ROINN
COSANTA.
OF MILITARY
BUREAU
STATEMENT
DOCUMENT
No.
HISTORY,
BY
W.S.
1913-21.
WITNESS.
1,741.
I
Witness
Day
Michael
V. O'Donoghue,
Lismore,
Co. Waterford.
Identity.
Engineer
Officer,
2nd Battalion,
Cork
No.
Subject.
I.R.A.
ac
Counties
Aties
and Donegal.
Waterford,
Conditions, if any, Stipulated by Witness.
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STATEMENT BY MICHEAL U.
Vincent
(Michael
An Mesh
I
was born
and baptised
in
of
the
and had been
the
across
Shannon
of
Michael
Thurles.
the
district
whose
murder,
their
judicial
tough
more
then
hung
she died
in
1879
olaarancee0
had been
the
at
emigrant
30/-
a
a ripe
old
had been
the
same week,
phase
and dispersed
at
But
Cove
of
in
the
of
after
years
Mary
of
evicted
of
the
fifteen
the
and
'48
and
me many a tale
age of
90 or
so in
Glencairn
from
great
1921.
(then
land
farming
families
and sailed
was married
of
a 60-acre
townland
evicted
in
now rest
remains
famine
the
an agrarian
for
My grandmother,
(Queenstown)
my grandfather
cousin
established
and told
Fenians,
During
head.
be a second
of
came from.
McCormack,
the
last
ship
girl)
farmer
Thurles.
remembered
Most
a Moycarkey
thrifty
evidence
on faked
the
Glencairn.
adjoining
to
during
levelled
and 1896,
but
Mary
mother,
Lismore,
Mid-Tipp.
was the
and whose mortal
at
in
service
née Mackey,
James O'Donoghue
My grandfather,
farm
a small
outside
and the
20 years
1881
to
marriage
Joyce,
My father,
constable
vas publicly
murder,
Castlerichard),
of
between
and, claimed
graveyard
before
sergeant
1900
Galway.
Mackey1
innocence
O'Brien
church.
O'Donoghue,.
née McCormack,
Mackey,
Smith
South
Her
brothers
McCormack
to
by Monsignor
local
as R.I.C.
(after
Johanna
Curraheen,
Cashel
the
served
transferred
My mother,
daughter
in
Portláirge.
on May 18th,
Galway,
and Littleton)
Holycross
(Thurles,
Co.
O'Donoghue
was an R.I.C.
it
He had
time.
Co.
Vincent
Portumna
James O'Donoghue,
at
O'Donoghue)
Mór Mothuda.
Portumna,
Michael
Dean
Catholic
floe
Theaa0
Ó DONNCHADHA
household
of Ahaneboy
made for
to America
with
a large
2.
of twelve
young family
wife
His
girls,
(my grandmother,
Mary Brigid
was a member of one of
Dungarvan)
in Mid-Water
famines
- seven boys and five
the time
at
James O'Donoghue
Glencairn
Cross
of Dungarvan.
at
old. home and. holding
to his
fast
and most national
oldest
- the Boyles
ford
clung
the
of
Boyle
had lived
of O'Donoghues
Where generations
him.
from the 60-acre
after
his eviction
Shortly
was burnt
Ahaneboy
his old home at Glencairn
holding,
a new one at the Cross of
but he promptly built
accidentally,
licence
for it
(Glencairn),
got a publican's
Castlerichard
before
and
My father
in his
one of the
only
as they
reached
all
man's
up in
swallowed
My father,
human melting
emerging
from the
of his
educational
and statement
speller
polysyllabic
going
English
to the
newly-opened
and especially
with
in all
the Thurles
time
in Mid-Tipp.
crossroads
these
area,
C.B.S.
himself
man, very
school.
the
and. farmhouse.
pot which
depot
is
there,
the U.S.A.
though
not
in Lismore
in
in
a few years
the mid-
educated
athletic
writer
stilted
turgid
highly
the
accordingly.
sprints,
and a tough footballer
He participated
(though
popular.
the boys',
yet
He was might
he had spent
and became very
of
or disappeared
- he was a first-class
activities
he was 'one
at home in
one by one according
station).
days;
the weights,
rough-and-tumble
distinction
in
prowess
of those
powerful
old
to stay
R.I.C.
first
composer in
He was a tall,
the
(his
and considered
seventies,
and died
the vast
to Thurles
he was the
Incidentally
went to U.S.A.
estate,
190 was sent
proud
18th year.
shop.
boy and
second eldest
was the
seven sons in the family
His brothers
Ireland.
of a country
mixed. trading
James)
(also
the, R.I.C.
joined
the
on there
carried,
of
with
an R.I.C.
miring
welcome at
man)
all
his
every
3.
Two incidents
to me many years
arrival
of
Thurles
rail
the mortal
to ma that,
In Kerwick's
wale
in plain
and athletic
sporting
The other
friends
killings
suet
have been a unit
My father
Thurles.
On the
Party.
a Thurles
friend
"wanted"
of
but
never
charged.
always
and mysterious
that
association
After
out
his
R.I.C.
with
to Holycross.
of Phil
or so,
who died
hurling
father.
and frequented
off
tipped
after
one R.I.C.
somehow his
their
warning
his
ten
was
Immediate
haven in Australia,
Invincibles
three or four
suspect'
fry
on this
masters
as far
as I know, were
a talkative
man, was very
and,
normally
He seemed to fear
affair.
would come to hear
in Thurlee,
There,
Cahill,
his
also
every
O'Donoghue
bosom friend
of his
ago.
was interested
made a 'book'.
sports
meeting
was transferred
was Jim Cahill,
the famous Tipperary
young some years
sad athletics,
Cahill
with
duty
Dwyer,
some years
father
cone young man in
searched,
seized
minor
My father,
the Phoenix
and reached
The R.I.C.
very
Order
were out was one Dwyer,
O'Donoghue
danger,
were only
secretive
this
warrants
the country,
their
to return.
they
for
and when the R.I.C.
Dwyer fled
associates.
never
for, earn
of his.
friend,
missing.
to arrest
R.I.C.
there
in Thurles.
society
a few days after
pus detailed
list
the Phoenix
to
sequel
the "Invincibles".
secret
in Dublin,
to Thurles
Tragedy.
some of his
company of
of
of this
Hors.
Kickham's
among the young man of Mid-Tipp.
and the activities
came from R.I.C.
to
My father
he attended
the
(between
fued)
Cathedral.
was an obscure
incident
Park
Park
in
was the
a life-long
Thurles
clothes,
publichouse
an air
of Dean Contrail.
existed
into
corpse
with
Joseph Kickham at
of Charles
there
both
The first
fathom.
and the refusal
and Kickham's
the patriot's
boasted
never
remains
station9
whose family
allow
I could
he spoke of
in Thuries
sojourn
and he invested
afterwards
which
of mystery
his
during
hurler
Cahill,
of
as well
in greyhounds;
the
1920/1935
as
so was
The two ware inseparable
and coursing
in Tipperary
my
4.
and East
and man.
hound
the
Those
as a body
R.I.C.
Co.
Littleton,
the
Horse
all,
and members
and when
in
each,
best
as his
Mackey
of
Church
by Dr.
his
they
were
storm
centre
with
met his
wife-to-be
Parish
to
on transfer
Clanrickard
the
him
- Johanna
Moycarkey
of Cashel.
was sent
of
late
friends.
Up'
O'Keeffe)
in
the
hurlers
the
of
'stood
Archbishop
fringe
one of
life-long
married
O'Donoghue
on the
Galway,
team
my father
Dick
afterwards
bride,
a great
of
O'Keeffes
the
- All-Ireland
other
'Jockey'
offices
Fennelly,
Co.
the
and
newly-wed
time
that
at
kind
the
the
married,
with
fast
to
On transfer
and Jack),
Tubberadora
became
Irish
the
activities,
contact
Tipperary
O'Keeffe
Here
Curraheen,
Portumna,
famous
time,
man,
(through
at
the
of
athletic
Jim
Dick,
in
families
hurling
in
assumed names.
(Tom,
and
infant
popular
his
with
off
brought
the
but
he came in
He and Dick
nineties.
under
and Jockey
famous
days of
continued
Tipperary,
mast
the
coup they
were. anything
on many occasions
though
With
were
My father
countryside.
of
Many a modest
Limerick.
or agrarian
Estate,
in
activity
Ireland.
our
After
Ellen
a variety
of
In
1903,
of
the
barracks
our
first
too,
I
infant
my father
remember
village
shop of
evening
in
the
most
in
was sent
haring
Mrs.
and weaker
in
Hayes.
outside
by his
I
contracted
and,
them all.
I
am
my growing
up something
of
a pet.
on promotion
as sergeant
in
charge
brother
Irish
a
(by
was reared
twin,
fever
scarlet
survived
There
Peterswell.
national
brother
as a child,
delicate
cases,
the
field
to be reared
in
and my twin
school,
Thurles,
including
Barracks
and I
twin
diseases
resulted
this
my' elder
younger
somewhat
Being
R.I.C.
the
I,
unexpectedly
that
afraid
May 1900,
to
Mackey.
by my mother.
somewhat
in
was sent
few hours)
aunt,
birth
-
school
Spoken
Vividly
the
we lived
James Ernest
in
for
I
barracks
in
- went
the
to
the
village.
the
first
time,
can
still
recall
the
R.I.C.
men
with
the
There;
in
the
5.
weight-throwing
practising
those
days).
I
then
- were
hurling
across
the
all
bail,
my brother,
of
six
amazing
his
R.I.C.
the
local
his
lack
meaning
of
purposes,
star
but
farmers
of
of
zeal
the
Co.
in
his
their
in
and strength
care
life,
of
his
Dr.
however,
as the
forehead
not
Galway,
of
with
struggle
law
Coercion
mark
was moved
on promotion
the
by
disapproval
and for
Clanrickard,
then
the
within
in
but
force;
wore
R.I.C.
with
sympathy
and order
Acts
in
service
O'Donoghue's
in
health
scarcely-concealed
upholding
various
By a
concussion.
James O'Donoghue
Sergeant
for
Jagged
were put
as an expression
superiors
a wide
death.
Woodford,
rather
The
stitches
short
on his
from
escape
near
Jive
1905,
after
the
lie retired
near
He was then
a comparatively
with
red
from
days.
and tender
genius
his
my mother
Gort;
those
-
quite
to
his
- with
still
the
drawing
a. close.
In
to
the
afterwards,
to Loosecaun
time,
to
throughout
seven-pointed
Shortly
to
thanks
in
(15
O'Donoghue
poste-haste
and deep
forehead
was restored
He carried
his
not
and medicine
surgery
months,
Foley.
days
Centre
over
no motors
but
mortal,
my brother
forehead)
this
and trap,
-
the
the R.I.C.
were
too,
ground
by me
to retrieve
and James K.
was brought
Foley
the
of
ran
so,
old
years
was struck
was away in
My father
in.
was almost
miracle
of
on the
Dr.
fracture
huge
stretched
by horse
injury
in
thud).
crushed
Ardrahan
danger;
a sickening
lay
distracted.
his
four
ball
My brother
weight-throwers.
shout1
about
by when the
close
of
-
men in
for
pastime
brother
and my twin
oblivious
forehead
(favourite
a view
his
only
old
minimum
with
young
to buying
man
back
service
Glencairn,
of
age,
still
He returned
at
a public
for
rank
station-sergeant's
home at
43 years
25 years
Co.
and went
Waterford.
a strong
to
pension
his
auction
and
athlete
home district
part
of
the
6
from
farm
Much of
which
the
hardwood
holding
to
rated
thatched
purchase
the
former
O'Donoghue
and settled
1905
Foiled
at
his
the
tender
age of
atmosphere
of
allowed
accompany
to
That
recollect,
too,
carbine
rare
and actually
firearms
modern. weapon)
I
felt
at
occasion
in
my fifth
years
his
first
we lived
School.
of
until
where
I
martial
was
when they
went
with
their
I
sandpit.
hold
down,
the
was a
indeed
This
can
and made a profound
of
from
nr
an air
a trip
I
air
rifle
the
thatched
craze
childish
rifle
(then
home to
can
of
a very
Glenoairn
recall
still
for
the
pride
own on the
my very
birthday.
in
(Gaffer)
cousin
Chairman
I
practice
it.
we moved to Dungarvan.
1909,
second
Dungarvan
from
B.I.C.
a real
Job as a supervisor
of
the
possessing
of
Four
return
quitting
lie
indulged
me a present
on his
to his
Then,
My father
by giving
'men'
the
by
a large
to
a shot
August
that
remember
(usually
a four-year-old
on me.
impression
in
was fascinated
was allowed
fire
for
privilege
prior
how I
schoolhouse
and shooting
range
newly
sons.
and the
was target
land,
a one-storey
of
pensioner
and I
my father
a 'natural'
at
I
failed
a blacksmith
on the
Glencairn
young
four
land
purchase
tenancy
R.I.C.
Barracks
R.I.C.
ball-firing.
carbines
near
"Level"
to
banished
grabber,
Glencairn
the
got
and three
wife
bid
in
land
system,
the
is
in
down as a retired
with
At
down to a local
with
planted
had been
some grazing
house
area! had been
tenants
was Knocked
earlier.
26 years
the
11 months
instituted
this
evicted
after
blacksmith
named Cashin.
father
in
lands
trees
bid
My father's
had been
father
evicted
forest
and the
his
the
1913.
in
the
Brewery
the
Waterford
Council
I
attended
had, as school
the
companions
a
arid Jam factory
Industrialist
Christian
'Pax'
'Level'.
bad got
My. father
Thomas Power,
Co.
on the
cabin
a14
We lived
in
Brothers
Whelan,
George
7.
and others
Lennon
the
national
out
of
I
was as
areas
of
Gaelic
in
the
useful
at
at
ball-alley
between
The
were
matches
more
in
ended
faction
in. those
'hero'
in
led
to
this.
the
time)
of
I
think).
two
a namesake
a fence
the
handles
of
students
St.
afterwards
international
fame
the
achievement
was to
gooseberries
while
the
before
of
it R.M.and admitted
names
of
sum at
the
time.
the
R.I.C.
z
I
But for
n
would
recall
comment when it
a clever
his
boy
at
school
cent
me to
rather
and usually
at
the
of
refused
to
a pretty
12s. 6d.,
being
an ex-sergeant
Protestant
English
I
my favour
head
for
was hauled
a reformatory.
in
whom,
an orchard.
I
but
was fined
was pleaded
and sold
My other
escaped.
a pompous bloated
named Orr,
Lismore,
-. one of
raiding
'crime'9
chums.
magistrate,
have
the
the
an ecclesiastic
while
'captured'
two companions
the
divulge
hefty
get
(from
down short
Order.
Augustinian
of
temporary
between
College
became
term
the
team
sticks
Augustine's
my own,
in
the
daring
clang
a match
during
of
of
from
sticks
hockey
team and a visiting
hooker
cut
of
men's
be a much-admired
to
use the
(to
bottles
or patronage
Two deeds
'fecked'
beside
quarters
mixed
I
one,
a couple
Dungarvan
them to
In
and bitter.
stones,
direction
rose
underworld.
juvenile
Rivalry
and ninny inter-district
hurloys.
I
fueds.
many juvenile
was fierce
was no adult
juvenile
this
dressing
I
There
savage
with
was a
and football.
gangs
fights
and played
there
were
There
hurling
juvenile
slum.
jam factory
time
and competition
like
and what-have-you.
that
from
hurled
I
Power's
C.B.S.
fish
two toughest
ever.
at
-
both
teams,
them was intense
teams
for
handball
Dungarvan
and district
street
the
the
though
youngsters
them)
behind
'Marsh'
of
toughest
'Buttery'9
now cleared
Dungarvan,
and was also
fine
the
in
prominently
a good a cholar0
as we called
or
football
figure
as the
tough
("fish-jowlters"
Boithrin-na-Tra,
to
I was rated
resurgence.
school
hawking
later
who were
of
can still
that
the
I was
class.
8.
said
'Yes',
is
property
sent
and lawless
school
and all
concerned,
the
of
height
by my mother
for
in
the
banishment
to
to
her
home at
old
in
1913.
delinquents.
As it
to
to
Dungarvan.
return
Curraheen
I
bog.
pike-man
at
from
6 to
the
8.30
her
of
pension
an expert
I
p.m.
always
told
me many stories
too,
of
out
regaled
with
Parnell's
in
vast
detail.
in
sex affairs
But
even
and
the
of
out
6 a.m.
family
Her
times.
account
at
the
of
in
me little
men of
that
and rebuilt
to
(her
one door
to
prepare
eldest
going
breakfast
was then
out
to
in
arrest
for
8 years,
the
yard
and scandals,
in
after
her
O'Shea
Kitty
Parnell's
or enthusiasm
the
Fenians
to
rising
husband
the
and the
me was her
March
she said),
and the
at
Ballingarry
in Thurlea,
story
I was
no way precocious
about
above
fire
Old Age
with
interest
morning
turf
then
Consequently,
enthralling
the
say the
gone by.
affairs
hear
'48
unforgettable
evening
to
George's
years
lire.
O'Brien's
most
by nine
13 and in
facts
wanted
and Smith
collieries,
raked
I
curiosity.
Moonlighters
famine
the
ball
O'Keeffe's
me secrets
the
amatory
was only
aroused
'carryings-on'
or
I
and
me as a grown man and
in
in
again
root-thinner
day and every
She regarded
and confided
and from
and in
Dick
Lloyd
of
work
farm
by my grandmother,
and getting
and district
or
all
a while
was never
the
to be indoors
Moycarkey
poor
at
was
Thurles,
was a form
for
I
haunted
Sunday
had
a week.
5/-
I
given
seventies
it
turf-catcher,
pike).
every
Jockey
Curraheen,
happened,
my uncle
helped
a hay
Rosary,
in
well
I
became
(with
alley
family
my home in
I
my conviction,
Dungarvan
my fellow
the
a
to become
likely
Really,
me away from
got
after
my fame(7)
my summer holidays
At
more
where
outside
citizen'.
dangerous
At
'clever
he,
1867.
vivid
Having
as usual
and young
she opened
and saw a blanket
of
deep
9.
around
snow an
the
'Jockey'.
of
Fun back
in.
Inside
the
distance
in
soldiers
up on the
pulled
said
he,
tine
speech.
the
children",
on the
outside
stables
as it
time
on
she.
and,
then
the
door
up the
road
dwelling-housa
in
who had been
fostered
Mary
Hennesay
Peter
O'Neill
died
she went
another
built
her
often
lace
fine
age
called
property
house.
ho moved
exhibits
to
Then.
in
to see
In
my father,
quitting
to Cappoquin
early
He,
his
in
or
down in
July
at
days
first,
Job and his
August
at
1913.
of
this
a recluse,
1913
the
troop.!
a shop and
ohildhood
Castlerichard.
courted
leader
by
who
Crowley's a death
prizes
of
something
her.
his
Fonian
20 years
won first
the
of
so,
tried
to
home in
So,
the
and
lace-maker,
Dublin
century,
but
she died
married
Cappoquin,
She was a wonderful
shop there.
she ma
After
and settled
all
and rode
the
of
bad been
the
after
he
of
home in
twenty
Wood.,
returned
Exhibitions
old
of
Ba1lymacoda,
Irish-American
and
root.
a legacy
O'Donoghue
girl
Kilclooney
Amarica,
a house
and Cork
In
in
to
the
of
Crowley
old
and her
in
of
and searched
mounted
the
left
house
had remained
by an old friend
Cappoquin
the
suspicious,
with
and
husband
yard
morning",
had been
as a comely
fighting
"good
Ballinure
my father
Meanwhile,
nothing
his
understand
examination
his
my grandmother
her
towards
from
he moved up the
where
house?"
round
closely
of
officer
the
not
a
wore,
"Only
question:
Finding
bade
rooted0
in
abs did
satisfied
snow around,
to
-
Re looked
says
and outhouses.
returned
the
such they
"Any the
she asked
He rppeated
thud
and a gorgeous
yard.
to
of
call
shrill
muffled
for
san a
she turned
the
the
nearer
outside,
the
sir",
"What,
untrodden
the
roadside
she
away,
Frightened,
The Lancers,
and entered
dismounted
a mils
she heard
gate
and then
hooves.
many galloping
of
on horseback.
the
down towards
she looked
road,
a quarter
There,
squadron
bugle
on the
Out
my father
leaving
sell
her
the
Dungarvan,
on my return
from
10.
my Tipperary
banishment,
surroundings
in
I found
new home.
our
in
myself
But
things
new
entirely
in
fast
happened
1913.
My twin
I
three
stayed
the
brother
went
and myself
before
weeks
to Cappoquin
to C.B.S.
changing
My brother
stayed
And then
the
Volunteers
were founded.
boasted
about
fighting
for
National
Home Rule.
We youngsters
at
close
order
were
reservists
all.
and black
gun,
a long
of
the
National
in
the
early
including
with
Volunteers
Colonel
attired
at
the
with
croppy
green
the
Boy Scouts,
But
Sarajevo
it
the
Great
home in
rapid
British
war Office:
Volunteers
support
the
flashed
War in
confusing
gone
instructors:
to British
in
about
new child
across
August
Irish
War effort.
the
him.
review
G.A.A.
field
persona
present.
20 other
juveniles
of
Europein
Bewildering
Reservists
are
Leader
the
Party
We
tin.
a startled.
Parliamentary
an
shouldering
of Erin.
Colours
name
A big
important
were
a veteran
(real
warriors
succession.
to
he,
and blade
1914.
a real
carrying
Cappoquin
and each
age
knee breeches
which
Volunteers,
sashes,
Volunteers
Child Coople"
- wooden handle
pike
National
to bed with
with
parade
the
army and militia,
coat,
and many very
O/C.
field.
man or uncertain
piece
was held
1914
Moore,
the
named "The
to bring
of
and reformed
playing
warrior
only
full
formed
tail
fowling
and water,
summer of
was present
imitation
swallow
He was the
was reputed
Crowley),
were
black
hat,
of
wizened
hardy,
all
of England's
striking
single-barreled
on land
poacher
gaily
thin,
leggings.
G.A.A.
ex-members
N.S.
wooden dummy guns.
as they
local
the
The most
a bowler
wearing
at
do
to
Cappoquin
branch
their
of
admiration
hefty
was a small,
here
I
drill
local
and proud
in
gaped
instructors
in
80 men enrolled
Lismore
in Cappoquin
'Intermediate'.
where
N.S.
June
and
changes
called
at
up by
National
pledge
John Redmond offers
every
11.
National
Volunteers
Redmond end the
survived
Coshmore
by the
Party
British
army
in
flocked
into
the
the
towns
His
Majesty
to
swept
From
like
a plague
first
foul
I assembled
a number
were
their
with
fiasco
at
common bond
at
in
18,
'67;
with
had to
returned
local
victims
two old
of
my father.
fly
to
to U.S.A.
Ireland
the
of
the
of
initial
tile
dropped
Land
War,
Matt
after
in
Irish
German
the
day
Ireland.
and world
late
Germans
where
a sort
friends
One,
in
into
developing
school,
invade
the
to be
pro-German.
prophesied
and Irish
of
anti-British,
over
would
all
and. 1915:
1914
into
and gleefully
teens
subjects
merits
spirits
the
in
opened
usually
quietly
on
early
The craze
In
or
their
in
British.
of
carried
was a rabid
I
We. gloated
home,
tenants,
Ireland
on the
kindred
Germans,
my father
evicted
a Fenian
of
or Volunteer
men into
were
army.
war,
neutral
in
Irish
arguments
the
and sea,
the
Many a night
discuss
of
group.
heroes,
the
my father
discreetly
an land
and loyal
as Irish
Barony
young
which
through
heated
with
German friendship
when our
in
treachery
were
offices
of
the
youths
new Kitchener's
day
engaged
and
and even
brave
the
quarrels
victories
the
the
recruiting
reorganise
campaign
swept
recruiting
into
violent
Brothers
The recruiting
up
and their
in
or
and
King
duped by
ranks,
No Volunteers
only.
Cappoquin
thousands
for
break
and there
the
in Bally
fight
khaki
Party
here
politicians
attest
the
I
home,
the
in
as such
and tell
Volunteers
Britain's
Ireland
to
is
duty
Parliamentary
to
Britain
demonstration
National
and Coshbride.
Irish
khaki
their
remnants
pledged
to
fodder
a great
join
Irish
Minor
Volunteers
units
that
thousands
propaganda.
at
Germany.
against
completely;
At
-
Waterford
broken,
Country
-
themselves
Volunteers
cannon
as
in
life
Both
affairs.
and that
Coffey,
the
to
was
sworn
"Erin's
married,
in
Hope"
12.
and was now,
such
secret
in
1914,.
body
in
From August
were
the
serving
two
German
imagined
their
removal
Tower,
added
to
reached
story
Germand
Head
traders
was panic
from
in
to
the
-
Waterford
know.
were
and
nervousness.
Waterford.
The
cahill,
actually
up and be
close
town
until
the
with
no German troops
in
R.I.C.
local
around
to
evacuate.
-
notifying
There
train
morning
and the
the
chief
went
the
early,
that
wildfire
of
the
one morning
like
arrival
actual
a few
execution
ready
and
as they
of
Then,
and spread
railway
of Fermoy
arrest
of
Mallow-Rosslare
nervous,
their
rumours
sentries
Cappoquin
centres
The
London,
Patrick
Constable,
licensed
at
as I
on the
link
military
Gappoquin
had. landed
as far
Armed R.I.C.
Ireland.
everywhere.
official
one of
many were. the
1914.
authorities
to
only
and day on the
great
spies
spies,
the
area,
communication
The British
Buttevant,
of
night
an important
bridge,.
Cappoquin
invasion
the
the I.R.B.,
Christmas
on guard
posted
line
the
until
German
impending
in
still
was
rumour
scotched.
In
Waterford
"poor
about
little"
and the
the
hovels
local
in
champions
for
to brush
of
his
by reason
zeal
of
in
the
of
victims
Flemish
up a few words
little
nicknames
in
refuge
native
Belgium,
-
cit "Other
pursuit
negroid
50 Belgian
and housed
in
there
a row of
German brutality
the
and
spoke
his
Thee
local
One R.I.C.
Protestant,
Enemy",
canines,
of
the
R.I.C.
"Dogs'
lips,
it
Germans
brought
by
Co
compassion
40 or
of French
unlicensed
lavishness
with
Cappoquin,
middle-aged
Lips",
of
-
the
in
and some French.
including
a zealous
wept
impressed
John Keane,
These
their
only
of
of
Unionists
duly
Sir
town..
- O'Neill
Sergeant
Local
were
was much propaganda
atrocities"
"appalling
landlord,
the
there
1914,
a haven
found
wan a rush
the
the
mere natives
no English,
in
of
Belgium.
"refugees"
by
autumn
the
rejoicing
the
and the
the
latter
former
upper
13.
one of
went
bristles;
home in
Cappoquin
I
happened,
novel
it
or
and
Lismore
each
day a
to
book
the
get
These
poor
the
beyond
thought,
about
enough
I
on the
war,
and the
and teachings.
I
it
the
on about
felt
Brothers
it
one day,
Then,
threatened
with
father
proudly
After
at
me
sadly,
me.
I
part
read
could
my own exalted
I
Called
Sir
or
four
"Oui",
paper
of
loudly
and there
Belgians
or
the
"merci,
failure
French
and assuredly,
and their
obvious
as I
rule.
absorb
at
any French.
time
that
and there
refugees.
ne sais
asked.
daily
I
then
"Oui".
and handed
reverted
alas!
the
pas"
looked
had a brain
"Oui",
paper
My
But,
My father
then
was
scholar
as interpreter.
and "Je
piled
the
or
and British
to
views
attitudes
and all
Belgian
crudely
pump me,
Market-house,
curiously,
I
his
was he entirely
a hypocrite
was silence.
letter?"
an old
at
my father,
me promptly
enlisted
the
of
little
despair
as a French
the
in
some
manage
status
up to
speaking
on for
end each
not
a
and his
his
deeds
Keane at
J.
three
ceased
"Any French
produced
but
all,
read
dragged
parried
I
my
As it
school
and their
of
wee
However.
from
to
try
I
and from
could
schoolboys
a bit
martial
a few "oui",
interchange
felt
British
for
him were
I
time,
enough,
Nor
Brothers
both
badly.
weigh-master
my fellow
admiration
for
He swallowed
to
was amused as I
Sometimes
up in
stage.
He used
the
a bicycle
lessons
gave
medium of
proposition.
me pushing
running
4se
8 miles.
readily
on my way back
Christian
"feelers".
I
while
language
brown
the
to
of
journey
and,
"parlez-vous"
French.
At
walking
total
sergeant
with
preoccupied
C.B.S.
light
pocket
through
was a different
beside
open.
until
that
rust me often
and walked
French
in
natives
"Lips"
vest
as tutor.
French
was studying
that
Lismore
weeks
at
a newspaper
Sergeant
to
Grade
of
array
a
acquire
my services
enlist
to
trimmed
and sought
dictionary,
Junior
doing
as to
so tar
English-Wrench
my father
a neatly
carried
which
wave.
One
it
to English
to
14.
for
my father's
benefit.
a French
Academician:
quietly;
gone
to munition
Matt
Coffey,
Old
home during
in
his
a horn-pipe,
filled
Tannenberg
with
time
was book-Irish,
to
while
he could
of
Intermediate
titles
The
first.
as "Clive
"The Road
views
to
were
realise
more
etc.,
was not
Irishman.
That
than
Within
enough
a mile
which
"With
more
such
South
now,
I
seductive
Africa",
I began to
to
slogan:
"England's
robust
Old. Coffey's
dawned on me that
endeavour
was
pro-Genan
meaning
positive
He
me by The
dawned,
But
ever.
then;
"United
and return.
in
difficulty
pro-German.
from. your
true
and more effective
thinking.
Cappoquin
lived
the
that
Gaelic,
and others.
bore
As 1916
etc.
at
he professed
now and
up to
Buller
of
a little
the
read
served
as partiotic
wishful
of
to
that
hornpipe
My Irish
produce
of Education
It
something
mere
favour
U.S.A.
as
tongue
and write
to
dance
at
victory
and Paste"
repeated
opportunity"..
Russians
and pamphlets:
was a deeper
and to his
Irelands
He used
than
emphatic
there
nationality
demanded
India",
Cabal",
that
support
in
the
category,
literature
Commissioners
years
great
read
"Scissors
to me as a great
at
puzzled
could
new papers
"the Spark",
them
I
in
long
I much envied.
Grade
do neither.
strange
Irishman",
gave
But
was to
He had a great
which
When
many parts.
and he danced his
twenty.
Junior
understand.
copies
is
of
he regarded
joy
my
He had known many
his
during
in
nightly
celebrating
Hindenburg's
him with
gusto
of
disappeared
was said.
was almost
method
while
and, voluble,
rich,
Irish,
not
the
it
England,
own accompaniment.
The news of
barbarians.
in
like
I felt
Belgians
He was a man of
and Italians
he despised,
our
1915,
Fenian,
humming his
The latter
night
the
favourite
Russians
Germans,
work
and 1916.
1915
good form,
in
Early
a change!
what
My!
Fitzstuart
family,
was
15.
-
a brother
whose head
Decies
His
him,
a youth
of my own age,
spent
an English
College
all
guns of
shooting
sorts
and, an older
I
The
latter,
the
glories
seduced
of
the
join
under
in
the
the
came Easter
Dublin
the
during
war;
the
"Cork
Examiner"
headlines
of
confused
of
scuttling
or
out";
the
Connaught
Germ
rumours
North";
the
sally
his
O'Brien.
ant
father
widower
a few
weeks
as he was a few
and
crestfallen
returned
his
to England
firearms
secret
flew
was in
Fein
on Easter
"Irish
to
target
the
rinse",
the
in
Cappoquin
arrest
to
of
O'Brien.
practice
thick
rebel
were
(The
in
hands";
"The
the
the
and the
momentous
by
and the
and Karl
Spindler).
-
and Kerry"
were
theirs".
as
Kerry
sinking
Cove.
"Fierce
afternoon
early
spy in
"Cork
Preeman's
as well
Dublin,
near
rebels
entirely
All
Mall,
in
a German
and wild
the
"Daily
London, and the
Mid
non-arrival
Tuesday.
carried
German vessel
crew
was
Independent",
Rebellion"
"Everywhere
and Leinster
intimation
of Tuesday
transfer
a strange
her
"Hublin
and the
of
and his
(Casement)
Then
a "Stun
accounts
First
"Irish
arrived
Capture
1914. and
propaganda
father
some of
papers
l914-l8,
Sketch"
Thai the
Jim
on
Manys the
in
After
had. a little
1916.
and English
Journal",
"Daily
'mad'
weapons.
Then
of
by his
summer holidays
He was
away from
somewhat
and I
his
a
Stuart
collection.
Dublin.
he left
1916
O'Brien
Occasionally,
with
of
"Fitz"
Cappoquin,
When "Pitz"
to Cappoquin.
New Year
the
out
and returned
age,
shame-raced
in
Regiment
son,
recruiting
ran
life,
he was bought
soldiering
years
military
Leinster
intense
the
by
from
youth
this
vacations
during
planned
time
was at
Cappoqula
a varied
and he amassed
'expedition'we
he,
home in
at
of
The Stuarts
Stuart
Villiers
Prance.
of
we called
to
Gerald
-
Dromana
of
army in
1915,
the
Stuart
British
colonel
from
Villiers
of
righting
winning
in
and
were
Belfast
16.
Every
stranger
Dublin
news.
At first
in
complete
were
English
activity
the
sure
were
whole
ado
vise brought
route
to
the
of
that
suddenly
the
stark
home to
us in
the
to
to
Then
and myself.
were
troops
for
Irish
on their
Freedom
bore
River
Drumrue.
the
of
last
where
fence
moving
"We'll
hate
a few
rounds
result
it
the
the
the
near
a locomotive
train
to
and
punt
fields
the
a shot
railway
at
we never
was no more
the
At
that
a token
act
and
fighting
a blow
strike
"Fitz
to get
small
of
across
the
which
via crossed
it
reach
the
at
to
"Rook"
round
swing
north
As we approached
the
fence
said
puff-puff-puff
we saw our
about
and with
defiance,
troop
300 yards
away.
We fired
O'Brien.
troop-train
of
young
same
these
quietly
viaduct
range
local
them O'Brien
rifle.
we hoard
them anyway"
disappearing
knew.
than
the
through
warriors
insurgents
stood.
From the
towards
at
there
train
starting.
slowly
to
west
All
the
house
We stole
en
Cappoquin
All
another
Blackwater
troop
a
Ireland
Fermoy
Khaki
Why not
O'Brien's
repeater
Up across
to Kilbree
to
in
of
us that
the
Enniscorthy.
Back
that
was only
from
amongst
attack
flat-bottomed
Foley's
hundreds
struck
thought
times
Blackwater.
troops,
we had stuffs
which
Glenshalane
Jacky
in
Winchester
for
the
at
so trout
stationary.
way to
We did.
ourselves?
Stuart's"
the
or
the
its
with
gawk at
train
troop
over
remained
teeth
gathered
fry
train
any military
Cappoquin.
a mile
viaduct
of
war
of
in
Irish
the
insurrection
reality
and
the
that
and that
absence
Irish
rebels
city;
and we felt
quiet
was halted
the
the
a long
Thursday
railway
evening
armed
Then
stranger
the
that
smashed,
of
Wexford.
big
were
story
On Easter
that
of
us doubt
wonderful
But
dream.
control
to win.
locally
week brought
sunny
we believed
there
garrisons
forces
that
during
day
with
our
a sort
what
weappons
of
17.
flag-waving
heroism;
done a deed
which
alas
But,
surrender
in
Dublin
D.M.P.
to
managed
the
home from
the D.M.P.
the
During
War of
men on the
rim
the
Bridge
battle
and the
Dublin
people
in
troops.
A photo
paper
startled
me.
William
in
Australian
to
this
with
in
to
the
frozen
their
native
great
friends),
letters
a Cork
Grade,
The Meat
will.
soldiers
in
firm
meat.
"City
let
where
at
4d to
and the
Hickey
letters
from
stark
and son
-
Cappoquin
traded
of
premises
supply
6d per
out
the
lb.
returned
Tommy later
of
largely
we were both
family
faded
tragedy
his
it
son Tommy cycled
War and the
from
correspondence
in
part
Lismore
the
of
a Dublin
tome
which
in
retailed
And then
Street
father
St.
store
His
moat
the
of
King
of butchers
Great
but
the
by British
in
Market".
A few
for
Street
victims
a meat
came the
Dublin,
Feiner.
The mass-murders
Meat
closed
Sinn
Tommy.
Then
Store
from
was invalided
The Mount
faces
My rather
C.B.S.
Castle
admiration
their
eon,
had managed
as the
me daily
Australian
up.
for
the
yet
and supported
King
the
where
Cappoquin,
the
a rabid
North
and
gate
body
wounds,
him.
the
reference
the
Foresters.
in
of
Modeligo,
expressed
the
The Easter
details
he sheltered
recognised
only
his
having
news of
Castle
in
later
some of
of
and his
frozen
firm
Junior
I
Mickey
and 1914
from
hones
Ireland.
bitter
and so saved
shut,
Sherwood
khaki
by English
from
men who shot
their
for
printed
bullets
and always
of
Mickey
Dublin
Independence
courage
William
seize
and became
daring
butchered
of
recovered
McGrath,
the
scrap
or five
gate
at
blow
and the
stories
to
elated
in Enniscorthy.
John McGrath
four
keep
surprise.
1913
the
every
Big
Guard,
receiving
though
the
Then
highly
brought
later
The attempt
description.
the
and,
felt
as a great
The weekend
We devoured
fighting,
we both
we regarded
was over.
Rising
but
as
of
dried
to
(we were
juvenile
massacre
of
18.
the
to
surviving
for
Hun
-
and Irish
stabbing
of
"Why did
by Sir
the
of
Maxwell,
insurrection
Rising
unquenchable
spirit
their
the
actions.
British
This,
in
could
savages,
altered
In
changed
were
emotions
shocked
I
Dublin
but
the
during
Most
of
not
the
to
they
first,
Limerick
of
O'Dwyer
for
the
through
and
patriotism
many an Irish
heart.
A new
my father
that
his
forgot
he now lauded
believe
that
British
Murders
Hickey
His
boys
in
my class
How we envied
wholesale
war outlook
out.
summer and autumn. of
the
soldiers
and the
Anglophile
find
to
national
positive
was soon to
and pro-German.
and four
blood-lust
ghoulish
an extent
rebel
three
re-echoed
Even
and shamed him.
school
the
ideologically.
than
did
of
was more by way Of revuisio4
think,
as I
pro-rebel
such
his
long-latent
in
Ireland.
to
considerably,
rapidly.
leaders
England
in
approval
words
of
succeeded
rebels
of
His
Week.
swept
He really
executions
the
with
if
of
batches
daily
expression
executed
convictions.
be such
executions
Then Eishop
had
atrocities
in
moat
silence.
fierce
the
than
war
when the
strike
and then
was louder
public
the
wait
shook at
rousing
to
not
British
do such
they
Home Rule
getting
"Horrible
the
by all
to Germany
in
rebels
the
aiding
back;
and numb with
Easter
for
antipathy
hate
me a fierce
in
"Why did
Disgusted
of
admiration
the
cold-blooded
people.
The first
in
time).
Maxwell
a discreet
maintained
Already
the
John
horrified
Ireland,.
tilled
atrocity
denounced
applied
they
they
But
condemnation.
spoke:
the
My Lather
defaulted.
first
at
England
"Weren't
ended?'.
G.O.C.
and aroused
loss
epithet
journals
treachery?".
leaders
brutal
this
alone
mother
the
home,
lose.
people
descriptive
(the
again
awful
personal
the
general,
terms
round
of
own Dublin
soldiery.
English
In
her
mourn
a sort
me with
their
in
two Hickeys
1916,
things
(Middle
two of
the
Grade)
senior
l9
had been
who
boys
and had seen
all
able
to
songs
the
the
and
exchanged
from
"Easter
Land".
We whistled
the
to
R.I.C.
country
Around
New Year's
escaped
that
was Jack
O'Brien,
the
Week exploit
to
the
join
He consoled
organise
an unit
attached
to
had been
formed
'big
for
the
talk'
a month
to
the
of
or
the
the
in
of
lie
that
if
then
lodged
in
tine,
directions.
Walsh
here
Meeting
or
five
a Slim
other
to
Fein
organiser
hotel
liquor
in
young
to
arrange
Eireann)
stayed
in
O'Brien,
I was. too
who liked
a licensed
and barely
he would
(Fianna
individual
were
my comrade
four
by a travelling
type.
on Sundays.
Volunteers
said
in
so,
all.
Jim's,
By this
sunburstry
Hnockmealdown.
patrol
troop train.
but
that
men drilling
reorganised
Boy Scouts
Cappoquin
sometimes
cspecially
Volunteers.
the
of
glens
young
be had locally,
of
roads
country
lustily
by an R.I.C.
assurance
a mysterious
Walsh",
of
brother
of
15 and 16
of
the
Our
of
from school,
vas whispered
word
Volunteers,
me by the
wore
youngsters
"T.F.
an older
and
way to
reinforced,
of
under
organ.
and disappearing
leader
new rebel
"The Felons
songs
mountain
Wount Melleray
I learnt
I asked
the
a party
Day,
by scattering
Easter
rebel
too,
we knew every
By July
parading
1916,
were
patrols
near
surprised
on in
They,
swopped as
hand or
we youngsters
a mouth
Christmas
was going
drilling
the
of
daring
How raptly
the
of
Dow" and
"Foggy
our
view
experiences!
hand to
nights,
singing
round
house.
& W.R. Exam.
and surreptitiously
and sixes,
accompaniment
Then,
lodging
and sang them on our
fives
Cappoquin
the
the
autumn
in
out
a close-up
'Comics'.
with
Week",
late
with
and verses
carefully
do nowadays
a C.S0
for
their
us odd lines
give
word of
around
of
accounts
we copied
juveniles
marched
a Dublin
These
desks
During
Easter
at
up spectators
Week in
to
we listened
were
caught
Laster
that
Dublin
to
be
Club
named
and
hereabouts
Cappoquin
and
20.
addressed
took
some public
no notice
and
notice
he disappeared
as quietly
that
convinced
'chancer'.
a club
the
room in
a big
Féin
Club
were
almost
next
oil
friend
- and John
8 p.m.
of
youths
about
and told
youths
Volunteers
and previous
There
or
to
the
Now began
and then
(Captain
boy scouts
a course
the
Sinn
the
take
Fein
Mount
in
men present
O'Brien
- my;
in
ordered
over
J.
Melleray
as scouts
lookouts.
Then,
about
Easter
1917,
remember
the scouts;
the
train.
my youthful
by the
I was invested
the
in
We trained
acting
I well
of
and on Sundays
on Sundays,
time.
who
as
district.
seclusion
area.
and objects
a leader.:
elect
and secret
training
club,
aims
influenced
and
Cappoquin
the
the
was ratified
O'Brien)
as.
- my 'college'
choice
my election
Walsh
up us
arm of
and train
1913)
to
as well
its
us to
drill
M.J.
lined
scout
Volunteers
first
a spinster
porter
O'Brien,
He explained
in
of
Jack
a boy
that
(since
room in
the
Church.
I was notified
191?,
so.
activities
on week nights
of
be a
rented
Coffey
a G.S.R.
the
unanimous
quietly
hills
Club
Johnson,
Matt
club,
in
I was the
officer
of
16 years
and then
election
Volunteer
were
duties
In
captain
Molly
Club..
Kennedy
formed.
be captain
comrades.
Fein
us briefly
was to
the
the
night
was being
and possible
ing
Shin
in
and Willie
('Jody')
six
him to
the C.I.
opposite
Flanagan
on a February
a meeting
attend
to
Féin
me
station.
Cappoquin
At
door
and warned
Sinn
Miss
as
was
him and believed
house
unoccupied
police
and mysteriously
Provocateur"
of
officers
challenge
My father
newly-founded
shopkeeper
Fenian
to
him after.
I was suspicious
However,
The Sinn
of
he was an "Agent
him.
against
heard
The R.I.C.
locality.
he seemed
him,
and we never
he came
the
though
of
then
in
meetings
large
the
with
occasion.
in
basement
woods and
the
and a entries
we paraded
-
drilling
and
public
for
We mobilised
21.
at
the
two
'Big
the
Jack
under
Lieut.
(2nd)
except
haversacks
four
miles,
lunch).
then
turned
on the
lunched
did
curious
of
eyes
The older
pitying
women onlookers
fashion
as if
As we moved off
by a young
man in
ex-National
Volunteer
now convalescing
France.
at
(he
until
rear
he then
turned
off
helped
it
then
ever.
viewed
the
"What
martial
by a khaki-clad
marches
O'Neill
we were
ease
the
the
ranks
is
in
of
army and was
dances
the
trenches
own home at
Affane.
of
the
onlookers
they
being
playing
which
and threshings)
reached
this?",
England
in
on a melodeon
hardship
'civies'
a local
McGrath,
was almost
casual
gaping
new Force
soldier
his
anyway"
accompanied
Kitchener's
airs
simple
poor
up to
they
at
His
route
marsh
we met,
thought,
kept
-
in
rousing
more
as they
form
step
Irish
on a melodeon.
