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  • WS Ref #: 317 , Witness: Maud Gonne McBride, Founder Member, Sinn Fein, National Council and Inghini na hEireann

    • ... other members of Cumann na Geedheal at the office of the United Irishmen in Fownes St. to form ... the meeting was held in my house, but my recollection is that we met in the Fownes St. office. Father ...

    • ... 15. hostesses as did the National Players who arranged for shows and ceilis. It was a great opportunity for all those working for independence to meet and get to know each other and soon became an important organisation. The birth of Sean obliged me to resign from the post of Secretary ...

    • ... make in our social position and how it would affect me. He said he had accepted the post as Adjutant ...

    • ... much work washing them off every available wall, hoarding and lamp post, and Inghinidhe even harder ...

    • ... Committee used to meet at my house in Stephen's Green so as to Save office expenses. George Russell ...

    • ... into Dublin. A special office was opened here to deal with them and was under the supervision of David ...

    • ... president's house besieged. Come at once". I told him to put it on our office door, so the girls ...

    • ... and moved into it. At that time Desmond Fitzgerald and Bob Brennan had an office in Kildare St. at which ...

    • ... protested at not having a woman attendant. I had a big row with the Governor in his office where ...

  • WS Ref #: 332 , Witness: Joseph Kenny, Captain IV, Bray-Wicklow, 1916; Member IRA, South Dublin, 1917 - 1922; Civil Servant, Irish Land Commission

    • ... for the evening of Easter Sunday. 15. On 5th May 1916, I got to Dublin to my office in 23 Parnell Sq. and home ... through my hands and were transmitted by me to Mr. Daniel McCarthy at his office in Clare St. He ...

  • WS Ref #: 355 , Witness: Kitty O'Doherty, Widow of Seumas O'Doherty; Courier Easter 1916, Kilkenny; Quartermaster, Cumann na mBan, Dublin, 1916

    • ... into his office, so that he would have an objective. Collins went up and down to the office withou being ...

    • ... , On Wednesday, November 17th, I received through the post en unsigned printed document, addressed to the Supreme ...

    • ... through the post an unsigned printer document; addressed to the supreme council I.R.B. presumably ...

    • ... O'Connor's office. Seamus was a Solicitor. Seamus. O'Connor knew that O'Shea's house would be raided ...

    • ... for Kerry. I was working in the office in Dawson Street. I don't know, from my own experience ...

    • ... came back to me on the 12th May - a few of us met in an office in D'Olier' St. It belonged, to Sean ...

    • ... 2. The following statement was sent to this office by Mr. Harry Boland, as publication of the document was the only method at his disposal to inform the men of the Clan na Gael so that they may take action to right the organisation. "We have tried in vain to secure the co-operation which we believe ...

    • ... to this office by Mr Harry Boland, as publication of the document was the only withed at his ...

  • WS Ref #: 368 , Witness: Sean McGarry, Member Supreme Council IRB

    • ... 8th an explosion occurred at the of office of "the times". On the some day considerable damage was done to an office. of the L.G.B. at Whitehall. There were several others widely cooperated even as far ...

    • ... . He took a small one at nightwork in the Clann office but it was of little use to a man in his ...

    • ... he told me she would he calling to the office for me and I was to interview Dr. ...

    • ... already decided that no praminent gamber of the I.R.B abould accept office but Bobaon allowed himself ...

    • ... week. It soemed to clear up about mid-week. McDermott called to my office on Wednesday in jubilant need ...

  • WS Ref #: 371 , Witness: Robert Holland, Member IRB, Fianna Eireann & IV, 1909 - 1916; Member IRA, Dublin, 1917 - 1921

    • ... , England R. Holland- E-3-11. Home Office No. 1896. War Office No. 1432, and a “Passed by Censor”, blue ...

    • ... a communication from the War Office, enclosing extracts from a statement from G.H.Q. at Dublin which read ...

