Displaying results. 701 - 710 of 1246.
WS Ref #: 204 , Witness: John J (Sean) Murphy, Member IRB, Dublin, 1901; Member IV, Dublin, 1916
... in to take the usual check up on the list of prisoners, call out the post and check over generally. Nobody ... the matter with you, Seán?". "There is some important post Waiting for you here". The following day the same thing went on. None of the prisoners would answer to his name or number for any post ...
... at some post in the Dublin area. At that time I myself did not know to what post we would ...
... on the Sunday morning that we were to surrender. I was a witness that morning from my post on the top ...
... at the request of those three officers, and held office from that time as Centre. After the celebrations ...
WS Ref #: 208 , Witness: Seamus Kavanagh, Member IV, Dublin, 1916
... that, the post had no military value as it was too far in from the road and was enclosed by high hedges ... and it seemed to come from the direction of Lieutenant Malone's post but we did not know what he was firing at. During the night Lieutenant Malone visited. Our post and told us that he had an encounter ...
WS Ref #: 231 , Witness: Peter Clifford, Member IV, Louth, 1915 - 1916
... sore then and I told Mr. Connolly that I could not walk much. He told me to stay out at the post ... the same girl in the hail speaking to a woman wearing a uniform. She came back with me to the post. When we ... of Lawrences, and a woman being taken down by a policeman. We then went back to the post on Cabra ...
WS Ref #: 474 , Witness: Liam Haugh, Senior Officer IRA, Clare, 1921
... , a military post in Kilkee in July 1918. A local small. farmer and fisherman, named Studdert, while standing on a fence in the vicinity of this post was shot dead by a sentry. In April 1918, an R.I.C ... for a combined attack by the three Clara Brigades, on the military post at Golf Links Hotel, Lahinch ...
... 4. patrol were rushed and disained outside the village. A boycott on the R.I.O. garrison was strictly enforced, and the post was atacked but not taken. The attackers used the two captured rifles ... military post in the neighbourhood. A local wealth'r esident tho entertained some members. of the enemy ...
... to the R.I.C. The R.I.C. post at Knock and Labasheeda were evacuated in October 1919. The Slim Fein ... posts were evacuated by the R.I.C. The military post at Kilkee had been transferred to the Irish ...
... to undertake his rescue from the R.I.C. post that evening. This would certainly have been attempted, but he ... on this occasion, their post being about four hundred yards from the village. One of the two R.I.C. men shot ...
... 17. The coastguard. station at Quilty should be mentioned, but, up to a few weeks of the Truce, this post remained unnoticed. The number of coastguards in each station was at a minimum. They could ... started to improve his post as best he could. Finally, it was decided that the road, which was narrow ...
... . Seventeen men were told off to surround the military post which was in a disused and isolated portion of the work-house buildings. This post was 150 yards north of the town. Of this detail of seventeen ...
... of their number, shot through the stomach. All nine rifles now opened on the post itself. The crash ... of four men each surrounding the military post on the north and west sides did not come into action ...
... , was afterwards transferred to the Knock Post. It was decided to make an example of him and an ambushing party ...
... . A military post was established at Kilmihil in January 1920. It may be here remarked that the main ...
... at the beginning of June. An enemy military post was now established at Kilmore House. At this time a further ...
... entered the town on a bicycle., and took post, determined on attack, through the garrison were ...
... 23. now provided elbow room. The nearest post in a north-east direction was Ennis, with Miltown-Malbay to the north. Kilkee, Kilrush and Kildysart were now held, and the enemy remained in those to the last. All transport and milttary were concentrate in Kilrush. The R.I.C. in Kildysart sat feat ...
... . Telephone or telegraph communication had been non-existent for months. The Kilrush military post had ...
... 30. the bombing party was risky, as they were directly under machine-gun fire from the barrack and had no covered retreat. Though cloudy, the night was fairly bright, the moon approach-ing the first quarter, and high. No patrol seeming to be out, the bombing party quit their post after three ...
... , serenely conveying the R.I.C. back to their post. Information of this was inadvertently conveyed ...
WS Ref #: 800 , Witness: Michael O'Flanagan, Member IV, Dublin, 1916; IRA, 1921
... Maurice Collins who was in charge of the post (Reilly's Fort) at the corner of North King Street ... we got into the Premises I reported to the Post Commander, Lieutenant Maurice Collins, and having ... arrangements possible and to post my men to the best advantage for the defence of the building. He ...
... in an office in the prison building. Some short time before 11 o'clock we were assembled in the yard and marched over to this particular office where we were interviewed by a Mr. O'Donnell who ... interviewed each one of us in a cubicle adjacent to the office in which the Commission was sitting. When ...
... that a special messenger was expected from the War Office who would address us. Up to this we had ... , came on to the Square and addressed us. He informed us that he was from the War Office ...
... morning Lieutenant Collins, the Post Commander, called us into conference and pointed out ...
... . continued until about 11 a.m. As the position became almost untenable, Lieutenant Maurice Collins, the post ...
WS Ref #: 848 , Witness: Harry C Phibbs, Member Celtic Literary Society, Dublin, 1900
... -15- Arthur Griffith I happened to know Arthur Griffith very well. He was a struggling young journalist. I remember the office. of "The United Irishman." In this office he had one assistant, a red-haired man named Peter White. He used me to gather and write notices of various club and society ...
WS Ref #: 31 , Witness: Bulmer Hobson, Member Supreme Council IRB, 1915; General Secretary IV, 1916; Founder Fianna Eireann 1902 (Belfast) and 1909 (Dublin)
... , there was obviously a certain reluctance among the boys against the election of the Countess to office, principally ... that they could not accept her financ1ial help and refuse her membership or office. This feeling against ...
WS Ref #: 100 , Witness: Patrick McCartan, Member Supreme Council, IRB
... and from the organization. Michael Cowley also resigned office. and I Succeeded him as centre of the Teeling Circle. Michael Cowley also resigned office and I succeeded him as centre of the Teeling ...
... resigned my office as Leinster Centre and, of course, as a member of the Supreme Council, but retained ... of office by the supreme Council. or anybody else are not True. I retained the chairmanship ...
... Ulster Centre in succession to Neil John O'Boyle of Randalstown, Co. Antrim, who had held that post ...
WS Ref #: 257 , Witness: Grace Plunkett, nee Gifford; Widow of Joseph Plunkett, executed 1916
... it to Switzerland, and it is now in the Foreign Office in Berne. It is lying there since ... deposited in the Foreign Office in Berne, could be got. It is sure to be there. Joe brought a copy ...
WS Ref #: 304 , Witness: James Coughlan, Member IV, Dublin, 1914 - 1916
... contained a large heap of burnt papers, and the office had the appearance of a complete evacuation - the usual office furniture and stationery, etc., were missing. Enquiring about a haversack, Barney informed ...
... lives". Dr. McNamara replied: "Who the bloody hell is going near you"; and he proceeded to the office at the side of the main gate. I watched him and saw through the window of the office that he had ... is telephoning to the enemy". I doubled to the office and, with my rifle at the "On Guard", ordered ...