We matched
astonished
to
greatly
mystified
march
country
to
the
are
Cappoquin
a byroad
sneer
to
appeared
wounds received
at
play
by the
bad collected.
named Jacky
Irish
playing
to
up the
though
home from
used
brought
music
uniform
and
roadside,
watched
"What
who had joined
McGrath,
he carried
sense".
on the return
khaki
up on the
"God give
saying
for
main Dungarvan
Cappoquin
rested
which
and the
of
the
drill
crowd
rations
food
by a byroad
formed
close-order
country
gains a bit
knock-kneed
in
of
a large
people
in
We then
and
was carried
we halted,
Here
roadside.
east
in
my command,
(Jody)
containing
and reached
south
Backfield.
a programme
quite
us as
at
Walsh
equipment
We marched
Up
17 strong,
company,
Limit.
with
under
number,
many varieties
of
road
in
No arms or
of
formed
Cappoquin,
Volunteer
O'Brien,
Cosgrave.
bit
little
(a
and the
march,
of
seven
The scouts,
columns.
leading
east
a mile
Tree',
eyes
to
the
of
Head-Constable
and a few other
square
R.I.C.
in
Cappoquin
Cahill,
we performed
where,
Sergeant
various
before
the
'Lips'
military
22.
in
evolutions
major.
them
better
O'Brien.
the
was all
that
later
me agitatedly
told
him,
him of
persuade
me to
He told
Cahill,
almost
activities
of
two
I
in
that,
of
the
openly
Election
success
mine
in
in
Caqqoquin
Victory
Count
I would
politics
-
to
the
were
on the
celebrations.
Plunkett
I was a youngster
in
exciting
only
occasions
North
first
my own
for
any
and the
I told
avoid
The
of
my deeds
my national
of
control.
I was torn
that
nights
to
responsible
on my Lather.
future
naturally.
be expected
prominence
and anxiety
myself
pension.
and an outlook
the
get
threat
he knew nothing.
at
him to
R.I.C.
that
be held
to
illegal
only
veiled
latter
not
- vanity
Afterwards,
with
my father's
any way reducing
care
R.I.C.
of
which
fashion
injurious
take
in
of
it
had come along
and advised
public,
not
what
and spoke
Cahill
he could
could
had achieved,
without
I would
or
drilling,
homes unmolested.
association
and had a mind
emotions
importance
reflect
that
though,
which
Nothing
mea side
"had"
this
Captain
day.
activities.
about,
my father,
he,
in
next.
our
to
called
and endanger
seventeen
and that
between
even
under
wondering
happen
and
drilled
and scouts
next
anger:
or activities
my opinions
of
my father
was worried
My Lather
as usual
those
trouble
great
to
joy,
importance
better
R.I.C.,
going
sergeant
had now gathered
Volunteers
my prominent
quit
with
Volunteers.
and returned
without
and tra1nlng
adult
inreal
to my great
were
scouts
indifferent
week,
drilling
into
they,
the
C.B.S.
but
and
the
and what was
Lismore
to
scouts
sightseers
now at
We dismissed
happened.
I went
of
apparently
about
orders,
the
were
crowd
inquiringly
now at
to
than
A big
gazed
that
myself
officered
the
I was intoxicated
smartly.
flattered
I gave
order.
my seven
to
fashion,
executed
and
close
the
of
would
my father
activities,
the
attention
when we paraded
Sinn
these
Roscommon in
the
Féin
was the
March
23.
snows of
to
the
the
head
of
then
form
procession
motley
array
the
members with
in
kept
On the
off
in
public
fair
victory
without
rousing
to
of
night
W.T.
middling
As the
and more
and the
thud
A huge
had been
stone
of
crack
was alarm;
command:
"Cover
off
and keep
steadied
and the
march
daring
practical
R.I.C.
reacted
smart
as
to
and slick
at assuming
drill
while
at
the
country
autumn
1917
points
(usually
the
expose
Boylan
as an expert
scouts
The
Volunteer.
and
the
ignored
Volunteer
- he was as
culprit
and was a genius
card-sharper
the
Volunteer
when Sinn
and
to
The only
Fain
somewhat
had declined
strength
had increased
rendezvous.
high
had been a
face.
1917,
occurred
the
sharp
- a particularly
A subsequent
as
the
as a junior
"Bellemont"
was empty
door.
barrack
the wavering
a good reliable
barrack
on the
a poker
By Christmas
to 14,
if
assault
failed
inquiry
but
joker,
then
employed
Keane' s house
John
Sir
a Dubliner
wood
the
The stone-thrower
continued.
named Boylan,
at
hurled
a moment there
step"
R.I.C.
splintering
For
provocative
usually
paraded:
the
passed
door.
at
one
Kilkenny,
exultant,
entrance
gardener
with
to
election
Volunteers
marching
a loud
door,
youngster
array
R.I.C.
as the
Cosgrave's
and louder
larger
was heard.
ranks
Club
celebrations,
incident
then
marches,!
and Slain Fein
by Boy Scouts
the
the carrying,
carrying
playing
At
streets.
the
barracks.
a procession
Cappoquin.
Party
be elected
to
The celebrations
through
musicians
These
H.P.
Loin
Westminster.
March
general
passed
their
barrack
of
rear.
up the
exception,
of
a Flag
followed
Volunteers
Stun
first
a Victory
of
the
bringing
the
Parliament
Imperial
took
the
He was
1917.
9.
We continued
excitement
flags
were
inaccessible)
to
during
flown
in
from, varion
and around
24.
The R.I.C.
town.
the
They
gathered
flags
where
flags,
they
on long
and the
1918
France
not
come.
yet
great
of
cloth
the
the
tempers
but
po1ice
the
despite
crisis
conscription
the
of
Redmondites,
18 and 45
Ireland's
O'Brienites,
all
new arid
frighful
and with
one voice
people
generally,
vastly
swollen
the
make the
were
of
poor
saving
Volunteers
of
quality,
their
skins,
an effective
press
was read in
a khaki
was instantaneous.
Fein,
phalanx
against
Irish
Hierarchy
deliberate
army,
and also
at
met
were
the
prospect
prepared
for
active.
strength
to
lowered
Volunteers.
mostly
this
military
the
the
now
of
Volunteers
morale
and
The new
actuated
and did
to
among the
whose ranks
men alarmed
and
opposition
was organised
the
and
Labour
numerical
unwieldy
standard
military
of
to
- Sinn
Volunteers,
of
shrinking
parties
their
English
The access
Volunteers
motives
the
saw no
constitutional
The
up
had
troops
A Bill
reaction
resistance
while
made many companies
England'
threat,
in
cracking
England's
Irishmen.
the
proclaimed
into
England,
one solid
by thousands
drafted
of
extremists
in
English
Passive
conscription.
general
the
united
Volunteers.
resistance.
into
Commons.
as
aid
of replenishing
of
were
U.S.A.
Premier
conscription
as well
elements,
and England
France
George,
problem
between
House
of
Lloye
except
Irishmen
being
watch
efforts
German onslaughts;
the
to
armies
the
the
dawned,
armies
under
solution
the
offending
up.
The Allied
in
to
and their
the
jeers.
as
Then,
heads
their
kept
rebel
the
oil-soaked
flaming
the
derisively
activity.
reach
not
could
they
who gathered
The crowds
cheered
latter
loomed
Where
of this
and removed
armed,
them by means of
burnt
poles.
taunts
fully
force,
possible.
proceedings
the
in
view
a. serious
took
by selfish
little
force.
if
anything
to
25
In July
I
1917,
examinations
at
University
as
scholarship
I failed
to
through
a blunder
During
my week's
sojourn
by the
R.I.C.
on the
with
progress
the
accompaniments
civilian
loyalists,
the
an
to
army band
up before
join
beside
the
Allowances)
men - around
motley
outside
police
The speakers
the
outer
When the
fruit
were
continuously
audience
who jeered
din
became worse,
and vegetables
were
market,
loose
when the
jeering
distance
on the
Oliver
Plunkett
up George's
St.
During
the
the
A few
got.
masked
were
weapons.
ransacked
others,
Volunteers
carried
out
rest
to
A few big
at
night
owned by the
and more
by the
stuff
officers
nearby
and charged
the
From a safe
corner
of
in
I fled
scene.
charged.
the
1917,
did
(now
a little
the
local
bit
of
locality
some guns and ammunition
'gentry'
was got.
of
the
broker
police
houses
and
rotten
Pandemonium
St.
area
by
cease.
and
winter
Cappoqujn
from
riotous
when the
public.
many typos,
right
of
interrupted
bones
whole
cordon
without
batons
and late
the
and
Old George's
with
for
quietly
at
I saw the
searching
were
their
some
gathered
general
of
an
and a few older
and yelled
St.)
Company in
the
heckled
savagely
autumn
were
which
platform.
pavement
Volunteer
khaki,
on the
flailing
mob,
into
missiles
drew
fellow
forced
aging
R.I.C.
two back
his
and even
showered
or
urging
was a strong
whom congregated
of
soldier
and children
assembly
was
elderly
piece
around
platform
women (Separation
this
being
charge
meeting
a few
Khaki-clad
little
in
- a platform
Brass-hats,
Irish
say his
to
trenches
countrymen
army
a
my chance.
A recruiting
usual
get
a baton
I witnessed
in cork
not
examination
so lost
my own and
Parade.
by some British
from
the
for
Grand
occupied;
I did
Cork.
attend
of
scholarship;
University
College
history
in
for
had sat
the
were
raided
These
by
operations
company with
the
aid
26.
of
a few men with
dozen
houses
big
R.I.C.
and
were
they
if
did
no more
the
people
It
looked
as
at
least,
wished not
to
inside
than
make a few
raided
and were
be involved
the
to
inquiries.
cursory
sympathetic
in
any way.
of
1917,
a
of
upwards
Though
one was reported
only
raided,
and the
knowledge
on occasion.
a servant
of
co-operation
local
intimate
or,
They
kept
silent.
the
During
from
had returned
on the
Special
Christmas
a while
1916
stocktaking
in
the
Keane where
he was
I did
not
huge
store,
In
in
stock
book.
to
Captain
Kennedy,
to
delay
Jack
O'Brien
We laid.
our
clearly
where
clearly
the
the
a store
store
nearest
roof
On a Saturday
that
found
Left
an excuse
alone
securing
eight
a local
inside
the
to
send
feet
to
skylight
job
foundry,
on the
decided
a fortnight
for
indicating
and marked
kept
- a large
in
skylight
floor.
be done.
at
the
Earlier
foundry
a few moments to
the
weighing
I opened
inside,
but
interior,
see my father
about
Willie
school
was to
for
reported
stuff,
were
from
him out
merchant,
the
store
entrance
the
night
I had c ailed
evenihg
P. Walsh,
of
point
about
at
amounts
entered
I duly
this
back
the
I
quartermaster
and cartridges
gelignite
of
as shotgun
and duly
secure
map of
John
any description.
and company
I had been
until
Sir
of
activities
as well
my discovery,
to
do a bit
search
my stocktaking
my father
plans
a
Majesty
and weighmaster.
a thorough
arms of
at
to
of
premises
of gelignite
with
stuff
His
my aid
storekeeper
doing
of
course
I made a Careful
Meantime,
and
of
chance
Thrilled
action
Store
as
no guns or
this
enlisted
employed
the
but
over
checked
Foundry
quite
cartridges,
-
as
duty
was how he served
that
and 1917
the
miss
I discovered
-
docks
who
my father,
he was doing
where
Liverpool
in
for
holidays
back
leaving
of
and
see
some corn.
the
catch
the
window
bolt,
its1elf
27.
by the
nwspaper
I
and
I made certain
I
control.
organ
Knew by the
look
news.
120
-
Yes,
a fine
They
climbed
rope
ladder
job
to
in
their
good -
startled
mention
short-sighted
O'Brien.,
the
loss
for
a long
of
carried
from
Joe
whose
approx.
one hitch.
after
awn - was
by his
of a mule
was enough
him.
to
the
was none
sight
a challenge.
Kelleher
a
using
among the
reassured
on duty
with
showed up
figure
out
calling
I
cartridges
skylight,
O'Brien,
Kennedy
bursting
Retreating
"Boogie-Bog"
gun,
a laugh
There
side,
For
rile
who
long
the
poor
captain.
who took
Walsh,
the
time
part
Kennedy
afterwards
to
in
that
and Kelliher.
until
the
slickness
the
were
operation
and ammunition
gelignite
was a tribute
This
by the
the
choir.
only
shadow as a mule,
Among those
Jim
his
but
the
recognised
Captain
he was known as
was no reply,
after,
path.
and raised
with
a black
station,
(I was
Walsh.
the
my
the
of
stairs
he was
down and re-ascend.
railway
my
in
sing
out
entered
roof,
drop
down by the
suddenly
too
on the
under
'Jody'
and 200
carried
Everything
off
on the
that
of gelignite
night,
Mass time
and
face
my mind
night
first
on to
moving
on Kennedy's
sticks
haul.
before
comes Kennedy
me, Walsh
keep
That
bed before
go to
that
I was waiting
Along
beside
stayed
20 minutes
work.
his
to
not
place
taking
before)
gallery.
home and
I could
as
was
morning,
so early
never
at
return
on my father's
office
a
reading
innocently,
him home from
in
stay
that
remote
his
little
slept
drama
in
accompany
to
little
Next
fire
to
waited
father.
inside
I was sitting
down.
closed
next
with
Strangely
was not
Jack
enough,
discovered
I believe
stocktaking,
which
the
job
was
out.
By March
1918,
the
Cappoquin
and
Company numbered
120.
Its
28.
Jim
Lieutenant;
rifle,
calibres
of
Declan
souvenit
in
the
joined
not
four
or
five
of
and an Allied
those
in Cappoquin.
Its
officers
Bridle
where
and
outfits
Social
was almost
were:-
Mary
Volunteers
learned
trained,
for
equipment
activities
was practised
too,
They,
were
in
the
local
a branch
too,
It
Pigott.
they
the
not
Sinn
aid,
themselves
neglected
Hall
deserted
Yanks
this
about
1918
were
this
when
coming
enough
were
as the
Fanny
had a room
first
Volunteers,
employees
all
Cumann na mBan was formed
as strong
Fein
breed.
'gentry'.
of
Kerfoot,
me.
and
he could
suppose
Significantly
like
on
Scouts
the
was August
the
sight.
band-wagon
of
I
also
and
as a
it.
militia
It
Volunteers
bestowed
from
my
Jim
of
France
"conscript"
army.
was in
on the
1918,
the
our
weakening
or another
in
Early
English
Victory
some form
of
by one of
National
boy.
named McGrath,
were
who leaped
Mm and
man
The latter
brother
the
as a drummer
blood
the
of
captain,
deserted
the
joined
Act).
- a Winchester
home from
from
in
German armies
the
in
army
two brothers
and
time
it
bugle
Incidentally,
including
it
same Declan
English
the
help
who trained
for
enough
bullets
a young
brought
this
1918,
Volunteers
armoury
I was Boy Scout
stole
to
Conscription
revolver,
Fitzgerald,
The latter
Kennedy,
and a sword bayonet.
type
reservist
the
Fitzgerald,
1914.
pin-tire
to me when
- Declan
Boy Scouts
assorted
me an
lead
heavy
the
of
meaning
an old
was presented
Later
with
along
sporting
pre
the
(within
soldiering
and William
age and old
of
1st
Walsh,
Boy Scouts
from
now l71/2 years
being
I brought
2nd Lieutenant,
I had transferred
January,
N.J.
captain;
O'Brien,
O'Brien,
quartermaster.
in
Jack
now were:
officers
in
Volunteer
Lincoln
the
and
the
Fein
Hail
repaired
Volunteers.
Irish
either,
a few
(R.I.P.),
Slim
made and
Company.
times
and Cumann na mBen arid an odd scout.
dancing
weekly
by the
Concerts
and
29..
sing-songs
were
training.
There
each
the
teacher
travelling
the
a swan
were
Mount
neighbouring
and
Melleray
Fund assisting
(the
at
land
in
bloody affair,
casualties
to
the
the
awkwardness
Jim
Madden,
a strong
the
the
players.
there.
A Nenagh man,
Dublin,
In
C.B.S.
where
he tutored
me in
was a zealous
Volunteer
officer
man a fine
officer
hurling
to
become a lay
whom I saw wearing
In Nay
1918,
there
of
but
and
the
first
by
company
College,
Teacher
for
at
the
and Irish.
He
him as a Tipperary
Volunteer
uniform.
was a big
mobilisation
and
team owing
and high)
English
and
honest,
Lismore
University
and kind
He was
played
was exciting
Volunteer
Secondary
Latin,
ever
was captained
the
he had come from
full-back.
the
Lismore
O/C.
Coffey's
match
was thick
grass
the
Matt
and reckless
in
grown
the
of
crowd, it
especially
(the
in
hurling
was wild
who was also
1917,
first
the
Association
Aid
and families
was played
the
All
between
National
the
by a large
pitch
of
of
11/2mi1es
team had
hurling
was arranged
dependants
numerous,
unsuitable
Keane.
John
In
Pulling
were
about
River
there.
Witnessed
Cappoquin.
Sir
rented
and
a game was played
and was
Carrigeen
affiliated
was mad
over
The match
rebels)
imprisoned
a club,
support
the
I had introduce4
no progress
A match
in
(R.I.P.)
flew
too,
Lismore
Tomas de Bhial
tricolour
Melleray,
Volunteers
all.
up,
whenever
held
the
but
and the
Volunteers
entrance
pitch
were
attended,
sorts.
from
pitch
Volunteers,
classes
Glenshalane
beside
as a playing
ton
hurlers
formed
'inch'
scrubby
of
and
Hall
Club,
League
being
in 1913,
when
we
1917
Until
from
team
Fain
largely
time
this
at
into Cappoquin
game
here
and. wore
was a hurling
There
Gaelic
mBan.
school
convent
- Sinn
own quarters
in the
rooms
large
and
drill
after
occurrence
nightly
several
and Cumann na
Scouts
in
were
bad its
body
almost
of
of
the
West
30.
Battalion
Volunteers.
Cappoquin
on Saturday
Waterford
out
from
Modeligo
where
followed
them
the
rode
rapidly
and
by roundabout
warned
Shortly
near
the
captain
the
lead
fell-in
Volunteer
at
(J.
captain
Cappoquin.
bikes
had instructed
Olden's
weary
long,
14-mile
and Joe
bread
march.
large
Kelliher
yarning
and
and bully
wood fire
Dawn about 5 a.m.
Lee Enfield
This
was the
conditions.
company
round
rifles
which
real thing,
At
the
6 a.m.
by company
a bugle
- Lismore
carried
others
Jim Brien
However,
with
eggs cold,
others
dozed
and
It
around
sounded
of
sight
thrilled
exercises
under
a
and weariness.
cold
military
the
long,
young.
camp and the
they
knows.
on the
All
and stretched
brought
heir
Wood (after
trees.
We wore very
singing.
had been1 posted
and continued
While
to
jumped
me hard-boiled
beef.
that
and return
R.I.C.
I had none.
with
shared
A
saying
me,
the
for
reason God alone
the
In
a.m.
I
my bike
Ballintaylor
wider
rations;
a small
we lit
ranks
Finally,
we headed
the
what
Reaching
we rested
and butter
slept,
the
in
place
march)
had brought
and then
him - for
after
get
the
bicycles.
was now about
him to
he cycled
Off
their
to
to
behind
cycling
road,
tracks.
officers
abreast,
came back
R.I.P.)
Olden,
and off
I took
It
Ballintaylor.
Company
situation.
pushing
R.I.C.,
my bike,
chatting
awhile,
I
southwards.
main Dungarvan
the
crossing
off
Cappoquin
on their
were
four
company,
three
by the
Drom Hills
the
the
I got
Volunteer
was a bizarre
It
and marched
accompanied
rested
came up,
them.
move,
to
three
delayed in
R.I.C.
the
of
patrol
reached
way,
that
police
after,
Volunteers
After
officers
the
R.I.C.
Noting
body.
east
moving
early,
I had
on bicycles.
later
main
after
night
An R.I.C.
halted.
they
Company marc1ed
Cappoquin
the
short
me to
the
under
and then
Captain
Sentries
war
we fell-in
Jim Madden,
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31.
under
Tallow
and Ardmore and Ballinameala
Clashmore
extended
We practised
told.
defence
on the
tactics
we marched off
Later
we croe1ded the
and the
on the rifles
and
noisily
church.
The priest,
said
I well
of the
country
felt
local
known as Toor.
at
church
as they
officers
in holsters
and some of
gazed
the
the
them into
military
Thor
wore.
Some of the
strange
little
on with
of
congregation
was no sermon and the Mass,
short.
the
Possibly
was dangerous
it
and.
remember the way
people
guns with
There
nothing.
as ourselves,
well
Mass.
attack
heavy old man, looked
was surprisingly
I remember,
nearby
their
on this
disapproval
but
his,
moor,
revolvers
a tail
1000 Men, an
bare
gallery
brought
- almost
with
equipment.
riflemen
Duogarvan,
drill
wonder of the
and carried
obvious
gre4t
O'Brien,
order
to early
little
wide-open
uniform
under
Cappoquin
Hourigan,
to tarry
as
priest,
in such
circumstances.
After
back again
Mass,
on the moor until
meal
about
p.m. when we dismissed
I
second in camp).
(our
After
its
companies
own home.
were together
occurred
incident
There
'Kate
a brief
Kenna's',
display
officers
drew his
up the
disgusted
himself
over
last
the
after,
if
rest
the
here.
Some Volunteers
pub at
the Bridge.
he was not
and Cappoquin
and the Volunteers
north
Company
the door and threatened
admitted.
His bullying
of some Volunteer
from
prevented
We
I sati of
hills
Hero an
shock to my sense of
The intervention
me.
from Lismore
disgracing
and the
place
kicked
resumed our march
the Tallow
vest
to the River
was arrested
was,
and Cappoquin
of Tallow
revolver,
it
another
directions
as Geosh Bridge.
was no response.
to shoot
Shortly
to
for
in various
Lismore
gave a rude
that
admission
thereupon
off
as far
We halted
discipline.
sought
The Tallow,
drill
for
such as
dinner,
each company formed up and headed off
each to
and battle
to manoeuvres
Company
Blackwater.
and charged
with
attempt-
32.
ing
an invalided
to shoot
drunken
which
robberies
arms In
the
bank of
the
took
troops
for
stolen,
he ms
tried
at
the Cork Assizes.
his
the dock as he sentenced
Years
penal
armed robbery..
He reappeared
World War II
servitude
and L.D.F.
L.S.F.
out his criminal
and was buried
In this
Volunteer
by the
The Boy Scouts
discipline..
in preparation
the
With
Being
for
for
scouts
a party
somewhat peeved at
a few of us - Jim O'Brien,
the
scouts'
and looted
locked
their
we got a large
for
instruction
quarters
stuff.
purposes),
and piled
On the board
their
we traced
tried
in a stock
some of
the war
Force.
before
property
in Sinn
to the
Fein
Hall.
scouts soiree
and I -
the night
broke
before
with
that
the
it
Into
party
destruction,
in centre
around
uncomplimentary
and
the Cumann na mBan.
asked
it
a
of good things
from Cumann na mBan quarters
erected
cottage
good order
quarters
Not content
blackboard
Defence
bad put
late
and tried
sometime after
Joe Kelliher
quarters
during
in a lonely
against
not being
regime for
period
local
and
may seem, he
it
an offence
were associated
in
he cut
district
that
I was myself
in their
and pledged
criminal
State
alone
of the
autumn of 1918,
Free
though
of T.B.
charity
courtmartia3.
figure
Tallow
living
the
months in gaol.
during
past,
Here he died
in
in the
Incredible
Emergency.
in the
under
by
Even the
subject.
up as a dangerous
he got 20 years
to wipe
British
him to twelve
turned
later
served
He recognised
Judge commented on the abject
British
there
or something
associations
Sinn Fein
a loyal
to be henceforth
himself
stern
some military
recanted
publicly
he
Arrested
uniform
having
for
aids
on the west
districts
Skibbereen.
near
oft
guise
from West Waterford,
Banished
Blackwater.
with relatives
British
the
and Ballinatray
Strancally
refuge
Court,
out under
he carried
and
thefts
for
from the Volunteers
he was expelled
later,
A year
in gaol.
and got a term
in a pub yard,
brawl
named Ponder in a
ex-soldier
Tallow
(used
of scouts'
in a confused
likenesses
of a boy
heap.
33.
on both
limericks•
reflecting
all
and a disgraceful
right
Volunteers.
Next
Scout
Hall
board
roused.
that
it
rift-raft
mBan officer,
the
company
at
of whole
ranks
and 1st
Lieut.,
floor.
The
mobilised
to
misconduct
my head
three
three
before
suspense
he charged
him.
us with
grossly
out
delinquencies
stand
forth
as
was charged
turning
to
to
Then
O/C.
the
and called
with
culprit
say.
It
tension
brother
He shock
directed
the
in
his
felt
shook.
and weak;
ordered
in an agony
of
supplied
He then
Thomas Lincoln
set
to
courtmartial.
Then the
asked
Kelliher
me.
him,
Volunteers
unbefitting
O'Brien),
to
cold
evidence
and drama.
question
(Lieut.),
The captain
was a peculiar
head.
the
and
O'Brien
Cumann ma mBan.
(Jim
of
company had been
I
on Vol.
Hall
double
middle
indiscipline
from
Fein
The captain
the
the
conduct
the
Prosecutor.
his
that
we were
attention
We stood
ranks..
He said
insulting
The air
anything
the
blackguardly
and with
our
of
that
Sinn
O'Donoghue.
my legs
important
of
room.,
of
to
findings
to attend
- James
Volunteers
am sure
us out
of
that
he
until
his
occupied
charge
and Vincent
swam, and I
to
company
was a Cumann na
basement
a large
announced
a serious
against
Kelliher
Joseph
the
hear
the
regimental,
then
O/C.
(afterwards
notified
standing
across
had broken
locally
We had no idea
in
paraded
very
lanes
investigations
duly
company.
each other
facing
his
on the
was a suspicion
there
Reporting
60 strong,
about
9 p.m.,
up in
by young
bawdy writings
Fanny,
sister,
vandalism
the ransacked
of
Tom Lincoln
we were
The company
it.
the
men responsible.
captain,
mobilisation
from
But
let
the
fmrst,
of
blackguardism
discovery
and
whose
never
discovered
for
mess..
officer)
of
some lascivious
was a bit
It
At
anger.
the
intelligence
the
a sensation
fierce
and cased
bodies.
display
evening,
caused
pro-British
the
and beneath
and a Cumann na mBan member,
scout
did
"I
O/C.,
him had: he
likevise.
have"
said
I.
34.
"The
charge
is
two
comrades
said
the
up;
"I
from
the ranks
in
lines
Lincoln
"so
most
be kept,
first
the
that
insulted
his
of
though
admitted
young
it
and ye
know that
officers.'
His
well
words
Sargent
was held
athlete
and,
"great"
had expressed
sharply
lowest
rank
I N.C.Os.)
Sargent,
of
esteem
with
other.
sorrow
abject
by the
The judgment
(J. O'Brien
and we were
for
O/C.
was that
in
each
or
to
already
the
and
Lincoln
us (culprits)
we were
presence
of
the
us be reduced
enter.
as
approval,
of
misconduct,
the
them are
Volunteer
three
have
they
he and Fanny
was a 2nd Lieutenant,
forbidden
any harm"
intend
general
the
our
up:
spoke
Volunteers
as an older
After
asked
addressing
with
me; the
gave
of
whole
to
and Kelliher
the
not
A
say?"
three
was known that
it
each
the
Sargent,
received
great
not
as active
says
should
blackguarding,
too,
service
were
did
"they
bit
moreover,
reprimanded
company.
in
M.J.
he,
too"
the ranks
do you
Besides,
great
in
It
Lincoln,
men, what
a nasty
honestly,
given
there
Volunteer,
said
did
they
men who have
were
"Well,
thei0 a chance",
"Give
and
-
disgust
"They
said
longer",
I.
sister".
that.
expected
any
here
hope.
A tan
O/C.
not
Volunteers
disapproval
gleam
"and
low ruffian
ad
and
bitter
Jim Brien.
said
and angry
he
ditty
said
them",
surprise
the
of
murmur
wrote
pained
at
that
in
the
me in
looked
was obvious
"I
case,
guilty".
was very
them and made him do it"
I was the
the
"Who wrote
Lincoln
action.
ends the
sentence
Lincoln.
drastic
I dictated
"But
to
Cumann na mBan?'
the
2nd Lieutenant.
"That
"except
O/C.,
spoke
murmur
Another
their
Kelliher.
interrupted
not",
the
admitted
of
my
Then Jim Brien
I.
leader".
confession
the
says
about
wanted
this
too"
it,
I suppose",
does
at
said
do",
from
"You admit
the ranks
through
I was the
made him do it,
was
"It
"I
captain.
was a gasp
There
it".
and a low murmur
it",
"I
I did
true,
Scouts.
and
the
and
35.
Cumann na aBan
a while,'
the
but
University
Waterford
the
in
place
Council
for
Cork,
University
All
engineering.
I bad
University
College,
intended
studying
that
for
specially
I
measure.
beyond
on at
first
got
having
scholarship,
along,
a
I was awarded
time
made up Latin
and bad even
medicine
examinations
scholarship
and signed
October
In
with
an end.
I was elated
examination.
moved to Cork
for
This
Cork.
College,
Co,
sat
for
disgrace
association
my active
that,
I again
1918,
in
felt
Company came to
Volunteer
Cappoquin
In July
in
after
shortly
I
any time.
at
quarters
purpose,
an old Dungarvan
school chum now doing
engineering
But, meeting
at
to engineering.
I was encouraged
him to switch
/U.C.C.,
As well,
he introduced
company
and guaranteed
two years
I brought
company
revolver
Jerry
in
service
me for
it
the
ends
munitions.
turn
rifle
down with
1918 and I was
touching
days)
for
night
rounds
'A'
in
with
ammunition
for
to
to
and then
for
my own
for
ammunition
I left
the
offered
course,
I kept7
be surprised.
I gave
which
Company,
of
and some .38
and
rifles
when Wall
I refused,
almost
Cappoquin
all,
(U.C.C.)
of
the
it
Cappoquin
company.
I had barely
struck
to
a revolver
The Winchester
Volunteer
Of
of
array
I was much surprised
seemed Wall's
private
From the
an assorted
Quartermaster
Wail,
Volunteer
as a Volunteer
tides
150
U.C.C.
the
of
O/C.
West Waterford.
nearly
ammunition,
the
my bona
along
company armoury.
pry
me to
the
in
historic
Cork,
the
my new Volunteer
"Great
among the
death's
copious
joined
door
quinine
for
first
It
victims
me and
night
in
the
of
in
1918.
St.
in
Cork.
(tern.
I was out
King
when I was
was late
a week or two
saved
Armistice
especially
Flu".
unit
It
October
Despite
1050
F.
for
and a round
3
again
was a rowdy
(now McCurtain
St.)
to
36.
area.
up in
with
style
and sons
were
as
environs
various
their
The
by the
'swaddies'
was usually
disliked
smelly
to
the
their
the
naval
men flooded
came in
daily
luxuries
often
not
by us,
but
'bob'
a day.
the
Yankee
sailors
from
their
'Tommy'
reacted
gang
of
1918,
war
fleet.
a brush
bounds
pro
we
because
of
Imitation
reasons
for
Cork
of
the
with
discretion,
soldiers
thousands
these
G.P.O.
Their
the
of
Dames follow
as
that
for
sweethearts
on the
the
its
poor
the
a massed
soldier
U.S.
U.S.
sailors.
Non-corns.
dollar's
men Will.
Naval
huge,
on
all
incurred
Tommy with.
by Cork
dollar-flush
So fierce
to
cream
and. the arrival
solace
of
belies
The
Yanks.
bloody
grew, the
Command had to
But
Old
then
water
They waged
sailors.
as
ratings
and
English
swing-over
to. the
and
were
thereby
scraggy
blood
thee
strawberries
and
city
Irish
shop in
money like
spent
the
of
studying
pay and allowances
and they
caused
with
headquarters
American
and fruit
U.S.A.
themselves
of
were
of
a restaurant
the
was the
Harbour
Many of
city.
and hate
war
them
alone
(pale
also
meant
throughout
his
of
berth
halls),
standards,
envy
out
soldiers)
programme
to regale
fierce
between
account
my 'digs',
the
brutal
and on that
delicacies.
of
Tommies
patronised
variety
opposite
by British
kinds
exclusively
Cork
frequented
and other
was almost
I had a good opportunity
St.
or
Theatre
U.S.A.
the
Georges
- who were,
khaki
'shirkers'
half
extraction.
they
of
auxiliaries.
latter
of
tools
'trench'
'shinners',
Palace
lady
In
in
men not
its
either
a wide
London music
A visit
an
(khaki-clad
given
the
smutty
or
Palace
and
or
St.
king
through
used belts
belabour
vernacular,
Germans.
and
to
brothers
was woe betide
It
overseas.
who ventured
'swaddies'
the
kinds
bit'
it
whooped
dames. whose husbands,
their
'civvies'
Barracks
Victoria
from
beshawles
'doing
men in
young
in
Tommies
Intoxicated
put
the
Cork
pangs
aid
feud
city
of
37,
the
U.S.A.
frustration
of
run
evening
in
late
Yankee
their
sailor
with
recognition
in
a bitter
End
be mighty
me)
careful
to
any
shoving
Of an
as a body,
hardy,
the
forces
U.S.A.
civilised
and
protest
against
1916.
They
to
centuries
then. to
seemed to
dread
recall
of
get
race
Spanish
British
for
come fairly
He showed
him to
him into
D.O.R.A.
(The
considerable
These
beads,
intelligent
of
of
the
bar
colour
our
the
white
extended
who seemed
small,
interested
very
with
be,
among themselves
be a very
thick
to
to
In
bloody
Great
War
Yankee
to
this
owe so much to
Over-lordship.
who dropped
subaltern
a high
uneasy
Defence
discussion
regularly
mix
by
with
history
the
I had to:
intensely
mostly
were
true
and
case.
were
tea
was aloof
open up on war
scare
one deep
in
Oriental
Fitzgerald's
to
rule
Sam's
occasional.
Attempts
the
learn
Uncle
of
Irish
to
They
expressed
Filipinos
provided
me,
seemed to
never
- evidently
virile
virile
Catholic
lovable
The
so to
British
sailor
the
Spanish
people.
eager
the
strong
all
hostility
found
sailors
spoke
etc.),
surprisingly
Ireland
their
U.S.
but
Germany,
and gnerously
all
emblems,
and highly
to
most friendly
(R.Cs.
seemed,
I
late
Many were
their
rousing
sentiments.
chocolate-coloured
medals,
in
avoid
in Cork; In
sailors.
of
hate
Insane
for
international
nation,
pro-German
the
religious
arid
same Yankee
as a small
(to
to
of
who yearned
city
things
claims
Irish
these
Ireland
of
support
Such were
boys.
discussed
I often
1918.
the
from
ladies
daily
swarms
the
Cove to accommodate
dollar-sick
or
love-sick
to
were
trains
special,
navy,
with
and always
or
of
the
Realm
a Scotch
alone
understanding
on Irish
as
silence
and
if
Act).
Of the
topics
in
mortal
I can only
who used
an evening
Irish
now and
formal.
he was
captain
for
in
meal.
question
to
38.
and admired
Ireland's
he was sympathetic
Moreover,
that
hoped
she would
Conference
the
after
In. March
Party1
his
constituency
Dr.
Whit,
local
France
Irish
Peace
U.S.A.
and
was
Waterford
had
Statute
Ballybricken
khaki
Redmond's
and to
Britain,
Germans.
cordons
These
(sic!)
attacked
'civvies'
and
and Tipperary,
Clare),
Company
squads
Meetings
by mobs of
hordes
of
Volunteers
promptly.
sent
with
all
were
drafted
a dozen
It
the
Irish
see
in
support
that
of
women.
Waterford
Jack
in
in
prove
and loyal.
R.I.C.
and order
White
uniform
Sinn
County,
command of
Nick
into
Waterford
City.
down by train
so
2nd pro
with
the
Volunteers
the
was to
Dr.
in
had ever
rebels
law
males
shrieking
much
soldiers
Union
protected
to
yelling
from
under
well
Party.
in
Waterford
Ireland.
all
dying
with
and the
featured
were
meetings
and military
maintained
hen
the
and always
ilk,
in
all
meetings
of
the
tight
Parliamentary
relations
bastion
to
serving
The Redmond Brigade
then
and their
English
kick
factionism.
and
he was
time
Irish
son of the
Redmond,
and was marked
support
friends
a strong
to
great
pig-buyers
and their
now
and
in
nominated
returned
last
fought
Irish,
and the
the
but
Book"
the
Fein
William
At
was the
fiercely
its
chose
captain,
It
intimidation
Sinn
candidate,
champion.
of
was a by-election
city.
its
Infantry
upon the
election
rioting,
Co.
and
war was drawing
the
leader
Redmond,
Party
personally.
"Home Rule
first
the
(France,
and there
as
M.D.,
as an
E.
Waterford
as their
leader,
election
ty
claims
at
time
Allies
the
died,
of
Constitutionalist
been
for
John
1918,
Parliamentary
The
this
freedom.
national
representation
- at
war
her
to
was assured.
Britain)
in
to
secure
to an end and victory
dead
and devotion
tenacity
were
and
Fein
Cork
were
in
acted;
City,
Brennan
at
Glare
(Meelick,
The Cappoquin
to
protect
39.
Slim
Fein
in
Slim
the
almost
Rein
militant
Redmondite
the
Kinds
officers
tried
Reomondite
cohorts.
smoke of
a historic
such
it
'Great
none
time,
British
it
though
emergency.
in
in
The
the
of
riots,
street-fighting'.
electioneering,
Redmond had won
William
votes.
The
Sketch'
'Daily
Ireland'.
in
be a pyrrhic
Poor
blame
Volunteer
and aid
series
Victory
to
proved
could
used
tumultuous
Capt
cleared,
savagely
the
and brutal
this
The
Some of
protect
by a few hundred
as a
it
was,
the
At
battle
contest
described.
so of
Rein
invasion
'invaders'
was a confused
and b1ood
a week or
When after
they
them and to
Result
arrests
skirmishes,
the
disarm
to
the
which
Slim
the
resento4
and missiles..
Waterford
and attack
interference
fiercely
revolvers
the
to
up in
Volunteers,
in
bivouacked
cudgels,
and assailed
of arms
carried
R.I.C.
from
faction
Intacta'
'Urbs
all
with
them
guarding
'with
set
of
Hundreds
and counter-marched
marched
were
Headquarters
Thomas Street..
armed
exclusively
meetings,
Intacta.
In
Hall
and environs,
of
Urbs
the
And
indeed.
victory
Old Britannia
for
its
Jubilation.
Redmond's
spot
for
the
when General
before
the
premier
backs
It
are
Dr.
last
to
great
victory
to
Clan
encouraged
of
in
previous
election
Shortly
British
across
despondency
it
persist
In
with
a grand
and War
"Our
us or we perish!"
threat.
swept
Fein's
from
Roscommon,
Coming,
Fladders
Atlantic:
was Slim
had
bright
in
fleeing
save
Sam,
- North
City.
afterwards,
dark
the
conscription
year
to
consoling
German onslaught,
Waterford
victory
and Kilkenny
the
the
of
only
Army were
O, Uncle
defeat
the
Fifth
was wailing
too,
White's
-. in
the
wall!
time,
in an era
desperate
George
the
was the
victory
Empire
Gough and
setback
plans.
British
Lloyd
was the
East
Waterford
as
it
their
election
South
did,
first
Longford
it
conscription
sweep to
leave
militant
40.
resistance
in
prominent
Slim
in
a German
to
as the
in
Waterford,
discomfited.
Few were
at
the
and dispersed
to
election
homes to
our
and disappointments.
us in
Waterford
whole
sorry
Abour
of
the
time
an. aged
- used
to
Express
Old Stanley
at
had driven
road
(James
O'Brien,
approached.
we noted that
behind
the
After
home.
Joe
expected
aware
trip
in
with
was struck,
the
car was
once.
the
trap
of
the
the
and
the
of
struck,
pulled
up,
heavy
of;
of
Rosslare
Lisntore.
at
the
morning
movements1
evening
us set
planned
the
along
out
lay waiting
along
road.
driven
already-prepared
was alone.
a fusilade
his
one
and textile
by the
catch
-
(1955)
director
only
three
I)
and
today
radio
a pony-trap,
time.
driver
and
sKirts
As we handled
the
us,
darkness,
which
is
Cork
to
on those
and Orangeman
stopped
time,
Kelliher
credit
merchant
other
to
I was
l918
maraging
by pony trap
was greeted
Then
and wounds
about
little
Stanley
several
that
return
of
Imperialist
son C.O.
A few of
embankment
the
and
we arrived
wooden weapons
reflected
occasionally
at
which,
Kilbree
At
Cappoquin
hungry
bruises
A Cappoquin
of
travel
Lismore.
rail
to
us al
we felt
industrialists,
to ambush him on his
the
which
whose
Stanley,
and director
train
our
spring
Protestant
Ltd.
Boat
our
the
concerned.
leading
firms
in
an incident
Ireland's
We,
nurse
-
'bogus'
tired,
meet
shows how disconsolate
the same
auctioneer,
of
to
we left
That
Volunteers
one C.A.
train
imprisoned.
expedition.
in
involved
sad,
of
Complicity
was
plot
men returned
true
wars
from
of
and there
England
trial,
Our dozen
"tame-up".
the
to
brought
on a charge
seized
were
transported
Plot,
never
They were
a big
Feiners
and numbers
De Valera
leaderless.
Ireland
rapidly,
sods
As he passed
earthen
the driver
a small
our
sods.
was, hit
black
of
figure
earth
he
spot,
The pony
more
than
stood
up
41.
shouted:
and
you'll
all
Ye'll
pay
"You
for
and
fear
were
as
John
O'Shea,
if
the
RIC.
the
Volunteers
in
own parish,
some years
for
had actually
before,
his
great
a howling
gale
Ardmore
to
assaulted!
to
as
assault
and batter
bitterly.
O'Brien
was very
practising
Catholic
on this
too,
As I
slipped
O'Brien
in
My consci4nce
only
great
to
his
grave,
But
priest
I'm
sure,
the
never
some others
it
ship
the
not
We quarreled
facts
of
knowing
touchy,
and we
I could
not
I had done.
courage
the
that
Fr.
to
it
amused.
sleep,.
The
O'Shea
face
'ambush'.
night
or
sleep
I was not
see Rev.
the
very
a priest".
believe
go to
that
got
a good
He was
morning".
was to
railway
of my home that
door
what
As
us.
me viciously
"Don't
me for
I never
with
back
of remorse
my guilt
Edward
such a monstrous
done
Mass.
would
to me:
in
with
priest,
he struck
'he
was torturing
him all.
little
cinders
who
by King
- he was not
missed
by the
and full
way to absolve
to tell
that
fame,
priest
by the
back
having
silent
mockingly
up in
I was so scared
him
quietly
whispered
wake
you'll
told
at
Wexford
a wrecked
a Catholic
and once
matter,
when I
fought
for
and often
head
he recognised
and secretly
other
of
man whom we had so cowardly
was that
fear
each
of
a boat
of
of
encouragement
decorated
the rescue
was the
fearfully
we upbraided
deed
go to
My greatest
we made our way
been
Fein
attentions
their
at
Murphy
in manning
gallantry
And this
Bay.
Fr.
Sinn
and much-admired
he was a well-loved
Moreover,
line,
like
was Rev.
It
open
marched
ground
as we
run
to
hostile
by his
the
to
voice.
the
attracted
- he had actually
his
weak
and a great
authorities
and English
parades
the
Ballinameela,
who had already
stalwart,
in
of
rooted
too
I recognised
petrified.
P.P.
felt
Our legs
remorse.
I hope
you blackguards!
We were
cowards!"
ye
this,
a priest?
you stone
I am a priest,
be conscripted!
with
VII
Would
ruffians!
and
that
He went
was three
Irish
42.
of
him so treacherously-
who attacked
Volunteers
home Convalescent
(Christmas)
in
of December
1918,
sctivity
Fein
during
I
the
Hall
amusing
individual
carved
thick
Ones decorated
the
sole
tunnel
in
more
The
of
thick
lethal.
of
In
believed
that
were
they
with
Sinn
Fein
of
support
of
rebel,
unknown
vote
despite
to
triumphantly
all
99.99%
freedom
in
make it
of
Ireland!
politics
really
Ireland's
old
to
Irish
Irishmen
like
a narrow
bored
when
liberty
followers
of
allies
and
Sinn
the
Irish
protectors,
for
Sinn
by double
any
Fain.
disadvantages
people
figures
In
kind
Cathal
of
local
added
and
Fein arguments.
the
every
Cumann ma
helped
every
a virile
Brugha,
being
the
relatives,
this
of
voter
to
arid Oven the
own families
man with
of
person
workers
the
the
in
The Volunteers
political
among their
was secured
more bloodthirsty
nails
the
he
- he
offence)
lead
election
Brugha.
from
for
canvassed
the
home the
which
batons.
Cathal
especially
available
outlook
their
their
workers
persuasiveness
drive
and
Party
with
with
young
diehard
the
stun
strong
fighting
the
bludgeoning
R.I.C.
mBan,
were
they
Parliamentary
the
was still
of
some of
round-headed
it
the
In the
(and
to achieve
Many thousands
1918.
while
end and the
others
Sixth
force.
cudgel
defence
end and loaded
factionism
the
district,
which
flat
boot;
What weapons
spirit
even
with
a hob-nailed
the
in
business
it
of
and organizers
the
of
a hive
Club
the
election
general
protective
embellished
on its
designs
Fein
in
ay
as a weapon
himself
provided
historic
Simi
see the
Volunteers
the
and
and on holidays
'flu,
speakers
a guard
to
the
frequent
the
providing
provided
'twas
found
were
Meetings
members
from
Cappoquin
Volunteers
to
dark
the
night.
At
in
in
national
a Dublin
a stranger
of
West
Waterford,
over
the
wellknown
and
was returned
local
43
of
standard-bearer.