    • ... is not in the Dublin Corporation Rates Office now; that the box thing in his cell is his swivel chair and that he can ...

    • ... . In fact we were led to believe that the War Office had given the Governor special instructions ...

    • ... was sentenced to fourteen days' solitary confinement in the basement. As I left the office I could hear poor ...

    • ... of the Mail Office. He was a very heavy man - at least 16 stone weight - and would say, “I could hide my ...

  • WS Ref #: 380 , Witness: David Neligan, IRA Intelligence Agent in British Police Service

    • ... to what was then known as Brunswick Street Detective Office and McNamara to the Assistant Commissioner's Office, this left the Castle Squad without any agent working for Collins. This was the vacancy I ...

    • ... Library and his office was also wed by us. He was a Staunch friend of Collins and so was his wife who ... working in an office as distinct from Street duty- and we made it our business to sift every piece ...

    • ... arrest for robbery. While he was away, two British officers arrived at the Detective Office ...

    • ... 17. us to put in our resignations from the Police in the ordinary way. Later that day we went to an office across the yard from Mr. Cope's where we were interviewed by Major Stokes of the British Secret Service. He told us we had been strongly recommended as good men and that be would be our friend ...

    • ... Dalton's office (Liaison Officer) in the Gresham Hotel, O'Connell Street. It was a dangerous place ...

  • WS Ref #: 392 , Witness: Eamon T Dore, Member IV and IRB, Limerick, 1912 -1921

    • ... at Seamus O'Connor's office in Dame St. and I did so, understanding from him at the time ... detailed and was present when I met Ned Daly in the office in Dame St. about 12 noon. We three waited ...

    • ... It was intended that if Connolly refused to go voluntarily he was to be arrested and brought there under guard, and it was for this reason that Ned and Frank Daly and I stood by in O'Connor's office. Apparently Connolly did agree to go with McDermott and so our services were not required ...

  • WS Ref #: 418 , Witness: Una C Stack, Widow of Austin Stack; member Cumann na mBan, 1918 - 1921

    • ... : "It is a fine place. What is it?". "Oh, that's the Home Office", he replied. I Baw the drift only ... it was on the following night that he repeated the joke about the Home Office to Desmond Fitzgerald ...

    • ... the Home Office" he replied. I saw the drift only then, and I asked Griffith "Surely you. do not regard ... the joke about the Home Office to Desmond Fitzgerald as the three of us were passing the same spot ...

    • ... in December, 1919, and I held that office until January, 1922, when the So-called Treaty ...

    • ... -22- meetings. He had offices in various places and was repeatedly raided. One time, in Molesworth Street, the office was raided by a force of Black and Tans, whilst he arid. Miss Madge Clifford, his secretary, looked on in the crowd outside. He appointed judges, and arranged for district courts ...

  • WS Ref #: 420 , Witness: Charles Wyse-Power, Member, IV Dublin, 1913; Courier to Limerick, 1916; Counsel for Defence, IRA prisoners

    • ... at -the office of' "Irish Freedom" in D'Olier St. and the other car stopped too. Sean McDermott was not in the office and I was directed to an address in Amiens 8t. I drove to it, still followed by Co1it ...

    • ... were then in prison in England. We applied to the British Home Office for the attendance of Sean ... to the British Home Office, the prisoners were all sent ...

    • ... but no incriminating documents were found on me except the Morning Post. my friend, as I beard ...

  • WS Ref #: 483 , Witness: Maurice Aherne, Constable in DMP, 1921; Associated with IRA Intelligence

    • ... , "Certainly not, come to the Station Sergeant's office when you are ready". He addressed these remarks to me at the Station door and when I saw him going towards the Sergeant's office I sneaked across ...

    • ... beaten. After about 'ten minutes he was taken from the Doctor's room and brought to the Station Sergeant's office where I approached the Station Sergeant and told him that I believed this man was going to be shot and that we, as policemen, should have some responsibility for his safety. The officer ...