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WS Ref #: 1528 , Witness: James Sullivan, IRA, Castletownbere 1921; Member, Brigade Column, 1921
... 3. Adrigole Company) who was employed by Bantry Bay Steamship Company as a clerk. He reported the position to me and to his own Company (Adrigole) 0/C. It was decided to raid the store and remove the explosives. The raid was carried out on the morning of June 5th 1918. Operations began about 1 a.m ...
... 4 The other units were: Bantry, Bandon, Dunmanway and Clonakilty Battalions. Later on another battalion was organised In Schull area. The first O/C of the new brigade was Tom Hales (Bandon). I cannot recollect who the other officers were. Beyond normal training there was not very much activity ...
... , Murt McCarthy) joined the column in Bantry area. ...
... the post of Company 0/C by the Battalion 0/C (Charlie Hurley). It was an order at this time ...
WS Ref #: 1529 , Witness: Patrick Wilcox, Captain, IRA Cork, 1921
... in the summer of 1919. The organiser was Seán Lehane of Scart, Bantry. The. strength of the company ...
... . This Operation was carried out by men from Bantry area with the co-operation of some locals. Seán Lehane ...
... of Lisagriffin, Goleen and Dunmanus Companies attacked and captured a fortified British post at Bro Head ... . of this post to British shipping communications. The men who carried out the raid were described in the reply to the Parliamentary question as Irish Bolshevik anarchists. This post was surrounded ...
WS Ref #: 444 , Witness: Peter Kearney, Lieutenant IRA, Cork, 1921
... moving west. We eventually reached Borland, north of Bantry, and as the enemy was still closing ...
WS Ref #: 656 , Witness: Richard O'Connell, Commandant IRA, Limerick, 1921
... into this small boat. That was; nine in the boat. altogether. There was. a big destroyer out in Bantry ...
... was working in Daly's in Limerick. Re was driving a bread-van, and Peadar McMahon was in the office ...
WS Ref #: 738 , Witness: Philip Chambers, Captain IV and IRA, Cork, 1921
... Ballinhassig and Bantry. Our Battalion area extended from Ballineen to Dunmanway and to Kilmichael ...
WS Ref #: 793 , Witness: Michael O'Sullivan, Dispatch rider IV, Cork, 1916; Engineering Officer IRA, Cork, 1921
... -24- This held up a large force coming after us from the Bantry direction. We drove our two cars, the Buick and a Hupmobile, into a cul-de-sac. While we were going up the hill, two girls in the place we had stayed in covered up the cars with piles of furze and though the British came to the house ...
... in through the door of the office. Satisfied that he had Jim located in the office he turned to go ...
... thing to take the post and all in it if we could rush and capture a number of them outside. There were ...
WS Ref #: 794 , Witness: Patrick O'Sullivan, Captain IRA, Ballyvourney, Cork, 1921
... to the scene from all sides, from Buttevant, Bantry, Bandon and Killarney. We retired safely towards ...
WS Ref #: 1608 , Witness: Daniel Donovan, Officer IV and IRA, Cork 3 Brigade, 1917 - 1921
... . There were five other battalions in this brigade Clonakilty, Dunmanway, Skibbereen, Bantry ...
... 9. On the night of January 2nd 1921 I took part in an attack on Kilbrittain R.I.C. post. I ... , and continued intermittently for about an hour. As there was no prospect of capturing the post, all sections were ordered to withdraw and return to their home areas. The Kilbrittain post was again ...
... . On the game occasion the evacuated R.I.C. post at Timoleague, and the house of Colonel Travers ...
WS Ref #: 1638 , Witness: Michael Riordan, Officer IV and IRA, Cork, 1913 - 1921
... : Bandon (1st), Clonakilty (2nd), Dunmanway (3rd), Skibbereen (4th), Bantry (5th), Castletownbere (6th ...
... as there was no hope of taking the post. All sections now withdrew to their home areas. Tom Hales ... to the addressees in the following post. ...
... post. We reached this spot about 11 p.m. Owing to failure to make contact with the men from ...
... within 100 yards of Bandon military post. The soldier who had been shot was later reported to be Lance ...
WS Ref #: 1726 , Witness: Cornelius Cronin, Member Cork 1 Brigade Flying Column, 1921
... , captured two military lorries carrying oil, Paint and military equipment from Cork to Bantry ...
... in the Bantry Peninsula, but Barry outwitted him by reaching the Ballingeary area. With the presence ...
... Leaders. In about the month of February a British military post was established in Inchigeela ...
... to Ballingeary. From here thy were ordered to proceed to Inchigeela military post. As a number of our men were ...