Carrick-on-Suir,
this
did
in
were
Cathal
of
survivor
in
the
senior
Easter
First
the
the
platform
companies
of
Cappoquin
on the
and
of whom were
uniform.
and plain
- he had been
Thurles
but
words
that
Week,
the
armed
the
as
the
Just
of
Dáil
Irish
Meantime,
Irish
the
set
world
service
to
with
of
Sinn
Fein,
had
Government
January
himself
read
the
Gaelic
A/Company,
the
were
and the
University
Easter
them and that
21st
the
the
henceforth
upon
in
that
were
they
words
R.I.C.
now continues
govern
was convened
I had returned
Volunteer
to
at
morning
Rising
would
sharp
by the
Dublin
They,
Brugha's
and Brugha
to
very
some
few
Brugha's
and would
people
formally
later,,
officers,
that
people
Irish
Éireann
their
He said
begun
troops.
delay.
Republic
independence.
and resumed
the
do without
two weeks
our
of
authority
would
the
Volunteer
the
endorsed
Drawn
the
detention,
understand
enemy garrison
and prophetic.
of
of
on 6th
and addressed
that
from
trip
had then
the
had better
persecutors
now the
votes
were
detained
Éireann.
welcome,
remember
a few hours
work
R.I.C.
be treated
they
after
well
on his
had now by their
people
that
station,
xailway
released
I
- Dáil
appeared
under
Lismore
Decies
Cappoquin
in
Square
as
figure
Republic
himself
and
Volunteers,
historic
him a vociferous
who gave
up before
Irish
All
and miraculous
the
was held
Brugha
Commons.
the
we,
officer
the
represented
to an amazing
swept
represent
of
Cathal
crowd
Joyous
to
Week,
had
such a heroic
having
celebration
1919.
Fain
Volunteer
Parliament
A victory
January
of
of
House
West Waterford
proud
Brugha,
British
Solicitor,
O'Shea,
20 years,
than
and Slim
In
especially
J.J.
Party,
more
for
the
likewise
victory.
complete
Irish
who,
constituency
Ireland
the
1919,
Proclamation
tongue.
College,
Cork,
2nd Battalion,
44.
1st
The company captain
I Brigade.
Cork
T.
Lieutenant
Sean
warriors
the
pf
was organised
(section
2 squads
each
Volunteer
commander
for
acquisition
when the
on,
card
from
would
Arrested
In
wear
and send
of
amount
by a
and was to
be used
and ammunition.
of
possession
intense,
letters.
were
withdraw
na mBan.
St.,
where
sent
them
jail
Slim
in
for
to
the
the
'were
prisoners
were
from
and also
in
released,
of
l04
On the
of
Cumann na mBan.
reported
staff
another
girl,
the
house,
According
to
toed
supply
by Cork
Georges
and
parcels
a prominent
a McCarthy
they
Old
clearing-house
Blackpool,
daughter
The
Fitzgerald's
to
paicels
of
was arranged
supplies.
Fitzgerald,
worker
was the
allowed
and
and bad.
and made up the
It
jail.
were
on parcels
restaurant
collected
Peg Duggan
as Kitty
was a zealous
prisoners
prisoners'
Cumann na mBan,
as well
Rein
D.O.R.A.
letters
mostly
was scanty
Fitzgerald's
I lodged,
These
visitors,
fare
Féiners:
Sinn
breaking
untried.
They depended
the
of
uniform,
receive
as prison
to
parcels
was full
Prison
Many were
own clothes,
outside
Ciann
of
had a
collected
so they
damning,
wearing
etc.
their
from
Cork
1919,
For drilling,
regulations,
the
been
have
entered
and arms
became
into
divided
Each Volunteer
parades
equipment
struggle
was
under
use.
Early
of
of
time,
section
each
was usually
to
preliminary
this
The company
section
commander
This
-
enthusiastic
the
so,
on which was
card
(3d).
section
later
12 or
Each
a squad
membership
the
of
commander).
under
At
had retired.
days
sections
subscription
weekly
as many of
60,
M.Sc.,
2nd Battalion
of
Sean Hegarty.
conscription
into
a N.C.O.
this
about
numbered
O/C.
M.A.,
O/C.
Brigade
O'Sullivan;
a company
O'Donovan,
Raymond Kennedy,
outside
at
Fitzgerald's-
officer
member,
who,
too,
as the
and
45.
many the
hem
Amongst
from
also
a wild,
but
his
belying
Volunteer
both
in
three
Round
this
not
somewhat,
been
on the
books,
the
then
bacon
arguing
Great
father
104
Lismore
and Lieut
J.
paraded
Keyes,
their
T.D.
for
prison
strong
(6.l.l919)
their
that
his
War over,
before
great
During
the
British
being
too
huge
doing
1918
in
frame
the
and
his
Corn
army,
but
he would
the
Depot
training.
Stores
of
my
1918,
rather
than
not
have
be
had persisted,
be better
(at
at
strength
of
R.I.C.
At any
later
Estate;
crisis
would
and
continuously
the
life
keen
school,
enormous
My father
My
over
being
join
of' corn.
he was up in
him)
Keane's
young.
man's
sacks
John
me
He had
a secondary
conscription
him to
an R.I.C.
handling
Sir
and during
asset.
then,
at
not
It.
R.I.C.
He had worked
15.
farm
where
into
gone to
the
disturbed
for
unprepared
but,
fellow,
at
home that
had joined
Ernest,
factory,
him forced
than
I was entirely
had encouraged
accepted
two
Brugha,
in
in
others
they
Cathal
news from
he had never
on the
a big
I got
School
Paddy Walsh,
father
time
a big
National
were
day
sentences
court
enough,
were
too,
Cork
days was reputed
deliberately
Madden
the
receive
months
James
always
since
to
that
brother,
left
J.J.
in
indiscretion.
vainglorious
twin
those
him with
gaol,
uniform
Cappoquin
served
cork
Captain
whom had worn
company
They
In
Street.
I met
Badge"
some time
and thoughtful
when I net
reputation,
officers,
of
in
man
"Clareman's
who spent
madcap who seemed to
sober
gaol.
when
uniform
the
carrying
Sean
of
a West Glare
Volunteer
Seam Moylan,
he seemed
Old George's
for
out
getting
O'Donnell,
offence.
impulsive
trouble,
after
wearing
a term
a drilling
for
Art
still
serving
revolver);
gaol
there
I recollect
Carrigaholt,
him after
(a
I met
Volunteer
rate,
for
now with
l81/2, like
A letter
him
his
from my
the
46.
told
mother
afternoon
with
accosted,
stopped
no other
it
recreation
out
he tins
to
the
I wrote
back
to
to
in
Cork
mention
of
him whatsoever
referred
twin
the
Irish
an ex-sergeant,
were
both
unaware
very
that
living
on his
in
in
other
and
no
I never
an active
Cork,,
13),
hear
my own
about
while
ray
and my father,
at
the
R.I.C.
he had a
letters,
and mixed
loyalties
her
to
pension
boys
the
8,
on
Depot
I Wanted
Ulster,
it R.I.C.,
divided
mention
I.R.A.),
Force
(one
tins
ho served
warn
(now the
two other
would
they
completed,
to
alarmed
R.I.C.
were
R.I.C.
was I now in
Here
North
My brother
where
her
a bit
Volunteers
young
Of the
any of
I as
the
or
training
her
to
never
had been
1922.
the
there
Cappoquin.
in
men in
the
Tyrone,
and told
in
all.
was in
brother
Co.
on an
City
They
time.
Furthermore,
position.
extraordinary
member of
His
U.C.C.
at
him at
to
again.
me or
Dublin
R.I.C.
the
loft
mother
brother
Depot.
quit
disbanded
to
write
the
he never
city
wore
to
a second
caught
that
out
by a band of
them to
to Aughnacloy,
R.I.C.
son never
if
seems,
posted
tile
from
and searched
chance
so scared,
until
recruit
another
Road who warned
Circular'
get
he bad ventured
me that
home in
family,
but
so they
were
worries
the
of
O'Donoghue household.
The very
the
Declaration
Week,
day
the
the
of
Solohead
gruesome
was splashed
Even
those
that
day
Irish
details
us in
ruthlessness
of
Pitzgerald's
- the
the
and a fanatical
of
Cork
the
the
Volunteers
I well
affair.
the
house,
A.O.H. loader,
men of
occurred..
of
shooting
were
remember
Jack
in
two R.I.C.
were
stunned
that
Fitzgerald,
a fury
Easter
The next
the
The public
army
ratified
formally
by the
Tipperary
Examiner.
man of
met and
Republic
ambush in
on the
of
the
Éireann
Dáil
men
shocked.
with)
the
in
night
middleaged
denouncing
the
47.
his
"murderers";
a terrible
do such
circumstances
Irish
were
the
that
conviction,
Volunteers
on Ireland
effect
and pageantry
of
portion
in
the
active
in
to
arrest
the
-
hangman
from
tremendous
the
which
display
The British
army
of
rescue
in
and some motor
and dispose
bikes,
to
auction
give
the
more
serious
the
dealers.
Volunteers
than
vehicles.
It
the
Great
its
surplus
I.R.A.
usual
would,
Volunteers
eyes.
that
the
proclamation
on 21st
January
in
learnt
be
auction
of
this
yards
of
disposed
and,
provide
for
by public
so as
at
practice
arranged
moreover,
push bikes
mostly
and
training
drill,
war material.
Marsh's
to
now over,
War, being
stuff,
Barracks,
a little
the
of
stored
The
the
nation
the
Government
transport
were
Undon Quay R.I.C.
behind
and that
of
Irish
the
a
histrionics.
Cork,
mechanical
gave
its
Now we could
status
in
of
manner
It
convinced
earnest
of
the
morale.
enormously
grew
the
awaiting
efficiency.
the
man
and who
officers,
and
Volunteer
Republican
was no mere
A quantity
be the
who resisted
assuredly
gallows
our
deadly
Irish
to. collect
began
parading
a Donegal
a Volunteer
impossible,
McNelis
1919,
of
to
too,
and the
a democratic
of
now would
McNelis,
almost
by its
country
in
in
force
days
work
two R.I.C.
threatening
seemed
were
the
Factory,
Prison
body
Volunteers
on us that
shooting
as a military
Solohead
of
the
boost,
do things
of
Cork
in
amazad
doing,
Shell
point
they
had a profound
Volunteer
of Denis
rescue
Cork
a coil
in
lay
the
much if
very
Solohead
stern
the
under
Volunteer.
The 'spectacular
working
in
could
or
without
and on the
and that
over
were
But
general
was borne
It
particular.
all.
at
but
I doubted
that
Irish:
Would
'boys'
had no alternative
attackers
anyhow,
and,
the
for
I arguing,
and
thing,
the
that
denying
vehemently
Republic,
as fanatical
equally
wife,
the
to
something
seizure
many Volunteers
48.
'flee'
with
later
operations
stare
in
they
would
find
the
Things
panned
out
or
parties
of
so,
poor
An amusing
using
the
the
got
machines
At
that
in
our
our
eyes
lads.
and our
spent
their
all
hours
of
amateur
activities
and other
University
students
was a cover
for
week nights
regularly,
close
central
hail
practice.
hands
this
On those
and a double
at
These
rear
nights
guard
the
checked
felt
ourselves
is
doubtful
at
St.,
It
students
boxing,
and cultural
was for
whole
male
club
programme
and training.
mobilised
(with
were
used
club
On two
and
there
drill
wooden
held
for
in
the
at
main
dummies)
large
and boxing
dancing
was entirely
entrance
was
Cork,
cards,
classes
if
all.
ostensibly,
the
drills
normally
of
Maylor
pastimes.
rifle
drill,
pound
few
its value
as petty
billiards,
activities
a
fined
Volunteers
Irish
A/Company
order
It
Here,
Actually,
Volunteer
the
in
theatricals,
practice,
at
club,
tine.
as unroadworthy
treated
the
charged
much of
We kind
recreation
only.
lost
to
two boys
and had apparently
disdain.
innocent
of
both
'raid'
'job'
were: in
and later
were
in
embarrassing.
abandoned
ours
big
students
activity
and bayonet
of
with
this
gymnasium,
practised
they
treated
The University
of
I think
authorities.
police
ascribed
a hive
had been
15 minutes
machines
Volunteers
they
'exploit'
operation
R.I.C.
not
when we saw our
by the
larceny
after
this
rate,
were
they
purpose.
dispersed
by R.I.C.
stopping
p.m.
special
was somewhat
lamps
7.30
and for
the
who were arrested
bass
larceny;
by some of
carried
that
opened,
some of
that
was the
sequel
unlighted
with
the
The fact
open at
and coolly
emerged
on the
converge
inconspicuously,
for
gates
planned;
cyclists
and none
shape
and
detailed
dangerous
to
thrown
gates
party
more
were
quietly
entrance
as
directions.
for
them
The Volunteers
on.
by a special
exactly,
'blood'
twos and threes
army
all
and
bikes,
in
Volunteer
door and
49.
at
also
second
except
they
door.
The
were
as
occurred
occasional
University
Once only,
then
standing
Battalion
had
up the
set
as
and,
to
remain
allegiance
to
the
of
the
Volunteer
The form
Republic.
exits
O'Sullivan,
the
Irish
Volunteers
that
Dáil
and
Republic
the
was now incumbent
the
and an
He said
attention.
solemn
and very
Hall
Sean
of
of
army
on each
the
Volunteer
an oath
army to
take
of
he pronounced
oath
of
follows:"I
swear
by the
and allegiance
which
is
defend
the
the
The O/C.
sat
a Lee-Enfield
Commandant
across
his
words
at
breast,
was completed
the
and
this
behind
each
laid
standing,
Then,
Oath
the
after
Irish
all
oath
enemies
without
slowly
the
Volunteers,
both
a table
on which
held
now the
me God".
lay
On the
stretched
At
foreign
before
length,
Irish
rifle
him
the
approached
and solemnly,
O/C.
Éirhann
mental
- So Help
hand
faith
and to
Republic
evasion
his
true
give
and to Dái1
The Volunteers
rifle.
a time,
the
from
of
I will
Republic
of
take
uniform
O'Sullivan,
of
I
purpose
Service
four
table,
Irish
Republic
and
or
in
the
government
Irish
reservation
God that
Almighty
to
amd domestic
the
in
Main
now and henceforth
it
such,
in
company
occasion
and addressed
Government
were
who wished
as
to
full
formal
O/C.,
Adjutant
rigidly
Volunteers
Republic
was a very
The Battalion
who were
the
It
oath,
an
whole
was the
was on the
That
of
activities.
indoor
Club.
locked.
with
that
St.
a rdour
Rarely
was the
company was paraded
appeared
Éireann
these
The
business.
were
the
for
my recollection,
Maylor
of
taking
to
toto
outer
60 and gradual
about
cooled
main
at
by guard
and national
martial
the
Volunteer
in
company mobilised
the
and passed
admitted
None were
hall.
company now numbered
full
in
main
rear
identified
defections
assembled
to
entrance
which
horizontally
they
the
repeated
ceremony
Republican
50.
the others
and I believe
as it
felt,
of the
solemn individuality
and the
and perfect
strong
were,
me
impressed
swearing-in
profoundly.
too,
of the rifle
The touch
were sworn and no one declined.
All
were dismissed
Cork I Brigade,
2nd Battalion,
Army, A/Company,
Henceforth,
we
the
Irish
of
soldiers
Republic.
the club
For long,
making of
or jam-jar
canister
and
explosive
- chmica1
chia1s
ammonium, chlorate,
a demonstrator
were ever
chemical weapons
the passing
this
and
and
and he
I do not know if
work.
for
tested
personally
these
I think
but
efficiency,
in
ended 'research'
threat
direction.
the
armament in Maylor
once,
as Information
place
was to be raided.
had come from
beneath
lethal
by battalion
I never
region
know, but
In activities
I think
or a Gaelic
teams.
At this
times
sources
or more,
two rugby
subsequently
Army 1923.
we smuggled
of mysterious
St.
and down
were
What happened them after
that
never
came into
use
enemy forces.
in A/Company was either
and most of then
played
no member of a rugby
man was to be found in A/Company.
of 1920,
the
that
Mathew Quay where they
as they
after,
every Volunteer
footballer,
at
they were dumped In some dark
ever
against
In 1919,
G.A.A.
officers.
and forgotten
R.I.C.
out of Maylor
on Father
mobilised.
had to be shifted
contrivances
our overcoats
to the Thomas Ashe Hall
received
St.
For two hours
bombs and other
construction
the company was suddenly
however,
chemical
jam-jar
-
phial)
and chlorate
nitrate
U.C.C.
of the conscription
One night,
All
this
and supervised
directed
at
(in
small
Company O/C. was a M.Sc.
Ray Kennedy,
in chemistry
acid
sulphuric
containing
type
These were of the
bombs.
and crude
explosives
the
had been used for
St.
In Naylor
players
joined,
became Major-General
club
Later,
games in U.C.C.
or no nonin the winter
one of whomDavid
Reynolds
a hurler
Reynolds
of the Free
State
51.
In
the
May 1919,
The Cork
in Dublin.
returned
station
we were
the
deafening
noise
the
stationary
The
panic.
all
out
of
shooting
and left
right
crouched
in
the
little
the
entrance
fired
past
After
the
we - the
of
last
us
that
Cork
the
at
we talked
and I was
ashamed of
just
salutary
fled
showed that
lesson
some of
them as
Independence
the rescue
of
Cork
flying
Prison.
my weakness
that
which
the
in
is
of
those
back,
beginning.
or
all
the
our
On the
shooting,
next
from
day
R.I.C.
his
we felt
rather
the
Volunteer
train
training
so easily
stampeded.
It
us a
Cork
taught
athletes
won high
in
train
we heard
killed.
scuttling
being
to
so later
the
Hogan from
young
officers
back
Sean
afterwards
column
ventured
Examiner"
contagious.
night
was lust
at
men
down and,
"Cork
of
carbine
died
Kilmallock
of
man
Chaos was
I think
showed little
Several
so sheepishly
voices
the
An hour
had been
we read
panic
three
had drifted
hushed
An R.I.C.
which
rest.
in
to
his
shooting
stopped
open
on firing
had happened.
behaviour
panicky
We certainly
It
in
him to
blindly.
the
policeman
knew until
our
through
- among the
When it
pulled
and fences.
passengers
passengers
several
bringing
abashed
gate
minutes
U.C.C.
we had witnessed
escort
exit
end
towards
and scattered
and kept
frightened
journey.
we never
that
cabin
and no one 1new what
rumour
way to
the
several
by little,
resumed
but
houses
of
when the
the
walls,
men
two swinging
were
train
behind
signal
I saw three
window
the
down on track
direction
general
of
and near
and more wide-
gate,
wildly
the
train,
the
jumped
beside
had gone.
of
on off-side
down
window
to
The doors
further
intense
platform
and
by
was confusion
all
more
Knocklong
and dozing
a carriage
out
One turned
At
May.
loafing
Looking
revolvers.
passengers
our
in
continued,
across
and
19th
In a second,
train.
around.
train.
of
hooting
move rapidly
of
I was a substitute,
of
evening
startled
was played
Cup Competition
on which
team,
on the
by train
spread
Fitzgibbon
the
who
distinction,
War of
52.
The Knocklong
law
to
South
home at
exploit
from
holidays
mountains
via
Ballinure.
Near
stuff
I carried
and a few
I was glad
uncle.
on the
return
by day.
Tipperary
with
Ryan,
drilled
T.D.,
I confided
and fellow
when the
yarning,
welcome.
ready
Rescue
of
favourite
felt
at
it
truth
whistling
and
Already
within
every
as
and
I
the
crossroads
I listened
tried
to
the
at
the
rebel
Station
of
gathering
those
the
alley
"Jerry"
of
my intrusion.
scholar
in
difficult
for
Returning
homo to
Cappoquin
from
me,
in
Cross
ballad
and the
having
at
"The
and
I
lustily.
air
which,
no ear
for
I left
in
music.
the
early
morning
Intending
Curraheen,
to make a detour
from
a
was first
Tipperary
lads
Cork.
I found
Knocklong"
words
was very
I.R.A.
songs,
country
to tell,
the
the
in
a friend
Jockey
two months,
learn
ban
taken
was in
singing
to
80 men amongst
Mid-Tipperary,
I too
boys assembled
Sean Hogan from
thrilled
singing
that
in
me
leaving
a Tipperary
Heany,
Engineer
comrades,
Colonel
was
and
Horse
moved off
in
bog
I met the
near
about
the
into
on the
or
my
them all
fitted
6 p.m.
later
"Jerry",
to Dinny
I.R.A.
farm
to
give
my young
formation
card
recovered
alley
dusk,
He notice
undergraduate,
Thereafter,
ball
to
soon
handball,
up in
some seditious
after
came across
by Jimmy
and later
night,
I
Mid-Tipperary.
Afterwards,
U.C.D.
lined
friends,
and being
played
one night,
Then,
them my
and
the
around
I
I
evening
at
evenings
whom I hurled
alone.
Every
and
membership
as
on the
Knockmealdown
Fetbard
I wanted
which
work
of
the
a wall
especially
youngsters
Several
Jockey.
in
At Curraheen,
Journey.
my uncle
other
I did,
summer routine
familiar
with
An tOglach
of
copies
over
Volunteer
including
my summer
some of
Clonmel,
I hid
Newcastle,
Martial
to my grandmother'
cycled
spend
Newcastle,
of
rigours
I travelled
College.
Melleray,
which
to
Thurles,
the
I
As usual,
Tipperary.
Curraheen,
the
brought
Ballinure
53
visit,
to
the
soldiers
martial
law
from
in
South
I was cycling
that
miles
over
the
N.C.O.
to
search
bike.
This
been
documents
for
I did
in
direction
opposite
Some years
himself
at
that
day
in
Hogan
age
in
Clarence
brown
light
feeckled
when
I met
in
Dublin
or
(auburn
faces.
in
to
'foxy)
But
at
After
Tipperary.
soldiers
the
to
proceed
moved away
famous
We were
a
taller
dawned
scrutiny
to
resemblance
the same
of
heavy
and both
Hogan was
it
searching
physical
us sported
hair,
Sean Hogan
in May1922,
and colouring.
of
relief
by
my seditious
his
a marked
and both
searched
Ballinure.
towards
and figure
oval
The
an
incriminating
I was allowed
so,
Cashel.
I bore
Dualla.
approximately,
or
Hotel
being
was one of
coming
50
on the
nothing
discarded
was so keen
officer
face
have
afterwards,
the
on me why the
via
away as
far
of
feeling
20 minutes
on my way which
the
to
on learning
he ordered
but
experience
Newcastle
away beyond
detained
being
as
as
home,
carefully,
and my main
so lucky
a Lieutenant,
and my 'portmanteau'
was my first
It
w
enforcing
aroused
curiosity
armed
of
in
engaged
McCann,
1919.
squad
West Waterford,
my bike
me,
military
having
in
was done most
was found.
English
His
a place,
mountains
in
The officer,
Tipperary.
to
Pierce
early
a big
into
who were
me.
of
grave
hardships
I ran
on bicycles
and questioned
halted
see the
prison
entrance
graveyard
British
to
graveyard
who had died
T.D.,
At
Dualla
had very
by at
of
crop
fresh
least
two
inches.
Back
the
-
movements
tactics
wooded,
full
Cork
again,
of A/Company
training
field
in
day's
of
in
the
attack
hilly,
military
October
went
1919,
on apace.
open
level
etc.
exercises.
learning
in various
Every
and
Now we practised
country,
and defence
the drilling
Sunday
After
early
more
laboriously
typos
of
was devoted
Mass
in St.
terrain
to
a
54.
(the
we packed
a heavy
packet
set
for
and
lunch
out
or more
miles
a few hours
After
and a short
of
had to
were
a real
of
shirked
throwing
ordered
to take
and
attack,
or
cover,
to
when on retreat
of
This
occasionally
rifle
and
in
used
to
expend
round
was valuable,
rare
of
weapons
In my
I.R.A.
not
if
improbable
at
Jack
Daly
that
this
north
the
at
of
men a arrying
were
not
encouraged
Every
was difficult
with
both
was
(.22)
shooting.
and
some of
rifles
Hence
should
I recollect.
went
the
across
the
I
city
carried
streets
were
it
back
of
Cork
active
be temporarily
that
our
Well
time
two rifles
to
when
night
to Sunday's
at
five
was
One Saturday
Simon Moynihan,
lodged.
there
Parade,
A/Company.
practice
where
through
stuff
target
was
with
practice
weapons
31 Grand
address.
side,
heels-
routine
and I.R.A.
impossible
on the
fence
and vintage.
typo
and myself
quartermaster,
my overcoat
actually
man who
himself
field
calibre
in
We
made such a fool
again
replacement
students
college
kept
as
new digs
convenient
the
ammunition
precious
our
when he was
who threw
shooting,
or automatic
I.R.A.
a rough
over
small
lunch.
and the
drain
monotonous
Only
rifle
pistols
revolvers,
roll
After
completely.
the
by some target
arms.
practising
firearms
never
wearisome
brightened
small
only
'rooky'
thoughless
facing-enemy
himself.
and
a boggy
into
himself
the
promptly
Woe betide
enemy.
three
was 100% realistic.
It
and lacked
for
out
we resumed
smoke,
From
road.
south.
the
for
meat
usually
to
we fell
training.
war
practising
presence
hills
and
be obeyed
Bandon
rendezvous,
rolling
rest
military
order
Every
the
and manoeuvres
drill
grub
programme
the
and cold
on the
Viaduct
Volunteers)
University
butter
bread,
us to
in
away
of
the
directed
scouts
there,
with
church
favourite
Augustine's
on
company
beneath
digs
at
55.
31 Grand
to
deal
with
escorted
Sunday
by four
like
fashion
late
evening,
arms
in
the
like
this
city
bred
his
lay
Strolling
and resource
fighting
Winthrop
dark
teacher
Wren's,
he told
me he was returning
He carried
having
been
discussed
moved from
I.R.A.
and West Cork.
with
bullets
city
boundary.
city
I.R.A.
was the
first
Madden
for
of
the
moving
through
a
always
on the
alert.
raised
in
the
Cork,
in
June
bloodier
very
found
told
in
I.R.A.
a marsh
near
rail
station
at
Albert
in
West Cork
body
Douglas
ago and had been
by the
to
on his
We
Cork
riddled
on Cork
man was a spy who had
spy shooting
a sensation.
Organ
earlier.
a man's
in
Fein
West Waterford,
who executed
caused
Sinn
railway
morning
me this
I
a drink
Official
a little
intelligence
fate
Dublin
1919,
was Jim
Over
organiser
in
generally
it
by,
Bandon
Waterford
a few days
Dublin
bloody
the
West
That
bad been
Cork
it
a parcel
affairs
City
from
training
value
from
He was now Volunteer
travelled
arms
valuable
Lismore.
C.B.S.,
and was heading
Kinsale.
later
and,
Volunteer,
man hurrying
young
at
St.,
my late
way to
shooting
ahead.
Madden,
'An tOglach'
in
the
in
the
transferring
enemy forces
his
In
Different
in
by
and Quinlisk's
I accompanied
Quay where
trapped
him forthwith.
I.R.A.
Madden later
we met Tadhg
I,
in
rifles
manner
was a very
It
uniformed
through
Headquarters.
time
and steadiness
a tall
recognised
similar
way.
and
and target
quartermaster.
city.
and hardened
which
31 in
to
the
Ballinhassig.
drill
ready
Twohill
the
brought
rifle
time
coolness
confidence
morale
work
from
the
with
to
the
to
used
through
swarming
near
of
step
Jerome
us,
men,
in
back
returned
teaching
A/Company
training
brought
were
two of
revolver
loaded
me every
escorted
rendezvous
after
week,
tactic,
It
our
with
Daly,
morning,
armed
to
were
Volunteers
Jacky
any hold-up,
The following
the
while
Parade,
Lynch,
56.
a veteran
Sinn
Feiner
and who was a valued
Kinsale,
hostile
A number
town.
some of
occupied
trifle
taken
crowded
the
Madden
until
platform
and
again
much later
I returned
- all
myself
a game of
startled
three
of
us in
us to
turn
a nearby
in
continued
which
our
the
Cork,
and my first
at
found
All
The R.I.C.
to
reaction
more menacingly
an inquest
shot
of
case.
each
asked
on a man
dead
that
day -
us refused
and
the
through
the
the
They accosted
withdrew
entrance
and
such was not
then
on a jury
we were
a sergeant
R.I.C.,
and
playing
Old Market
then
tavern
Place
alley.
in
Early
his
the
New Year
in A/Company,
being
Parade,
military
equipment
could
etc.)
flattered
they
(the
Shanagarry,
seeking
to
'swiped'
the
warlike
Volunteers)
was also
called
out
my help.
were
Cork.
stores
of
at
loose
belts
and pouches
Walsh
had heard
A/Company
He confided
preparing
what
as
in
to me one weekend
to ferret
in
as well
who,
a lieutenant
haversacks,
or
me by enlisting
local
my aid
(bandoliers,
be bought
my contribution
Tom Walsh,
(1920),
2nd Battalion,
home company at
31 Grand
of
Place,
but
and
Youghal,
men - were
unusual.
execution.
only
Daly,
I.R.A.
off
togged
He had been
game.
provided
four
quietly
spy
both
as Tom Walsh,
Jack
trapped;
serve
morgue.
joined
I was to meet
1919,
and
was most
and first
another
apparently
ball
mission
to
late
of
entry
hopelessly
come along
fair]y
Then Madden
Parade.
Old Market
We were
we were
see
kit
single
up and down the
Kanturk,
the
sudden
war
Madden was a
whistled.
students
in
constables.
The policemen's
in
Twohill,
handball
fun
wars.
university
by the
was that
train
afternoon
Jerome
Shanagarry,
in
that
an unoccupied
paced
31 Grand
the
in
train.
entered
in
business
worker
soldiers
on the
and I
the
to
in
On Saturday
British
but Lynch
while
Lynch
of
Republican
carriages
aback,
compartment
on a drapery
who carried
in
to attack
and he
me that
Cloyne
57.
Barracks
R.I.C.
the
and
following
that
disappointed
with
nevertheless
he invited
to
Shanagarry
I felt
as
for
night
in
Patrick's
mine
at
Bridge.
C.B.S.
hailed
from
Lismore
in
C.B.S.
pre
the
after
Constable
callous
doe
and could
not
mad
Earlier
had been
sons
with
rage
of
the
that
some time
death
of
it
under
spontaneous
the
a
sight
prove
for
at
schoolmates
casually
study
party
the
that
first
a closer
been
St.
a few hours
murder,
murder
was
Hartnett,
had taught
carefully
have
was
dead near
nee
mother,
seemed at
the
King
two
But
planned
men driven
of
of
from
shot
brother
blood.
was
operation
had been
killing,
and methods
direction
reaction
hot
building
daybreak.
Swanzy.
MacCurtain's
1900.
in
was a calculated
high
her
Murtagh's
reprisal
circumstances
where
the
equipment
by R.I.C.
as their
Lismore,
thirst
Tomás MacCurtain,
O/C.,
Murtagh's
or
at
retreat
R.I.C.
Murtagh,
the
Sunday
the
arms
Inspector
otherwise
That
though
and,
Blackpool
by District
go.
and wounded,
brigade
home in
Constable
night,
of
his
me to
urged
to
night
though
district,
had to
our
than
rather
as no RI.C.
attackers
1920,
led
Barracks,
that
killed
success,
March
murdered,
in
together;
I declined,
attack.
was attacked
and R.I.C.
as the
In
barrack
He was
him that
with
return
be a nuisance
stranger
barracks
a complete
captured.
the
in me strongly
was wrecked
I had got
material
again
City
he did.
me, which
me to
I would
that
Cloyne
not
small
in
engage
adventure
St.
the
a complete
being
to meet
Saturday
Cork
come to
he would
revenge
a
comrade.
the
At
the
two
city
company
(U.C.C.)
Benny
in
funeral
from
battalions
military
fell
McCarthy,
into
his
of
the
formation
place,
joined
the
Blackpool
I.R.A.
behind
a young
ranks.
home to
marched
the
bier.
Dungarvan
the
Cathedral,
company by
As A/Company
medical
He was ordered.
student,
to
drop
out
58.
a member of A/Company
as he Was not
of
the
A year
humiliated.
his
West Waterford
too
were
at
brigade
from
day
Finbarr's1
Government
and Michael
Brugha
I.R.A.
behind
right
of
Honour
the
in
or
cemetery
gates,
and only
immediate
police
of
Honour
The Last
admitted
Volunteers,
with
of
Party
the
mortal
Brigade
victim
All
murder,
a verdict
against
British
Cork
the
No.
terror
wilful
R.I.C.
his
in
the
of
St.
entrance
Cork
of
at
the
six
order
fired
over
of
Cork,
Mayor
notable
Ireland.
the
was returned
King
at
was no oration.
first
MacCurtain's
comrades
murder
from
at
Lord
enemy
and Guard
were
volleys
1 Brigade,
of
Guard
party,
party
nowhere
the
Arrived
Staff
a firing
the
being
the
guard
There
from
reprisals
were
place
route.
Brigade
Tomás MacCurtain,
Cork
officers
Government
graveyard.
and
Dáil
was no sign
to
next
(St.
marched
funeral
Band,
and then
Wilton
our
which
and
and three
was Incensed
especially
of
of
of
There
appeared
advance"
Commandant,
of
to
rifles
remains
side
Pipers
in
and even Cathal
Brigade,
Dáil
mourners,
in
headquarters
was deployed
was sounded
Post
City
in
grit
We, A/Company,
on the
anywhere
A/Company
were
"Firing
Cork
him
The funeral
represented
other
uniform.
Volunteer
Corporation,
fully
on each
Volunteer
O/C.,
proportions.
procession,
the
bier
soldiers
national
with
the
of
company
of
were
In
Plot
the
column
putting
I.R.A.
the
Republican
Collins
marched
leading
the
was
Cemetery)
Republican
of
to
Cathedral
of
Brigade
adjutant,
in
failed
and joined
He showed great
actively
and
upset
(having
hardships
Pax Whelan,
him,
headquarters.
on serving
insisting
As the
him brigade
appointed
Waterford,
charge
for
great
obviously
though
home to Dungarvan
column.
flying
as was known,
far
same student
this
later,
returned
examinations)
life
as ordered,
He did
I.R.A.
as
or,
Barracks
foul
I.R.A.
by the
and brutal
At
the
coroner's
and D.I.
inquest
jury
Swanzy
59.
was named as the
killed
had been
disguised
by Sinn
in
described
the
Castle.
Dublin
with
having
eyes
of
wife
to
character
as they
They
of
discord
seeds
on MacCurtain's
Cork
confound
with
their
foul
the
only
the
key
horrified
by
the
blacken
Roger
and sow the
Their
increased
to
with
confuse
lies,
and a
tried
They
and
safe
damnable
cold
attacks
of
fury
the
and
remained
of July
murder
in
window
west
hushed
roof
of
U.C.C.
Suddenly,
Pete
It
tones,
we could
the
and Cork
Kearney
springs
see
sentry
Cork
to
college
secure
through
the
narrow
are
the
adjoining
window,
and fro
or
50 yards
and
until
Mayor's
to
who
staff
Lord
pacing
else.
door,
the
Prison,
Prison
iron-studded
the
and
nothing
and undiscovered
As we discussed
of
but
was a perfectly
untouched
soldier
of
a magazine
light,
heavy
1921.
an English
embattled
admit
by a member of
officer.
college
in a high room
was like
It
a low narrow
was held
the
room was used as a store
material.
to
an
burial,
assembled
This
windows
being
a Volunteer
retreat
part
war
two narrow
which
were
U.C.C.
of
entrance
Truce
MacCurtain's
firearms
A/Company's
of
was also
two after
tower
only
having
this
to
having
college
dump for
the
wished
the
satisfied
damnedest
earlier
years
not
as a renegade
him
Ireland.
four
knew no bounds
I.R.A.
Volunteers
the
brand
and to
did
their
of
Reports
Ireland,
before
now did
to
memory only
A day or
the
in
was
murder
which
vileness
and
MacCurtain
out
Official
the
Tom MacCurtain
comrades
Casement.
in
authorities
propaganda
his
and
and children,
masked
was how the
This
MacCurtain
contended,
who wiped
malevolent
British
methods.
they
Press
slaughtered
his
traitor
British
the
devilish
their
him.
The official
gang.
of British
conspirators
With
scruples,
murder
Feiners,
mistrusted
they
the
of
typical
Republican
because
his
was
reaction
British
or
leader
on
so away
structures.
'Peter
the
-
60.
Painter'
raised
sentry.
"I
Jack
bit
of
sense,
"Is
it
not
the
of
College
would
serious
consequences
an Officers'
later
provided
but
service
also
June
for
the
only
and
Limerick
passing
my second
l920,
instead
of
and
Thurles,
I
spending
holiday
per
hour
for
but
very
shortly
break
for
lunch
p.m.
each
exposed
and cases
to
of
all
all
of
whom were
A/Company was
I.R.A.
and now and
service
men
Cork
three
the
for
brigades,
columns.
examination
engineering
in Ji
the
five
six
in
Curraheen
usual
Cork
at
I went
city.
the
week.
day with
or
Marina
At
half-day
we used
descriptions
get
experience
I was
and
attracted
work
where,
to
at
ceased
it
8 a.m.
at
My first
in
the
salvaged
to make standard
1/-
paid
Work began
and all
timber
this
doing
on Saturday.
department
salvage
Ford's
workers
first
1 p.m.
into
to
my bargain.
to
weeks
students
as Juvenile
12.30
weathers,
most
have
summer
I regretted
was to
assignment
suspicion
for
classed
from
the
there,
and would
brigade
I and other
a 44 hour
-
Cappoquin
factory
were
work,
year
only
down on the
the
the
to
home to
matters.
Engineering
in
out
returning
on in
stayed
established
newly
4.30
Kerry
not
After
holidays
in
columns
for
and special
many officers
enough.
I.R.A.
Bringing
home units.
Corps
Training
Have a
British
and on the
Volunteers
their
in
the
authorities
U.C.C.
officers
like
active
for
of
and foolhardy
stupid
round
us crowd
be and could
would
costs.
British
shoot?"
we pointed
attention
all
at
the
be both
I.R.A.
it
I
gun reluctantly
- down on U.C.C.
hostility
valuable
act
pacing
you are?
Earnestly
vengeful
be avoided
to
something
-
the
of
mad
his
he.
idiotic
and R.I.C.
soldiers
and
said
tempting",
drawing
it
He lowered
man!"
a foolish
in
result
Isn't
"Don't!
the
"Will
he said.
easily"
and a few others
Daly
chorusing
him what
him
aim at
takes
deliberately
can get
Ray Kennedy,
Kearney
and
open
from
crates
boxes
as
61.
containers
off
coming
the
the
assembly
as
"Packy"
and good nature
to
the
He was
On the
business.
boxer
prominent
in
his
Union
bard
Jack
as
at
it
up outside
nailing
gate
Walsh's
pulled
revolvers
them.
Next
and bearing
It
barbaric
the
owing
to
his
label
ghoulishness
job
ex-soldier
"Mickaroo"
to
was taken
street
to
which drove
as the
men bad
come along
with
the
to
urchins
disfigure
Walsh
the
with
lead
"I.R.A.
beware"!
near
street
men
known
a man riddled
and traitors
a side
Cork
the
thunderstruck,
dead body of
tried
on a building
car
The corpse
night,
they
back
pulled
Construction
There
Department,
to
young
the
Walsh.
"Spies
in
to
were
A car
Three
name was Michael
were
the
few others
road.
casually
one
early
when,
Marino
middle-aged
persuade
was found
and that
still
soldier,
and a
men were
strangers
workmates
to
Salvage
real
Ford's
Road entrance.
thick-set
three
was "Mickaroo".
Morgue,
Park
gang of
morning,
the
another
Stout,
trusted
and myself
facing
the
whose
the
so at
and moved along
a dark
off.
execution"
at
a small
as "Mickaroo",
accompanied
Stout
cases,
adjoining
and accosted
was not
but
publichouse
an ex-British
but
a week or
"Packy",
where
stopped
us was Billy
with
in Ballintemple.
on a small
carried
humour
of
man attached
I.R.A.
he lived
before.
associations.
been
the
Department
too
job
the works
entered
wife
lightweight,
I had only
afternoon
the
as a fighter,
prime
close
and
married
British
full
character
where
Company near
Blackrock
heavy
a few years
an active
moreover,
and,
the
the
Wells,
encounter
a lovable
soft,
and
ex-pugilist
showing
Billy
a famous
My
daily.
Mahoney,
still
champion
In
and
big
"Packy"
then
tractors
agricultural
hundreds
in
Bombardier
had broken
champion,
were
boxing
jaw which
Ford
lines
job
heavyweight
overhanging
of
export
on this
associates
Irish
for
South
Infirmary.
Infirmary
entered
and distort
and with
the
62.
of
the dead
of
features
unwittingly
by the
One morning
after
to
him was handed
but
latter
told
her
I.R.A.
were
also
Intelligence
of
but
interval
Assembly
was more
technical
from
and hammering
democratic
but
company of
"Packy"
Ford's
at
a job
and assigned
given
than
viewpoint
the
on
arms.
steering
I missed
and his
I.R.A.
by
was transferred
I
an engineering
nails,
little
Mick's
God.
and socket
ball
Majesty's"
he bad been
after
incident,
Ford's
The
and confessed.
night
with
peace
in
fitting
"His
working
out
"Mickaroo"
Department
belt
conveyor
pulling
the
after
that
carried
make his
to
while
seized
The
Mick.
investigated
thoroughly
summarily
was duly
for
Cork.
Barracks,
it,
a neighbour.
bad come from
it
Victoria
quietly
death
Shortly
It
that
He was tried
Sentence
the
told
of
order
paying
addressed
She opened
wife.
aid
own wife.
we
a letter
his
the
sought
read,
and so he was
Factory.
a brief
postman
was an army
it
were
Intelligence
the
to
Service,
activities
to
by the
his
of
illiteracy
work,
spy was held.
he was betrayed
that
he had gone to
to
unable
being
and the
greed
temper
bloody
the
in which
in
was unfortunate
"Mickaroo"
Poor
showed the
just
hatred
fierce
and the
times
the
It
spy.
earthy
chums in
the
salvage
department.
An
in
Cork
the
City
A/Company
had been
did
performed
allayed
suspicion,
sharpened
develop
an eye
A regular
beat
Muskerry
Station
our
for
chores
of
detail
ours
and the
mutual
confidence
observation
and
conduced
was the
Gaol
and,
Western
Cross.
Intelligence
Volunteers
and
scouting
intelligence
induced
powers
of
of
I.R.A.
1920,
The active
intense.
a lot
quite
usually
and
and summer of
spring
of
spotting.
We
in
This
pairs.
and reliance,
moreover
to sounder
helped
judgment.
Road between
Two hours
the
was the
to
63.
maximum
'duty'
relieved
at
were
to
more
note
of
details
work:
extended
were
rear
guard
rear
of
of
four
Road in
movements
activities
Another
South
Man
short
narrow
'beat'
Street
corner
note
Tuckey
of
noting
and
fro
under
needed
file
west.
so to
six
and
work,
the
along
files
and a
front
intensive
Western
Even
intelligence.
these
a garrison
were
also
the
and many the
long
the
police.
involved
approach,
was a sure
enemy attention.
something
I,
in
Suddenly
'on
the
a doorway
job',
at
a sergeant
as
was our
of
job
these
and Christ's
Church.
Tuckey
St.
work as well.
fewer
means of
At
Keeping
night
a
we sauntered
hour
uniformed
surveillance
It
activities
Brewery
the
had a big
30.
Beamish's
and
Street,
streets.
R.I.C.
the
all
Parade
Tuckey
two major
about
possible
Grand
it.
to
of
a more astute
and
was the
and Parade,
between
and loitering
Daly
St.
as
move of
and arousing
Street.
with
police,
every
garrison
or
or
this
parallel
joined
Tuckey
Street
ran
which
as minutely
to
along
Jack
of
and soldiers
police
of A/Company
street,
barracks
strong
about
of
in
going
guard
I.R.A.
to
of
and moved in two
enemy forces
all
a patrol
noted.
quietly
This
of
of
our
Bridge
50 yards
was wellknown
daytime
off-duty
to
about
As a result
main body".
the regular
the
were
Donovan's
An advance
street.
of
marching
and bayonet
rifle
of
7.4.1920,
by two officers,
and
be precise.
to
nature
show the
p.m.
passed
armed with
side
3.45
led
formation
one on each
the
"At
30 strong,
military
will
were
type,
number,
report
sample
intelligence
They
direction,
objectives
and activities
enemy movements
all
were
pair
Our main
intervals.
frequent
time,
the scouting
usually
accurately
The following
in
but
time,
moved
people
attracting
Suspicion
I well
remember
one night
as
argued
animatedly
about
exams.
25 Grand
Parade
and two constables
opposite
Tuckey
emerged
from
64.
the
South
arms.
us for
searched
our
swung in
Mall,
we were
as at
for
me,
The
sergeant,
looked
hard
living
in
and
(in
then
whose local
at
particular
crossed
over
regularly,
clothes
apparently
Quay.
These
-
from
two were
Weeks later,
Prance.
On that
student,
Jack
R.I.C.
I were
brief
the crowds
for
As we passed
Courthouse,
the
30 yards
man staggering
across
saw nothing
body of
Maylor,
on to
With a
the
the
'G'
Grand
from
I
automatic,
the
doorway
Inside
thought.
a man,
start,
man.
parade.
in
half
I
huddled
recognised
Keeping
abreast,
Rugby
and
Ireland
medical
grounds
U,C.C.
of
shots
shot
rang
the
the
three
of
walking
bullet
as we passed
face
floor,
face
from
but
I saw a few empty
on the
saw a
sounded
kept
doorway
out
I
direction,
We three
the
We
evening.
pell-mell.
that
-
The match
that
another
men and women.
running
Mardyke
game was in
the
scattered
I looked
Union
Road citywards.
a fusilade
a shop door;
street.
to
-
at all
against
but
sideways.
soldiers
St
Tuckey
in
an I.R.A.
