented death in prison. One of the first big gatherings which we had ...
... 31. Society in Dublin and they sent me on copies of circular pamphlet which I had composed myself. I sent these out to addresses up and down the country looking for agents, and, strange to say, from this office in Belfast Prison we secured quite a good many agents. It was a funny place to be doing ...
... office and I was handed a paper In which it was stated that I had been plotting with the Germans ...
... sent my sister word that I was wanted in the Labour Party office. I called there and I found that my ...
... Station and he took charge of them when they were delivered into the Parcel Office and he put them ...
... and it was a dragging business to get them so far. I had left a bicycle in the station office when I was going ...
... was called to the Governor's office and told by him that there were orders there that I was to be brought ...
... such was possible without orders from the Home Office. In three or four hours they (the Coldstream Guards ...
... sort of forced into worrying Collins on the matter. I got to see Griffith in an office where he ...
... a try for me. The following day I was sitting at the table in the Irish Assurance office in College ...
WS Ref #: 1501 , Witness: Edward O'Sullivan, Officer IRA, Cork, 1921
... in this raid, which was carried out by some men from Bantry Battalion in co-operation with Seán Lehane ...
... " at the foot of Mount Gabriel on the Schull-Bantry road. The column, under Seán Lehane, were ready ...
... battalions: Schull, Skibbereen, Drimoleague, Bantry and Castletownbere. The officers of the new ...
... the bombs by the enemy forces. The bombs were now removed from the box, which was sent by post to Major ...