Western
The crowd
a few yards
I saw the
or
the
to
Intelligence.
ahead.
the
out
at
present
men - R.I.C.
and by name.
Twohill,
I.R.A.
moved on to
police
-
watching
Barracks
when a big
Jerome
saw no uniformed
cases
much,
constables
by night
an International
not!
and
'G'
two
often
by day away
Saturday,
Daly
that
us by sight
afternoon,
I mistake
if
we had a watching
ahead;
we were
Headquarters
known to
on a Saturday
-
right
away.
we were
that
Barracks
crossed
ventured
they
progress
about
seem very
the
we noted
too,
detectives
coming
grounds
not
say
true
moved on with
R.I.C.
to
a few doors
31,
assuming
house,
the
literally
did
apparently
to
indeed
No.
knowledge
in
chipped
Street).
Fairly
over,
then
me,
in
I lodged
time
that
Tuckey
plain
the
suspicious,
I
off.
a sited
sergeant
Still
clear
and promptly
doorway
the
nothing,
which was
there
staying
the
occupations.
us to
ordered
he truculently
that
Finding
and
addresses
names,
us in
around
Detective
of
us hurried
65.
the
As we crossed
about
dozen
two
wildly
down the
Tuckey
St.
running
seemed to
opposite
Meat
Suddenly,
as
shouts
wide
forward
of
my left
Looking
'brain'
"Get
in
rifle
a terrific
I looked
around,
mortal
danger
Old Georges
chemist's
limp
I
the
After
a few
suffering
(now Oliver
There
I was pushed
stimulants.
I mustered
into
instant
Then
forward
instinctively
on the
rifle
awful
Still
and
St.)
a small
back
bad
courage
round
to
I
right
expense,
I crawled
I was in
back
to
barrel
Every
pain,
Plunkett
fury,
I dragged
was gone.
up enough
and painfully
on the
was awful.
the
intense
I
he was about
seconds'
assailant
a
with
blazing
on.
I bent
of
the
of
got
The rifle
agony.
butt
I
kick
he yelled.
and
muzzle
in a gony.
thought
suspense
with
another
eyes
I kept
thigh.
pavement
his
headlong
and then
right
- the
My savage
slowly
the
to walk
withdrawn
later,
felt
tried
being
up and given
an hour
I
shot
corner
St.
shop.
and patched
as
final
and
Market.
the
my head.
and Twohill
Daly
Meat
I
pace.
rifles
with,
City
I got
man,
our
and dived
my lower
to
fell
pavement
run"
my back
and
which
increasing
policemen
you bastard!"
I fell.
again
the
me.
fell.
Mall
South
frantically,
upon us,
and moved on in
blow
shoulder;
to
up,
my back
the
expected
I
over
my feet
was stuck
the
and half
rifle
me.
to
of
Market,
came charging
had reached
the
of
saw thw R.I.C.
his
swinging
back
log.
I
up,
myself
on the
small
of
without
made for
the
to
ready
place
"run,
to
entrance
open
in
of
the
and every
towering
me with
staggered
energy
four
from
kick
About
or
three
time
by this
City
scattered
people
Neat
the
direction
We three
escape.
ferocious
in
of
at
open doorways
Market
driven
I got
the
A huge R.I.C.
rifle
felt
from
down savagely
walking.
I
Parade
us bore
the
calf
rifles
at
pointed
into
with
into
offer
towards
R.I.C.
The crowds
blindly
broke
Parade
feeling
round
into
a
room
shape.
and muscular
31 Grand
66.
I found
There
trade.
and
absence
fearing
Echo"
"Evening
match.
Both
bullets
in
in
activities
very
time
On a Saturday
World
one-armed
Commissioner
of
tour
of
I veteran
the
R.I.C.,
off
themselves
with
their
Irishmen.
Smith
the
the
County
South
Smith"
"Your
orders
Shots
rang
sank
to
the
are
out.
within
but
Next
of
young
Smith
at
fell
badly
their
pocketed
and swarms
minutes
fruitless
morning
of
surrounded
search
before
brought
"Well,
descended
the
curfew
a military
area
proclamation
too
their
mission
retired
to
and military
on the
cleared
ours"
Inspector
men,
car
on
curiously.
and coolly
to
Club
"Colonel.
County
An armoured
fellow
with
campaign
so are
The young
associate
arrival
County
Smith
revolvers
police
and
said
tough
their
men entered.
dead and the
wounded.
than
of
of
new
had mutinied
after
exclusive
sight".
and disappeared.
street
lorries
the
"Yes"
shoot
even the
rather
new plan
his
before,
slaughter
in
an organising
from
a meal
Smith,
Chief
garrison
Jackets
the
leader.
to
floor
accomplished,
the
the
queried
Cork
R.I.C.
finished
when a trio
Mall,
in
wholesale
A.
Inspector
Patrick's
appointed
had shocked
policemen's
discussing
police
long
Colonel
A few days
Listowel
brutal
St.
1920,
and newly
Kenya
had barely
and was apparently
July
Unlimited"
the
in
I believe,
down near
arrived
in
a long
after
effect.
early
War
"Terrorism
and thrown
fatal
in
night
so much that
R.I.C.
with
barracks
R.I.C.
campaign
R.I.C.
of
shot
rugby
several
got
O'Sullivan,
was again
the
henceforth
figured
I.R.A.
two R.I.C.
from
having
the
of
of
shooting
recovered
both
my long
editions
- returning
Neither
the
the
wounded,
though
hospital.
this
of
story
badly
abdomen,
recovery,
but
Church,
the
and O'Sullivan
against
hid
after
were
the
spell
long
carried
at
alarmed
The late
my safety.
for
- Maylor
detectives
and Twohill,
Daly
carry
the
South
out
Mall
an intense
streets,
of more
severe
67.
- all
restrictions
curfew
from
henceforth
and at weekends
between
indoors
7 p.m.
and 7 a.m.
7 a.m.
on Saturdays
to
5 p.m.
and Sundays.
That
Sunday
with
at
trying
to
hung over
the
all
were
ahead
zero
and bursts
the
enters
the
hear
whine
the
The armoured
gun fire
the
the
are
of
car
near
Castle
Singer's
corner.
street.
Across
before
Then
our
31,
to
figures
look
lay
and two others
No other
way in
sign
digs,
we could
of
Tuckey
life
St.
outside.
then
turns
of machine-
bursts
shooting
dies
away
window overlooking
and
down north
still
car
As
Parade
minutes
the
of
roaring.
continuously,
gradually
St.
An armoured
guns
Grand
several
St.
Plunkett
we saw several
machine
the
of
three
The next
ground.
of
streets
the
down Patrick
to a four-storey
Stealing
the
St.
back,
the
firing
and
- men and women -
tearing
hallway
For
corner,
to
along
St.
Five
St.
the
approaches
I ventured
lorries
St.,
bullets
heard.
thoroughfare.
We ran
so.
foreboding
As the
Castle
Looking
drop
of
safety
distance.
Parade,
of
Patrick
Plunkett
up Oliver
roar
fire.
from
we reach
of
Oliver
towards
towards
stragglers
Parade
and had
rapidly,
Courthouse
deserted.
Parade
St.
the
rifle
hurrying
or
Tram
the
Parade
sense
we saw some stragglers
Patrick
of
the
completely
Grand
safety,
we heard
moment,
tram
hurried
too,
and an ominous
as we passed
the
from
last
Grand
make the
Others,
to
scene.
now almost
and
crossing
hour.
whole
us made across
corner
to
struck
back
two miles
Road,
strolled
Waterworks,
the
missed
Western
be indoors
struck
7 p.m.
but
as we tried
curfew
-
7 p.m.
the
the
of
I
and
Twohill
we hurried
danger,
Cross,
in along
and we sweated
In
of
Victoria
it
foot
west
Lee Fields
some foreboding
Terminus
to
the
through
along
as Daly,
afternoon,
huddled
on the
south
the
on the
pavement
street
near
or death
R.I.C.
along
in
Barracks
the
68.
all
is
as
as the
quiet
anywhere.
Evidently
this
and all
night
the
the
later,
an ambulance
Parade
and
have
from
Fire
the
people,
men woman and children,
British
military
in
Colonel
Smith's
death
as
but,
the
their
senior
the
the
of
confining
It
of
hands
of
terror
the
mind you,
amok,
to
their
and the
citizens
of
occupation
barracks
command of
the
Cork
army
at
revenge
under
first
which
British
run
acting
was the
down by the
for
the R.I.C.
and deliberately
many nights
at
by soldiers
paper
shot
lust
bloodthirsty
- not
officers.
been
down
a hundred
Almost
have
hand
barracks.
drives
Station
slaughter.
their
absolute
callously
proved,
of
of
extent
in
kept
be seen
a free
given
The morning's
victims.
the
been
wisely
Brigade
reveals
man to
R.I.C.
have
military
police
up the
picks
Not an
grave.
bloodiest
had to
undergo
1920
during
and 1921.
This
month,
recruited
and Tans.
Black
from
ranking
- the
here
strong-points
Munster)
to
cope with
One company
another
billeted
These
were
Auxies"
of
in
these
the
night
and day
people,
shooting,
looting,
without
restraint.
the
mysterious
principal
with
its
"Sergeant
in
streets
flame "the
on the
front
inside
by a spy or
of
the
- were
quartered
in
Martial
columns
were
in
in
engaged
burning,
Chance"
a small
Fiend"
in
the
beside
turret.
Chance
"spotter",
often
G.P.O.
and
and marauding
killers
like
paraded
Cork's
armoured
conspicious
was usually
the
service
houses
sadistic
large
(all
Barracks,
drinking
in
special
law area
who regularly
printed
-
Cadets
and active
single-turreted
the
a special
into
searching
them were
were
ex-officers,
Victoria
Hotel
Imperial
Some of
British
of Auxiliary
the
of newly-
- these
were formed
I.R.A.
the
thousands
R.I.C.
of
Division
and there
units.
the
Thousands
Police
"the
caned
to
of
to Brigadier,
Captain
d'élite
commonly
the arrival
saw
ex-soldiers;
English
infamous
Corps
too,
notorious
car
type
accompanied
"Monkey"
69.
a dozen
half
were
"Auxies"
in
Cork
see
to
their
while
sat
jauntily
within
cord
strong
their
and
in
knitting
August
in
and trained
most
trained
Jack
Daly
and
-
in
we were
large
kitchen,
I were
in
man, one
Mitchel,
Kitchen
lorry
in
from
Cork
earlier
familiarise
went
through
hand
time,
the
for
martial
in
I.R.A.
our
use
law
case
Cork
was in
the
It
with
course,
of
special
group
latter
we reported
to
a secret
near
Clarke's
surprise
instructed
with
force
in
captured
Kerry
Pike,
loaded
We
spent
the
Levis
gun
from a
six
Cork
British
miles
gunnery.
enemy.
City and
or
used to
revolvers
by
His
him.
was now
being
machine
the
in
as caretaker.
there
a
in
was a Dublin
instructor
Mills
raid
Bridge,
Inside
and manipulating
year.
training
in
the
had been
in
Engineering
this
The
lived
beyond
the
and
for
we were
gun.
in
It
organised.
the
identified.
being
assembling
an ambush out
important
most
A small
Mills
children
table.
the
Service,
1920,
others,
residing
dismantling,
on the
after
machine
and a few young
were
from A/Company
autumn
eight
a Lewis
of
hours
woman'
gun use and assembling.
Woollen
with
Services
Intelligence
chosen
admitted
handling
Of these,
machine
O'Brien's
where
wife
morale
the
by "acting
I.R.A.
Special
toot
the
and one night
rendezvous
City
by a
their
showing
the
to
held
revolver
holster)
thigh
was a
It
armed
warriors
British
and Communication.
Signals
also
work,
scarves.
and a Webley
City.
were
were
at
1920,
Cork
active
Service,
occupants
Glengarry-capped
or
along
slowly
moving
sweaters
Cork
for
Other
public.
About
the
their
many a Cork
was no uncommon sight
it
tenders
a rifle
contempt
and
these
an exposed
in
unscathed.
knitting
carried
(each
disappear
Crossley
sight;
incongruous
and betray
bravado
some of
streets,
teeth
to
given
the
most
to
and eventually
republican
who survived
life,
harass
to
bullets
I.R.A.
charmed
the
with
barber
the
McDonald,
the
As we
lay
At
ready
this
penalty
so
70.
for
death.
did
seldom
tot
or
of arms
possession
or
harbouring
the
to
refer
anyone
enemy hands
into
of failing
consequences
for
aiding
rebels
was
tragic
In
compromising
circumstances.
an engineering
Being
chosen
were
given
at
classes
Maylor
St.
Club
the
and rail
road
traps,
guncotton
set
the
door.
front
November
until
"Cooked"
The bait
November
night,
Hall
a dozen
line
up outside.
The whole
never
I.R.A.
in
or more
wall
river.
his
police
discovered
nor
put
Auxiliaries
aboard
who met
Kilmichael,
of
to
the
their
police
Lee.
Their
fate
after
but
quartermaster,
Quay and
sound of
was
the area.
blown
were killed
full
with
on Sunday,
out
on the
casualties
coffins
the
opposite
rocked
four
warship
on Saturday
Union
building
the
a British
as a hideout
the
explosion
mined
admitted:
Union
R.I.C.
quay
then
pause,
the
in
from
approach
door
the
curfew
on the
26th
night,
on the
from
the sixteen
were
Union
dead
November 28th
Macroom.
mass funeral
of
the
Macroom
of
in
in
the
it
of
50 lbs
opening
burst
A/Company
lodgings
Some of
in
to
After
Wall,
A moment's
some blown
That
might
gunmen used
Jerry
27th,
front
the
Quay were
at
"drunk"
was fed
in
chiefly
by Friday
was put
wood and a fearsome
splintering
towards
any
booby
mines,
with
on the
guard
was swallowed.
a window
saw from
case
Information
that
Quay Barracks
curfew.
in
was mined
was ready
An unobtrusive
time
League
a few weeks
good effect
automatically
explode
Gaelic
land
explosives,
to
and
Thomas Ashe Hall.
the
itself
Everything
1920.
curfew
door.
to
of
guise
naturally
Lectures
and destruction,
was used
The Thomas Ashe Han
later.
spot,
in
obstruction
It
Hall.
latte'
the
and at
a course
we did
October,
in
I was,
U.C.C.
Section.
Special
Engineering
this
in
training
In
the
for
at
student
"Auxies"
was unique
1920,
71.
as well
Cork,
the
to a slow
along
route
by 2 p.m.
The
armoured
tenders
two rows
these
yards
or
came eight
in
black
with
of
each
coffin.
armed
if
the
all
with
in
full
their
remained
so until
the
the
civilian
who forgot
male
Near
gear.
which
the
jump to
the
with
the
leading
to
all
civilians
"Hats
ran
at
his
Lee-Enfield.
him and
hat
the
ready.
at
off!
jabbed
A big
bin
The old
in
hulking
Woe betide
to
remove
his
the
main
door
head
of
I saw one of
load
of Auxies
in
along
file
ahead
reached
out
harshly
hearing
An old
or. understanding
was conspicuously
Auxie,
the stomach
man staggered
awe
and
heads
heads bare".
not
in
pavements,
rapped
Keep your
cars
fiendish-looking
As they
what was happening,
on.
of
proceed
officers
apparently
corner,
heeding
his
then
top
more armoured
their
its
thirty
whole
the
spectacle,
side,
Auxiliary
bier,
Singer's
or
with
rifles
were
a second,
for
on each
ground
of
man near
halt
almost
from
of
two coffins
bearing
or was slow
extraordinary
lorries
pavement
alone
the
threateningly.
had passed.
Church,
two
in
back
intervals
on the
biers
strange
Augustine's
I watched
leading
the
St.
at
and uncovered
stopped
reverence,
to
back
complement.
The pedestrians
were
procession
black,
were
of
traffic-ways,
pointed
covering
up the
and free
by two open Crossley
rifles
in
draped
Jack
the
tenders
Crossley
Bringing
Auxiliaries.
not
and with
Union
of
sitting
Cadets,
had ordered
Cork,
the
followed
black,
each tender
so,
and tenders
head
outwards
facing
After
the
in
in
least
slowed
from
be cleared
to
at
Auxiliary
carrying
proclamation
streets,
At
draped
cars,
military
funeral
of
and bare.
silent
cars
G.O.C.
early
and lorries
armoured
British
Strickland,
streets
were
A previous
march.
Major-General
traffic
of
procession
the
Road in
Western
of
streets
the
it. moved through
Macroom at
from
Arriving
afternoon,
sll
sombre as
as brutally
with
back
cursing
the
luridly,
muzzle
a little
but
of
72.
no notice.
otherwise
took
his
threw
head,
it
on the
stood
on.
The old
fellow
then
stooped
and picked
held
to
his
spectacle.
forces
corpses
the
The Auxies
people.
that
they
around
failed
the
the
plus
four
March
1920.
every
Volunteer
as
their
much
of
concept
that
he presided
his
the
personally
meetings.
on a July
day when the
British
military
present
at
forces.
a secretsenior
and
their
wending
way
the
the
sixteen
were
coffins
placed
the
latter's
murder
in
military
T.D.
for
efficient
Cork
run'
duty
as
did
he,
Mayor
Already
yet,
conference
in
British
had such a
at
the
regular
a Corporation
day
a
responsibilities,
was surrounded
that
University
as being
by the
and national
Lord
the
lord
some lecturing
and regarded
Ball
I.R.A.
of
as well
themselves;
he also
and
County
he was beloved
He was closing
City
as
Tomás MacCurtain
enemy in Cork,
civic
Corporation
shoot
was a most
well,
most dangerous
high
to
and tragic
Barracks
after
Cork,
one of
'on
and
known to
and philosopher,
Very
hate
as he was affectionately
Moreover,
being
I.R.A.,
U.C.C.
us in
City.
writer
poet,
Mac",
as
pagan
England.
1 Brigade
He was,
such
terrorising
onlookers,
Quay R.I.C.
Cork
No.
in
and goadings
lugubre
sparse
an amazing
pretext
After
had succeeded
of
of the
taunts
McSwiney
"Terry
organiser.
smallest
on this
he now
so mad with
House Quay where
Union
for
vessel
of
Student
the
gaping,
British
of
evidently
object.
Custom
Cork
of
day were
of
which
by the
from
and strode
It was
paraded
aim
their
streets
from
Terence
Brigadier
But
their
silent
on a naval
Mayor
in
reached
procession
the
wanted
them.
awkwardly
citizens
that
only
seconds
moved on.
the
with
on it
hat
bat
the
grabbed
stamped
battered
being
and brutalities
provocations
through
of
gaze
fashion,
occasion
up his
Sixteen
and barbaric
down all
a few
for
The funeral
the
Auxie
pavement,
chest.
before
revenge
Then the
Cork
meeting
by strong
he had been
in a private
room
73.
of
the
officers
staff
Cork
II
All
other
were
of
nothing
all
The
was first
be
strike
Lord
Ireland
in
effect
all
on the
Brixton
tragedy
in
Prison
Cork
was the
It
where
of
other
Prison,
heroic
of
War of
up the
knew
they
prisoners,
when the
to
soldiers
and
prison
strike
he was joined
long
held
awful
struggle
there.
and
agony
known throughout
sacrifice
for
While
Independence.
the
of
had a profound
it
enacted,
the
in
prisoners
are
and
He
Joe Murphy
Fermoy,
individual
course
some reason
he was released.
London,
history
kept
raid),
and his
glorious
was being
the
I,R.A.
her
the
British
on hunger
until
to Britain
most
as the
for
off
went
Fitzgerald
a dozen
British
who,
their
carried
Prison
when the
amazement,
no food
in Brixton
world.
of
O/C.
Lynch,
but,
with
immediately
removal
Mayor's
all
their
being
Cork
by Mick
death
lonely
to
and about
City,
The
along
Mayor
Hall
R.I.C.
status
much to
wouldake
taken
at
or
identity
Lord
that
vowing
the
the
Liam
City
the
I.R.A.'
Important
temporarily,
associated
McSwiney
death,
Cork
not
in
(unlike
released,
withdrew,
hunger
detained
of
including
City,
trapped
officers
Intelligence
were
were
were
a number
Cork
from
Brigade,
struck.
or
and quite
Hall
City
I.R.A.
the
hunger-strikers
and their
fierce
resolve.
thousands
Nightly,
Cross
the
outside
of
spirits
the
enough,
Father
the
the
most
Faber's
solemnly
generally
typically
Cork
Gaol
by the
was chosen
to
misgivings
which
it
the
food
English
began,
thousands.
conscientious
hunger
within.
strikers
the
at
to
sang
strengthen
was a religious
but
though
hymn:
"Faith
there
of
every
scruples
is
or
our
night
and
proudly
My own view
within
Gaol
Remarkably
composition,
was sung lustily
any
6 p.m.
and
sung piece
know how it
watching
banish
after
and prayed
men refusing
I do not
Fathers".
outside
prison
assembled
that
it
theological
may have
had
71.
about
the
moral
food
even
to
this
Fathers"
Anthem
National
and a sactit3r
of
the
Cork
great
with
quite
the
hunger
a lot
in
citizens
each
earlier
at
signal
from
prisoners
their
beds.
in
and pathetic
weekends.
the
had been
before
curfew,
window.
shifted,
As night
night
dusk,
waiting,
messages
and
the
progress
of
from
the
he
signalled
was an extraordinary
It
the grim gates
at
to
of
8 p.m.,
came when there
weak
the
to
story
always
usually
too
were
the
We knew that,
or were
followed
the
question
Brixton.
Then a night
hospital
to
Our lads
scene
until
covers
an up-to-the-minute
Mac?"
Cross,
After
window.
The invariable
Terry
Gaol
pillow
messages
hospital
prison
faced
or
were
Messages
the
way each night
Cork.
night
of
received
news we had from
moving
Prison
this
directly
Among the crowds
the
brief
was relayed
of
communicate
signallers.
at
signalers
was "How is
the latest
flash
hymn in
to
handkerchiefs
to
the
with
1920.
and which
prisoner
In
title
windows
the
the
a status
given
of
night.
were
cloth
Morse,
men within
Cork
strikers
I.R.A.
inside
struggle
anxious
from
signalling
below.
able
men including
was employed
replied
each
I.R.A.
white
by the
we were
is
turn religious
strike
hunger
semaphore
dusk,
crowds
back
has no great
of
hunger
a light
it
strikers
where
used
to which
Prison
in
Before
bhFiann".
occasions
before
publicly
It
in
use as a patriotic
were sent
the
and sung
as a sort
almost
national
on many big
in
resulted
be accepted
to
song in
struggle
patriotic
played
a while
For
quite
is
popular
of rallying
"Amhrán
its
exception
this
events,
Nowadays,
it
days,
the
coming
Anthem.
and G.A.A.
all
from
abstention
deliberate
their
hymn as a kind
of
phase
ok our
National
At
death.
Faber's
desperate
"Faith
of
the
for
preference
of
rectitude
was no
either
the
rise
from
and no message
came,
75.
we
that
realised
Mick
Fitzgerald
The
from
expelled
in
day
in
the
Prison
to
to
all
English
Government
Republican
strikers
to
from
yawning
the
the
died
Cork,
defy
abandon
The dead
Lord
state
travelled
by the
the
to
to
of
act
but
in
A/Company
whose
Hotel,
married
J.J. Walsh,
after
came,
to
him
to
The
martyr
Irish
surviving
hunger
Back almost
more than
in
funeral
Cathedral,
sixty
days
underneath
their
as a Guard
of
they
were
for
gland
the
Sheila
first
of
where
I.R.A.
he
men
overcoats,
Honour in
arrested
I.R.A.
Amongst
student
conveying
on board
wearing
Imprisonment.
- medical
procession
London,
A group
sister,
T.D.,
B.A.,
glorious
the
Altar.
High
two years
Turner's
most
weapon.
striking
Southwark
Cork,
tried
to
as a
hunger.
uniform
London
and sentenced
Tommy. Turner
of
before
British,
his
purge
McSwiney,
ordered
hunger
they
to
Lord Mayor
on
deaths,
and intolerance.
authorities
Prison
to
strike
he was restored
the
Mayoy was brought
wearing
Cork,
bomb
was brought
that
Brixton,
tyranny
grave
torments
in
In
the
cruel
Brixton
in a
of
Terence
Commandant
Brigade.
of
part
and to
notice
Hospital)
by the
he insisted
but
happiest
official
then
hunger
loyalties
the
bringing
I.R.A.
the
And then,
the
He died
end,
Mayor
When the
Republican
had been
1919,
conduct
for
taking
a Volunteer,
the
of
of
he knew nothing.
even
in
Arrested
army.
Then
Joe Murphy.
by poor
1920,
convicted
falsely
before
membership
Lord
in early
show his
to
(smuggled
from
I.R.A.
desperate
be
commandant
battalion
a
misdemeanours
past
lay
shortly
he was not
joining
from
followed
Republican
which
of
started
of
died,
the
he was
British
of
must
on the
disrepute
few
condition
although
latter,
attack
their
in
Turner,
Postmaster
ship
uniform
them was
U.C.C.
- of
subsequently
General
of
76.
the
Free
Irish
being
carried
in
seized
the
body and
U.S.A.
from
Cork's
of
coffin.
but
during
of all
people
the
hours
of
on guard
face
small,
feature
of
twelve.
unceasing
of
alone
Fascinated,
Beneath
the
body was
The folds,
contour
and hands
been
drained
I kept
recollect
McSwiney,
Major
prohibiting
Lord
to view
queues
past.
I had a good
I
spent
two hours
lay
the
scene,
glass
in
cover
his
brigadier's
serene.
like
uniform
piteously
the
shrunken
corpse
uniform,
the
that
a child
of
accentuated
From the
corpse.
seemed as if
the
parchment
whole
body had
dehydrated
as well.
looking
until
the
poor
skeleton
on my mind's
sombre
Cork,
Strickland
any demonstration
picture
in
his
gaunt
eye
of the
own City
had issued
or any
long
The most striking
smallness,
the
it
for
the
during
but
of
with
filed
the
blood,
Mayor
of
man who had
the
of
that
General
Thousands
All
had made such an impression
clearly
had
death.
its
face
during
to
stream
of
the
force,
Hall.
long
I.R.A.
six
of
very
of
of
intervals
City
Large
around
in
state
remains
the
but
in
the
honour
Cork
mortal
clothed
pinched,
of
curfew
the
from
the ad
viewing
McSwiney,
mummy-like
pallor
not
the
duty.
Terence
the
Empire
of
opportunity
in
Aine,
to
laid
in
attention
with
in
naval
(Maire,
then
was
two-hour
at
night,
British
day
to
solemnly
ghoulishly
two had returned
last
A guard.
overnight
eyes
relatives
on a catafalque
lid
trouped
British
from
by a British
Cork
The body
relieved
ages
mournful
proudly
defied
remain
to
these
the
the
to the
given
standing
were
perforce
over
Hall.
City
These
daylight,
the
to
a glass
with
men was placed
of
it
before.
shortly
a coffin
Chamber
of
Dublin,
sent
remains
McSwiney's
through
and Bean NcSwiney),
Peter
in
state
was there
It
destroyer.
To prevent
State.
that
I can
wake
of
body
still
Terence
Hall.
a proclamation
procession
in
formation
77.
at
McSwiney's
Cork
of
but
funeral;
of
Battalions
City
the
the
the
Quay outside
Volunteer
Guard
marched
the
McSwiney
brothers,
of Dáil
Éireann
from
General
Cork
Corporation.
across
us at
were
and the
Grattan
Bridge,
Mall
swung into
Volunteers.
I
Hotchkiss
company
myself
R.
O/C.,
As we wheeled
slightly
and
marched
ahead.
khaki-clad
warriors
men an
in
civilian
but
many
were
aback,
the
there
ranks
a massacre?
at
the
funeral
to
enforce
by the
mourning
was
the
electric.
Another
moved that along
the
car
small
their
dead
arms
the
chief,
What would
Long Western
us as we
the
ready
with
marching
were
or
loaded.
Taken
of
demeanour
their
Would
funeral
Ireland's
the
officers,
For
happen?
vast
arms;
Apparently
hesitated.
As the
Road,
car,
reversed
loaded
teeth.
a
"Left
proclamation.
action,
holocaust!
order:
equipment
and stern
confident
armoured
The Volunteers
no military
to
of
mouth
flanking
Strickland's
better
the
and lorries
route.
armed
oncoming
pace with
intervals,
carried
were
discretion
tension
Joined
the
stopped
machineguns
ugly
the
keeping
cars
and displayed
soldiery
out
Mall,
us,
armoured
the
from
rapped
with
a certainty,
evidently,
Volunteer
deeming
along
dress
of
The British
they
Other
car
on the
down South
turned
then
armoured
and trained
O'Kennedy,
wheel".
As we wheeled
rank.
yards
Cork.
College,
The car's
Five
on the
was A/Company,
University
into
officers
colleagues
bridge.
looking
20 yards.
gun at
of
members
senior
columns
first
side
behind
with
Sean,
and his
a British
side
and the
St.
on each
Government,
the
position
found
and
Volunteer
in
column
up in
immediately
own - from
right
South
Peter
the
extreme
bier
The
ignored.
Anglesea
Honour.
I.R.A.,
McSwiney's
drawn
the
Republican
Heading
-
I was on the
I.R.A.
along
of
Headquarters,
2nd Battalion
our
all
Beside
the
facing
were
Hall.
City
marched
right
I.R.A.
company by company,
route,
was
proclamation
a while,
there
be
procession
Republican
78.
soldiers
murderous
flank
the
the centre
in
marching
for
enemies,
thirsting
In
armoured
their
war
of
paraphernalia
whilst
a miracle
could
But,
with
all
ruthlessness,
their
fared
to
strike,
As the
Gaol
Cross
terror
was given
death
to
Road,
the
latter
British
forces
Guard
of
"Dead
March",
Forest"
Dáil,
I.R.A.
extended
firing
party
the
the
Green
the
armour
I.R.A.
volleys
to
wore
still
and lorries
Crossroads
interfere.
within
sight
an occasional
passed
speeding
Barracks.
us,
sounded
rapidly
the
but
back
lorry
to
its
the
cemetery
but
Plot
and a
nowhere
soldierly
Chief.
British
Old Ballincollig
made no attempt
after
or armoured
base
of
companies
Post"
from
they
the
relatives,
Burial
our way citywards
military
and "Flowers
last
the
of
the
had played
"last
beloved
at
head
courteously
appeared
below
this
with
and other
off,
the
prison
At
through
and pay their
their
in
coffin
Republican
and sound,
As we wended
dismissed;,
the
still
Old Ballincollig
mourning
gates
cutting
left"
grim
(which
passed
the
"Eyes
As the
Round Me"
riflemen
grave
the
the
British
funeral.
Band
flag
at
to
bugler
six
three
the
route),
approach
wreath-strewn
of
tribute
of
as
Pipers'
graveyard
A Volunteer
within
to
the
any other
firmly,
as
and Corporation
H.Q.
round
Cork's
Wilton,
this
in
relaxed.
of
at
"A" Company deployed
gates.
line
left
along
the
salute
the
hesitated
act
and came no further.
Volunteer
all
to
hospital
far
seemed
forces
gradually
the
the
blood-bath.
that
clear
all
it
fellow-strikers
Cross
baited
"Wrap
feared
accompanied
wheeled
Honour;
they
tension
in the
Victoria
procession
Crown
became
heroic
hunger
they
and ready;
was reached,
beyond
point
that
the
McSwiney's
of
throes
Gut along
the
As it
situation.
critical
the
shoved
indecision
with
the
them on
stalked
blood,
an appalling
prevent
and
deadly
and lorries
cocked
weapons
only
and
their
cars
that
their
their
in
being
car
Victoria
to
79.
The day
that
all
authorities,
and all
work
I was
where
the
of
Judge
we were
for
reprimanded
managerial
with
dispensed
before
leaving
the
and
such
The men were
again.
their
It
anger.
were
any kind
Ford
Henry
as he paid
afford
to
not
himself,
by his
Irish
existence.
as Ford
One autumn, night,
Jack
of
Jerome
Daly,
Patrick
curfew,
St.
followed
almost
about
In
my right
shin.
sensation
passed
I think"
says
helter-skelter
what
St.
For
and
happened.
I,
I
flash
from
At
away,
flame
found
my relief
is
asked
nothing".
scene.
Prince's
St.
Unionism.
martyrdom,
northern
Church
feet
"Are
Crowds
three
before
when,
at
Prince's
sudden sting
numb.
Then
I could
that
you hit?"
were
forward
or
side
high,
report,
We hurried
corner
feeling
a sharp
Daly.
apparently,
an hour
went
that,
he could
McSwiney's
eight
I felt
my leg
to
boasting
rate,
half
of
time.
Trade
Paul's
a second
it
the
of
that
up the
by a tremendous
wrong?
"but
of
p.m.,
and
workmen
patriotic
was to
occurred
suppressed
management,
of
time
7.30
at
Union,
I strolled
Peter
70 yards
"What's
right.
and
instantly
corner
the
was about
we saw a huge
St.
all
Twohill
It
himself
about
We had passed
suddenly,
His
they
be
would
ever
union
general
at
back
Englishman),
Ford's
of
Union
to any expression
workers
Immortal
services
but
any
out,
specific
our
none
recognising
their
was as antagonistic
that
the
Ford's,
the
abstention
any Trade
wages way above
ignore
that
resentful,
may be noted
in
(an
without
unauthorised
organised
with
Manager
informed
furiously
At
and marched
work
factory
hours
certain
when we reported
the
of
Republican
public.
sympathy
surprise
caned
if
the
during
in
stopped
show their
our
permission
of
and
all
times
Mass to
Mayor.
Ford's,
in factory
was a day
Brixton
was suspended
business
at
in
By orders
Cork.
ceased
most attending
Lord
in
mourning
general
died
McSwiney
four
the
walk
"I
am,
scurrying
to
find
men in
out
80.
clothes
civilian
were
"What
group.
Cork
laconic
all
up and down the
around,
a car,
"Get
attacker.
are
was there
Nowhere
roofs.
A few minutes
Wards
Accident
medical
of
Volunteers
from
own Second
(Cork
another
Trihy,
I
though
later
City)
Captain
in
the
What
much of
happened
that
At
Tans
and
some eye-witnesses
a
accepted
uniformed
men
at
the
speaker's
a few times
"the
boys
face
at
before
that
the
motionless
were
I.R.A.
jarvey
cars
requisitioned
men were
casualties.
were
the
beyond
They were
later.
prominent
district,
to
conveyed
Two alas!
of
officers
Battalion.
One was Vice-Commandant
O'Donoghue,
and the
all
third
our
was a Lieut.
- recovered,
Volunteers
them fell
victims
to
at
Prince's
St.
bad
thrown
on the
he threw
story.
police
night
first
the
rumour
a bomb among a group
the
Cinema
the
British
bullets
struggle.
mystery.
silhouetted
or an enemy
one of
a few days
died
on the
windows,
a uniform
Infirmary.
wounded -
two of
believe
the
fearfully
corner
injured
Blackrock
The other
Mehigan.
of
North
the
and a third
aid,
it
seen
street
and the
came along
of
closely
a couple
later
at
a Tan had
we looked
Then we realised
on the
stretched
figures.
sign
said
lads"
mobilisations.
Volunteer
nearby
any
I had
that
and recollected
men,
streets,
I looked
wounded".
badly
of
knot
among the
missile
the
flung
man or
an R.I.C.
that
reply
know" was
"Don't
"How"?
accent.
Thinking
reply.
huddled
the
"A bomb". was the
we asked.
City
others
a uniform
of
We approached
soldier.
happened?"
in a pronounced
the
or
policeman
anywhere
and a few
ground
was no sign
There
them.
over
bending
on the
prone
lay
roof
palisaded
the
But
"saw"
actually
- this
missile
land
or military
of
those
were
with
in
cornet
was circulated
of young
a uniformed
the
me are
still
that
"Shinners"
figure
Pavilion
newly-built
was the
the
is
generally
positive
immediate
that
vicinity
no
8l.
or even subsequently.
then
comrades and a fellow
Staff
dispersed.
These Blackrock
chat
parting
Volunteer
bomb in his
which will
never
pavement
of
the
Needless
loitered
on the
moved off
met a Tan or
at
Hoping
that
under
the
some curious
stuck
to
than
remarked
but
the flesh.
anything
I pulled
else,
time
with
her widower
19 named Helen
and susceptible,
to
each other.
it
'digs'
Irish
father,
Alas!
and as I,
was only
her
the
beside
size
stay
Almost
interest.
from a young American
a pretty
natural
of a
I had been wounded,
(31 Grand Parade)
too,
sock
my shin.
of more than usual
in the
part
down the
by a bomb splinter.
slightly,
Monahan,
this
stain,
about
then.
Sure
eyes.
I pulled
I got much sympathy and more admiration
who was staying
I had been
up my trouser
sceptical
important.
I became an object
lady
that
to our
my own wound until
laceration
and very
relieved
only, very
immediately,
time
we never
time,
our experiences
bore a darkred
was a small
more bruise
even though
that
been imagination,
top of my sock
mighty
all
we three
of curfew
approach
about
all
forgotten
gaze of
sock being
shilling,
on the
during
and,
had not
and there
gently
I felt
the
the
enough
of
it
about
no official
to hospital,
supper when Twohill
I had clean
'hit'.
be known.
silence
ascertain,
we were retailing
doors
fellow-lodges
one
man or a soldier.
R.I.C.
Within
leg
'digs'
never
a strict
the casualties
scene and then
to our
was certainly
one win
kept
on the
the matter.
into
the moving of
It
but which
as I could
As far
was held
must have dropped
it
sources
a final
for
some mischance
through
and,
had
One of them had a
St.
tragedy.
Volunteer
to1say,
After
possession
who were killed
inquiry
had dallied
the frightful
the whole matter.
I.R.A.
Volunteers
now be explained,
causing
three
and afterwards
Patrick
had had
they
Conference
on reaching
percussion
from their
that
of the victims
officer
a Battalion
before
I ascertained
Later,
was very
that
young redhead
was red-haired,
that
at
twenty
we were attracted
brief
in
of
Ireland.
82.
She had come over
her
to
visit
New York,
in
death
with
Drimoleague,
and as
Drimoleague,
Helen
in
I
Ireland.
the
though
and her
the
courtship
and
a rather
lugubrious
one to
the
and
But
after
I had gone
the
army work1,
a boy-and-girl
for
to West
if
romance,
Finbarr's,
Christmas,
up a desultory
so we kept
correspondence
on whole-time
Cork
had ever
such it
to
tete-a-tete.
before
New York,
Island,
even
two visits
St.
in
Plot"
"Republican
H.Q.
Cork
in
of
from
was
their
'31'
the extent
to
mother's
in
O'Brien,
she was
while
went
venue
Mary
had made
father
gallant'
only
to Staten
returned
for some months or
She
Miss
her
relatives
maternal
landlady,
'did
a cinema
her
after
shortly
father,
republican
faded
been
into
oblivion.
All
during
City
and
environs
Most
were
executed
country,
Cork
Board,
Mathew
Tom Irwin
jovial
Years
again.
in
South
in
1924,
in
at
he was
the
time
the
few who were
His
go.
of
discovery
were
Intelligence
secret
his
damning
of
peculiar
in
G.A.A.
usual
of
the
enemy agent.
the
G.S.A.
the
Revived
the
which
in
extreme.
was also
to
seen
very
heard
largely.
saved
would
(in
Cork
of
Games
to
compromising
However,
exposure
in
him just
with
world
find
mystery
giving
association
His
Father
Tailteann
were
and athletic
to
been
major
man,
as he
awoke
as having
activities
the
for
City
He was never
instrumental
in
a shock
near
Cork
the
of
a
of
office-box
was another
prominence
fate
figure
figure
reported
disappearance
to
his
leave
Secretary
popular
was missing.
Tom's
except
the
later
Africa
2kI hours
and
and a very
whose
to
Tom Irwin,
One summer morning,
Statue.
ordered
was a towering
G.A.A.,
Cork
in
'liquidated'.
A few,
trial.
were
did.
promptly
as Weigh-master
officiated
after
inconclusive,
and hurler
athlete
that
they
which
County
great
all
or
and
out
ferretted
by shooting
and agents
touts
spies,
had been
was trivial
guilt
British
1920,
British
his
him
from
have
Cork
the
been
almost
83.
one hundred
the
with
British
the
both
discredit
in
were
British
in
public
the
General
the
nowadays
by
the
general
succeeded
was
at
Ó Caoimh,
Padraig
service
the
of
Secretary
the
was,
Irwin
on whole-time
and
as did
so,
Incidentally,
Secretary
officer
a battalion
time
time.
G.A.A.
Board
As it
and remained
provided
undermine
I.R.A.
and the
dark,
the
to
propaganda
G.A.A.
of
Cork
as
valuable
have
and would
I.R.A.
the
cent.)
per
in
and
Cork,
Gaelic
whole
that
Athletic
Association.
As a result
Crown
the
activities,
"Anti-Sinn
Fein
which
British
to
sifted
as
and military.
Auxiliaries
of
and reprisals
murder
Cork
City
newspapers
and
Sinn
Fein
Society".
These
in
the
first,
disconcerting,
unmasking
one in
the
three
but
of
Youghal.
I.R.A.
the
They
were
at
the
were
in
not
point
in
of
somewhat
long
two in
executed
"Anti-
the
handed
the
were
principals,
promptly
on to
published
invariably
methods
Intelligence
A.S.F.'s
passed
name of
publication
new spying
their
and fearsome
the
were
notices
the
they
I.R.A.
collected.
some of
actually
in
to
society
notices
posters
who ordered
At
This
which
both
non-Catholic;
slant
using
were
by armed Auxiliaries
gun.
them.
Warning
industrial,
servants,
religions
and touts,
spotters
from
exclusively
by discreetly
information,
employees
threats
suppress
members
principal
governmental
a curious
gave
counter-activities
Its
almost
Intelligence
known as the
- drawn
Cork
in
They were
later
their
society
was formed.
on I.R.A.
information
reorganised
A secret
Society"
and military.
a fact
forces
and retired
commercial
obtain
the spies
of
destruction
to
British
imperialists
wealthy
civil
wholesale
on a new basis.
services
and
the
by the
used
and agents
were
of
in
Cork
and
and this
alarmed
I.R.A.
had been
rest.
The dork
City
active
service
unit.
of
the
84.
as a special
operating
since
of
or
mid-1920
earlier
successes
military
operation
was Cork
Barracks,
dominating
commanded by Major-General
British
were
fortresses
(Then
College
the
King
St.),
Union
Quay,
Commons Road,
hundred
on 5000 military
A truly
formidable
To augment
City
basis
two
were,
formed
about
and,
twelve
least
for
a while
countryman's
action,
of
all
A/Company
U.C.C.
myself
of
the
city
streets
Cork
City
and night,
holding
the
was in
several
were
and close
Crown.
over
Minister
already
in
were
on a company
each
claustrophobia
and
centre
a position
to
as it,
unit,
who had seen
their
were
home areas,
firearms.
of
from
as we moved,
suburbs.
men,
men
the
ready
During
swarmed with
own
their
non-city
suffered
up and searching
the
striking
possessed
included,
of
service
own small
Volunteers
A.S.U.
regular
attacking
them their
feeling
1920,
St.,
Rock Abbey,
B2itish
1920.
service
the
those,
through
and November,
by day
men of
Most
revolvers.
from
active
Barrack
There
units
service
I.R.A.
who had with
moreover,
of
Company)
efficient
of
types
McCurtain
in
Already
battalion
own special
active
its
men or youths
comprised
barrack
and R.I.C.
potential.
active
U.C.C.
(the
Tans
the
October
had
A company
various
time
part
a particularly
form
and
offensive
battalions
city
force.
At
the
Imperial
Courthouse,
for
City
Ca4ets
indeed!
garrison
small
unit,
Cork
holding
the
Fort
Cross.
a thousand
almost
"Auxies",
Dillons
all
Auxiliary
strong
Elizabeth
Division,
of
Lower Road,
city:
Bridewell,
St.Gaol,
G.O.C.
in
of
Victoria
an Infantry
the
occupied
around
Well,
of
held
and also
Barracks
a ring
Tuckey
the
Companies
in
Road,
Sunday's
Munster.
and Tan garrisons
R.I.C.
of
H.Q.
Strickland,
in Victoria
quartered
Hotel.
St.
in
forces
the
city,
number
area
Its
forces.
British
the
which
in
the
Crown
the
against
basis
had an Imposing
already,
and,
City
on a wholetime
force
striking
for
October
enemy forces
young
and old.
85,
Seldom
venture
they
their
of
ring
fighters
on the
Crown
forces
wh
patrolling
evening,
A/Company
than
armed
Volunteers.
pairs
quietly,
ten
moved in
the
pairs
or
on opposite
of
probing
sides
the
company
officer
University
republican
activities.
Kilkenny.
He was
We had three
or
Sheares
Mardyke
which
(over
St.
R.I.C.
Arrived
at
to
5 p.m.
there,
from
already
come and,
already
been
to
get
ourselves
to
the
dump.
having
dispatched
Sullivan's
in readiness
mid-week
A/Company's
I armed
loaded,
in
evening
myself
Other
been
to
Quay Fire
there.
lodged,
archway
31 Grand
-
as a
used
to
'dangerous'.
I was ordered
1920,
at
served
with
Quay.
fully
.45,
unit
loaded
men had
had
guns,
Our orders
Station
happen
to
U.C.C.
Colt
service
Should we
area,
in
proximity
as
active
Brigade
this
students
- was also
a large
Sullivan's
in
was U.C.C.
headquarters
with
company
and another
close
and
qualities.
unit
my 'digs'
was classed
Station,
for
his
rendezvous
its
The
Waterford
of
fighting
point
to
owing
but,
Road area
Service
their
Hotel'
random
theatre
Parade.
proud
Courthouse,
'Shamrock
at
was Simon Moynihan,
service
active
the
Grand
type,
dump was located);
One November
report
our
other
Manager,
widely-separated
near
place,
St.
prove
more
we usually
St./Western
Civil
main mobilization
our
'gathering'
to
late
mustered
each
time
British
aggressive
known as the
Parade,
Tuckey
the
where
district;
this
the
or
Our particular
and now County
four
houses
in
from
men and anxious
reliable
at
bases,
inconspicuously,
behind
and the
the
their
streets
Washington
College
of
afternoon
and
street.
commanding
dismissed
one
the
was the
a Kerryman
and his
distance
from
seldom
the
Through
of
far
unit
A.S.U.
parties
the
nonchalantly
activities
between
service
a little
being
in
usually
trips,
active
small
any
outside
the
fringe,
to move too
may happen
On these
outer
for
alert
streets
suburban
In this
barracks.
prowled
the
into
and to
to
were
hold
meet
any
86.
on the
enemy patrols
in
cornered,
out.
way
mobilised
which
comrade-in-arms,
for
'stunt'
this
Lieutenant
I set
a large
of
the
about
two
of
a pal
of
hay with
Fire
in
the
men.
air
At
came to
or
which
warrant
to
entrance
then
O'Keeffe,
big
muster
and
spoke
departed
of
to
that
Outside
I recognised
(as
bales
of
fodder
service
On these
big
unit
some quite
either
th
for
something
active
to
briefly
quickly.
find
on the
- some old,
individuals
intervals,
the
this
to
rear
mar. by name O'Sullivan,
was evidently
There
the
there,
(now General
was filled
place
at
comrades,
and lounged
the
studying
armed.
all
O'Keeffe
a young
other
horses).
Brigade
there,
Paddy
We lolled
O'Keeffe's.
compressed
the
the
G.A.A.),
Secretary,
surprised
of
Dyer,
We reached
and out
entrance
- one,
others
the
Jerry
Quay.
men already
only
Bachelor
student
so of my own U.C.C.
or
half-dozen
Sullivan's
I was greatly
twenty
with
so,
our
shoot
was not
Daly,
ax-clerical
main
through
shed.
storage
were
there
in
boldly
to
off
to
Instructed
Jack
Ford's;
an
A/Company,
engineering,
unless
action
as he was a qualified
in
and working
evade
to
we were
eventuality
My usual
Engineering
wa1ked
we were
way,
young
-
O'Sullivan
we
occasions,
for the action
ourselves
which we expected
instantly,
steeled
with hands gripping
guns and hearts
pounding and nerves
In
tingling.
the
loading
ostentatiously
and our
almost
the
coolness,
intolerable
suspense
We were
the
Crown
but
and unloading
restlessness
mystified
waiting
unusual
and most dangerous
Brigade
Station,
Gr4nd
Parade,
with
beset
mobilised
spot
strong
police
eagerness
to allay
the
and
to
point,
smooth
inaction.
operation
for
on the
show our
us,
fretful
military
assembly
an exposed
three
in
what
we had been
weapons,
them to
which
as to
our
do something
to
really
of waiting,
forces
we cleaned
intervals,
in
that
tile
quayside
barracks
against
most
Cork
Fire
facing
heavily
the
87.
an
garrisoned
encircling
us at
Then
6.15
a scout,
about
as we got ready
activity
eager
St.
to Douglas
p.m.,
the
where
Back
tensely.
of
spell
hurried
uncertain
away
from
City
Hall.
which
the
one of
murder
St.
R.I.C.
In
District
Now we wade our
our
carrying
crossed
lone,
and Oliver
the
over
gaslamps
and
denounced
Swanzy
Lord
up by
body of
R.I.C.
the
returned
- as they
fifteen
p.m.
lit
already
murdering
6.45
Tomás
Mayor
minutes
before
came a few
O'Keeffe
O'Keefe
and Fruit
officer
of
Cork
earlier
in
my old
merged,
Four
revolvers
order
quite
my 'den'
yards
Cumann na mBan,
or
to
five
him to
realising
in
the
tall
put
the
Captain
to
into
at
men in
up his
drop
position,
with
two years
St.).
O'Keeffe
levelled
O'Keeffe
delays
Peg Duggan's
Old Georges
hour.
civvies
St.
(Peg was senior
104
zero
hands.
Prince's
Parade.
and had been working
Curfew
Quay
me with
Bridge.
(Fitzgerald's
seven.
via
threes
instructed
up Sullivan's
31 Grand
behind
at
we were
and back
a minute
shop just
'digs'
south
Bridge
dallied
was a few minutes
not
to
us until
I went
and
in twos
'digs'
them with
dump.
St.
new flower
yet
flickering
the
intelligence
and courageous
Parliament
Plunkett
O'Sullivan,
It
and our
- a hardy
way home to our
keeping
guns,
them to
return
Paddy
had gone
were
after
At
1920.
The later
junctions
spotted
guns
towards
us)
to
a further
for
'Auxies'
of
feeble
Inspector
Barracks
March
the
out
we dismissed.
Curfew,
to
had
our
inactivity.
objective
and the
whose number
under
McCurtain
missed
lamp-lighter
gang
King
our
groups
moving
only
hay bales
that
and
of raiding
We gripped
south
yards
street
the
Corporation
word
bustle
small
a party
We are
the
(200
was now dark
It
illuminated
men,
to
St.
We cursed
scouts.
of
arid chafing
waiting
Douglas
in
move off
stopped.
had brought
message
to
us to
with
again
250 yards.
message,
presence
when we are
door
station
of
radius
a whispered
been reported.
had just
the
average
a little
resourceful,
asking'
88.
"What's
up,
A gun rammed
men.
ind
eadly
at
him at
the
that
the
'Auxies'
the
Inspector
District
Take
my job
playing
for
to
Union
on the
of
R.I.C.
which
the
'Auxies'
the
stand
were
his
the
He was courtmartialled
Sentence:
other
15 years
so was his
comrade,
penal.
O'Keeffe's
and we were
the
city
very
trial
of
the
at
first,
murderous
Union
Quay
I.R.A.
him on the
R.I.C.
saved
they
in
a bomb.
of
and
the death
who got
was a salutary
spot
him to
Parkhurst
to escape
man
thought.
possession
afterwards
being
twenty
lesson
to
when moving
us
around
armed.
On a Saturday
p.m.
ever
a judicial
as
O'Sullivan,
capture
wary
the
served
lucky
brought
from
kill
with
servitude
and
an
I left
scaffold,
He was
penalty
years
on the
prisons.
English
to
was
he was
as a wanted
recognised
but
penal
if
Arrived
and wanted
about
least
him out
and charged
'Auxies',
O'Keeffe
P.
at
get
barracks,
and die
trial
the
so and so will
that
be safe
he might
was
enraged
of
day-room
He felt
'Auxies'.
O'Keeffe
A flash
spot.
Quay knows all
worked.
would take
bloodthirsty
Barracks,
The
The bluff
that
to
Inspector
he would
spot;
realised
him on the
Union
- a respite.
time
courtmartial,
hands
in
to you".
Quay Barracks,
murdered
or
down at
from
some yards
he says
"Here",
he is
a hand grenade.
Now O'Keeffe
shoot
likely
that
and
find
they
him,
home to
bring
Auxiliaries
and District
me there
explain
are
disarmed.
would
Inspiration:
a curse
with
he Sees O'Sullivan
being
bridge,
of desperate
this,
they
same time,
the
back
On searching
peril.
Almost
that
truth
him the awful
his
into
I.R.A.
to be fellow
them
half-thinking
lads?",
31 Grand
Jack
evening
Parade
had a big
to
Colt
shortly
be at
.45
after
this,
doubtful.
and vintage.
efficiency
of
- both
two young U.C.C.
Volunteers
Daly
Road rendezvous
Magazine
loaded.
Jack
I had a Spanish
For
first
precaution,
yeas
and
at
.38
we sent
engineers
from
3
89.
Co.
of
ahead
us through
Finbarr's
Cathedral.
if
saw any
they
Tuckey
on South
Main
Brewery,
walking
we were
accosted
sported
a flag;
so I
buy one,
I
My right
trouser
pocket
hand
from
as
fearful
it
the
pavement.
to
my vest
I was a mean
thought
she meant
to
break
oblivious
of
this
to
angrily
in
I
the
South
scouts
Cork
Gate
I
Out on the
felt
road
followed
by the
harmless
butt
the
Jack
Jack
piece
ten
the
long
loading
and body
of
loaded
frame
free
pin,
of
my left
not
to
bottom
hand to
release
the
the
hole
The lady
Jack
Christ's
I
sake",
me in
at
said
and
was
Daly
She looked
laughed
my
buy a flag
to
snapped
at
Passing
along
metal
slipping
six-chamber
leaving
the revolver.
me
surprise.
and then
I,
and we passed
to College
get
gun
in
sweat.
jam",
being
my right
either
looked
an awful
College.
a large
the
to hell".
and away out
Bridge
into
turning
Gaol,
had me in
box
evening
gun in
resistance.
off
away.
the
lousy
"For
my discomfiture.
explained
over
"clear
any money to
Over
a fearful
too
drama.
already
collecting
down through
drop
down my sales
girl,
bitch
young
not
I was in
tense
in
hole
'jackeen',
then walked
horror,
"That
would
the
.38
I dare
pocket.
inside,
The lady
folded,
loaded
I could
gun-carrying.
on.
position.
had a large
which
al copper
pocket
the
Beamish's
an extraordinarily
banging
held
and emerged
Daly
not reach
me with
dangerous
my overcoat,
sunny.
I was
of
We got
on the
I,
Jack
pass
I was in
my cheat.
carried
facilitate
I could
to
a red
drop
right,
side,
St.
to
St.
As we passed
seller.
'flag
in front
all
spot,
Day.
and tried
refused
and rather
embarrassing
arm,
by a lady
Main
enemy ahead.
on that
pavement
I had none.
against
thrust
the
keeping
persisted,
was a Flag
It
St.
danger
Harris,
was to
Harris
uniformed
a real
Lane,
and South
lane
Tuckey
Protestant
handkerchief
through
Ormond and Willie
- named Jerry
Waterford
Road,
at
on
our
rear
two
of
down my leg.
piece
of
me gripping
Jack
my .38,
the
Daly
90.
up the
picked
the
separate
I was mad
pocket.
to
myself
to
leaving
We spent
at
a small
out
a local
hostelry.
unit
burnt
St.
from A.S.U.
Daly's)
at
'digs'
or
nine
waiting.
armed
Amongst
word
awaiting
foot
in
the
across
Washington
holding
My heart
beat
men of
to
St.
to
back
its
searching
excitedly,
After
half
were
of
any
'Auxies'
with
vehicles
hurried
in
was
city
U.C.C.
arms
under
Colt
.45
(Jack
1 p.m.
to
About
2.30
and lanes
ready
Kelleher,
We were
small
to
about
3 p.m.,
there
my
'standing
enemy patrols
so we received
or
junction
city.
Humphrey
Dwyer,
and attack
in
the
about
At
A.S.U.
Jerry
party
the active
report
streets
St.
At 4 p.m.
at
work
and Joe Kearney.
emerge
a large
up and
expectancy.
Office
Sheares
College
were
vicinity.
that
intelligence
in
to
to
when Cork
1920,
back
a crack
6 p.m.
I had my dinner.
through
point
them
where
Dan Barton
Murphy,
eager
Parade
assembly
ten
back
up a heavy
picked
have
At
gun in
.38
dump and strolled
31 Grand
bur A.S.U.
were
I
I made my way warily
p.m.
to'
haunt.
I reassembled
'refresher'
blank.
when I was notified
Office,
a Sheares
we drew
some Drawing
gun
who occasionally
prison,
December
of
to
expecting
on the way
9th
I was doing
up,
Engineering
at
U.C.C.
dump at
so care-
being
Road,
an adventurous
again,
on Saturday,
Early
the
so
loading.
I dumped my erratic
and
in
Magazine
around
for
when off-duty
exposed
having
and working
before
from
party
But,
at
it
hovering
military
we dispersed
a
hours
slipped
service
and tested
'skit'
my Spanish
for
security
Arrived
'digs'.
outside
right-hand
secondly,
and,
checking
slipped
on such a weapon,
in depending
overlook
the
first,
myself,
so unserviceable,
as
before
with
such danger
unreliable,
less
my weapon into
of
parts
and
on my overcoat
I put
pieces..
bad thrown
Grand
and male
nervous
discussion,
a cordon
Parade
and
pedestrians.
foreboding,
half
we moved into
in
91.
the
in
street
the
had no rear
the
South
Main
us actually
or
150 yards
from
the
their
cordon
into
up for
keyed
moving
eager
twenties.
But none
of
Sheares
with
About
the
to
Having
divested
their
at
guns at
that
numbers
We kept
The tension
and
early
their
lines
at
back
we reported
to
and were dismissed
and disappointed,
dump our
cordon
small
notice.
teens
nightfall,
Main
streets.
enemy moved from
5 p.m.
orders
in
venture
a second's
at
- South
We hoped
adjoining
men in
discomfited
St.,
smaller
uniform.
Auxiliary
Corner.
would
action
on young
Parade.
saw the
along
scouted
St.
in
inside
no hostile
Washington
Singer's
the
was trying
the
to
searchers
'Auxie'
We carefully
we actually
us at
trapped
being
encountered
ventured
so from
of
exit.
but
from which
junction
some of
St.
I was much
guns ready.
dread
mortal
which
A few of
with
threes
house
up to
St.
I was in
as
relieved,
and
twos
U.C.C.
before
to
returning
city.
Science
Notebook
strolled
back
two books
St.
Passing
my hand.
Grand
I walked
manner,
yards
Western
and rakish
left
hand.
his
revolver
green
into
his
for
the
on my coat
into
any
small
my waistcoat
his
fingers,
you
got
from
there?"
and
put
'Auxie'
Glengarry
satisfied
Then,
to
leg
one of
He pulled
my most careless
their
into
and halt.
I did
with
ruddy,
round,
me all
felt
cap,
jovial
over
I had no firearms,
and
proceeded
stuff.
and then
"Jesus",
his
still
up my hands
holster
which
'Auxies'
Within
incriminating
pocket.
gloves.
arms.
that
trousers
and my
arm
woollen
at
ahead
book and
on left
of
Mustering
unhesitatingly
rockets
job
Parade.
sketch
I saw the
Church,
A thickset
face
a pair
I wore
up a
I picked
qnd stuff,
overcoat
Road,
I was ordered
promptly.
my •45
an engineering
with
Augustine's
at
searching
three
in
along
via
of
myself
Webley,
his
he put
to
search
my
He had completed
he thrust
he barked,
blood
with
began
to
levelling
his
out
pulling
drip,
it
fingers
"What
at
have
me again
92.
I
was horrified,
"A
razor
safety
"Look"
I
the
but
hour
pick
off
any
roar,
of
whose
have
wiped
as
eternity,
to
going
it
I thought,
means
gaol
all
these
with
rigid,
or
thing,
A senior
'Auxie'
at
to
owing
I could
off
to
lest
it
every
hell",
might
'Parade
for
the
Corner,
now temporarily
of
my ears
believe
and my elderly
be the
prelude
I walked
the
fear
me,
R.I.C.
of
attention
31 Grand
along
from
to
another
them.
Parade,
out
of
a short
the
"shot
Parade
As I
to
I saw the
"clear
Fearful
while
towards
attempting
alert
from
two Crossleys
to
St.
Tuckey
suspicions
crossed
'Auxies'
consultation.
I was afraid
'Auxie'
junction.
business
and anxiously,
slowly
there
the
the
companion.
Barracks).
re-arousing
up at
when I was ordered
myself
a cruel
them upstretched.
approached
and held
suspects
an
what was
as I stood
pulled
dismounted,
For
My mind was torn
keeping
tenders
40,
up.
of
torture,
of
would
earlier,
I am
detained,
thoughts
effort
to
The armoured
I wondered
visions
officer
behind
stir
to
at
episode,
(and
corner
the
hardly
corner
further
and calamitous
group
mane about
now that
maybe
an
them eager
hands
his
there.
myself,
two Crossley
scarcity
to escape"
to
internment,
aching
The next
with
up"
we bad
that
aware
an older
he too
hands
Corner,
crowd.
not
and my
Of this
round
their
we were
He
your
stars
'Auxies'
I had dreadful
said
dark
my arms
searching
I
Singer's
prowling
we stood
me and
best,
around
after,
the wall,
happen
At
death.
there
Shortly
me acing
and keep
of
pulled
blade
wall
any
members
straggling
us out.
the
at
God and my lucky
at
pencils",
topping
waist-pocket.
then
me,
the
when we were
presence
for
hand and gingerly
top
I saw,
shooting
get
earlier
joined
a
to
managed
Then
I thanked
car.
at
"Face
aloft:
I did.
armoured
from
looking
it
use
a flash:
in
I remembered
my right
Gillette
held
"I
I,
I lowered
a second,
he ordered.
not
as
offending
books
note
said
blade"
said,
hesitated
And then,
appalled.
to cross
or
the
inviting
Tuckey
St.
loaded
with
93.
Auxiliaries
the
turning
was about
6.15
Arrived
arrival
in the
the
relieved
a Dublin
Messrs.
Purcell's
up at
out
Cross near
as he often
news,
to create
the
- a little
activities
amusing
to those
Shortly
after,
lodger
working
2nd City
on curfew
brought
Battalion
(North
Under
'Sandow'
bad trapped
distance
the
secrets
I.R.A.
of
which was highly
engaged on I.R.A.
work.
a middle-aged
Volunteer
same story.
Later
of their
and savagely
vandalistic.
tragedy,
a foreboding
happen,
All
night,
lights
we felt
that
31 Grand Parade,
to
back rooms at
the
Donovan),
in the
events
Cross,
within
them.
in Cork was terrifying
ambush of the
sense
terrible
rooms of
were put out,
Battalion
annihilated
of the bloody
front
1st
at Dillon's
a peculiar
rear.
had been luckier
and almost
something
in the
Hotel,
(Mike
Division
From the moment we heard
that
A.S.U.
base,
of the Auxiliary
'Auxies'
City)
'Auxies'
The reaction
the
trying
mysteriously,
truth.
than we were:
they
had
of
sceptical
and an active
the
p.m.
bad been heavy
Dan O'Connell,
time,
Battalion,
The 1st
a short
of us who were
Insurance,
its
of his
pretence
at
confined
and there
he knew inside
that
impression
6.30
Barracks
to Victoria
spoke and acted
ambush
about
We were a bit
cadets,
at
excitement
Barracks
returning
fellow
working
had been a terrible
Victoria
the
Still
a compositor
came in all
St.)
bomb and bullet
among the
my safe
when an elderly
evening,
There
of 'Auxies'
casualties
O/C.,
Patrick
of
for
I had my tea.
man named Pat Kelch,
been ambushed with
Kelch's
of the
of breath.
Dillon's
Two lorries
It
St.
to have passed through
a scratch,
affairs
lodger,
and quite
Patrick
of thanksgiving
full
'digs',
hands without
discussing
into
p.m.
and immensely
'Auxies'
around
corner
the
of impending
was going
"Shamrock"
the residents
At 8 p.m.
to
or so
keeping
three
or four
94.
of
I.R.A.
us,
second
the
men all,
whose
floor
Grand
Parade.
kneel
down behind
the
end of
from
our
the
immediate
or
Tans
kept
the
just
About
died
off.
R.I.C.
the
shutters
their
with
to
entrance
gaping
and the
windows
Bang!
Bang!
I see
the
tall
Jennings.
Furniture
The men stand
from
-
8 yards
round
Parade
St.
They
free
our
heads
rattle.
Instinctively
down on the
are
throwing
bomb after
Room.
With
each explosion
up,
crowd
and smashing
round
and look
out
pounded
bar
on
or
report
we duck.
cautiously
opposite
bomb into
pavement
the
comes noise
wood.
in
hats
a terrific
Peeping
crouched
then
and make a large
at
explosions.
the
opposite
Then a small
shutters
in
direction.
Corner,
Bang!
and falling
was
"Sean Jennings'
distant.
butts.
the
Patrick
window.
Display
it
daps,
front
figures
on the
so tall
or
the
They
glass
wrench
20
and headgear,
crowded
rifle
More
were
came nearer,
in
Bang!
guns.
was heard
about
coats
They
about
fire
later,
Tuckey-Street
Barracks,
was used
bayonet
breaking
at
or
us that
The shooting
suddenly
armed.
Store,
the
(trench
appeared
heavily
Furniture
rifle
Bridge.
'civvies'
R.I.C.
of
events
convinced
the
was no sign
motors
awful,
and in
storm.
some minutes
'Glengarrys')
were
around
desultory
p.m.,
Then,
in
the
Patrick's
of
figures
at
before
9.30
direction
all
quietness
calm
that
knowing
watching,
or
across
behind
no sign
lorries
from
there
There
quiet.
in
was right
heads
to
low
happening
our
anywhere,
and no sound of
The very
way.
patrol
able
warily
Barracks
keeping
unnaturally
curfew
moving
St.
on the
out
see any movements
even
was quiet,
any military
We still
we could
heads
what was
Tuckey
vicinity,
All
of
All
and
our
room on
we were
windows,
keeping
Parade.
position
window.
of
the
the
and observe
out
peer
windows, looked
raising
them and,
a large
into
silently
two large
Carefully
shadows,
end to
stole
at
of
A pause.
their
handiwork.
95.
Some move over
is
the
to
surely
scared.
come out,
move across
crash
of
the
Parade
the
jewellers.
the
men jostling
with
a lucky
dip
in
watches
and
other
the
Into
looted
and a low
- the
to
the
and forebodingly
if
wondering
the
of
the
bare
to
in
hands
the
against
no illusions
It
about
into
the
'Shamrock'
they
are
the
this
our
Auxiliary
I
window
jewel
cases,
precious
stock
is
see
having
at
are
their
heard
up in
heard
of
from
the
sky
gradually
Parade
is
empty
talking
we have
of
the
wreckers
prospect
of
are
us,
on this
or
not
kept
having
would
after-curfew
fate
should
- we have
Cadets
of
at
old
the
I.R.A.
eight
off
occasion,
an attack
'skit'
.45
than
any rate,
bomb attack
no doubts
run
the
and
Hotel,
critical
to ward
be better,
and looters
Shamrock
upwards
ourselves,
and
return
their
of
the
There
anxiously
witnessed
just
bomb-throwing
none
defend
digs.
Hilser's
themselves
house
own retreat,
I regret
place.
on hand
our
the
scenes
here but
any arms
on the
of
and bombed.
men sheltering
have
the
of
attacked
being
rear
We dread
probability
the
gone.
barbarous
come back.
they
Parade,
creeps
The Grand
roar.
Jennings'.
Again
is
shots
noise
queer
men are
tall
the
of
volleys
to
savagery,
the
A brightness
purring
into
It
go the
coats
and shouting.
We retire
will
trench
a vibrating
to
rising
amid
too
are
instructed
Hilser's
at
inside.
Market.
They help
And then,
far-off
been
along
other
semi-darkness
their
they
no bombing.
valuables.
shop.
St.
Patrick
life
the
but
City
down north
each
on,
bomb throwing
the
time
Looking
R.I.C.
such senseless
towards
this
but
glass,
leisure.
the
of
the
have
There
door.
barrack
from
going
they
else,
wearying
apparently
Then,
or
The men resume
inside.
stay
is
know what
They must
to
whatsoever
or movement
no sound
and R.I.C.
corner
-
bomb-throwers
about
amok and only
their
we have
burst
identity
casually
-
96.
to
trying
The fact
and
that
silent
R.I.C.
much about
'Shamrock'.
loose
in
same Imperial
Irish
ex-officers
of
superior
caste
inferior
scum.
distrust
and
measure
the
between
the
and the
'Tans'
of
amongst
the
them;
three
man his
got
thirty
shillings
ten
plus
no small
Crown forces
to
the
the
his
but
the
'Auxie
arrayed
R.I.C.
pay
make for
for
else
and
in
khaki
all
as
not,
dislike
military,
little
bob a day,
a day
or
Moreover,
did
as a
existed
of
British
Tommy in
poor
R.I.C.
which
'Auxiliaries'.
the
the
harmony
a day,
shilling
found
Aristocrat'
on a
'Savoy'
scale.
We discussed
rooms.
Then,
mounted
to
swelled
these
the
roof
the
through
all
as
the
terrifying
of
the
high
into
Billows
the
as we could
Street
to
Princes
crackling.
air
discern,
Street
There
outside
about
red
St.
was one huge
roof
flame
200 yards
Patrick
was little
rear
we
South
inferno
smoke.
to
roared
north
back
and looked
"Shamrock"
on the
of
in
quietly
grew redder,
four-storey
skylights
spectacle.
as we sat
things
brightness
large
As far
and
the
English
loyalists
by the
the
Irish
themselves
main groups
namely
and
of
out
three
I.R.A.,
cruel
profited
co-operation
the
differentials
I.R.A.
serve
between
Royal
bullying,
whether
British
both
lost
the
who regard
Irish,
So the
lack
against
'Hotel
'Auxies'
of
the
'Auxies'
murderous
no love
uniform
swaggering,
and all
the
or
the
Even though
is
there
are
little
guess)
emerge while
fury.
the
wearing
to
as there
young men in
the
attire.
sealed
is
yonder
us,
trusting
maniacal
and the
Constabulary
some of
not
tyranny,
policeman
reassures
afraid
streets,
their
Barracks
who know (or
of
even are
on the
of
there
activities
They
Auxiliaries
the
men in
the
R.I.C.
tomb kind
and uniform
tunics
picturesque
Street
Tuckey
as the
certainly
are
their
disguise
behold
a
and
east
of
us.
from. Wintrop
blazing,
roaring
The sky was clear
up
97.
and
As we watched
our
backs
air
of
the
the
roof;
the
felt
we
heat-waves
was an extraordinary
roof
round
feet
high
which
and
back
Occasionally,
the
regular
was broken
by the
to
and
Street
see the
As we gaze,
new victim
us as we watch
in
Grant's
As we continue
of
Patrick
of
flame,
further
Street
but
advance
picked.
the
Grant's
-
the
Business
Victoria
their
east
of
south
R.I.C.
side
our
the
Lee,
Headquarters
in
other
of
to
the
more or
attention.
less
Union
heavens
in ferocity
than
and
south
side
mass
searing
there
is
the
incendiaries
Munster
Arcade
about
1000
It
the
no
and
enough,
is
if
in
spectacular
south
yards
from
the
great
fires
was endeavouring
intensity.
on the
Hall
City
The two huge
as
each
if
unscathed.
200 yards
Quay.
Old
direction.
Significantly
less
new conflagration,
us attracts
and billow
the
stands
fury.
of
in our
that
- Cash's,
stalls
We wonder
one red
Plainly
fire-raising
Hotel
Now a great
houses
numerous
on the
Immense relief
of
conflagration
thoroughfare
blocks
direction.
rapidity,
150 yards
its
further
in
Prince's
Emporium.
Street).
extend
I was
across
us and the
narrow
four
conflagration
within
with
inferno
on the
Then
leap
to
Market
to burn
with
our
in
Big
for
all
two
lightning
Plunkett
continue
we note
with
and the
to watch,
about
the
Grant's
Between
will
on the
shots.
of
faces.
out
gazing
of
frosty
our
against
I thought,
roof
Meat
inferno
red-roaring
parapet
rifle
flames
(now liver
huge blazing
the
the
the
note
and approach
and alleyways
Street
George's
the
the roof
on
interpose
and stands
of
as
the
horrified,
their
emgulf
crack
flames,
to
slates
vibrating
up from
burst
stone
the
against
sharp
cold
We crawled
was a low
there
and fascinated,
the
beating
experience.
lay
startled
faces
our
freezing.
in
shivered
turning
was
it
awe-struck
flames,
generally
but,
as
and dry
still
devouring
and bodies
holocaust,
It
was
The air
starry,
blaze
to
At
excel
3 a.m.
98,
Sunday
a still
into
starry
initial
their
frosty
Five'
'Spoiled
hours
threatening
burning
from
city
the
Miss
watch
sleep-laden
fated
O'Brien
Mary
of
landlady's
brother,
his
O'Brien,
Terminus
of
in
After
off
in
8 Cook Street
of
us walked
now for
smouldered
debris
viewing
the
burnt
out,
along
with
the
great
me personal
of
at
I.R.A.
Denis
U.C.C.
latter
Bandon Railway
service
now Judge
vans
of
business
of
with
I,
in West
Advocate
General
which
pick
though
fell
we called
up Jack
down to
then
on the
smoke and sparks
reduced
concerns,
one
in
to
into
ruins
particular
was my old
were
still
many buildings
now and
it
The three
Daly.
The fires
and shops
regret;
went
Callaghan,
devastation.
ashes,
houses
pangs
so,
to
Buckley's)
mushrooms
scores
or
after
Trinity,
part
clerk
the
Tom
O'Riordan9
(both
and who is
8 a.m.
and crumbling
Of the
caused
Holy
most
air.
rail
from
and myself.
at
(over
to send
Harris
the
O'Brien,
Volunteer;
Michael
too,
or non-
mane who resigned
man with
city,
around
the
Willie
a Bantry
breakfast
Mass
to
and now an active
household,
and
Michael
men are
the
anxious
fury
Week,
in Dublin,
army
I.R.A.
of
state
'Shamrock',
Volunteer
bed,
an electrician;
as the
the
military
to
O'Callaghan,
Cork,
as well
the
British
a
intervals
the
keep
lest
half
At
women of
fearful
lost
we start
the
survey
powerful
Ormond,
Mick
students),
end.
landlady)
have
fear-haunting
long
a big
cousin,
Jerry
McCarthy,
Cork
Faster
the
he
(the
eyes,
man or woman.
after
where
rear
away
where
roof,
Volunteer,
R.I.C.
while
No one retires
incendiarism.
lower
blaze
hunger
devouring
and goes up to
be a victim
to
the
still
seemed to
they
dawn and curfew's
out
especially
with
to
until
drops
card-player
but
their
tires
the
1920,
night,
We move down to
game of
is
December
voraciousness,
satisfied.
a
10th
morning,
'digs'
smoking
the
99.
104
Old
George's
Restaurant.
at
the
overcoat
woollen
to
and alarm
we rounded
I breathed
our
from
the
abodes.
in
usurpation
Dr.
all
Week 1916,
immobilised
damning
cruel
city
lurid
hit
foreign
and
light
Imperial
a market
as
We obeyed.
hands
I as
In
the
hurrying
of
dire
rapidly
came in
year.
had
Cork,
of
penalty
Army men In
Crown forces
of
there,
most
the
Bishop
back,
Safely
sensational
Republican
our
wearing
Mall.
with
the
in
I was on tenterhooks
a bullet
tragically
the
drawn
Dan O'Connell
Paul's
back
Looking
direction.
South
so
Cohalan,
Hotel,
English
with
door
get
or
at
the
to
his
consecration
the
Cork
Cork
British
own fellow-Corkmen
slaughtered
on his
Irish
City
But
in
by the
his
this
for
new edict
taking
was
British
Easter
His
the
of
action
peace
his
up arms against
who had devastated
actions,
- it
Volunteers,
own parishioners,
previous
in
by concern
for
uniform
1913
intervention,
be motivated
citizens.
demons
in
upon disapprovingly
had by his
Ireland,
was believed
of
the
us had our
the
and
Irish
- was frowned
safety
fate.
pockets".
our
I'd
Imposing
who,
in
and
fiery
Ireland.
Government
then
its
my hands,
into
Daniel
in arms
Cohalan,
whispered
shared
I remember1
that
on an
opposing
shell
hotel
in
1 p.m.
solemnly
excommunication
Diocese
at
lest
Peter
Doctor
a decree
issued
at
St.
news of
sensational
His Lordship,
gaunt
more and we dispersed1
Here,
Mass in
your
some of
corner
once
freely
last
of
and was swinging
gloves
trepidation
until
out
suppose,
the
In
order
Shop and
locate
and past
I had not,
pockets,
too,
menacingly
I
unconsciously,
sides,
'Auxies'
and glaring
I
did
harsh
'ands
your
Fruit
Fitzgerald's
G.P.O.
the
I saw three
revolvers
with
on both
by a loud
take
hurriedly,
All
difficulty
round
startled
"to
accent
with
houses
As we returned
we were
Mrs.
Only
as
it
Street,
threw
especially
his
own
a new and
in
1916.
the
100.
The reaction
Catholic
in
shocked
flagrant
Auxiliaries
country.
Little
walked
out
on that
in
anti-national
in
the
and
still
Cork
it
interviewed
to
wonder
that
voices
the
and
that
Strickland
the
Bishop's
was the
congregation
that
Military
Governor,
that
the
Cohalan
General
had
Bishop
all
Cork.
excommunication
Lordship's
from
this
it.
At
broadside
many
Dr.
infuriated
of
Cork
in
that
instigator
fire-and-brimstone
the
wonder
resulted
I.R.A.
of
young
their
own cathedral
morning
His
on the
tete-a-tete
all
events,
had amazing
and
Cork
his
results.
unexpected
a single
Not
the
bosom and
bitterly
announcement
so that
from
and defend
Little
British
very
his
half
Bishop's
Sunday.
that
against
than
its
officer-corps
terror
complained
with
so far
them to
the
more
the
of
ex-communication
fight
from
and said
proclamation
of
penalty
Strickland
Many believed
takes
bias,
brutality
crack
and
Decree
Bishops
the
ablaze,
The public
Strickland,
its
terrorists,
trying
himself
callous
burned,
memorable
bitterly
bad allied
Volunteer
member of
activities
to
opposition
the
On the
pursue
eased
Crown
forces
determination
made each
A.S.U.
an implacable
military
off
It
in
his
the
raised
fighting
more
machine
Ecclesiastically,
active
even
the
the
military
His
of
Lordship's
themselves
tyrant
morale
qualities
and to
of
British
the
formidable
ceased
steeled
member a desperate
fighter
in
as a result
against
ever.
and the
I.R.A.
Volunteers
city
offensive
than
the
or
contrary,
the
vigorously
Ireland.
its
protest
uncharitable
British
at
direct
who are
It
and angered
who set
Irishmen
to
Episcopal
British
down the
calls
Act.
the
Cork
the
denouncing
The whole
at
injustice
While
timing.
and emphatic.
was aghast
population
profoundly
its
was immediate
Cork
more
and increased
the
I.R.A.
the
in
and a resourceful
than
British
unjust
ever
to
Decree
and
the
Government
Cork.
in
proved
101.
in
but
and
Great
that
Sunday
and
Fire
the
was mobilised
for
of
scene
the
demolished
Bishop's
Decree.
republican
police
We were
on the
north
in
in
morning
and had been
their
activities
police
I did
not
us to
exposed
forces.
for
propaganda
Republican
order
in
British
vivid
forces
During
to
exercising
After
were
to
who had run
activities
of
military
did
That
much on the
I thought
the
these
as
men
it
as Republican
gesture
forces
of
the
and maintaining
and vandalism
of
the
amok.
part
Street
deserted.
alert
that
A.S.U.
property
disorder
not
and unnecessary.
unwise
other
too
busy and brazen
Volunteer
protecting
strolling
Patrick
quickly
show the
on this
unobtrusive
a kind
dark,
to
Government
contrast
the
houses
in
was to make a spectacular
idea
purposes
these
a very
play
centre
the
partly-
casualties.
were
did
salvaging
Looters,
very
be very
at
Street
stored
and identification
recognition
Perhaps
Irish
neither
them,
the
Street.
Personally,
by us Volunteers
relish
in
on by a British
several
Volunteers,
Patrick
engaged
Patrick
fired
depredations.
other
in
from
the
discussed
goods were
them and we had to
deter
foil
duty
They had been
check.
and suffered
patrol
altogether
to
Christian
sincere
with
I,
removed
of
side
be kept
mobile
Volunteer
citizens
mainly
These
houses.
had to
the
it.
by secular
the
as the
Cork
afternoon,
fire.
smaller
and yards
enforce
Absolution
churches,
shrived
and undamaged,
damaged
goads,
made to
that)
diocese
the
was.
he generally
All
monastic
the
was received
penitent
one at
poor
in
churches
secular
man was refused
I.R.A.
An occasional
confessors,
the
(and a
was an attempt
the
in
Only
inoperative.
Sunday
keeping
my eyes
supervisor's
and
the
Everybody
evening
I was content
open and
authority.
in
streets
out
of
the
doors
city
hurried
102.
home quite
a long
in
a grim
air
the
pillage
and
further
instalment
of
streets
and
increased
the
unexpected
the
After
that
older
folk
weary
hours
-
and more
'Poker'
their
or
tried
all
included
the
earning
section
an hour
after
authoritative
there
in
thought
of
all
son of
were,
all
naturally,
of
dread
of
now",
says
looked
at
know if
Miss
I,
me.
at
'Spoiled
Five'.
in
who was
I understood
I had any
O'Brien,
fell
the
It
stuff
incriminating
and answer
in
the
ever
door".
in
after.
stir,
The
anybody,
Miss
was a mute
inside.
'Tans'
was
a weakness.
as we
are".
look.
the
pubs and
"Don't
everybody,
and a
drink
encountered
taverns
peremptorily.
on,
of
favourite
but
and
and sympathies
fond
had
and all
"carry
a Protestant,
whose outlook
pale
more
and, nervous
frightened
them in
sharp,
now" was the
electrician,
his
About
For a moment
it
for
course,
by a clear,
door.
into
repeated
the
and wage-
startled
long
cards;
steadier
bumping
knock was
played
the
women and who once
ghastly
the
some of
of
The most
one of
in
usual1
The
argued.
these,
"We are
in
but
'Nap';
front
the
West Cork
spree
the tension
halfpenny
all
pro-British,
He turned
down,
at
a Dunmanway minister,
on a drinking
to
we were
minds.
was a young
multiplicity
mortal
our
of
played
while
was consternation:
that
tragedy;
and
element
themselves
knocking
them
down as
pass
impecunious
students,
curfew,
to
wont,
hand at
amused
to
we sat
The younger
more venturesome
added
and talked
as was their
indoors.
a
quietness
impending
night,
sanctuary
read,
that
nothing!
Sunday
first-floor
and eerie
further
arson,
for
store
approached
of
feeling
happened
tea,
rear
hour
further
believed
was in
silence
There
was
generally
terrorism
as curfew
the
our
People
hour,
of
expectancy
The unnatural
too.
night
fatalistic
slaughter.
zero
curfew
before
time
O'Brien
inquiry
"You
go
Down goes Mary
103.
her
O'Brien,
men knocked
uniformed
the
said
in
uniform
was an extraordinary
O'Brien
only
entrance
us all
- most
the
and thorough
the
worst,
inmates
their
personal
we said
Crown
raiders
proximity
to
deterrent
on the
were
wrecking
likely
that
our
not
disturb
No policeman
confined
to
Street
"burn
menace
one and
and
reported
best,
a military
maybe
shootings;
with
house,
the
its
and all
killed,
flames.
of
R.I.C.
No wonder
across
descend
the
happened
abroad.
previous
on us this
night.
hours
peace
silent
in
Cadets
of
the
it
was hardly
We continued
of
up,
Cork
Cork
appeared
night
not
when they
Sunday
the, police
No Auxiliary
did
we remained
the
our
as
act
night
street,
All
that
When they
sad and
incendiarism
would
the
small
that
irregular
We felt
Barracks
or bombs disturbed
barracks.
uniformed
us overmuch.
Store
Until
walked
mad ferocious
them"
transpired
We were one and
even
to
for
what
at
the
or
us up" on the
would
shots
of
tight
are
open
(the
arrests,
incendiaries.
Jennings'
untoward
nothing
their
the
card-playing.
no Sound of
shut
way)
stairs.
consigned
'Auxie'
they
by the
in
ill-treated
door
thankfulness.
Tuckey
or
of
resulting
may yet"
surely.
door
us had heard
head
about
did
front
asked.
"There
warning
so
any
officer
do not
but
or
they
anybody".
house,
or burning
and
of
warning
"bomb us up"
of
belongings
prayers
The
search
out
for
your
We had visualised,
wrecking
driven
he "Keep
the
the
at
landing
relieved.
immensely
raid
from
exit
upstairs
from
already
all
or
"Well,
a queer
and barred
locked
the
tonight?"
about,
order;
"Have
rifles.
with
she was
door,
and a score
officer
landlady.
tonight
the
Opening
before
continued
but,
people
Miss
at
here
open any more
unauthorised
to
armed
mystified
officer;
and do not
It
the
answered
her.
British
soldiers
steel-helmeted
"No",
with
by a khaki-clad
confronted
of
Non
sister
but
and
night.
were
to
continue
before.
Cork
104.
this
City
uniformed
land's
Cadets
Auxiliary
was to
soldier
were
Auxiliaries
fury
and to
year
1920
the
perpetuate
A.D.
a half-mile
Street
A week
for
closed
and there
beneath
layers
at
the
before
the
me the
big
some capacity
clothes
and the
usual
on the
move from
Ormond and we boarded
As this
Station.
days
- only
at
-
on
Lismore
to
night,
alight
Lismore
at
carrying
my own with
my right
and a magazine.
through
which
Express
His
and to
on time
stay
and out
I
his own,
bag,
hand,
the
left
the
we would
to
have
Duke of
and who
Headquarters,
with
Jerry
for
the
two of
us
following,
some
holding
As we reached
those
the
Grace,
Irish
Glanmire
in
Station,
his
Jei1ry
at
Cappoquin
Railway
Castle,
Lismore
leading
lugging,
to
student
me travelled
at
of
books,
boots,
a university
With
racked
affair
random
at
stop
Lismore
rounds
an all-leather
deference
stopped
Jerry
vaiting-room,
in
yet
Cork,
a dozen
Rosslare
not
The train
Jumped,
newspapers
in
occasion
I arranged
the
did
train
rubble
home to Cappoquin.
of
homes
night
who had built
Devonshire,
resided
the
of
with
.45
bag,
to
Patrick
with thick
College,
I returned
paraphernalia
college
City.
masonry.
was pitched
which
into
the
of
dawned with
University
of my travelling
bottom
insane
and devastation
of fallen
Colt
The
their
Cork
from masses
and
British
atrocity
of
the
to
centre
indulge
1920,
ruin
Christmas,
holidays
with
I brought
of
stretch
here
smoke rising
smouldering
December
11th
Monday morning,
sack
until
Cork.
most horrifying
- the
Ireland
in
to
hand
a free
given
streets
khaki-clad
of
streets
the
be Seen in
Strick
city
a single
not
General
Latimer's
the
amok and razed
and bomb,
fire
with
ground
the
when Colonel
before,
ran
of
care
the
who patrolled
military
The night
daylight
in
was entirely
night
entrance
pass
to
of
the
the
exit,
l05
was loud
there
In
oil-lamps
I
and station.
fear
over
swept
but
at
- it
the semi-darkness
small
(of
with
at
the
of
person
while.
For
me for
an instant
at
the
lad
seeing
comrade
rail
for
by the
himself
passed
had taken
meet
of
people
It
house.
who stayed
there
younger
it
were
took
safely,
me that
the
safely
and got
a safe
by night
Ballykinlar
prominent
members of
the
at
come
It
young
as the
and his
family,
hotel.
neither
R.I.C.
Jerry's
father
Feiners.
boys
and
was well
welcome
happy;
especially.
Jerry
men,
or
a great
all
the
to
stranger
Castle
house
Slim
man being
him home.
the
we made
an I.R.A.
jeopardy.
to
two of
Outside
us for
into
between
a traveller
visitors
but
turning
who had actually
in
and
the
military
O'Brien,
I was not
was anything
in
told
he were
soldiers
or
raided
brushing
his friend
Ormond's
was a prisoner
five
of
stationary.
still
about
all
high
was
and a ccompany
as if
of
of
close,
his,
revolver
I thought
the exit.
of
then),
clothes
raised
pass by the
Jerry
with
the
and
was Bernard
the
the
often
which
train
Jerry
travellers
military
were
in my panic,
through
We reached.
Jim,
hands
Ormond's.
Evidently
commercial
Jerry.
his
reaching
no notice
he did.
the
who kept
soldiers
fellow
hand
of
There,
Lismore
young
left
soldiers
to
thin
wave
khaki-clad
an N.C.0.
while
two
platform
I carried.
garrisoned
his
and bosom friend
station
which
up".
of my deadly
I thought
with
the
before
and a cold
bag which
a small
I followed
room,
as
the
illuminate
I saw three
move ahead
Jerry
tracks
searched
of
an instant,
soldiers
the
ready,
searching
Then,
rapid
the
breast
and reboarding
the
in
entrance,
about
the waiting
- and only
alarm
startled
a company of
was busy
twenty
p.m.
in
weapon
the
8.30
jumped
held
levelled
your
to
'Buffs's
rifles
"Put
endeavoured
waiting-room
the
was about
bands
of
feebly
inaccessible
the
and a shout
commotion
from
was
and
brother,
and uncle
Moreover,
and girls,
there
in
106.
the
and started
was too
milk
for
At
little
the
station
big
young
use
the
gun in
but
be discovered,
if
would
not
Crown
forces.
car
hackney
and Joe Collins,
by Jerry
At
I
home,
found
inflicted
casualties
worried
to
In
Co.
Tyrone,
In
the
'terrible'
at
seeing
stationed
for
I.R.A.
of
the
at
vigour
where
area
quiet
there
I.R.A.
was little
younger
R.I.C.
so mixed
was very
up
relieved
and consoled
her
any
the
twin,
Aughnacloy
if
between
now in
son,
that
bloody
and my mother
Torn
home again,
at
accompanied
the
about
my mother
thought
Ormond's
Mason,
Volunteer.
and safety.
me, the
weapon
by the
Cappoquin,
first-born
to
untoward
Joe
by the
in Cork,
comforting
a very
in
Blackwater
other
the
me full
with
her
Nothing
Indignant
police
the
not
the
was visited
to
be
request,
that
at
fright
Owing to
luck
Lismore
my health
one for
two affections,
herself
on the
the
or would we
morning,
another
my father
about
death
to
me over
motored
driver,
the
in
after
Jerry's
was well.
breakfast
After
happened.
and
together,
hold
house
the
This
I and Jerry
at
trust
to
all
However
a grocery
discovered.
Colt
the
defence,
door.
no fixed
'nervy'
I had decided,
household,
the
to
kept
my luck
would
and
searched
too
kept
to bed,
I was still
and wondered
came
'windy'
such businesses
time,
we retired
length,
and
raided
that
we slept.
but
a knock
as Ormond's
my taste,
at
shop and,
seemed
Ormond,
whenever
nervously
often
hours.
John
The father,
house.
R.I.C.
son was
on the
Ulster
republican
military
activity.
Two deadly
attacks
on the R.I.C.
Cappoquin
some weeks before
my father
against
the
was remarkable
for
on the
of
evening
men talking
to
in
early
West Waterford
or
gallantry
a coursing
two girls
in
streets
November
I.R.A.
in
doorway
had embittered
the
Cappoquih,
of
of
Neither
warriors.
In
courage.
meeting
the
the
on
their
first
attack,
two R.I.C.
(the
girls')
107.
and
church
Rea was shot
of
character
exalt
callousness.
Waishe's
Hotel
was shot
to
the
Quirke
winter's
to
and a young
very
to
hostile
than
his
amongst
the
and family
thousands
did
accident,
I was idly
In
I.R.A,
West
Constable
and
of
James
stationed
Treaty,
in
also
O'Donovan's
Truce
in
the
along
background.
O'Donovan
married
and settled
place
of
Cappoquin
listed
where
his
did
(or
as
the
with
this
a local
the
down in Cappoquin
he had worn
the
to
R.I.C.
for
the
as
R.I.C.
by mere
files
of
to
items
the
the
about
I noted
and all
publican's
I.R.A.
but
that
an R.I.C.
which
'friendly',
contrary,
'friendly'
too,
time
slightest
name of
some brief
Rosscarbery,
the
I saw the
as
file
Cappoquin
afterwards
when
as
in
known
some Intelligence
Kern,
him
act,
On the
said
Yeats
Incidentally,
at
said)
warning,
from
he
Kerryman,
time
movement..
by timely
perusing
movements
Quirke,
horrifying
During
and 1920.
in
cowardly
up behind
strapping
have resigned
entered
of
scale
who crept
figures
and never
and in
district.
away,
He had himself
1919
Cork
Quirke
republican
family
in
the
the
we
own houses, a few yards
aided,
he would
shooting
from
a genial
neighbours.
this
or
the
across
republican
once
girls,
as Constable
night,
family.
popular
the
credit
in
was a particularly
Irishman,
man named
street
by shadowy
was a good
of
the
in
lower
walked
his
This
he had more
wife
enter
nature
prestige
On a dark
darkness.
he bad been
thing
military
and alone,
One R.I.C.
or raise
status
was even
death
a wife
with
the
close
on at
as one of
callous,
of
1OO yards
fixed
car.
as well
attack
unarmed
R.I.C.,
motor
other,
republican
The second
were
Barracks,
The brutally
to
little
the
dead,
wounded.
badly
in
Police
and within
Church
by men from a speeding
range
did
Protestant
the
opposite
home,
his
the
name
constable
through
he certainly
daughter
after
a quiet
restful
jacket
all
until
the
was.
the
life
through
108.
the
or
to, defend
battles
nor father
I did
bitterness
in
and bitter
feelings
mare
the
by the
National
his
These
and sad.
of
It
as
I
found
break
the
me that'
I.R.A.
especially
he was
heart
man in
fighting
never
as cutthroats
struck
his
all
lot
the
with
my association
down in
relations
divided
I
withal,
so passionately
deep
I was an active
strained
bitterly
hard to bear
Yet,
it
and
grace
made my mother's
it
the
me from
a house
Sometimes
moments,
to
led
ended
usu1ly
a sour
things
the
These wordy
and ordering
with
nor father.
me to
savages.
that
R.I.C.
us which
struggle.
calmer
versus
as not
whom he denounced
and cowardly
my father,
angry
between
him asking
'ruffians'
proud
as often
antagonism
remember
in
violently
my heart.
unhappy
outspoken
I.R.A.
unpleasant
against
killings
of
denunciations
getting
which
two local
us about
aid
difficult
particularly
these
aid
between
house
it
Justify
arguments
angry
in
I found
trouble.
the
secretly
republican
forces.
The first
strolled
up to
Kenny's
and her
two sons,
younger
than
active
in
me an outline
previous
home in
publichouse.
Mrs.
arid Michael,
Gerald
had been
I,
the
my a rrival
of
night
local
of
September
In
I.R.A.
thea
ctivities
when
the
plan
to
type
against
the
to
time
Diarmuid
encourage
Crown
shoot
had caused
that
over-cautious
he
I had last
its
Jerry
man of
the
active
Hurley's
East
the
District
in
gave
since
the
They
a solid-bodied
who was not
age,
or aggressive
spirit
to
Inspector,
in a
and
R.I.C.,
I.R.A.
Battalion
action
co-operate
Paddy O'Reilly
Column,
now
elder,
Capppoquin.
middle
and much-wanted
Cork
the
company
Moloney,
early
me and were
Gerald,
He had refused
abandonment.
a very
with
been
offensive
forces.
local
of
a widow
was
a year or tow
Kenny
both
Fianna
compary.
had a new company captain,
sound but
the
I
Cappoquin,
so
of Youghal,
fighter
IV,
Cork
at
with
I
109.
(who was
Brigade
had offered
In
1923)
if
Cappoquin
Intelligence
the
It
in
the
District
to
barracks
Hence
the
The District
after
2nd enter
of
sat
the
to
without
the
the
neither
approved
the
consequences
or
burnings
them
days.
But
shoot
was sore
the
by way of
for
killings
on their
now there
and
they
up the
town
(Cappoquin
gunmen from
I.R.A.)
only
'Tan'
and
to
fatal
I.R.A.
the
feared
British
by way of
in
those
stationed
for
inhabitants.
in
excuse
any
Still,
that
bitterly
and allowed
these
on
attacks
evidence
and eager
come in and kill
abandon
later
as they
contingent
with
and
to
but
from
in
complained
had co-operated
Dungarvan
within
no revenge
spoiling
its
Maloney
Cappoquin
D.I.
rarely
and punish
and disappointed
other
reprisals
part
about
stayed
but
two previous
was a big
were
and
a
bearing
me a few months
had exacted
the
Once
revolver.
co-operation
on the
attack
The R.I.C.
- a restraint
Cappoquin
ro
of
a loaded
nor
after
and dress
place
Room,
operations
told
once
hotel
was gone.
bad no choice
Moloney
at
hotel.
the
Dining
tray
necessary
himself
O'Reilly
the
enter
district
the
Sometimes
waiter's
the
the
and O'Reilly
hotel,
forces.
in
for
to
escort
the
each
barracks.
which returned
was to
Cappoquin
set
officers
armed
take
beneath
to
all
he believed
dire
to
presence
arrange
attempt.
that
and the
dinner
came along
declined
the
to
Barracks.
R.I.C.,
fashion,
safely
plan
holding
a few nights
D.I.
tentative
D.I.'s
food,
O'Reilly
for
the
seeing
of
Harrington's
the
had au escort
Inspector
in
from
from
and
an Enlishman
aristocracy
on root
returning
State
along
scouting
had rooms
150 yards
Free
attempt
adequate
Inspector,
there
he bad arranged
there,
tray
dine
to
to make the
ilk
about
by the
Gaol
provided
school
public
wont
had
services
aid.
O'Reilly's
D.I.
Waterford
officers
after
evening
his
Cook Street,
was his
in
local
ascendancy
Hotel
executed
Irish
Paddy
they
flying
110.
policemen
(more
and they
refused
officer,
a far
traditional
or less
to
units
I.R.A.
It
was never
or
morally,
non-co-operation.
ethics,
militarily
columns
or
an I.R.A.
in
column
He was acting
many miles
an his
outside
He was an eager
full
area.
His
Youghal.
another
with
the
hand,
would
Brigade
I.R.A.
Cappoquin
individual
republican
meant
attack
armed
reprisals
'dog
in
the
incursions
from
each
brigades,
of
outside
attached
throughout
time,
its
subject
other
to
the
military
G.H.Q.
area.
in
Dublin.
with
of
whose
Of
enemy
a few
Within
this
peculiar
I.R.A.
towards
the
Republican
at
course,
was organised
Each brigade
presence
savage
of
individuals
only
other
as a trespassing
Cappoquin
I.R.A.
showed
West Waterford
area,
a little
the
of
On the
aftermath.
brigades.
authority
them.
the
there
a self-contained
brigade
own brigade
to
by armed
Ireland,
exercising
of
attitude
of
the
on England's
loss
their
inevitable
was to experience
manger'
army who were
nit
as the
to
own town
O'Reilly
in
fighter
Cappoquin,
and district
possibly
on enemy forces
locally
I myself
weeks,
to avail
regard
to
1.
No.
activities.
his
inflicting
and
and did
regard
in
the
outside
who exploited
Cappoquin
of
- Cork
military
prowess
and he was eager
there
of
of
was a member
all,
coming
Volunteer
attacking
him some good opportunities
forces
in
the
activities
area
brigade
were
fighters
after
own theatre
familiarity
the
individual
O'Reilly,
and aggressive
individual
his
or
own initiative
his
what
clear
governing
activities
and uupleasant
friction
very
units
service
own immediate
their
of
active
a real
foe,
these
of
aspects
caused
which
R.I.C.
freedom.
other
were
Cause)
an English
attacking
Irish
to
there
Of course,
National
and mare dangerous
mare bitter
arch-enemy
by mobile
him in
help
the
to
friendly
inependent
within
was itself
the
the
into
military
limits
directly
111.
Between
a certain
of
amount
Some Brigade
their
like
of
of
Violation
the
the
on the
when a Battalion
sometimes
necessity
times.
as regards
was recognised
brigade
at
jealousy
farmers
big
boundaries.
a neighbouring
military
oven
rivalry,
was occasionally
there
brigades
were
O/Cs
of
"sanctity"
of
adjoining
territory
of
plea
or
Column
a
a Brigade
Column was bard-pressed
by the
enemy,
but
prolonged
sojourn
by an "outside"
column
within
another
brigade
area
It
be remembered
must
were
was frowned
quartered
where
they
"safe"
in
spots
the
mountains
and most
problem
of
the
No Brigade
or
shelter
combat
and
it
0/C
0/C
Commandant
at
forces
from
was official,
sought
that
Brigade
0/C,
it
posed
under
or
than
the
longer
resident
disapproval
of
I.R.A.
own command area
was understandable
orders
the
when individual
of
new problems
of
I.R.A.
authority,
when
Column
the
own defined
their
Q/M.
Brigade
resources
his
the
the
anything
by fugitive.
outside
trespass
outside
enemy targets
operations
far
is,
but
own scanty
exhausted
places
This
other
also
enough,
for
Battalion
secluded
were
for
problem
feel
his
being
jurisdiction..
or
could
seeing
and support
and the
The
and
Often
column
an acute
districts.
low.
these
populated.
billeted
provided
the
inaccessible
but
and small,
big
or laid
and glens,
the
Column
resentment
most
sparsely
feeding
a few days
"hosts",
the
in
people
or retreated,
were
Commandant.
Brigade
Columns,
Flying
on the
sheltered,
poorest
than
that
entirely
districts
by the
upon
combatants
area
of
recognition
and co-operation.
When I
bringing
harass
for
with
the
came home from
me from
Cork
Crown Forces
a moment of
this
Cork
City
this
arms and ammunition
in West Waterford,
aspect
of
1920,
Christmas,
the
question.
I never
I
to
thought
assumed
112.
I was only
the
doing
do what
that
to
and everywhere,
enemy anywhere
I
asked
I
opportunity.
did.
or sought
never
It
afterwards,
army authority
to
on his
own discretion
when ha was operating
that
enemy,
target
successful
fortified
"stand
aver"
wisdom
of delegating
individual
is
very
his
much open
wished
to
in
individual
his
the
battle
This
times
executive
the
comparative
its
corresponding
unalerted
Volunteer
they
in
Christmas
at
the
enemy1 which,
period
shake
As we talked
that
arms dump of
the
to
Kenny's
that
me on the
night,
I.R.A.
his
improve
Cappoquin
that
district,
with
would
the
his
morale
Gerald
night,
Cappoquin
morrow.
of
and
laxity
for
a crack
would
else,
"put
and
general
an opportunity
nothing
him
giving
believed
unoccupied
did
I.R.A.
each
and
I
emergency.
during
morale,
as a guerrilla
do by throwing
the
Cork
and initiative
and casually
it
three
the
military
and power
in
provide
if
and the
authority
own resources
of
would
I.R.A
but
to
on his
enemy garrisons,
show it
the
go right
effectiveness
planned
small
the
the
he could
spirit
and his
quietness
opportunity
fashion
and to
authority
complacency
an enemy
encounter
indiscriminate
an aggressive
of
of
such
question,
entirely
full
his
in
confidence
soldier.
man at
to
develop
to
such operational
soldiers
use his
against
The propriety
aggression.
us bad
individually
that
assurance
of
and to
he see a favourable
then
recollect
was issued
each
own initiative
attack,
by the
I
order
that
City
he happen
and should
ahead,,
to
should
is,
casually
a sudden
act
Cork
to
authority
do so.
an action
1921,
us in
of
A.S.U.
me to
the
Kenny
jolt
wind
told
up him".
me, too,
Company and promised
As I was about
us stayed
on
any and every
no superior
struck
in
early
man to wage war
and at
man of
the
each
as an I.R.A.
my duty
talking
to leave
in
the
to
113.
So engrossed
doorway.
noticed
four
drizzly
night
Four
tall,
9.45
p.m.
nor
until
Barrack
St.
via
railway
follow
did
us.
not
as
the
wet
a galling
precious.
value
guer1fla.
struggle
Officer
I
to
amid
the
"take
it
in
the
company's
decided
there
the
was a big
no covering
in
Then I
of
and some small
influx
of
deadly
to
be shot"
I
may be handy"
Glenshalane
later.
the
saw a small
During
new Black
it
said,
He did.
smaller
where
arms were
the
egg-bomb
safely".
another
river
was
Q/M or Company
mess deserves
you and keep
this
the
(or
- it
weather
"The
existence
the
ammunition
with
dump.
and an old
rifles
man who realised
"This
guns.
some
was the
Melleray
firearms
that
company
beneath
them from, the
He agreed.
beside
to
so intense.
for
with
and neglect.
sporting
serviceable
me of
to visit
of
I.R.A.
thou
off
they
Demesne wall
Keane's
and useless,
home with
along
cliff
undergrowth
any
Kenny.
told
with
for
scattered
He also
ignorance
protect
responsible
said
such
short-cut
to
that
showed me the
at
to
route
him.
Kenny
boreen
of
I was sure
why I walked
home with
John
up
Kennedy
made no attempt
enough,
and rusty
sight
Willie
with
ordered
Sergeant
borne by a circuitous
is
and a couple
on them
oiling)
the
The R.I.C.
Sir
old
this"
of
going
covered
inside
Some shotguns
carbine,
out
Know them and
Shocked
the
alongside
searched
returning
sure
open air,
trees
large
neither
me; that
day
I was
dump.
us but
I was going
if
Next
at
I
not
recognise
Kennedy
was about
station.
I did
door.
It
"Clear
and then
dark,
rifles.
sharply
We cleared
the
us at
around
the
of
men without
looked
They
questioned.
the
were
they
out
we never
that
discussion
appear
figures
heavy R.I.C.
gruffly.
In
black
big
we in
were
next
and Tans
dump
the
kept.
few
direct
I
days
from
114.
- a mongrelly.
England
a week
one of
William
Maher
in
St.
Main
them was caught
the
cute
and
the
mother
of
notes
the
considerable
sum in
The Tan was. fired
as he bad been
in
caught
the
Cappoquin
armed
threes.
But we encountered
Patrick
Cahill,
and unarmed.
reasons.
been
friendly
of
discharge
bad warned
of
other
as Head
Sinn
with
the
in
and I
a friendly
in
round
he must
though
himself
to
no harm would
great
befall
his
I.R.A.
town
my then
to
it
think
was
his
period
Cahill
had
end country,
in
the
at
Evidently
him as long
the
was who
me about
during
known that
danger.
in
in the
He it
He trusted
have
time
sons had been
"Head"
R.I.C.,
several
and had always
All
gesture.
alone
be had shown no
caution
the
or
Lismore
duties.
to
Cappoquin
and unarmed.
at
had no reason
and about
his
and unobtrusive
police
1917
all
out
Moreover,
people
Tans
however.
him far
molesting
the
any
or twos
briskly
and some of
or
were
on Head Constable
and Kenny's
féin
ordinary
Constable
safety
exposing
his
than
alone
mine
ones
We did,
man sewing
family
to
my father
moved freely
usually
from
School.
activities
drilling
that
strolling
Brothers'
open hostility
his
out
We refrained
companions
Christian
any
happen
He bad a big
school
no Tan.
He was an ageing
force..
way in
woman.
of
west
We
shot at
an opportune
Christmas
R.I.C.,
so
afternoon.
that
along
D.I.
local
Kenny and I
1920,
or
a
sale.
the
robbing
a mile
- of
a cattle
by the
England
daylight
for
be venturing
before
to
and early
who might
one evening
of
residing
children
young
Christmas,
prospecting
a Mrs.
robbing
proceeds
Road for
morning
during
and were
several
broad
before
Ballygelane
Within
a farmer-cum-huckster
and deported
On a few days
scouted
red-handed
-
of
crew.
ill-assorted
scrubby,
people
times
for
he was
be believed
as he was alone
and
115.
unarmed,
even
though
he always
the
"Head"
returned
rate,
any
of
unconscious
blissfully
wore
to
the
that
barracks
evening
he had
which
through
danger
At
uniform.
R.I.C.
passed.
Read Constable.
Kerry
in
England
and feared
hated
romantic
or
was hard
if
of
local
Sinn
the
out
camp of
of
were
Irish
won't
other
his
dance
girl
'Fair
at
boycotted
arms
running
that
publicly
grim
time;
scorning,
dance
on the
Féin
heroic
grim,
at
the
Tans,
M.C.
at
It
M.C.
dance
with
floor,
the
in
Tans
cried,
bewildered
With
Mary.
any
you are
though
Mason,
a
her
M.C.
was a comical
Mick
to pry
refused
l92l
I would
even
old
charm
Whatever
the
Easter,
you no more than
a Cumann us mBan officer".
at
the
the
of
her
who went
and stared
after
mainly
when he encountered
"Girls
secrets
the
"Judith
all
Sinn
round
Mary'
dances"
with
zealous
Mary
Others,
as
affairs.
Cappoquin
Quadrilles.
as he folded
"I
in
the
dance with
R.I.C.
Many
to worm out
Mary
openly.
was courting
employing
an over
explanation,
set
regarded
about
Dance
"Head"
and Cumann na mBan.
Holifernes",
- Miss
affairs
who"?
codding
purposes1
element,
out
was directing
"who is
experienced
I.R.A.
Féin
Boat-House
to
Cupid
the
information
true
to
and political
police
the
in
that
the
company and walked
of
a
Cumann na mBan Chief
They kept
in
R.I.C.
the
he developed
enough,
say if
for
to a man,
him,
while
devil,
local
the
was a case
it
believed
for
in
interest
domineering
be said
to
thing
under
Tans
the
Curiously
Kerfoot.
it
the
him like
him.
worshipped
but
was that
favour
Galvin's
by a big
The best
War.
to
who had soldiered
named Galvin
Great
the
he was transferred
1921.
and was replaced
Wicklow,
Baltinglass,
Mary
in
after,
Shortly
scene
I.R.A.
surely
member.
a Cumann na mBan
a
116.
for
lady
It
her
alleged
was one of
the
and
tenseness
several
After
on the
Ballygelane
attention
to
eastern
that
scions
of an Ascendancy
in
stormy
the
area
of
were
where
one of
most
the
families
planter
situated
in
tree-lined
in
Holycross-Dovea
were
evicting
big
of
Dovea
Cromwallian
rack-renting
Derriheen
House was
and approached
by a dark,
a quarter
about
had figured
The Trants
glen
the
House
which
Tipperary.
wooded
of
named Trant,
Trants
tyrannical
all
a small
avenue,
of
our
turned
attentions)
Derriheen
Dovea House.
occupying
wait
Cappoquin.
Reilly's
family
the
in
Inspector
ladies
elderly
history
mid Tipperary
landlords
to
planter
agrarian
of
Paddy
can
social
or three
by two
one evening
District
English
who escaped
made an occasional
occupied
and I
surroundings
the
dark
and layings
prowlings
Kenny
the
period.
tragic
barren
fellow
(the
that
Road,
the
We had learned
R.I.C.
of
officer.
relieved
which
incidents
funny
gloom
an R.1.C.
with
flirting
mile
in
long,
from
the
road.
On the
north
it
wag skirted
by a
small
swampy stream,
a tributary
of
the
Glenshalane
river
which
flowed
main
to
Dungarvan
the
north
Due east
of
terminating
north
due west
and between
house
the
a long
in
eastwards
a railway
into
to
the
about
bridge
the
Derriheen
wooded
Glenshalene
one mile
of
grove
or
further
and Cappoquin.
House
Was a large
scrubby
a little1
Blackwater
scattered
cliff
timber
stretching
river
at
so to
the
Balica
Bridge
east
of
the
place
Cappoquin.
On the
carefully,
and the
I
first
all
noting
various
had the
big
spots.
.45
Colt
the
round
we scouted
evening
approaches
giving
loaded,
cover
with
and retreat.
from
view
spare
routes
and from
bullets
loose
fire.
-
117.
in
Kenny was unarmed.
my pockets.
some hours
round
the
and moved away
waiting
About
400
sound
of
or
yards
the
another
or wished
events,
nearby
conifer1,
I
gun.
I
the
sighted
from
five
paces,
I was mighty
pleased
to
I
Colt
the
Kenny,
loose,
tree
further
taut
to
disturbing
reduce
shoot
I
away.
saw the
Misses
Trant)
walking
in
Whether
she had heard
We did
not
panicky
our
wait
retreat
about
direction,
find
along
Emerging
over
meet
Tom Lincoln,
but
the
cliff
looking
the
shots
wooded
top
N.T.,
near
the
downward
the
cliff
Balice
local
movement
of
all
a hasty
bottom
Bridge,
company
to
the
and
target
seen us I
a
arm
a woman (one
curiously
or
the
up in
high
gin
heavy
missing
his
by
the
He was about
We beat
out.
the
keep
behind
away
the
he aimed
bullet
on the
of
paper.
but
and the
an
twenty-
the
He did,
by recoil.
figure
60 yards
to
fire
about
tree
Handing
branch
him to
and to
of aim
when I
again
advised
and rigid
the
a light
target.,
and hit
a try.
recoil,
and severing
stretched
fired
my marksmanship.
in
to a.
moved to
He fired
upwards
altogether
paper.
I
tell.
fullest,
of
hit
a surprise.
revolver
tree
its
way in which
get
kicked
to
crooked-arm
I knew he would
with
so and cocked
or
paces
the
have
or
target
I
him to
thing.
cannot
and fired.
with
awkward,
I
on the
motions,
and
sight
something
motion
the
told.
of
my familiarity
rigidly
a downward
piece
repeated
at
bulls-eye
my gun-arm
circular
the. grove.
Shot
twenty
monotonous
unaccountable
Kenny with
back
stepped
gun with
the
shoot
a paper
simultaneously
inch
a strange
to
the
and out
as a revolver
pinned
Extending
brought
did
impress
and my prowess
At all
the
I
of
through.
Derriheen
I wanted
to
east
the
so from
was that
it
firearms
to
Big Mouse,
Whether
we wearied
house,
for
loitered
Having
round.
could
not
say.
and rather
to
the
east.
who did
intelligence
we
118.
our
shooting
to
"You are
now nor
and
if
any
be burned
who will
all
the
was no necessity
me for
use against
and that,
given
a favourable
regardless
of
I
what
he was "windy",
at
(my home. was next,
and I
of
to
in
the
of
come out
to
Miss
I
Suddenly
heard
figures
lamp,
your
surrounded
brandishing
of
am;
we
Lincoln
that
I had the
soldiers
and Tans
or
to him,
and I
pacifism
his
so use
to
Cappoquin.
revolver
However,
home via
the
that
neighbour
a loaded
avoid
it,
reckoned
nextdoor
Cappoquit.
to
I
told
I would
and crossed
hats
about
Kenny's
It
Kenny
the
railway.
possibility
due
rush
running
hands
to
the
Christmas,
I
south
me.
I
obeyed.
or eight
gaudy colours,
down all
dark
oil
lamp
A bunch
of
shadows. behind
I heard
the
shout
the
"Halt,
I was immediately
clothes
civilian
attire
round,
heavy
black
the
around.
feet.
men In
Their
but
had
the
and was crossing
flicker
running
towards
revolvers.
pulled
of
of
dark
pale
the
up".
by seven
was pitch
from
emerged
eve
10 p.m.
a feeble
cast
the
on the
later,
Cornerstone
felt
in
so as
Trant
at
put
this,
carried
sojourn
on my way home.
street
at
that
Lincoln's)
Square
shadowy
nettled
myself,
knowledge
A few nights
the
"tis
British
here
Road.
Dungarvan
just
and
as his
direction
changed
running
suffer
on our way and returned
continued
Lincoln
to
regarded
Christmas
his
during
I will
opportunity,
consequences
I
"and
true.
the
Turning
known round
not
be alarmed,
to
gun with
resented
and scared.
he continued,
was mostly
it
our
interrupted
I was a bit
out".
more so as
there
that
hero
explained
Kenny
you're
we are",
occurs
shooting
bad
alright,
but
suspected,
breath.
was angry
Lincoln
practice.
me he said,
of
Trant
how Miss
and told
hurry
out
almost
We were
officer.
silk
greatcoats,
was swell
- velour
mufflers
and
scarves
a few with
belted
and
119.
mackintoshes.
light
Tans,
for
searching
I
that
had
"Homes" I
nothing
replied
stress
or
A kind
of
I
shivered
cruel
of
the
whole
ominous
do for
evidently
the
That
them showed
the
barrack.
the
turned
taken,
the
of
in
their
two
captives.
the
church
and ordered
home.
in
agonies.
off
party
beside
me.
who was
round
Ahearne
a dangerous,,
back
in
the
and
of
lot
truculent
I was soon to
us.
down the
the
lead
Main
Street
arms
with
town lamp-lighter
He was halted,
We two were
suspense.
compelled
at
stopped
down towards
of
my
searched
more as the
a ladder.
The whole
bunch went
We were
the
and marched
ladder.
the
clustered
and were
with
through
Vo1unteer.
my Tan,
round
rounds
uncertainty
over
pushed
was to happen
As we neared
by on his
others
me all
drink
what
church,
high.
few
as
a shock.
man approached.
young
shouted
my
or a
torture
fear
a local
said
was dark
it
he was halted,
light
present"
of
towards
and a
the
or
local
a
as a ghost.
struck
Me was roughly
signs
They
carry
me.
of
frightened
know.
to
another
got
The dreadful
you"
and not
us",
I
pale
my mind.
shout
I wondered
ladder
then
turned
I wished
with
that
beating-up.
"we want
leader,
mood.
his
I
I was going.
you".
was well
him as Tom Ahearne,
"Two win
passed
am sure
circle
the
recognised
me.
It
across
Just
like
me.
satisfied
resident
coming
"We want
a savage
fords
being.
end hustled
held
of
flashed
As he reached
I
and I
visions
death
"You're
grimly.
seized
panic
Frightful
man.
a Webley
carefully,
street".
I was a local
that
delay
a country
down the
"just
over
then,
me where
their
of
muzzle
me all
evidently,,
he asked
promptly,
questioner
English
weapons
lethal,
without
stranger
for
concealed
English;
on one of
the
feel
to
decidedly
sport
them stuck
and proceeded
my throat
were
for
out
One of
expeditions.
against
to
as civilians,
disguised
terror
accents
Their
the
the
R.I.C.
In
a short
church
time
120.
two or
were
back
with
was taken
from
us and paced
Johnson's
shop and home.
they
of
chairman
handed
local
S.F.
Ahearne
to
hold
the
ordered
ladder
to
he did
"God Save
the
I
job.
For
helplessness.
of
them looked
the
called
A tail
Tan leader
in
Mass Lane.
The Tan chief
called
he walked
shoulder,
Then he stopped,
close
whiskey,
the
to
man living
he said
as
and then
if
with
he turned
about
a "good
about
I walked
ladder,
sick
at
more R.I.C.
At
him.
Main
St.
the
Jim
to his
ladder
"Is
"Ant
"Yes".
in
my place.
up Main
your
sorry,
my
St.
reeked
your
"Sorry,
"very
home
one arm round
which
mouth,
that
pavement.
and searched.
he asked:
me,
two and then
to
on the
answered.
kiss
and one
appeared
back
his
my own
shameful
a moment or
holding
Johnson's
of
brother
in
father
is
old
fellow",
we did
not
an
know",
night,
old
man" and a vigorous
handshake
and rejoined
his
comrades
and civies.
home quickly,
emotions.
Humiliation
with
for
myself
the
me a little
here"?
to
of
putting
my face,
I
make sure
and,
putting
"Re is"
R.I.C.?"
ex R.I.C.
and
him to
man returning
we aside
with
at
and whispered
I.R.A.
He was put
flies
or more this
approaching
to
over
bottom
get)
was then
Ahearne
and almost
and was stopped
local
another
I was obliged
me for
aside
sounded
man appeared
Curran,
at
Sharply
moment footsteps
then
was
and brush
ladder.
the
minutes
on and
went
performance
ton
Féiner,
Tans had gone away to
levelled
at
Mary
the
King"
and ashamed
miserable
nervous,
remained
Miss
Sinn
of paint
ground.
the
were
Revolvers
shop-front.
the
on the
firmly
paint
A pot
was what
mount
of
was a prominent
Club).
to
front
the
against
The ladder
R.I.C.
uniformed
(she
(that
and he was ordered
three
seething
was uppermost.
my meekness
and for
in
with
uniform
conflicting
I was furious,
my tail-between-the
too,
legs
121.
behaviour.
in
hands
of
the
utter
I was spared
that
on a Sinn
slogans
Sergeant
for
the
the
was he who had
it
know whether
feel
to
had been
respect
as I
feelings
I
in
to
Jerry
the
where
men - Bernard
prepared,
though
town
have
hours'
at
most).
men ready
at
hand
Then with
a lady's
.32
too
that
the
on my big
Colt.
challenge
any more
on circumstances
challenge
to
comrades.
would
at
all,
of
ventured
so we reckoned
than
small
come in
season,
of
the
In
useful
no armed
the
Six
might
of my
in
and the
work,
deadly
the
extreme.
would
be foolhardy
and
our
depend
shoot
or
two unarmed
disarming.
in
depend
to
would
It
enemies,
two
intimidate
any attack
do the
the
he had a few
which
case
Ballygelane
possible
consisted
challenge
latter
to
Ormond
with
men - Kenny,
would
we would
outside
patties
discussed
serious
it
- who were
or
two armed police.
whether
along
I
four
brunt
two
any attack
was doubtful
whole
night
one visit
paid
with
arranged
for
for
the
Monamon any day with
gun which
light
disarm.
Christmas
I
Fanny's,
whose effectiveness
was clear
during
or military
muster
my hurt
in
- and our weapons
derringer
was far
touch
aid
at
I
Tens.
Collins
G. Kenny
but
night.
me in
to
no arms,
and
my thoughts
had received
and Joe
three
a small
egg-bomb
It
the
O'Brien
men and myself
which
of
not
and my self-
home nursing
it
Ormond put
We could
.45,
at
Jarring
hands
having
notice.
rounds,
but
the
that
sleep
quietly
I did
My pride
Such were
two or
these
Lismore
to
release,
my timely
Tan leader.
wounded.
the
for
I bad
that
too,
or not.
Tans
activities.
Colt
the
on individual
(numbering
to
to
vainly
I was a play-toy
young
spoken
thankful
from
back
Lismore
thank
Christmas
spent
self-esteem
to
British
of painting
knew,
R.I.C.
sorely
tried
I
I was glad
then
and Tans;
degradation
home.
Féin
of
Foley
Black
the
any
Road between
But
all
strength
Cappoquin
122.
and Lismore,
Lismore
was market
was a bright,
a number
of
the
About
people
early
or
round
them watched
As I
strolled
Tans
which
slogans
days
Lincoln,
I.R.A.
of
the
Cappoquin,
gaze
Irish
exultant.
national
I was neither,
a similar
no spectators
civies?
Raving
proceeded
to
finished
but
none
the
Black
revolvers
dallied
for
and Tans.
is
wall
swinging
fear
of
Having
and myself
young
man was Tommy
who had
a week or
the
so before.
Tans, obliterating
in
the
the
but
armed
Tans were
at
dead
Lincoln
King",
Rule
Britannia"
under
the
directions
of
finished
his
the
Many passed
the
in
now
the
attracting
had
of
Tans dressed
menacingly.
and
puzzled
Had I not
understood.
before,
of
square
were
passers-by
drunken
-
had
post-armistice
of
with
free"
exciting
obliterating,
"God Save
paint
same Courthouse
their
but
busy
Ireland
No wonder
I
main
"Peace
daylight
a few nights
experience
with
for
on the
such as
Derriheen
the
man
young
brush
-
until
slogans.
many of
Some
He was feverishly
threats
broad
in
all
No wonder
surprised.
on the
of
in
Square
met my eyes.
and my neighbour
practice
the
armed
Kennedy
The dark
the
by the
street
paint
St.
the
Company I.O.
and quite
despite
sight
Slogans
up in
he was now under
before
a large
of 1920.
market
streets
a nervous
amusement
Main
last
and fully
Kelliher,
1918.
revolver
disapproved
night
two
cum - Courthouse.
and "No peace
painting
election
-
letter
Jim Brien,
a night
up the
house
the
facing
Never!"
England?
the
about
in uniform
grim
some big
over
smearing
There
the
Christmas
an extraordinary
scrubbed
wall
Courthouse
with
moving
with
the
after
sunny day
Market
who industriously
spent
mobilise
to
Cappoquin,
were
ten
the
in
day
afternoon,
eight
hovered,
of
had occasion
mild,
times.
dangerous
in
never
lads.
It
It
so I
attentions
forced
painting
Tans
by
of
123.
or
was then
Lincoln
labour,
released
tans
by the
hurt
without
injury.
the
Empire
rounded
them
and
brushes
the
to
Tans were
it
them
to
brutally
ordered
athlete,
footballer
to
of
him and throw
him
Just
then
local
had
served
War but
scene.
the
flock
were
The Tans
river
had
back.
take
by Dr.
that
saved
of
where
in
Shin
he had been
up for
their
stitches
White
the
the
inserted
local
plucky
tan's
M.O.
Mick
savage
with
of
what
the
the
some of
throw
in
It
the
But
revolver.
the
Great
Tans
his
in
the
whom they
Mason had
to
wound on his
gaping
was his
Mason from
who
appearance.
Sargent
others
the
sport.
beneath.
came on the
that
to
too,
brutal
in
was a providential
efforts
so,
to lift
Mescall,
France
apprised
It
him,
Fr.
Féinér,
in
their
tried
Blackwater
Rev.
Army Chaplain
and hustled
Tens
wintry
Curate,
He too
tans
the
flooded
was thrust
Sargent,
or four
an
man,
brush.
paint
fearing
rounded
head
Mick
by three
danger.
local
Another
the
Catholic
and released
several
force
Then he was
the
in
and
revolver
face.
and had come along
desisted
have
raised
down his
into
grave
defiance.
unexpected
He staggered
who was now an ardent
up to
this
The
refused.
head.
bridge
Apparently
be who later
on Mason's
the
as British
were
at
and Volunteer,
to
-
Kerfoot
on
a burly
Mason,
dances,
him with
stream
He Was seized
parapet
the
at
to stand
and ordered
refused..
local
taken aback
rushed
started
at
Mary
down viciously
and blood
forward
Miss
with
momentarily
Then one of
smashed
M.C.
day,
and
paints
slogans
- Mick
man ordered
regular
dance
up British
them to paint
men next
provided
Bridge,
restore
to
local
up some prominent
The first
Volunteer,
new efforts
their
Cappoquin
ordered
bridge.
refused
to
out
of
proud
very
prestige,
brought
the
Tans,
heavy
full
Incidentally,
tweed
cap
murderous
Mason's
124.
in
early
England
In
and Sargent
had a salutary
in
the
of
brutal
of
act
revolver's
brutal
on leering
Little
performance.
away to
the
and
try
she
that
Salesian
save
from
them
The Christina
we had
failed
Loth
boast
that
I
form,
I
sunny
afternoon
Derriheen
to
Trant
ladies
concealed
where
I
could
Glenshalane
with
the
January,
on the
north
side
between
Derriheen
retreat
under
eastward.
impatience
Rouse
cover
One moment,
and monotony1
family)
the
Tans.
took
to
who was
calls
on the
up a well-.
avenue
and Main
wail
Road.
from
sheltered
dragged
finding
or
mild
off
set
D.I.
the
to
some shape
social
the
able
was a
so I
of
or
police
It
I
The time
Kenny
Limerick,
being
the
to
house
their
of
the
now infrequent
this.
the
entire
(her
enemy in
in ambush for
lay
slowly.
of
1921,
like
River
more
at
at
was come and still
Cork without
on an evening
position
midway
and ever
to
widow
attentions
any
2 p.m.
mother's
Co.
on my own.
a try
early
two boys
"God
and compelled
at
glee
the
that
New Year
a shot
make one of his
about
Jittery
in
savage
savage
to
at
his
Pallaskenry,
or attack
return
to have
Avenue
likely
to
had fired
decided
the
was over,
to ambush
soldiers.
in
College
door
out
of
in
her
paint
house
front
wonder
sent
to
was pulled
the
Michael
was a dirty
It
all.
slavery
young
Gerald,
mother's
fashion
horrible
was so terrified
to
his. widowed
looked
Tans
of
gaze
forced
own hail
The youth
from
in
the
the
terrorism,
point
to disfigure
while
before
afternoon
the
of
by
resistance
on local
of his
side
on either
King"
of
acts
Tans
a brother
17 years,
or humiliated
abject
the
shown by Mason
spirit
effect
later
for
fighting
be intimidated
performing
a few days
a lad
Kenny,
Save
into
France
The
and a stiffening
Yet
morale.
to
refusing
In
War.
Great
the
and Tan guns
Black
killed
had been
brother
eldest
by slowly
myself
I would
decide
getting
to
give
125.
and nerve-wracking
up my fruitless
make up my mind
I'd
to
and again
Then again,
I'd
move to
go off
abandonment
for
another
few minutes.
I
that
whispered
Another
of my intent.
indecision
end
aggressive
spirit
military
ardour
I was in
such
I
that
lost
better
to
the
I
I
self-pity.
excused
consoled
that
proclamation
and
severity.
the
south,
in
in
'Death'
my
is
and nerve
a scared
like
for
dog
and
behind
on
mishap,
mishap,
to
self-distrust,
I
my indecision,
and wavering.
thought
I
Finally,
that
wail
all's
and accomplished
nothing
intentions.
1921,
Munster.
all
martial
Strickland
rivalled
For
myself
My mind was a prey
comforting
January,
which
of
a good run
without
had done nothing
my valiant
Early
intensified
I
my
found
tension
the
fearfully
home.
myself
that
Finally,
I
disappointment,
the
up and
and physically,
slinking
river
I was
heart
my courage
looked
my weakness
with
ends well.
all
the
upbraided
myself
despite
away,
of
display
teat.
that
and finding
relief,
for
myself
and
principle
I
the
and
nervousness
completely.
emotion
on the
reached
thoughts,
to
earnestness
and at
mentally
myself
and returned
railway
warring
in
Many times
but
me,
me with
an act
unrest,
I hurried
sag,
my lair.
about
of
a bad stand,
than
the
individual
put
being
suppressed
Acting
beginning
from
a state
confidence
situation.
this
only
voice
I had done
that
enough,
no enemy was showing
that
postpone
One inward
taunted
was really
I'd
next
wore.
minutes
and satisfy
that
was not
with
shivering
long
voice
suggested
and relieved
glad
to
had waited
my determination
to prove
enough
five
on just
linger
the
in wait;
prowling
the
breaches
was the
penalty.
law
had
Cromwellian
of
martial
For
edicts
issued
were
another
edicts
law
being
in
code
rigour
in
in. possession
126.
of
war
the
British
with
rebels
against
consorting
for
wearing
in
being
possession
before
shot
of
out
frequent
hand
squad.
Mindful
of
train
arrival
risk
a second
it
I
to
the
utilise
services
for
the
it
more
almost
chance
to
get
the
the
foolproof.
at
horns and
in
thick
of
.45
in
cotton
stuff
into
it
flannel.
revolver
wool
sealed
moat
label
the
with
in
it
in
"M.V.
.45
in
neatly
also
paper
in
I
CORK" and
tightly
I
paper,
this
fastened
which
gummed a plain
Roman capitals
O'DONOGRUE, ESQ.,
COLLEGE,
20 rounds
When all
box,
brown
box
and wrapped
about
wrapped
cardboard
and
boot
- empty
thread.
strong
On the
was printed
Colt
out,
audacious
cardboard
cotton
method.
it
thought
carefully
the
by train
simple
sure,
I packed
each
carefully.
UNIVERSITY
the
c/o
I
white
the
PORTER'S
legend
"WITH CARE"
above.
I
days
it
tightly
name and address:
neatly
packed
and wrapped
on which
OFFICS.
I
and tied
was packed
securely
got
Cork,
own carrying
I
an ordinary
I
bullets,
to
not
end ammunition
on a daringly
me as simple,
With
on my pre-
back
Colt
The more
execution
I resolved
Government's
purpose?
to
the
search
Station,
my precious
British
appealed
to
travelling
again
he was not
was a
I was returning
I decided
city?
Why not
it
not
over
from
in Lismore
experience.
how vies I
armed,
back
could
if
by drumhead
immediately
escape
my lucky
by
incidentally,
and banded
guilty
was death
penalty
which,
spot,
or
otherwise&
The accused,
was tried
found
Christmas
the
squad.
on the
occurrence,
courtmartial,
but
a firing
or
or
Army).
Republican
British
thereof,
levying
aiding
harbouring,
The Irish
(i.e.
for
firearm,
for
Crown,
uniform,
military
shooting
to
or any lethal
or ammunition
arms
must digress
before
I prepared
for
this
a moment here
parcel,
to
explain
I had visited
that
the
a few
Cappoquin
127.
I.R.A.
forced
by the
Johnson's
that
buried
Tans
and
buried
in
the
the
of
almost
the
cliff.
excavated
in
concealed
and protected
the
carefully
the
Cork
with
the
be suicidal,
for
Cork
I
the
along
rolled
the
Kilbree
on the
said
that
P.O.
on the
myself
he would
to
following
give
would
most likely
where
the
staying
get
newly
between
checking
or
so
back
to
10 rounds
to
be sent
quietly,
having
my leaving
Lismore.
I
from
morning
contact
to
in
in
Battalion
come along
and
and set
Keeping
to
R.I.C.
that
to
I
it
post
should
a Chapel
from
off
by-roads
at
West
barracks.
At all
O/C,
tue
Ormond's
instructions.
him
by train
my bike
O'Brien
but
would
Cappoquin
my overcoat
reached
the
itself.
presented
in
of
carrier
parcel
it
parcel
Bernard
him full
arrived
prior
south,
yards
the
post
precious
Road for
one hundred
corner,
and briars,
After
away about
posting
Sunday
on the
neatly
Lismore
skirting
was effectively
bushes
my own supply
and to
myself
so on the
this
secured
of
problem
do it
not
took
a
where
this
to
tin,
Colt.
Now the
dare
add. to
biscuit
had been
some distance.
I
cubical
dog-fashion
by crawling
for
revolvers,
proportions
thorn
assortment
cliff
gravelly
by thick
gained
to
the
cave-like
ammunition,
stuff
.45
of
foot
local
the
small
two
a large
in
- and who as
a varied
with
The approach
and cliff-face
bushes
of
was
stored
on Miss
King"
Christmas
of
pedigree,
wan who had been
be made of
should
dump consisted
think,
sand at
and entrance
use
River.
Glenshalane
- the
the
round
night
ancient
I
.38.
burrow
large
that
the
of
ammunition
"God Save
paint
some warlike
armoury.
a .32
to
shop front
anxious
I
beside
dump was shown me by Tommy Ahearne
This
of
a cliff
dump in
Company's
St.
St.
He
in
see
Lismore
O'Brien
events,
I
house
Liam Fitzgerald,
Kilrossanty
was
on
128.
Pax Whelan's
Brigadier
by the
Fair
on any
signal.
I
Field,
of
in
discussing
national
Fitzgerald
while
Ormonde went
I
he Was back
time
was a very
it
keep
before
O'Brien
to
explained
until
for
noon
with
volunteered
fellow
for
he was undertaking
the
by the
garrisoned
the
occupied
night
surveyed
all
and shooting
by train
danger
he never
I
with
I had more
mind kept
O'Brien.
according
as the
Ormonde.
out
bade
than
his
on the
of
little
tact
that
them.
of
night
"Ber"
to
which
that
to
Yet
measure
of
Brien,
to
night
not
my arrival
we.
for
as a soldier
conscience
they
himself
Such was the
to
searching
Already
- had
'Buffs"
country
danger
who
holding-up,
mission
other
was
St.
He was exposing
this
which
On the
sentries
very
reach
post
from
Main
whim took
to
military
corner,
military
these
The risk
I.R.A.
strong
on the
personally
O'Brien
and Ormonde and returned
one twinge
worrying
the
and good. luck
good-bye
Fitzgerald
in
it
distant.
demurred.
serve
the
Goulding's
him on the
never
to
in
suspicion,
man with
by carrying
eagerness
Office.
from
enclosure
with
Jerry
Post
by the
by armed
It
my parcel.
hand
40 yards
passers-by
faltered,
I.R.A.
parted
at
and searched
with
mortal
his
and day
was a marked
man-handled
of
"Buffs"
a sand-bagged
approach,
O'Brien
to pass
was a bare
office
post
take
then
service
may be Judged
he had
office
post
Lismore
active
In
O'Brien.
- he was a courageous
alacrity
and eager
with
he was to perform.
morning,
in
alert.
much to my relief.
He was to
next
posting
locate
O'Brien,
mission
one.
dangerous
safely
with
the
to
off
away
I
Brien.
affairs
and I.R.A.
race
to
much on the
very
no "Ber"
but
St.
Chapel
round
walked
and ready
my companion
remained
a short
bike
the
leading
danger,
We met Fitzgerald
Ormonde and I
orders.
the
then
Cappoquin.
as my
I had exposed
129
Next
incident.
all
the
activities
went
several
porter,
it
and
I
two down to
but
Denis
staff
engineering
told
him of
the
contents
into
the
private
engineering
and exposed
its
He thought
His
Majesty's
of
believed
efficiency
of
was mighty
proud
stratagem,
relieved
in
general,
fellow.
the
felt
That
Imperial
of
the
that
myself
night
complete
O'Brien
a mighty
I left
the
who should
and whom
time
I
for
service
I.R.A.
the
safe
security
in
Ireland?
success
of
had escaped
clever
and
and its
despatch
Who would
the
post
the
to use
joke
gunmen.
to
us
was amused and
audacious
Colt
the
I untied
Kennedy
parcel
the
laboratory.
where
What a tribute
it?
of
and he brought
parcel
rebel
to
the
to his
brother,
in the
a grim
postal
guns and ammunition
have
it
parcel
my oxter,
recesses
Ray's
office,
He
Chummy
He was at
contents.
astonished.
was.
under
where,
officer.
the
My heart
a 'tanner'
of
the
B.E.,
the
William,
clutched
research
of
me.
by listening
basement,
Kennedy,
be an I.R.A.
Britannic
the
the
asked
was quite
soldier,
the
in
I
gratefully.
my parcel
of
parcel
it
Now, with
other
scouted
my precious
produced
took
by Drmonde
there
me that
exams and an odd tip
for
tips
a bit
doing
for
him occasionally
lanoratory
I knew to
was any parcel
counter,
flattered
with
encounter
laid.
an ex-British
himself.
retired
being
trap
caned
to do a course
Cork
to
- I
day
had previously
when he told
me.
to
me, as I
engineering
I
accompanied
I
there
office
although
"doings"
Main
of any
beats
the
and handed
for
if
William,
behind
with
fear
the
for
Ball,
- when
p.m.
5.15
had ceased
college.
for
surroundings
missed
about
Kenny who had come along
some commercial
porter,
in
office
without
by train
Cork
to
Tuesday,
evening,
porter's
and Gerald
in
back
travelled
Next
University
at
I
I
day
and the
I
my simple
detection
and,
important
"feed"
in
the
130.
of
safety
further
Jack
During
and early
a bit
myself
in
Cork
(as
exercises)
championships
in
and now I.R.A.
as football
of
afterwards
Kilbrittain,
Flying
Column,
the
hurling
pal
of
mine who lodged
-
accent
though
with
hurler,
with
of
teenagers
Leitrim
Joyce
he came from
short-sight
danger
musters
for
practice
and
the
for
grade
of
also
the
Crowley,
too,
Tom Barry's
turned
of
War 1
'Shamrock'
up for
Midleton,
and with
a great
whom I
some of
with
"flappers"
had an appalling
"Coal
Quay"
He was a lovely
but
wore
Waterford
be Jerome
the
gay young
conditions,
and training.
devoted
the
Mick
Lisgoold.
and continually
the
in
excursions
and determination,
Despite
in
St.
but
of World
John Joe Joyce
the
I
played
me used
to make the
Blackpool's
-
entirely
competed
student,
1920).
dash
almost
operator
on romantic
of
I
second-in-command
up in
ventured
more attractive
(the
with
Mardyke.
decision.
preference.
an ex-Rockwell
practices
occasionally
the
was his
the
championships
"digged"
anxious
Cork.
a little
in
grounds
With
who also
to
in
put
due for
were
es-radio
student,
member,
I
night
dramatically
back
.45
up
adventures
the
at
and though
and 1920.
and who was feverishly
Sigerson
Colt
I had already
1919
medical
Twohill,
death
as a hurler
my energies
sterner
to
Cups - were
Parade.
That
my Christmas
and football
hurling
the
bad sized
of
Gaelic
fate
risks.
February
U.C.C.
the
I
two until
the
tempt
in
my digs
unnecessary
account
and Sigerson
Fitzgibbon
to
avoid
to
or
I had got
at
The Universities"
little
a day
January
practice
fancied
for
a full
in which
way
hurling
down city
to
wish
not
at
building
engineering
did
and he was tickled
Cappoquin
simple
wait
Daly
I
it
and could
position
gave
in
could
job
the
I
by bringing
the
in
Cork.
College,
University
That
locker
my private
was handicapped
thick-lensed
there
University
glasses.
used
be big
College,
Cork,
131.
had at
that
time
Senior
Championships
U.C.C.
1919-20-21
than
once.
on Cork
Column
that
beat
Hyde,
left
of
our
in
A.
put
work
within
a few
their
more
most famous
of
Con Lucey
Barry's
I was a sub and Crowley
out
of
in
with
the
reverted
the
event,
to
Mick
famous
by the
and
Lucey
were
in
Crowley,
students
was doing
engineering
our
to
minds
bit
poor
massacre
of
effort
February,
Column,
two
Callanan,
and N.C.0.s
me and we
with
concentrate
of work
Joyce
Seán
more intensive
"Nudge"
on our
and study,
was to
who
Dublin,
home and Barry's
medical
the
footballers.
end ambitions
hopes
Kilbrittain
weeks
short
In
fields.
Joyce
team was picked.
Cup hurling
team led
stalwarts,
in
0/C
meet
Diarmuid
the
and that
in
to
but
a bloody
Hurley's
for
0/C
the
and
of
staff
country
Flying
A.S.U.
country
Flying
I met Raymond Kennedy,
and asked
Brigade
scores
and
Daly
2nd Battalion,
sent
services
Jack
January,
us that
The Brigade
service
years
Clonmult.
us both
strength
the
prominently
the
days.
Dr.
think.
Connie
death
now acting
He told
I
end do a little
Late
have
County
figured
those
was Twohill
him
hurling
Column at
of
Neither
his
Company.
I.R.A.
Cork
players
fifteen,
students
for
hurling
and brutal
finals
Fitzgibbon
and sterner
with
the
the
playing
the
College
bringing
reached
and hurling
Cork,
on tougher
In
had an all-star
as
forgotten
and football.
afterwards
disappointed
time
County
hurling
teams
when the
listed.
were
Cork
the
Cork.
was on the
Both
in
competing
College
Lucey,
in West
was not
at
teams
inter-county
Well,,
Joyce
in
Several
Connie
being
teams
great
City
Column
did
not
him to
Column
columns
in
the
were
were
operations
in
and had actually
any
city
from
country.
at
Volunteers
want
to
arrange
full
offering
the
country.
men for
time
to
time
132.
sent
back men from
rural
that
this
and that
was true
had just
Brigade
returned
to
Column in
the
we were far
I.R.A.
Every
active,
he said,
to
in
the
distract
and preventing
either
'on the
run"
or for
Commandant flick
sentence
of
forces
little
arrayed
at
Though disappointed
dismiasa1
of our proffered
we recognised
official
shackled
Shortly
electrical
ourselves
campaign
after,
officer
afterwards,
by a curfew
a prison
serving
by the British.
released
Intelligence
of the
Kennedy's
services
I.R.A.
fighting
of fact
matter
as column fighters,
as explained
to the peculiarly
activities
against
however,
engineer
I.R.A.
Cork City.
view-point
"shadow boxing"
I.R.A.
British
country"
enough the wisdom and common-sense of
readily
brigade
and resigned
as the
Crown Forces
them in
against
to the
and after
personnel
campaign
"take
was arrested
St.,
occupied
Besides
Shortly
the
the
the
knew a single
some months was actually
knew about
Department
the
men to
hardly
Murphy himself
shows how very
into
column work,
in a house in Douglas
patrol
the
I.R.A.
the
of enemy forces
the country.
by name or by description.
either
This
for
morale.
their
thrown
to
helped
jump" in Cork City,
thousands
in Cork City
Authorities
how small,
"on the
was no necessity
there
the British.
no matter
Columns in
enemy forces.
strong
against
them from being
the Flying
us that
two city
the
offensive
and to lower
Crown Forces
were keeping
I.R.A.
against
city,
with
was needed in Cork City,
Volunteer
the British
By keeping
City
the
where
down very
0/C,
of service
Kennedy told
in Cork City
the
2nd Battalion
from a period
city
were holding
intensify
We knew
city.
Mick Murphy,
Macroom area.
zealous
action
Every
the
more valuable
battalions
to the
columns
the
restrained
and
which were a feature
enemy forces
Daly was offered
to Dublin
by him
Corporation,
in Cork City.
a post
which
as junior
he duly
of
133.
his
transfer
to
was destined,
Dublin
in
the
had kept
Many a night
Hotel
it
over
to
Martial
Law Ordinance
list
fresh
and
house
on the
should
for
evasion
the
of
a British
this
in
the
it
meant
little
to
if
value,
to
a British
soldiers
visited
the
of names.,
names of
O'Brien
his
to
armed
the
show him
soldiers
nuisance.
to
British
to
He queried
each
occupation
and reason
man of
officer
in a name?
seemed a silly.
It
could
be of
and it
Authorities
with
Parade.
dents
O'Brien
Who were
in
those
the
in
being
removed
hallway
about
in,
the
about
out
in
these
then
and noted
Miss
turn,
and at
his
armed
ten
He ordered
in.
rooms of
the
about
The officer
Miss
who wan
for
Nobody
Then one day when I was at
re
below
With
population.
It
questioned
miles
Miss
householder,
what's
all,
was all
decree
listing
City
a real
Grand
the
noted.
be specially
other
or
Absentees
courtmartial.
British.
military
of all
residing
military
door.
black
the
check.
31,
at households
those
for
me
latest
now the
all
list
every
the
from
hours,
heads
of
front
this
of
the
any,
College,
whereabouts
all
should
After
provision,
seemed impossible
the
the
military
objected.
nothing
list
of
"tag-tagging
place
cumbersome
of
as did
had. complied,
nightly
but
1921.
February1
night
long
this
my digs
gun over
the
that
hang
inside
The penalty
rigours
and early
morning,
ordained
in
ammunition
the
or new residents
arrivals
O'Brien
the
with
Auxiliaries.
names and occupations
the
inspection
service
took
during
me in
it
active
January
O'Brien
he
alas,
but,
of
with
.45
through
put
Brigade,
by the
during
herself
handing
their
Colt
the
Miss-Mary
and concealed
in
Dublin
a glimpse
see but
Shamrock
should
the
he Was captured
before
I
to
promptly
I
Dublin.
he moved to
At Easter
accepted.
the
name,
age,
and checked,
with
leaving
door.
134.
on list.
particulars
Miss
to
I
O'Brien
dinner
at
see
could
officer's
1.30
'skit'
I
I knew from
I was the
of
firearms
under
O'Brien's
and
and my fellow
I
decided
I
contacted
to
the
to
Colt
had been
to
inconsiderately
be more
learn
all
.45
issued
all
same with
deposit
at
I had kept
I.R.A.
the
I was
that
in
particular,
peril.
unnecessary
That
evening
U.C.C.
and he was
personal
possession
personnel
for
Quartermaster
in
Miss
herself
He said
time.
to
fort possession
too,
and prudent.
I.R.A.
truth
firearms
saw,
to
general,
cautious
this
to
I
exposing
in
that
for,
understand
could
on my behalf.
Quartermaster
astounded
I
law,
a number
own brother,
enforced
being
penalty
residents
her
man who kept
martial,
agitation
recklessly
of
death
the
which,
were
whom she worried,
I.R.A.
it
one a Volunteer.
there
including
she had
had left
my own room,
though
British
returned
as I
too,
of
the
before
and
two others,
house,
only
the
With
place.
the
of
night
very
me as usual
that.
one about
only
was the
I
with
O'Brien
men in
I.R.A.
tail,
for
wardrobe
the
shared
Miss
the
had happened.
that
intensity
I was disturbed,
in
incidentally,
of
for
morning.
casually
me all
to
came in
When I
troops.
by the
she was worried
dumped my armament
me that
his
she told
pan.
investigation,
safely
to
with
and withdrew
sheet
the
he returned
Satisfied,
an
instruction
who had firearms
storing
in
official
dump.
That
overcoat
pocket
the
Sharing
of
'B'
Kilmichael,
remember
hanging
room with
Company,
assistant
I
night
over
in
the
the
Macroom,
South
knew all
the
wardrobe
me was Mick
2nd Battalion,
in
I kept
gun loaded
of
Main
St.
about
my
my room.
an I.R.A.
O'Riordan,
who worked
in
man
as a draper's
Mick,
who cams from
me and my activities
135.
and was quite
even
weapon
loaded
gun,
in
the
for
all
days
the
small
do some practical
Volunteers.
of
in
case
views
prospects
and ambitions.
a few
of
Haval
retired
R.I.C.
it
caution
and
loosely
or
self
any
the
in
or
leanings
their
family
professional
of
background
son of
was the
felt
sure
that
would
keep
them from
which
secrets
were
- one came from
another
I
was a
circumspect
cautious,
the
Imperial
- yet
those
or four
three
endanger
Though
preservation
revealing
the
might
Dockyard,
officer
of
student
year
and in
any national
them was strongly
Hawlbowline
and study
Our class
and only
were
revealing
political
work
Institute.
or so,
eight
Technical
was done
involved
technical
The others
fearful
type,
the
about
one,
work
brought
Crawford
and electrical)
(mechanical
practical
the
the
I
morning
I was a final
laboratory.
of
laboratories
me to
use
to
or military.
and next
incident
I was to
degree
my room-mate
being
police
with
electrical
B.E.
by the
and all,
where
Institute
of
I was determined
raid
without
passed
risk
the
that
any night
against
The night
the
he realised
though
run
to
willing
of
motives
might
they
a lately
talking
casually
learn.
My two I.R.A.
Nod Enright,
roles
leading
and later
work
I
pocket
in
of
whoa were
the
civil
war.
not
feel
at
the
big
Colt
.45.
break.
to hand
digs.
in
subsequently
did
therefore,
the
both
all
when we stopped
I decided
on going
up my gun to
Enright,
were
class-mates
the
Bill
destined
the
to
the
at
ease,
It
was a double
at
12.30
ahead
to
quartermaster
who was in
freedom
morning
in
carrying
p.m.
digs
the
and
in
figure
for
fight
During
O'Connor
laboratory
my trouser
relief,
for
the
lunch
University
and
then
down the
College
return
Mardyke
to
Walk,
136.
volunteered
to
accompany
mighty.
of
bit
glad
I
overcoat,
in
the
left
I
inside
of
covered
the
my overcoat
engaged.
walked
up Gillabbey
inside
of
the
our
moved up briskly
street
ahead
at
The instant
I
I
we're.
"Never
inside
gun-butt
books
science
in
I
to
through
the
We could
have
stopped
We could
have
swung right
almost
or we could
But
one instant's
any
of
have
to
at
these
R.I.C.
to
left
reflection
evasive
ahead
It
the
fire
into
the
jaws
"blaze
with
my right
I
down street
rear
of
of
the
decide
been
coolly
a flash.
again.
barracks
Barrack
to
the
in
happened
back
There
shuffled
and we advanced
had all
have
away".
them higher
raising
sufficed
on us.
"Oh,
Nod,
up towards
moves would
to wall.
my breast.
collar,
and turned
turned
once drawn
go right
up the
pushed
have
hand,
then
side.
swore:
my overcoat
away
yards
backs
said
across
my left
so that
pass
mind"
to
when,
on their
opposite
I
emerge,
was now stretched
which
hand,
Tans
it.
the
twenty
on guns and lounging
the
reached
Road,
swinging
to
as we
studies
College
revolvers
on the
we talked
side.
barracks
them crossed
saw the
for
gripped
the
of
hands
swung around,
R.I.C.
policemen,
Three
of
as we
and I
We had just
Road.
band
by my side
right-hand
beginning
the
outline
my left
engineering
College
gaberdine
notebooks.
On my left
Enright
electrical
the
the
bulging
swung freely
on the
from
out
came six
thighs.
Ned,
to
crossing
our dismay,
St.,
pavement
about
animatedly
I
band
My right
in
and kept
pocket
In my
side.
laboratory
the
effectively
protruding,
left
bulge
science
large
up vary
in
Colt
the
the
against
of
a couple
carried
was at
which
pocket,
down1 butt
muzzle
Colt,
and pressing
hand
These
the
put
on my gaberdine
Putting
company.
I was
and look-out.
me as a scout
St.
me that
and would
fatal
nag but
one escape
enemy and,
should
he
137.
were
to
then
challenge,
terribly
almost
suicidal
though
it
as vie approached
on the
in
Webleys
others
I
the
fashion
as I
we were
about
saying,
"We'll
to
miss
challenged
us.
companions
failed
to
their
very
Colt
under
their
I
could
my ears
cocked
to hear
that
incredible
our
we heard
a loud
up in
pace
positions
another
eighty
"Hi"
student,
or
yards
as I
a fan
the
for
behind
a chum of
hurrying
ours
nor
two
the
inches
big
from
was a miraculous
through
the
it
Tans
I kept
suspense.
was almost
so beyond
swung round
but
Enright,
of his
through.
The Tans were
aide.
As
to
clutching
passing
got
away back
my gun.
on either
have
one
door.
spoke
either
It
a challenge,
my mouth
half-levelling
or
after
the
against
turned
neither
and just
my breath
I
hand
on after
to
gone quarter-to-one
explain.
we should
quickened
jumped
never
draw
the
stare
three
up the
brushed
"tis
sergeant
eyes
hardly
as we
their
We kept
Tans
The police
As we hurried
escape.
the
sea my right
could
size
door,
lecture,
How that
I
noses,
to
as we reached
We passed.
already".
tried
through
that
returned
I almost
inside.
pass
lounging
on their
caressingly
I
barrack
the
a sergeant,
police,
tans
finger
fire
to
hammer ready
hands
holsters.
on the
Amazing
I. had my index
The three
thigh
at
standing
pavement,
of
their
casual
calm,
their
kept
the
when he gave
us up and down curiously
looked
- they
advanced
in
street
no
and self-possessed
door.
thumb on the
having
though
away".
cool
quite
on challenge.
instantaneously
the
felt
barrack
the
with
trigger
across
I
"blaze
odds
the
though
Enright,
to
incitement
may seem,
him,
my own decision
clinched
had
all,
with
out
survival.
against
gun at
it
shoot
us.
Then,
the
as we
barracks,
My heart
instinctively
still
past
named "Fitzy"
in
the
them was
(Ned
same
138.
He it
the
him with
on his
idiotic
heed for
by his
stupid
yelling
after.
how he had nearly
remorse.
We reached
possession
of the
safe
in
keeping
a wink
with
after
which
providential
escape
Road Police
Barracks
me.
go through
nervous
his
Next
Jerry
Wail
it
day
of the
with
in
quizzed
Sure enough
all
College
of
trepidation
ma many a
Even though
the
through
I
actual
on my
after-effects
I can
so much so that
make-up,
of curious
object
of
of a hero.
of my amazing
the
College,
With
he said,
it,
Road
College
I found myself
amongst my I.R.A.
student
as a vary
not keep
from
about
quiet
as a kind
cool
and resourceful
Then Ray Kennedy came. along
a new I.R.A.
lucky
at
could
while
attraction
I was regarded
to ask me to undertake
about
the latter
and in a little,
club
my adventure
a wrinkle
the affair
learned
of my
overwrought
experience.
indelible
me about
Fitzy.
a bit
a tremor
atingle
through
think
has given
it
the students'
He had hoard
Volunteer,
all
slept
equanimity.
Tans.
comrades.
I cannot
and many an anxious
system end psychic.
recall
ordeal
momentous day before
In retrospect,
left.
I never
and my nerves
feeling
for
Quartermaster
of the
of
surrendered
That night
Even yet
calm and cool-headed
never
to tie
tension
Was quite
nervous
and I
safely
pit-a-pat
without
it
he was full
shouting,
Colt
repetition
yet
our escape
endangered
by directing
nightmare
experience,
I
our chances
on, that
disturbance
up
ruined
going
the fearful
catch
When he
company dump.
had passed
they
having
the College
heart
a
did
Poor fellow!
chsquered
the
What an
him.
us.
to us with
so much attention
character.
of the curses
intensity
Poured
realised
for
on and when Fitzy
We hurried
frightened
of a queer
us to wait
after
was who shouted
anti-climax!
I
and a bit
from Glounthane)
Fitzgerald.
escape
activity
- he had
end complimented
me
139.
with
mechanical
a number
He had got
I.R.A.
Headquarters
Would
explosive.
bomb casings
Kennedy.
be re-fitted
and
require
pretty
small
engineering
they
I would
for
at
the
Cadets
Auxiliary
searched
the
the
higher
and refrained
entering
Strangely
to
apologised
Miss
tip
O'Brien
from
or easy
sure
A few
week
of
chum,
the
behaviour
to
of
my room
as I
Shamrock
the
three
Hotel
or
rooms,
but
Went no
bedrooms.
They
incriminating.
for
and actually
the
disturbance.
that
they
were
and that
they
had misread
the
later,
about
living
floor,
the
there.
A few days
Institute,
first
reckoned
notice
job.
and
and
filling
acting
I was not
house.
on some
their
so
mind.
days
John Joe
for
sharpest
on leaving
or had mistaken
in
a mechanical
in
therein,
nothing
think
They would
missing.
asked. few questions
O'Brien
seemed to
February,
week-end
they
Miss
their
information
from
and found
enough,
were
were
shop beneath
on the
polite
a few
the
rooms and kitchens
quite
of
the
dining
were
came out
Technical
raided
four
which
fireplace
tackle
of
cases
display
any but
see how to
I was absent
the
I
him?
to me from
along
and fitting
in
arranged
escape
for
make them suitable
them
City
with
possession
heads
pieces
trimming
placed
would
Mills
the
metallic
took
brought
empty
to
later
midday.
Daly
workshop
among some coal
I
from
and re-filled
job
that,
job.
casings
to do the
later
moulds;
neat
I
service.
the
bomb metal
be able
were
from
cracked
four
to
Jack
which
They
defective
while
Mills
Some nights
accepted.
that
of
I
a special
for
as wail,
ability
somebody like
He wanted
and resource.
on my audacity
on a Friday
later,
I
parted
my hurling
He was going
Joyce.
see
with
the
folks.
at
in
evening
the
third
and Volunteer
borne to
Lisgoold
home and would
return
for
to
l40.
the
and his
College
City
again.
Hurley's
4th
Battalion
Clonmult
be shared
Sunday,
the
Clonmult
from
directly
Cork
of
force
about
City
column
was hopelessly
trapped.
fought
with
valour
break
desperate
the
through
the
Within
beneath
were
cover
who yielded.
in
in
me with
in
every
pain
Republican
was wiped
armament
gone
out
lost.
some miles
east
that
ambush positions
possible
column
The Column
to
a new billeting
fatal
and to
base.
U.C.C.,
and
end
and foreboding.
disaster
all
still
0/C. alone
John Joe
heart
A whole
Cork.
more serious
gore.
Joyce's
was a major
East
of those
Irishmen
of
merriest
game and frolic.
massacre
most
their
student
and the
alive
body of
mutilated
and woe and sorrow
Army in
and,
in
to
The
still
of young
slumped
engineering
and bowler
The Clonmult
Irish
ground
out
mown down
were
corpses
brutally
old
years
hurler
soul
cheeriest
twenty
and the
rushed
surrendered.
too,
so,
and rifle.
machine-gun
The wounded
mercilessly.
floor
of
now unarmed,
Wounded
mortally
They were
yard.
savagely.
them was the
Fitzgibbon
filled
the
Almost
twenty
Joyce,
man fell
The survivors
into
to
and fire.
steel
flames.
burst
closed.
Amongst
of
ring
fighters
evening
Sunday
fire
The rest,
the
that
I.R.A.
withering
slaughtered
strew
the
But
The
away.
terrible
pitilessly.
Tommies
miles
twenty
man after
for
scatter
British
in
Who had come
military
all
day,
was
when it
billet,
dwelling
the
The house
main
Next
and was Inside
quarters
their
farmhouse,
moved into
just
home.
Joyce's
column's
the
by a large
surrounded
near
neighbourhood
Diarmuid
he met with
Column who had
Flying
He never
on Monday.
digs
On Saturday
saw Cork
the
St.
Leitrim
arrange
the
Column
Plying
their
escaped,
Sunday
to
precious
as he had
reconnoitring
withdrawal
Returning
that
of
night
the
to the
141.
Midleton
Diarmuid
area,
of
completeness
the
O/C.
Sean
City
in person
The Brigade
force.
Whom he cams to
him
from
the
with
you lost
to
returned
and reform
remnants
battalion
area.
With
operating
as a lone
individual
the
a couple
muster
of
to
inadequate
East
Under
these
Waterford
armed
men to
be the
This
striking
force
discuss
attack
the
Tan convoy
of
travelled
from
by the
River
Bride
with
almost
daily
regularity.
position
of
expert
and a sate
with
retreat
to
were,
the
after
East
column.
to Burley
Hurley
ambush a
and back
on a
a small
parties,
bill
country.
to
of
Tans.
to
the
the
section
adequate
guard,
sufficient
for
and to
had picked
Cork
tenders
strength.
West
to
and cover
replenishments
over
anywhere
Tallow
mines,
riflemen,
Crossley
be turned
re-organised
the
a new
be totally
for
to
own armed
blocking
into
supply
land
only
wooded Moorehill
Hurley
the
of
forces
the
from
preparing
O/C there,
Cappoquin
their
demolition,
fully-loaded
captured
his
operators
was to
Whelan
men,
supply
with
scouts,
three
and would
another
now moved in
column
which
road
- still
he could
would
Brigade
the
Reilly's
in
alas,
off
the
rearrange
in
of
nucleus
set
Burley
him a junction
to
enemy parties
Crown Forces
Pax Whelan,
meet
with
strong
mobile
any
sad
Youghal
But
mines.
circumstances,
to
of
land
where
Cork
and forlorn,
be succeeded
squad.
fighting
in
six
about
Burley,
of Waterford,
powerful
him
back
a comrade
warrior,
obtain
dismissed
- and Tommy Power,
musketeer
I.R.A.
area
Ardmore
see and to
"Go and get
O'Reilly
Paddy
1 Brigade,
armed Volunteers
of his
fighting
No.
and tried
district
Dungourney
the
tough
Poor
Clonmult".
at
the
to
remark,
scorching
his
Cork
Hegarty,
to arm a new column,
some rifles
callously
rifles
Cork
the
had befallen
that
tragedy
at
was aghast
Burley
with
The arms
Waterford
purpose
was happy
deal
of
Column
equipping
as he made his
142.
way back
to
out
wiping
the
crushing
tormented
his
for
of
enemy in
English
it
another
mounting
He hung for
the
gCua area
about
Moorehill.
Apparently
his
force
of
the
south
fighting
Blackwater
to
the
Tallow-Lismore-Cappoquin
to
the
south
of
reaches
along
the
Easter
fearful,
the
rifle
to
He was fired
stall
off
resembled
caner
patriots
melancholy
the
doleful
in
ended
of
East
assault
on the
into
a mile
got
in
this
one of
Cork.
of
his
his
after
away,
the
In
shot
returning
from
body
the
scene
A tray
dead.
silent
sad,
patrol
his
morning
through
after
a police
away
shot
end by a stray
death
that
Next
He had been
had thus
the
ran
enthusiastic,
came back
night
cams
persuade
promise
on but
almost
to
was not
next
pursuit.
on a pathway
manner
lone
combined
Burley
miles
Then Hurley
Hurley
The very
area
encounter.
Republican
the
expect
Moreover,
Waterford
urgency,
a vague
with
the
moved.
forte.
Still,
inaccessible
The latter
act.
with
River
area.
a few
and
pressing
was his
Tallow
bullet
lonely
to
0/C
Midleton.
fire
Pax never
Dungourney
from
was found
his
secluded
Safe,
Tan convoy.
Gappoquin
near
the
of
Bride.
of
in
to venture
own brigade
Battalion
east
the
River
Headquarters
caution
to
across
the
his
north
cautious
Battalion
with
he could
return
was in
Glendine.
Waterford
Glendine
of
in
again,
excessive
the
its
of
side
the
Whelan
inactive
column
miles
rifles
sixty
ambush position
had
his
sixteen
means
But Paz
he was too
the
Brigade
with
and
the
against
area.
weeks
of
the
himself
now have
offensive
battalion
dallied.
Sliabh
He would
and bigger
a chance
Clonmult
him as be blamed
all.
his
of
catastrophe
memory of which
own neglect
now have
He would
Dungourpey.
greatest
and
fighting
many respects
at
famous
dead
Fenian
of
night
143.
in
predecessor
Cork's
East
who foil
of
Ballymacoda
After
Hurley's
fight
desperately
Crowley
- Peter
annals
fighting
in
O'Neill
Wood in
Kilclooney
1867.
on the
Crown Forces
in
hair-breadth
escapes
the
them through.
against
the
beneath
a marching
strong,
on the
was the
road
range
two valiant
boys
had to
the
slope
yards
from
the
British
18 short
the
wearing
been
killed
war,
while
of
of
this
uniform
of
months
at
in
squad
Kilmallock
Paddy
Tan days,
had been
in
But
Saturday
evening,
bit
of
days
civil
the
fighter
State
firing
the
defended
in
the
in
ambush at
offing.
but
to
for
I
Irish
I
had been
26th,
near
surprised
Confession
was always
before,
an I.R.A.
miles
in position
on
to-night,
something
six
Murphy
Augustine's
that
guessed
Bridge,
St.
"Beara"
Monday".
Way before
"Beara"
Meeting
me "Go to
Some weeks
Dripsey
was on the
Clonmult
February
and be ready
City,
had
Army captain
Republican
having
within
Tommy Power,
by a Free
had passed.
he whispered
mysterious,
Cork
for
for
revenge
1921,
Mick,
executed
of
view
that
think
early
lone
full
in
mine,
arms.
February,
Church,
the
the
City
and
State
in
Reilly,
Waterford
Republic
a Free
the
brow of
on the
exploit,
gallant
military
To fire
Sad to
columns.
marching
two hundred
sea.
road
mine
a land
Youghal.
exposed
the
exploit
greatest
of
from
lie
always
riflemen,
by the
the
forty
khaki
leading
rifle
and
exploding
of
column
the
They bad many
audacity
last
harried
against
area.
cool
their
Their
back
the
and relentlessly
but
British
to
and Power
O'Heilly
Imokilly-Youghal
brought
barracks
death,
north
big
a
was
column
west
of
and themselves
144.
ambushed
killed
and
five
prisoners,
from
wounds,
war
were
His
sentenced
the
Allen
of being
who had,
in
personal
deeply
interested
I.R.A.
elderly
Imperialist.
experiences
carrying
a revolver,
class
Dripsey.
On the
in
through
Her
keen
Volunteers
the
had been
of
lady
day
of
eyes
ambush,
for,
military
barracks
She reported
soldiers
British
fanned
out
before
they
heavily
in
not
entirely
encircling
with
the
them.
in
there.
left
with
the
in
and surrounded
the
realised
killed,
their
wounded
liquidated.
khaki
lines
the
the
peril.
column
parties
direction,
I.R.A.
Though
ambushers
the
and captured,
the
Several
through
and escaped,
the
I.R.A.
large
Dripsey
broke
to
away.
the
that
trapped
through
hastily
of
result
coachman.
armed
along
along
and position
hurriedly
she passed
by her
passed
column
I.R.A.
some miles
Ballincollig
presence
near
Bridge,
detected
driving
by an
Landlord
as the
driven
having
I was
away"
who lived
Dripsey
must have
she made a detour,
of
at
my own
The
Anglo-Irish
ambush,
of
Allen.
"given
Lindsay
the
positions
Dripsey,
the
the
an open horse-carriage
in
to
of young
fate
named Mrs.
hostile
on a charge
a courtmartial
faced
prisoners
attacking
man named
Tipperary
Mindful
Ascendancy
in
them facing
a revolver.
in
Oripsey
With
of
possession
recent
lay
be a young
levying
The five
V.
George
by shooting.
too.
with
and charged
Majesty.
death
would
squad
firing
Sean
to
who had recovered
three
courtmartialled
Britannic
The
captured.
prisoners
two or
including
against
tiers
and five
wounded
men had been
I.R.A.
Several
and scattered.
bringing
I.R.A.
lost
was
column
their
the
arms
145.
A few days
O/C,
Brigade
Ballincollig
learned
of
on the
fatal
coachman
unknown
destination.
Lindsay
admitted
the
were
the
General
issued
a formal
notice
Allen)
had been
tried
and that
squad
six
the
28th,
1921.
ultimatum
to
Strickland
I.R.A.
the
and that
death
rebels
if
carried
his
confessed
spy.
terrorism,
but
British
threat
the
motivated
for
med and
to
death
by a firing
and
of
and her
man.
six
In
the
and the
six
Hegarty
was executed
as a
in
competition
necessity
obsessed
desperate
instincts
ruthless
out
carry
notified.
gruesome
while
Lindsay
the
ultimatum
Lindsay
military
an
sent
he would
executed
and Mrs.
merciless
Cork,
Dripsey
Mrs.
lives
the
Hegarty's
and stark
self-preservation
At
dawn on Monday morning,
Lindsay
occupation,
in
be executed
he held
non stark
death.
0/C
that
was grim
and gloried
(five
dawn as officially
at
Mrs.
and sentenced
would
saying
rejected
It
Army of
British
promptly
were
an
to
to
sentenced
rebels
to
She and her
Sean Hegarty
on Mrs.
shot
out
and
given)
these
penalty
were
espionage.
as hostages
Strickland
upshot,
her
at
herself
military
by courtmartial
February
coachman
British
six
Barracks
that
captives
the
that
trip
interrogation,
Strickland,
(names
in Victoria
and her
under
as spies
tried
removed
and
of
fruit
significant
He ordered
day.
informing
same time,
Lindsay's
Here,
successful
coachman
Mrs.
Sean Hegarty,
disaster,
Dripsey
be seized
and her
in
the
after
the
of
resistance
retaliation
of
the
Irish
Republican
Army.
The members
mobilisation
order
of
By 6.30
U.C.C.,
and had been
from
p.m.
the
Company,
on that
1921.
ammunition
'A'
all
got
Monday afternoon,
bad reported
issued
dump.
A.S.U.,
with
Their
small
at
February
College
firearms
instructions
the
28th,
Tower,
and
were
clear
146.
and simple:
soldier
To shoot
(1)
area of
Mall
South
between
of
dangerous
section
of police
barracks
of
chanels.
the
the
Grand
Bridewell
apart.
In
In
was another
large
effectively
dominatad
from
of
the
Patrick's
St.
our
University
the
military
Republican
soldiers
the
of
the
that
prisoners
in
by Shandon
7 p.m.
our
small
along
quietly
Barton,
We strolled
in
their
loves
one of
St.
hours
from
student
Here
of
the
Treaty
up the
casually
of Patrick
down our
the
ease
among the
British
sector
where
chllenge
bloody
the
six
We
Zero
p.m.
and begun
hour
of
was
we had made
to
scout
My companion
and cousin
'A'
man of
night.
quarry
was
Robert
Plenipotentiaries.
south
chasing
rather
St.
bottleneck
Every
By 6.45
to Patrick
engineering
T.D.,
three.
clock.
marking
Dan Barton,
two or
Church
the
of
squad
that
of
St.
and exact
action
groups
way unobtrusively
to
same morning.
Company who had a gun was in
operated
were
by firing
barracks
Patrick
was
Crown Forces
execution
two
was the
then
corner
St.
These
extremity
spot
strongly
Tuckey
to
this
was the
cells
approaches
Republican
at
St.
Cornmarket
This
two
the
continuation
two channels
other
most
end of Patrick
western
at
streets
between
apart
City;
by a chain
was ringed
the
Parade
Bridge.
might
for
revenge
the
its
At
was the
barracks.
R.I.C.
west.
'A'
and detention
Grand
the
to
northerly
these
Station
allocated
This
it
At
and its
Cork
adjoining
150 yards
separated
Police
garrisoned.
as
Lee.
of
and the
Quay.
City
barely
River
500 yards
barely
the
Parade
St.
Cormmarket
and Coal
streets
on the
St.
enemy
every
sight,
operations
was Patrick
A.S.U.,
Company,
St.,
in uniform
and policeman
The particular
(2)
down at
side
(The
Swaddies'
Tommies usually
and
numerous
picking
"skivvy"
side)
sauntered
up their
fraternity
lady
147.
which
few
were
to
for
catered
on the
to
anywhere
whole
be seen
and women, hurried
business.
were
some young
their
three
of
our
they
were
with
the
corner.
and turned
St.
enemies
as we emerged
o'clock
struck
tense
silence
and then
desultory
shots
Then
shooting
seems to
break
all
scared
by the
and I
have
yards
of
the
I
survivor
race
after
nearby
the
us,
Patrick
St.
our
Cocked.
two of
the
soldiers
stops,
shrieks
him.
As I
in
A few
the
pass
the
seconds
north.
us,
all
are
drawn
Within
to
turns
two fallen
soldiers
Three
towards
Fire!
panic,
soldier
Loud and
to
the
go
St.
St.
over.
crash
St.
Seven
Our revolvers
Colt
big
of
again.
out.
straight
shooting.
back.
to
George's
get
Prince's
and
from
along
Prince's
near
0ld
St.
rang
night's
two minutes
to
clear
came running
the
We turned
ahead
intending
out
where
We saw a party
dark.
down to
strokes
Callanan,
in
up".
on to Patrick
the
Bridge,
me and passed
at
as we swung into
ominous
begin
Cork,
share
and still
rapidly
up Prince's
West
to
bandoliers
p.m.
We wheeled
to
"Nudge"
from
further
doing
Six-fifty-eight
Was
It
Patrick's
end
Lucey
winked
with
and there
type.
soldiers
reached
and almost
p.m.
men
girls.
Column,
Crowley
warriors
least.
at
the
who had come in
remark "Nothing
khaki
three
for
Connie
work.
Mere
yet
Tom Barry's
was
on some essential
Tommy-hunting
Crowley,
lads
uniform
in
Civilians,
the
their
seemed
foreboding
grim
loitering.
Dan and I
was now 6.57
It
early
There
Cork.
section.
intent
p.m.
with
desperate
of
with
At 6.53
hick
each
girls
"clicking"
meeting
whole
was little
dusk, a bit
getting
the
in
in
No policemen
place.
by,
There
of
An air
streets.
the
overhang
needs
romantic
their
eight
ground,
and flees
soldiers
back.
148.
one is
convulsively.
kicking
through
an open
a fancy
shop with
huddles,
crying
behind
terror
the
has witnessed
near
Outside
seems to
to
time
to
away,
is
filled
and machine-guns
with
for
howling
blood.
As we emerge
a volley
of
from
are
Crouching
I
three
Then
together
rounds
we rush
We make it
corner.
I have
but
refill
as we reach
intercepted
of
relief
low
one round
at
the
and we slink
the
left
in
the
Main
No.
along
St.
All
is
now quite
It
is
time
and lorries
and policemen
Daunt's
to
Castle
and crash
We are
Colt
Bourne's.
them.
Castle
St.
on down Castle
now.
No time
St.
to
Would we be
corner.
down Sheares
St.,
yards
disconcert
to
clear.
goes a
fifty
of Woodford
street
St.
Tuckey
about
to
Square.
seen and fired
from
and continue
safely
North
there?
out
two Tans
across
is
It
cars
cross
wan
and
continues
now until
Corner
by the
lie
be minutes
us.
Singer's
she
Curfew
Tans evidently
figures,
away.
fired
behind
know if
Two bodies
soldiers
ring
a
enemy ring.
only
to
of
I am now scared.
we roach
St.
shots
do not
at
glance
of
face
deserted.
armoured
maddened
Patrick
on us from
firing
can
towards
shriek
round.
the
is
Another
body or
still
completely
with
shop window
Two dark
on.
all
Cautiously
revolver
plate-glass
me.
and it
approaching
streets
Dan awaits
outside
escape
are
the
but
in
The soldier
quickly
the
I
business
are
streets
It
counter.
counter.
streets
heels.
a loud
Shooting
the
his
and see
back
street.
come from
and the
get
corner
on the
motionless
dark
the
I hear
ghastly
races
khaki
door
the
fugitive
on my heel
turn
the
I look
me.
the
goods.
the
search
the
reach
woman behind
terrified
I
even
musical
against
down.
don't
Then as I
it.
of
a corner
at
almost
a variety
in
I
door.
the
I
shop door,
and he slumps
shot
Blindly
I
St.
heave
a sigh
Shooting
149.
continues
still
Well
Sunday's
at
St.
and Blarney
looms; up out
bad down by the
we reached
Walk until
that
it
would
digs
in
the
give
me a bit
and to
Grand Parade
O'Donovan's
to the
Honan Hostel
me there
opposite
Bridge
from
We got
the privacy
student
was a serious
to
expulsion.
"keep"
a non-resident
that
my concealment
would expose
it
won
that
restful
in novel
notebooks
quarters.
would
be serious
there
that
in that
now
for
if
night,
became
work.
I was not detected
Up early
in to me.
from him,
it
bloody
next
on some assorted
fashion
Dan.
and would pin-point
night's
ends well.
night.
later
McCarthy,
and industrialist,
Dan managed to smuggle
some large
in your
danger
low as it
entailing
time Dr. D.T.
me to grave
the attackers
a quiet
I breakfasted
which
of it,
Lee.
and many of
very
regulations,
surgeon
spent
and I shared
sympathetic
the
the
most of the hostel
Even though
of
(at
over
them in the River
breach
Moreover,
and spent
the five
behoved us to lie
bear
all's
after
it
deceased)
However,
crossing
room.
Dungarvan
me as one of
U.C.C.
to the Roman Hostel
prominent
known,
As we reached
yet
the warden
to
Dan agreed
the night.
were actively
them Volunteers,
have to
where he stayed
end dropped
of Dan's
Dan here
He would
night.
I ejected
Dyke,
in safely
residents
Should
the
Colt
the
for
Mardyke
to make back to my
curfew.
bed that
Road. from
shells
after
gun
Main St.
the
I told
Road.
me to try
of his
shelter
Western
for
shooting
down by the
on warily
O'Donovan's
be suicide
smuggle me in
away in
"0h" scuttles
We continued
direction.
the
Then ha sees the
Mercy Hospital"?
in my hand and muttering
now almost
is
Here a man
shadows. to ask Is
tree
of the
It
direction.
the Dyke Parade.
hour as we reach
on curfew
in the
now more heavily
intervals,
we departed
Then,
morning,
eats
borrowing
together
from
150.
the
and crossed
hostel
to
the
picked
dump,
to
intended
Shamrock
to
my absence
about
the
the
transferred
under
delay
any uneasiness
ally
and to
show the
most
.45
and scientific
arm and
Road.
Western
the
Colt
trusty
my right
to
in without
engineer's
books
text
large
Avenue
College
get back
Hotel,
I
them neatly
down the
saunterd
to
quadrangle
a few
u
secured
notebooks,
I
Rare
of U.C.C.
buildini
the
to
my digs
of
Miss
in
the
O'Brien's
of
innocent
exteriors.
It
on the
large
was 9.30
left
rifles
at
four
soldiers
party
the
a thick-set
ten
yards
that
the
soldiers
rifles.
forward
over
the
"Why don't
you put
AS I
yelled.
being
oft
I
me. with
but
to
passed
him.
gassed
Not
I was afraid
Then
struck
no -
streets
of
compunction,
Cork,
smallest
the
look
behind
dramatic
was I,
had
shot
now passing
to
the
the
enraged
poor
man's
see what
man was
British
his
of me
within
life
was happening
the
khaki
face.
another
tearing
old
of
his
pounding
a few hours
down their
of
was taken
my heart
tenseness
who,
the
actually
for
viciously
bastard"?
notice
with
them,
and another
inches
feet,
with
on their
forward
you
soldiers
I feared
to
there
up,
the
on through
greying
noticed
fixed
a few
within
a few
the
I
Then
bayonet
within
trepidation.
him.
the
or
three
and surrounded
the. man brutally
bands
your
searched,
roughly
coat
kicked
order,
man with
us.
saw a
I
Suddenly
pavement
of
citywards
College
files.
bad bayonets
shoulder
in
extended
middle-aged
and thrust
victim's
the
ahead
One soldier
lunged
in
two long
on to
leaped
about
horror
as
in
strolled
Presentation
approaching
trail
threateningly
hair,
Near
pavement.
military
so as I
or
a.m.
situation
earlier
in
comrades
soldiery,
the
without
151.
an innocent
being
not
carefree
raise
hands
his
do to
I was an I.R.A.
man?
they
my mind
filled
at
my digs
with
hr
the
at
soldiers.
I.R.A.
off
home.
two khaki
beaux
off
left
no doubt
about
the
O'Brien
or
killers
the
of her
soldier
O'Brien's
own sanctum.
room,
been
and warned
out
Crawford
work
from
there
for
the
Technical
for
seized
round
a fearsome
night.
Institute
my forthcoming
Miss
I was out
to
I went
B.E.
year
who shared
along
degree
Miss
in
fourth
that
anybody
in
the
Madge
one)
Macroom,
and put
all
me as one of
second
breathe
Later
and ranting
I avoided
(the
the
list,
way.
that
denounce
Ballymakeera,
to
and
casualty
I met Den Twomey,
him not
by armed
had
what
all
long
two
had been hunted
certain
sweethearts.
and had my breakfast
student
had. been
she heard
carefully
medical
with
She was raving
she would
digs,
girl,
two ladies
in
it
that,
she had been
Hill
Its
It
a frightful
night
hope.
Shinners"
No.
inside.
shooting
with
I
started.
Last,
know for
room for
was afraid
the
not
Examiner,
"bloody
from
night
end the
but
swain,
Cork
morning's
to
stairs
She was in
Pair
Madge did
her
happened
were
police
and anger.
and carried
on edge,
the
I
lips.
and another
Their
that
and fears
nerves
of
top
maid-of-all-work.
herself
walking,
or
the
her
to
pressed
hate
fear,
a moment that
for
doubts
with
What
Parade.
soldiers
the
the
my way,
order.
their
suspected
were
met me at
O'Brien
was Madge,
state
as I wended
finger
thought
they
These
Grand
31,
Miss
me if
at
man nas
he did
because
Just
enough
promptly
not
would
by them
man-handled
savagely
appearances
an old
while
student,
young
all
to
and unquestioned,
unmolested
untouched,
to
my
I had
the
a little
exam In
laboratory
June.
152.
command of
"A" Company.
had been
Ray Kennedy,
of
squad
by Garry.
Co.
Simon
He had been
Scanlon,
final
officer,
had
Limerick
City,
brother,
recently
been
by the
now doing
Mick
of
Buttimer
Cork
with
was now sent
Moynihan
Finance
Loan)
(Dáil
Simon's
department,
Department
of the
of
British
studies
and woe
and Jack
Collin's
the
Customs
Service
the
to
Michael
Civil
in
Simon
Column.
and attached
in
experience
ex-clerical
now frequently
Brigade
section
being
Callanan
to Wicklow
Both
Lt.
respectively.
were
Third
Barry's
Barracks,
Dwyer
1st
rest,
and medicine
I.R.A.
St.
Jerry
theological
"A" Company Staff
Kilfinane.
in William
the
"Nudge"
and city
Limerick
Tadhg Donovan
than
Con Lucey,
of
student
and Tans.
their
engineering
Crowley,
West
older
after
0/C
as Company Captain
succeeded
murdered
and
who had quit
students
Staff
a prominent
Black
was now 2nd Lieutenant
were
Brigade
medical
whose
officers
our
the
in
changes
Moynihan
to
drafted
A.S.U.
Limerick,
these
had been
there
earlier
A little
own
and Excise
now very
being
valuable.
Easter
came end I went
object
was to
contact
County
Council
which
had
I
at
to
hot
fair
the
time
and
afford
Just
examination,
so as to
any
that
in
should
£50 from
I
increase
go near
covering
Arrived
home,
the
the
my scholarship,
Out of
I
amount
who
home,
it
thought
but
who had awarded
won first
place
by £25
of
to meet in
I
this
on
at
my parents
minimum cost
I arranged
Waterford
To carry
Council,
having
the
annum.
expenditure.
county
1918,
increase
and digs.
such
the
to
£50 per
fees
another
squeeze
scholarship
course
was only
pay University
had o
could
the
ask them
my main
Cappoquin.
members of
chief
the
and to
home to
at
in
me
the
least
a University
person
these
153.
prominent
much 'on
very
"Pax"
Butler,1
at
that
I
In
the
note
returned
him
exposed
house.
later
suppor4.
to hit
into
the
That
brothers
Gerald
me a small
of
vegetable
out
cycling
the
.32
above
the
wrist
on the
bike.
and turned
McGrath's
county
north
r left
the
towards
farmhouse
Councillor
at
in
of
search
down in
I
I
set
the
main
Kenny's
off
next
to
to
my left
sleeve
of
Here
Modeligo.
and he promised
Mike
to
I
day
forearm
at
steadily
Rockfield
called
was a Sinn
support
Pax.
my coat.
road
Dungarvan
and
locate
as I moved along
Parkmore.
met
he had dug up
expected
loosely
day
I
for
gun was serviceable
in
the
where
Kenny's,
deep
strapped
spring
to
I decided
Cappoquin,
which
gcua. where
sunny
since
in Pallaskenry.
person.
and hidden
had
his
way
promised
revolver
The little
weapon
was a grand
.32
on the
but
had
in
that
who had returned
school
their
to Sliabh
I had
I visited
concealment
garden.
concealed
day
and Michael
gave
place
next
evening
from
its
to
I
which
along
called
Returning
ray
letter
Re1 himself,
mountains
holidays
Michael
It
Paz had been
mountains.
him.
Cork.
to
danger
me that
I
for
note
met John himself
an incriminating
evening
and got
home near
in
later,
the
Comeragh
strengthen
such
first
the
Pax.
easily
at
my application..
elusive
train
told
very
to
oft
Easter
somewhat
by leaving
on the
gone back
days
the
Butler's
service
a few
Butler's
Butler
active
in
to
and,
I.R.A.,
Brigade,
a brief
I left
my case
my I.R.A.
him scared
to
John
McGrath,
him my story
told
cycled
out,
explained
to
and found
the
he being
mentioned
claim,
I
I
I
support.
but,
Dungarvan,
somewhere
met Seán Goulding,
of
promise
Mike
Pax was O/C Waterford
and was quartered
time
and some
Féiners
- Seán Goulding,
run'
Whelan.
Mountains.
his
the
Sinn
all
Councillors,
County
to
Mike
Féin
my claim
for
154.
a scholarship
increase.
Pax's
for
support
He also
granted.
Furthermore,
he thought
Touraneena
at
moment.
Off
and,
for
my bike
leaving
for
or
twenty
very
I headed
and called
of
that
a
outside
sewed
She was chatty
enough
I was anxious
to learn
was in
meet
but
the
ins
I
the
from
I
boys.
uncertain
how to
tired
of
I asked
would
she give
invited
me into
and
agreed
a private
sleeve
of nr
an I.R.A.
eyes
an R.I.C.
enemy,
there
were
she never
her
of
heard
my bona
was a dangerous
at
all.
towards
"Hello".
well
fides
but
as a baker
and Tory
In
Mernin
at
Kenny's,
She said
tried
I
I
to
convince
beckoning
for
that
at
her
I
ill
good-bye,
village
steep
I
Instant,
saw a small
of Villierstown,
bade
down the
The next
that
as she knew,
She had decided
despair,
off
Cappoquin.
round
en
and she knew nothing
cycled
Looking
knew by
me for
as far
I
I was
her
move on my
likely.
no use.
inquisitor
my bike
there,
the
Pax Whelan,
she took
civvies
bar,
back
told
gun and I
of Pax Whelan.
I had failed.
mounted
hill
round
toned
revolver,
the
that
She
the
was a disastrous
in
prowler
no I.R.A.
and
face
talk,
private.
contact
oh seeing
gaped
me
to her.
small
promptly
to
It
of her
expression
I
could
help
matter
in
I
room behind
the
displaying
personally.
Her
part.
the
a nsl1
man and was anxious
Co1umn 0/C,
the
coat,
she could
me a word
Here
column
where
and desultory
fencing
room.
sitting
broach
girl
and curious.
I.R.A.
house
knew that
Eventnnhl1y.
her
nearest
I went
young
cautious
the
village
up a conversation.
opened
it
her
the
in
a nice
seemed both
but
and the
vicinity
of
any
me and I
in
tavern,
A barmaid,
"pint".
so,
arrived
local
the
got
Pax was up in
that
Touraneena,
I
be as good as
would
it
my application
if
me that
told
heard
a loud
man whom I had known
I
to
me.
it
was he,
jumped
off
came. up.
155.
hell
the
"What
and
"Business,
I
And then
Volunteer
When I
to
we'll
the
related
failure
a drink"
The barmaid's
in
Terry's
O'Keeffe's
urgent
column were
morn1n
or
but
yesterday
she would
However,
to
the
district
that
and would
So I
had my trek
Returning
camped at
stopped
asked
Sliabh
to
Cappoquin
Ballyhane
an for
or
during
the
money.
soldiers
afternoon,
or
officers
brigade
to
and chatted
police
a week
for
gcua
on the
with
were
I
that
main
them.
After
for
of
around
the
that
boys
was
Whelan
the
house
men were
vicinity
exactly.
once
at
billeted
We
with
the
that
Pax had left
news.
he was going
in
an
knew the
Mernin,
which
to
gone
Dublin
the
to Dublin
a story
an
at
G.H.Q.
nothing.
I met tinkers
evening,
A youngster
from
ha
or had passed
gave him a shining.
I
road.
Dungarvan
learning
with
officer
more,
me
Mernin
'pub'.
Pax had actually
of
conference.
delay
tavern.
in
a Volunteer,
column
end that
morning
be back
the
know in what
I learned
verified.
afterwards
I.R.A.
en hour
very
not
without
the
Pax wag in
brother,
in which
be back
Within
waited.
not
send her
house
nearest
arid he would
I
she did
"Come and
know where
that
and my
barmaid
was a baker
seen a few
not
Kenny's.
when she sees
ever
He,
She said
that
at
we go to
was an I.R.A.
He did
about.
moving
was an active
replied.
heartily.
from
road
as he had
around
Terry
young
Terry
Pax Whelan.
he was about.
if
the
actually
for
message
the
than
for
company,
I
that
I
and back
he,
open wider
shop across
explained
with
he laughed
says
eyes
for
that'
Company while
Cappoquin
anywhere,
he asked.
parts"?
at
my quest,
my encounter
get
have
return
of
bin
those
business
important
told
in
you to
brings
of
ten
that
along
it
or
so
no
that
was an
way
156.
and I
of
act
amazing
felt
bounty
and 10/-
(The
£5 Was the
and Poker
note
in
back
the
in
a few
knew what
contents
away,
of
everywhere
I
but
all
was that
I
In
purse
young
the
thought
those
could
ad
last
shilling
and
in
a fit
County
Councillors
and
iniquity
university
had
to
of
deadly
the
mite
I.R.A.
for
certain
if
I
never
of
monetary
course
by the
I had
banish
to
refused
of
or conjuring
of
the
Sinn
I
hourly
of
in
Ireland's
assistance
Waterford
after
all.
There
fighting
liberty,
being
help
County
z4
County
mad at
Cork,
to
so all
raging
it
that
any increase
annum,
felt
my
urchin.
tinker
grant
Féin
arts,
with
shortly
£50 per
with
chatted
the
to
to
my mind
from
as I
the
shilling
the
gave
by magic
and insult
for
days
me entirely
in vain.
danger
for
rankled
generosity
Council
injustice
home an
my money as I parted
allowance
been
precious
I had been
I was informed
end canvassing
soliciting
a paltry
of
I
this
to
and low,
had vanished
all
to
had
What
somehow,
me of
the
pay
I
its
lost
searched
day
and
time
could
that
my scholarship
A.S.U.
the
to
I
From that
make out
at
down
I
purse.
high
That
hours).
my purse
purse
pocket.
billiards.
Frantically
vain.
my misfortunes,
Waterford
exposed
in
get
of money or
my purse
stripped
T6 crown
a game of
remember
and I
that
tinkers
for
searched
could
never
tinker,
they
in
I
my possession
the
and I dropped
to
£5
"Nap"
Kenny
that
happened
playing
Gerald
Kenny.
£5 -10.
previously,
the
bob from
at
curfew
my pocket
the
in my hip
my purse
run
coin
of
thought
after
no sign
but
I had no smaller
the
a lucky
Motel
Hotel
in
in
was no purse.
There
pocket,
of
Cappoquin,
my hand
scores.
I had
Shamrock
and put
never
at
proceeds
to Conway's
borrow
affluent
which
quietly
every
but
comparatively
note
night
on my part
in
the
was I,
the
refused
me through
Council
my
who had
157.
sent
me to
the
and my enthusiasm
energies
career
university
her
hour
of
Council
60% the
but
mortal
refused
Two years
District
Inspector
Council
O'Keeffe.
the
student,
at; Easter,
but
the
1923,
though
having
spite
of
fact
the
as R.I.C.
District
terroristic
rule
I
have
it
with
end of
the
to
me keep
me to
back with
newcomers
in
pay £2 or
£3 for
finances
of
'A'
w
(too
round
firmly
the
up town
private
from
departure
to
I
as
Inside
it
the
happened.)
of
see Kenny
my right
to
say
any wonder
of
Waterford's
approched,
I
be only
to
goodbye.
too
doing
eager
the
at
mysterious
revolver
of
the
I
to
the
The morning
by bindings
thigh
intended
restore
the
after
secured
and bring
many Volunteer
of notes.
I
Waterford
County
it
what
was anxious
Cappoquin,
engaged
revolver
.32
one of
my purse
and in
Is
holidays
the
treasury
in
and administrators?
Frankly,
to
County
British
of
opinion
Company who would
it.
of
disappearance
it
area
any
increase
Justice
enforcing
Easter
Cork.
was selling
it
a big
freedom.
as Irishmen
let
Waterford
was actively
Dungarvan
had a poor
always
Kenny
in
the
I,
was denied
in
father
for
fight
As the
asked
his
the
in
Councillors
County
I
that
all
son of
who was
1921.
granted
at
Inspector
Ireland's
during
no case
by
a William
was the
by the
son is
D.I.'s
nation.
increased
fighter,
1921,
the
to
to
of
in
County
R.I.C.,
year
any
my country
service
the
I.R.A.
to
Waterford
student
the
in
of
awarded
of
my
not
Council
This
Dungarvan
consideration
that
self-same
Dungarvan.
in
Republican
And the
scholarship
of
an
directed
service
recognise
university
stationed
the
to
that
later,
were
need.
to
O'Keeffe
that
Prue enough,
university.
told
my
firmly
strong
groin
of
cord
and went
him that
I
158.
had the
failed
to
Cahill's,
it.
the
tailor,
I
did
and
readily
concealed
pass
Cahill
invited
any
without
hold-up
and Kenny and
of
sight
for
I was quite
the
I heard
pulling
up at
much time
the
the
she
Station
with
I did.
to
the
feet.
the
There
travelling
armed
the
train
all
and
taken
As I
platform.
Army officers
in
opened
a carriage
pushed
in
"You bloody
the
myself
nearly
say goodbye
gone
up to the
reached
khaki
door
as the
lost
with
for
I
train
it"
whistled
horrors,
jumed out
passed
revolvers.
threw
in
and the
were
of
on he
positions
drawn
me,
of
who had
my father,
As I
of my flying
horror
up defensive
line
on my thigh
saw ray father
place
it".
up the
up.
activity
too,
the
catch
raced
strappings
I
platform
I
was at
to
was drawn
muscular
over
is
track
train
the
and there,
soldiers
father
of
thought
My mother
an instant
railway
felt
on the
train
the
run and you may just
intense
bag,
run.
shut
away too
bag;
I
engine,
with
for
at
Cabin
The next
the
"Your
where
were
Dungarvan.
me:
the
platform
passed
burst
your
Entering
the
to
paused
at
came within
consternation
and
to
As I
they
my
I would
search
I had fooled
started
discover
goodbye
gong signalling
In
I
shouted
from
He
bade
saw that
platform.
I
my home door.
as
loud
up town.
my train,
losing
train
the
a while.
that
or military
I
I
to
then
homewards.
gates,
railway
second
also
detected.
returned
of
failed
police
ordinary
being
arrival
the
firearms.
sanguine
some
for
affairs
me for
but
to Pat
of
Féiner
Sinn
to search
across
walked
national
thoroughly,
gun.
through
then
an elderly
we talked
where
prominence,
Then
We both
find
me but
He searched
on my person.
gun hidden
two British
He
my bag and then
its
was my father's
departure.
parting
salute.
159.
And then
situation
awful
over
swept
I was a lone
five
with
British
As I
soldier
in
sat
to
thigh
fumbled
at
did
move it
of
savagely
the
beneath
that
the
a
teeth,
I
which
I
packed
And I
had been
the
during
regimental
for
strike
great
up.
miners'
they
strike
were
at Fermoy.
to
and
squad.
coolness
and
my legs
of
cigarettes.
to
each
So did
on protective
the
be brutally
N.C.O.
from
under
Crossing
them
to
What
a firing
'fag'
way,
up my
one thing,
to
me.
with
returning
was over1
headquarters
lit
back
feet
expect
or
an
I
inside.
at my
a
the
chatted
weeks
had slipped
managing
a packet
with
my
I was in
a frigid
and offered
me and
thanked
out
of
them by the
to face
amazed
beginning
It
only
hand
me into
pulled
inside
revolver
on the
only
of
the
down a1togethr.
out
and later
They were
the
out
afterwards
seat,
the
the
well1
could
at
my breath
regain
adjusting
my knee
a nervy
with
gun.
drop
very
shocked
danger
fashion.
mines
in
no under-pants
The Gun fell
manhandled
was now broken
they
above
and then
soldiers
accepted,
would
soldiers
the
opened
illicit
succeed
If
there
My deadly
the
not
to do?
be shot
I
Irishman
resting
to
to push my hidden
a little
calmness.
it
trying
I
eyes
my
to
seat,
rifle
felt
gingerly
As I wore
that
the
tried
my sock suspenders,
really
leg.
I
my deadly
my knee.
of fear
agony
I
locate
down to
was I
armed
me with
of
frame
window
of
middle
side
on either
on the
the
and my composure.
but
in
took
civilian
soldiers
my
them a sergeant.
one of
ready
I
as
flood
of
horror
and the
full
me in
predicament.
carriage
words
of his
truth
the
in
They
gratefully
I.
The ice
friendly
South
Wales,
duty
of
at
the
where
coal
Now
1921.
returning
There
of
to
their
was a whole
160.
of
company
nervous.
about
had
train
the
the
wind
avoided
and queried
time
of
subject
the
them innocently
in Wales.
I
but
so I
I would
off
train
rail
ticket
khaki
I
to
get
at
wag crowded
ran
with
with
revolvers
I
officers,
felt
below
Still
running,
I
below
the
to
on the
military
anybody
and
was no time
little
the
to
reached
I
rag
the
door.
the
free
I
looked
from
binding
around.
folded
Wrapping
the
neared
Would
wasn't.
What
cubicle
weakness
to
moorings
a pen-knife
What
gun firmly
the
passed
down my pants,
was hanging
dropping
acrobatics
toilet
with
again.
shin
entrance.
its
down
it
from
I
the
slip
my right
fashion,
with
me,
attack.
fire-arm
There
for
with
packet
lavatory
Pulling
skit
my seat
As I
my strange
lose.
cord
loosely
this
me?
enter
the
weapon.
oily
before
my
had dislodged
running
collapsed
.32
cut
the
Telling
Two officers
lavatory.
hidden
almost
to
resist
my deadly
In
to
to
my way.
who eyed
relief
door?
I had
prevent
be inside
so.
down and grabbed
platform.
a profound
the
- the
bent
officers,
curiously,
the
barred
my knee
knee
gents"
my tell-tale
again
out
the
my
The platform
done
set
that
purchase
The military,
all
soldiers
to
to hold
had already
ready.
down towards
drawn
there
fellow-passengers
the
their
remarked
stopped.
platform.
Ireland
The train
carelessly
The train
on the
out
jumped
the
Cork.
travelling
rifles
I
to
of
about
little.
Lismore
of
scared
journey.
state
and casually
learned
"Shinners"
really
train
disturbed
was now approaching
have
were
moment on their
heard
by the
bold-ups
them and they
up"
and
jumpy
they had
and stories
and train
every
the
They were
train.
reports
ambushes
attacked
being
I
All
"put
on the
them
luck!
from
in
and bolt
but
there
I
tugged
my thigh.
to
A large
a crook
the
remove
greasy
behind
cloth.
161.
I
stood
on the
behind
the
hidden
on the
I
user
of
my pants,
pulled
lavatory
would
the
ma
platform.
I
rushed
looked
the
over
at
at
Back with
him for
I
with
singing
For
predicament.
a scrappy
maintained
who all
the
passing
scenery.
time
Their
at
Fermoy
and relief
joy
bantering
last!
alighted
and paraphernalia.
word
for
to
t'
With
escape,
I
in
my hurry,
and
the
all
travel
outside
searching
over
for
with
an
in
to
continued
was reached.
and emerged
patrol
to
all
weapons
wary
male
Fermoy
"swaddies",
with
their
and loud
equipment
chum" was their
of
on the
for
thank
Cork.
I
until
midst
Glanmire
the
of
barriers.
a military
I was searched
travellers.
by an oldish
him
a ticket
He issued
the
told
a ticket
without
passed
God
seat.
carriage
uneventfully
parting
to
my ticket.
Cappoquin0
it
relaxed.
their
prayer
into
For
on the
laughter
I alighted,
right
to
eyes
soldiers,
their
like
the
And the
back
train
single
journey
never
in
checker.
a deadly
tension
and asked
the
journey
Station
relaxed
the
I may!
with
but
a fervent
entered
I bad boarded
the
"Good luck,
me.
A checker
of
so obvious
talk,
from
escape
nervous
aboard
now and felt
conversation
kept
me get
the
And well
rest
the
in
station
the
He
from
ticket
buddies
lucky
around.
Cork.
to
and told
and relief.
joy
on the
who was at
ticket
had two beans
was a miraculously
I
the
out
on guard
still
me heartily
me to my soldier
compartment.
and walked
a single
and get
once
as a bona fide
chain
do,
wall.
and as
cistern
station-master,
cursed
me,
train
the
to
the
parcel
deadly
was effectively
it
the
were
military
and asked
door,
where
between
bracket
the
and put
cistern,
lavatory
adjusted
seat
lavatory
officer,
who was rather
162.
and apologetic
courteous
open my bag to
to
passed
distance
to
jarvey
car
driver
to
headed
out
in
on the
I'll
'Go
I paid
a knowing
with
I drove
and then
I
one of
the
I
of
in
duty
around
in
the
party
St.
at
of
bombing
party
were
readiness
in
behind
the
to
the
first
at
him
who were
which
each
three
at
stand
side
(as
for
to
vicinity.
had
This
cover
that
of
far
Courthouse
the
as
10
My
a.m.
revolvers.
the
retreat
attack
a military
way fairly
regularly
north
Courthouse
I could
north
there
we were
led
side-street
and
up
with
to
cover
cropped
were
waiting
I
hour
at
to
March,
half
morning
armed
was
Already
Courthouse
passed
It
early
an anxious
-
had been
lorry
in
nothing
simple
A narrow
morning.
Washington
me
Courthouse.
morning
spent
but
were
tender
patrolling
the
"Shamrock"
hard
looked
the
Courthouse
and myself
companions
a bombing
near
as ordered.
Our instructions
of
the
before,
so we dispersed
three
I
up
to let
not
is
a military
detailed
two others,
a few mornings
loitering
be held
the
"It
said,
Easter
a spring
had been
with
Had,
way down
who thanked.
boys".
St.
Washington
protection
I
before
forenoon
think.
the
back
to
at
me
to
understood.
Sometime
bombed in
wink
worthy
relieved
I,
my cabby,
the
mad down round
the
Arrived
operations.
mishap,
then
said
ahead'
That
like
a
mounted
and told
searching
not
short
he whispered
around
maybe you would
direct
without
are
get
so I
yard
where
Road,
the
even
Parade.
Grand
"They
and when I was
a tram,
station
the
Bridge.
jarvey
to walk
get
the
Lower
by them".
time
would
me to
Mall, for
again
in
I
Then I had
manner.
contents,
unable
me in
take
Patrick's
and
felt
where
near
its
display
confidence:
great
the
I
through
his
in
from
The
make out)
corner
on Washington
163.
St.
Two of
immediate
the
rear.
entrance
the
to
and a "B"
I
to feel
as we had been
in
were
in
separate1
one to
the
middle
flank
front,
revolvers
cover
of
the
over
vehicle
of
fire
had
Parade.
to
around
There
is
Then we ourselves
pocket
back
St.
into
Church
I
Sheares
saw one of
and heavily
half
nowhere,
another
then
sitting
holding
dragged
along
a side-car
of
helped
projecting
of
engine
bombers
limping
his
right
on for
to
along
and half
Then,
and from
it
him.
his
a few
away.
rapidly
Lane
slowly
supported,
as if
jumped
The wounded
car,
get
Broad
towards
by a companion.
party.
into
and retreat
our
a
as the
corner
a chance
side
of
quietness.
We hold
east
on the
whine
and then
"skits"
bomb
Then a
roared
St.
the
a few
a bursting
the
Washington
him and holding
With
position.
heard
Looking
up to a seat
some
soldiers,
of
shots
appeared
cross
to
to avail
no pursuit.
the attacking
beside
and I
our
lorry
and one
explosion.
bomb throwers
the
the
as we retreated
The lorry's
raced
give
about
crash
More rifle
all
side-street
our
loud
another
or more-Passers-by
bomber party
instinctively
wall
Corner.
a Crossley
with
past
the
conspicuous
barrels
and the
rifle
on.
sped
moments
roar
the
my head.
The lorry
the
roared
South
the
the
rifle
courtyard
later
burst
ragged
of
loaded
With
held
loitering
as if
front
we crouch
and an instant
.303
the
The lorry,
low
Then
steps.
roar
of
corner
and rear,
drawn
made our
each
and to
their
minutes
twenty
I noted
some standing
seated,
and
distance.
St.
Washington
for
Then the
was heard
the
Courthouse
ill-at-ease
which
few,
more embarrassing.
in
at
position
in
Company Volunteer
side-street
I was beginning
hovered,
party
covering
from
down
man is
companion
The jarvey
sat
164.
on the
The driver
whips
direction
of
attacking
party
into
for
toyed
the
the
the
so with
evening's.
'Echo'
British
the
of
side
the
its
some passers-by,
soldiers
had fired
casualties
in
the
area
on the
later
without
throwers.
of
Forces
callously
official
that
(major
General
two large
because
evilly-disposed
Macari's
ice
other
cream,
choice
thus
business
to
minerals,
delicacies
in
the
military
where
V".
fish
of
in
fruit,
the
"rebels
fish
and
of
danger
when an
day
'Examiner'
destruction
the
the
Courthouse
war
premises
students,
peas
of
and other
to levy
College
and chips,
Crown
the
authority
near
One of
resort
a later
dayt1inë
the
next
had consorted
George
a great
the
during
premises
had been places
bomb
the
with
had ordered
Strickland)
ambush
attacking
citizens
competent
on citywards
of
was published
the
King
Café,
of
The
combed the
was a sequel
persons
Majesty,
raced
version,
street
There
resident
they
"Echo"
pavement,
inflicting
trace
any
enormity
city
opposite
a woman.
and military
proclamation
announcing
on the
almost
The other
soldiers.
and then
Innocent
exposing
and bomb.
bullet
His
the
One bomb
attackers,
finding
a crowded
in
the
Including
Such was the
condemnation
of
of
account
up and exploded
high
on their
Police
lorry.
I
where
a short
Army tender.
rebels,
the
rapidly
office,
carried
lorry
injuring
the
some draughtsmanship.
and exploded
target
him.
dumped my gun and
drawing
a few
wounding
that
I walked
away,
University,
engineering
in
trot
they
Satisfied
now safely
or
immediately,
missed
Hospital.
were
of
bombing
struck
Mercy
an hour
That
the
the
and off
horse
behind
Volunteer
other
the
up his
reached
up Mardyke,
stwolled
with
side
opposite
against
was
where
and various
and flesh
165.
menu provided
eked out
the
landlady
catering
for
himself,
his
and teen-age
wife
who had settled
popular
men were
types, and I.R.A.
for
not
his
rebel
stores
round the
store
provision
Clarke's
near
prominent
Cork.
At 2.30
cordoned
off
that
Wood St.
Macari's
soldiers
who ordered
set
to
the
a minute
the
was blown out,
took
squad again
laying
with
entered
explosive
interior,
or four
the safety
brutal
buildings
"official
of explosions
showers of slates
into
the
of the cordon.
within.
reprisal".
This
the
Then
programme of destruction
Not a solitary
to be taken
were utterly
job by
Out again
ground floor.
everything
Murphy's.
When
the demolition
wrecking
this
and
and
air.
the
rocked
or goods were permitted
both
distance.
explosions
repeated
mariner at
at a safe
tremendous
completely
the military
entered.
withdrew
to complete
on the
by armed
Macari's
had subsided
time
charges
them and back to
time three
like
this
and
Courthouse
squad in khaki
cover
sending
the shower of smoke and dust
the
of West
military
on top floor,
of wood and masonry flying
pieces
British
outside.
was a series
there
area
were entered
occupants
they
In about
roof
between
apparently
where
street
the
A demolition
some explosives
Dwyer's
from the Kinsale
and Murphy's
was blown up first.
and
publichouse
of Messrs.
evening
an
of
The Murphys were a
St.
Washington
Macari
to punish
house officially
corner
family
p.m.
day
comings and goings"
Bridge.
Republican
every
casually
was Murphy's
condemned to destruction
of all
students
wanted
The other
clientele.
was a very
It
in and out
to them the
"reporting
Macari
especially
The British
times.
avenge
were Italians
family
Cork youths
for
by the
students.
university
in Cork pre 1914.
place
and at, an
evening
scanty
in
item
of furniture
from either
house and
and completely
wrecked
in
this
166.
Jack
Marina
since
Junior
Electrical
He left
from
to
I.R.A.
to
attached
to
Fort
where
area,
he reported
one Saturday
Pearse
St.
all
the
battalion
full
The
rendezvous
the
Auxies
had
arrested
and removed
interned
in
did
Daly
smuggled
of
the
and
the
out
him
that
down Inchigeela
I had
another
got
at
in
prisoner
him
pitied
while
I
in
roamed
his
the
organising
active
resist
English
the
from
back
Daly
in
enforced
service
enemy
engineering
in
the
field.
he got
told
Daly
in
me
later
appointment
him that
Much later
me "all
a letter
Still
Daly's
fastnesses
Christmas.
informing
calling
camp.
poor
to
Cork.
helplessness
mountain
until
engineering
such a thing
envy
unlucky
incarceration
in West
internment
of
his
Were all
they
A letter
was my way of
Column
mentioning
note
freedom
a "special
got
note
a British
the
mistaking
had
smuggled
of
nerd
present
Later
I wrote
way", which
for
large"
after
affair.
I
OW
obviously
Camp and the
light
was
cadets.
Auxiliary
outfit
was signed.
a Flying
joined
the
me shortly
sorry
Practica1ly
and training
Castle.
Internment
treaty
to
whole
told
Dublin
see
again
after
1921.
to
when
Headquarters
present
of
board
Dublin
class.
The whole
Collinstown
not
Battalion
surrounded.
a tip.
got
to
in
in
I.R.A.
as switch
a month
a squad
was entirely
of
Section
were
burst
and he was
Easter
signals"
transfer
Daly's
than
transfer
his
through
he worked
night
signallers
when in
swing
less
a special
for
Cork and also
Brigade.
after
as
Corporation.
putting
and Engineers'
He had been
in
Dublin
Dublin
the
attendant.
in
to
on
an appointment
me on leaving
was effected
Signals
House
Pigeon
the
I was to attend
1 Brigade
Dublin
to
revolver
big
that
Cork
to
Engineer
Works
Ford's
at
now accepted
1920,
summer,
his
arranged
who had been working
Daly,
and
to
fools
a
was no
and I
inactivity
of West
units
the
there
letter,
I
Cork
to harass
and
167.
senior
By this
time,
members
of
'A"
Conny Lucey,
"Nudge"
were
Cork
gone to
column.
Barry's.
under
Liam
University
were
for
0/C
was in
Cork
Gaol
strikers.
I
to
of
testing
Mick O'Callaghan
and an I.R.A.
workshop
at
raw material
electric
power
He poked
out
rough
I visited
casts
at
Island
Quay,
and he was a typical
of
Bandon
Teehan's
arrange
and
with
striking
ran
materials
a
and
making
Cork.
strips
digs
just
in
station
Cork)
en ex miner
4eries,
as a smith
in
This
name was Teehan
man's
He lodged
at
from
bomb levers
Through
enough.
railway
man from
and only
steel
the
to
Murphy,
the
complete
blacksmith.
station
the
Mick
- levers
the
was easy
man who now worked
Albert
a tennis
by Ray Kennedy,
and of
the
his
parts.
(clerk
a Bore
contacted
of
because
I was. supplied
obtain
for
arrange
the
the
Getting
to
and F.
Galway
at
bomb parts
a bomb lever
of
the
determined
Comdt.,
do my best.
to
agreed
and also
myself
South
officers
certain
I was required
mechanism.
I
of
patterns
Reynolds
and uncharged),
unrecognised
was now
- Davy
Battn.
(the
11 Brigade
Cork
- mainly
0/C
to
with
two of
I was now asked
gentry.
Crowley,
while
to
some British
manufacture
full-size
a Brigade
Hick
as tough,
dispatched
2nd Battalion
acting
the
recruits
a reputation
became
diverted
Company O/C,
Brigade,
later
ambush of
tournament
final
Limerick
been
operating
was gone to
Scanlan,
"Garry
actually
Reynolds
merciless,
for
O'Eabony
- who had got
fighters,
There
Jim
Company's
Scanlon
and were
Brigade
the
Buttimer
and now Jack
111
East
had
activity.
Callinan
Lynch.
with
operating
I.R.A.
many of
1921,
Company (U.C.C.)
of
channels
specialised
mid April.
too,
to
before
night
railway
down near
could
workshop
the
the
I see him.
stores
and made
my specifications.
curfew,
got
the
rough
168.
from
specimens
back
my way furtively
in
I
the
brought
Institute
steel
I
where
file
and to
pin
with
myself
and
the
smooth
correct
chummy with
supervisor.
Using
of
He then
machine.
says
I,
Oh,
for
and I
see
could
that
the
Cautiously
he pressed
but
galore
more
oil
firmly
noise
a fat,
A grating
screech
to
drill.
of
and
the
surface
drill
was so careful
of
shattered
He had broken
amused eyes
engineering
the
time
man, was now in
jovial
volubly.
This
in
his
students
lever.
in
several
a wicked
in
the
a drilling
operating
of
the
a tool
machines!
about
the
the
the
of
sparks.
and sparking
Again
the
a pause
drill
A loud
pieces.
temper
workshop
How ho held
way
lever
end levers.
machine.
proper
me
drill.
and tearing
he forced
to
However,
on to
hole.
job
lever
satisfied.
on drill
Hissing
drilling
it"?.
at
and a shower
an incipient
treatment.
the
through
drill
copiously
the
"A motor-bike"
bored
and set
revolving
out
root
was the
he.
in
oil
in
He looked
position
providing
However,
produced
answered.
for
workshop
see what
hole
bomb
much demur.
says
the
no sign
against
for"?
the
receive
himself
I
day
Technical
him to
got
half
and pound
he began
Again
I
he was only
lever
be drilled.
Re stopped
I
Crawford
the
drill
about.
cable"
Next
believe.
after
to
"Why the
Hotel.
overlooked
Nolan,
curiosity
enough.
a fine
a 1/6thI
the
streets
them fit
have
I had
he did
that
the
deserted
them to
drill
on Harry,
on fitting
"What's
pat
me to
Harry
which
he clamped
to
old
was so particular
be drilled.
Shamrock
drill,
He was all
I
which
the
them to
plámás
1/6thdrills,,
insisted
silent,
unfortunately,
I was very
couple
to
intended
and made
my person
the
with
levers
But,
assembling.
through
my own room at
to
daylight
them about
secreted
him,
for
more
reading
Harry,
and cursing
b tore
many
And Harry
forth
to handle
to
the
them;
a
169.
he almost
what
the
it
most uncouth
the
afraid
- he had
of
broken
the
Then,
grimly.
dare
machinists
Another
even
failed
both
and
that
the
case
to
I
back
to
soften
Teehan
at
the
again
time
I
the
for
softening
hard
had
methods.
from
but
around
for
at
the
tech.
this
was more
the
drill.
second
the
it
lever
on us
dawned
was tough
the
of
steel,
case
was
it
in
but
all
to
I
he made the
I
plungers
easily
tackled
to
grade
I
I
the
job
In
levers
of
too
him to
two days
steel
making
of
bard
for
any
look
ho had made
and tested
drilled.
course
as
to
again
in
Delighted
and fitting
The material
the
were
by ordinary
collected
be easily
to
treatment
locomotive
In
a
in
we tried
back
asked
strips.
and strikers.
workable.
stuff
Nolan.
bought
Teehan's
was probably
me, which
proved
I
be drilled
drills.
iron
for
high
along
and Harry
Again
the
and slow
point
brought
as the
not
took
articles
tool
levers
St.
no use.
the
hot
workshop
was a failure,
me that
red
them
him to
and asked
I
later
Patrick
Disappointed,
machine
to
and brought
my own which
and could
success,
levers
technical.
shop
These
grenade
student
tough-surfaced
workshop
as ever
of
the
by reheating
some softer
a new lot
the
railway
surfaces
special
with
Such being
two drills
who told
which
sanctum
among his
levers
A few days
levers,
skinned
Teehan1
the
to
machine-cum-tool
drill
the
he examined
private
And then
that.
surfaces
He did.
This
bore
my undrillable
cooling.
things
of
his
Removing
drill.
collected
lever
to
tool.
chuck,
into
he emerged
material
at
its
seniors
privileged
attempt
hardened
impossible
back
make an entry.
to
was always
a student
from
drill
venture,
prolonged
of
smashed a machine
tramping
most
the
only
And now he had done
sacred.
ignoramus
of doing
shank
where
them as
regarded
in
a week
those
or
ten
170.
I
days,
had
grenade
this
until
I had
again
would
bring
the
afternoon.
in
the
I
contacted
stuff
of
turn-ups
and ring
was a. bit
like
person
that.
I
innocently
of
the
that
nature
of
to Kennedy
at
making
munitions
put
bombing
attack
St.
Tuckey
as
I
looked
R.I.C.
and running
in
smoking
at
the
A motor
car
down Tuckey
hands
raised
about
four
loud
flame
I
had the
the
a
and out
among three
drove
slowly
St.
There
aloft
yards
barrack
explosions,
and smoke.
up the
were
as the
door,
down Tuckey
crashes
of
The next
their
St.,
after
St.
corner
barrack
door.
right
1 saw two
loafing
when
the
on
tea
"Shamrock" and
it.
glass
in
attack
arid turned
the
May,
during
Tans who lounged
had hardly
breaking
instant
the
Tuckey
men in
passed
The car
range.
the
or four
Parade
four
car
of
from
of
job
barracks
of
at
playing
Parade'
a simultaneous
R.I.C.
window
safely
of seeing
use in
a few yards
corner
out of
was a sunny evening
It
children
innocence
Grand
31,
satisfaction
spectator
any
stuff
a period
on several
dining-room
of
to
the
this
carried
to get
over
for
and effective
daylight
have
I was on this
myself.
of
pretend
I handed
station.
cut
to
and returned
on my
bag like
However,
of
hidden
to
a tool
plungers,
my person.
wisdom
safer
and use bluff
I was actually
a couple
watched
R.C.I.
grim
in
City.
in
and bomb fittings
to
grenades
been
hidden
heads,
about
the
about
I
on a. certain
stuff
the
him that
bomb levers
fittings
un June
Early
the
I was caught
College
proud
mighty
cork
the
the
feeling
1921.
and if
corner.
tight
have
and openly.
mechanic
and told
carefully
had doubts
"Shamrock"
the
and the
carrying
those
kept
U.C.C.
with
trousers
would
it
out
concealed
about
the
bona fide
set
nervous
Perhaps
to him at
my long
pins
method.
stuff
I
at
my digs
Ray Kennedy
along
At 4 p.m.
strikers
in
concealed
fittings
I
completed.
assignment
Tans at
passed
there
by
the
were
two
and a burst
of
children,
unharmed,
171.
were
running
into
the
open doorway
for
the
barrack
The Tans mthe
as
if
were
they
swung left
and away west
right
rifles
carrying
Parade
Grand
faced
nest
from
their
brigade
up river
to
at.
retired
The following
wounded
by the
fruit
tragic
of
the
As a sequel
at
.32
Derringer
had been
Bernard
O'Brien
the
posted
New Year
off
to
of
search
left
ha4
and interned
Colt
back
my unlucky
in
discovery.
brought
it
U.C.C.
to
and
station
it.
dead
and there
that
was the
the
but
the
I
it
Cork
in
and tipped
the
him
he did.
an oil
cloth
shortly
after
little
gun
it
after
to
a young
heard
of
who had
which
the
ever
the
possession
to
under
again
sold
military
we that
Bernard
was arrested
last
shooting.
with
lavatory,
Ormonde secured
Cork
was the
It
on my return
gun intact
at
sq most embarrassing
had written
Island,
as she worked
young Volunteer
house
the
two Tans
Bridge.
Ormonde told
the
O'Brien
Bere
shot
adventure
to
Jerry
For
end a middle-aged
St.
and was now in
Lismore,
bridge
knee.
and then
reported
of
random
stronghold.
Tuckey
Gate
the
and
on one
St.
the
Lee
at
and indiscriminate
Jerry
of
the
of
discarding
recovered
escaped
in
hasty
1921.
he found
There
as I
.45
South
Tans wild
revolver,
weapon
at
to sq train
and the
Easter
direction
Examiner
on to
halted
they
firing
Tuckey
turning
river
continued
alone,
the
barrack,
dropped
their
Cork
near
St.
Bridge,
shooting
living
Tans
the
St.,
and R.I.C.
St.
Here
then
bomb throwing
table
sewing
the bridge,
towards
general
to
morn1sv's
a dressmaker
lady,
the
slowly
over
Tuckey
Gale
South
rifle
the
on down Tuckey
station.
Some of
minutes
R.I.C.
her
in
of
down south
fire
rifles
St.,
staggering
aped
Gilabbey
out
poured
and Gilabbey
several
through
and raced
the
opposite
Main
South
through
them
two of
door1
The car
wounded.
home nearby.
their
of
the
of
Truce,
Volunteer
it.
this
172.
One Friday
I was having
the
old
that
there
that
the
whole
Mall
house
to
house
into
downstairs
ad Joining
cup of
Luckily
there
tea
fire
were
books
stairs
busy
searching
ages
were
resignedly
the
over
I was going.
He told
lot
me to
evening
gone.
to
in
the
told
pass
him that
I
grate
custody
on.
I
returned
were
of
did
with
the
of
Old
sergeants
various
at
I went
me, felt
my pockets
asked
to
me where
College
was true
enough
alacrity
and relief.
"Shamrock".
Later
Raymond Kennedy,
the
I
Indeed.
The military
digs,
so my
transferred
Battalion
up
for
myself
back
a few
for
impatient,
and then
even visited
intact.
A military
men of
I was going
which
to
had not
bard
hands
an examination,
They
the
his
my body with
I
for
preparing
goods
He looked
my arm.
I dawdled
and presented
N.C.O.
and
my lunch
of
getting
and
empty
and two
search.
then,
the
Junction
A queue
awaiting
nearest
of
An officer
males.
and search.
and all
were
an
my deadly
street.
the
had
some shrubs
beneath
on the
the
and fruit.
deposited
finished
across
my turn;
awaiting
scrutiny
the
me and out
of
cream
ugliness
carried
and The Parade.
St.
to
I
which
and went
customers
and behind
upstairs,
diagonally
were
boldly
back
with
stretched
minutes
I
up the
a systematic
back
the
occasionally,
beneath
-
St.
cases,
or maybe ice
covering
some large
George's
Here,
grate,
I went
cordon
room at
rear
or coffee
Then
Down the
In
small
of
grenade
was no one present.
which
grate.
Mills
and
my bomb parts,
collected
empty
shop.
a quiet
got
the
fruit
the
of
say
milit4ry
I was afraid
so I
to
- Princes
St.
May,
Kelch,
excitement
by the
Old George's
off.
search,
a couple
flowers
-
Parade
when Pat
all
outside
round-up
was cordoned
including
in
came in
end of
the
towards
"Shamrock"
the
compositor,
was a big
South
load
in
my lunch
Dublin
afternoon
early
Vice
tile
O/C.
173.
final
electrical
ii
little,
to
going
Mick
take
second
command of
come along
the
I
eagerly
to
about
to begin.
After
I
to
I
had not
mess up the
no more
that
father
asi4 mother
of
papers
the
which
they
lists
for
of
the
the
remotest
of
in
the
not
I
consideration.
to a
temporary
Kinsale
and
that
to
prepare
for
the
from
my departure
0ff
I might
autumn
Cork
down west
I neat
up my new appointment
Cork
Brigade,
Lynch,
had
Bde.
I.R.A.
Just
0/C,
be back
Cork
11,
I.R.A.
my own
were
only
in
the
into
over
Cork
in
I
a very
I was
that
was ho
Cork
pass
that
too,
as engineering
bad taken
the
operations
home later
time.
some
knew little
summer
the
explained
June.
my abortive
reorganised
home to
down in Vest
This
after
At this
been
job
to West
City
all
them,
exam.
and appeared
doing
they
studies
told
engineering
take
area
at
and University
in
law
realise
Rather
disappointment
with
preoccupation
and did
a pass.
my name in
seeing
exam.
was clear
it
had missed
Of course,
degree.
career
secondary
going
not
at
then
exam.,
my final
of
the
brigade.
be
my June
I wrote
hall.
them for
suffer
not
I withdrew
exam.,
exam.
I would
chance
to prepare
my exclusive exclusive
engineering
the
him to
I.R.A.
papers
how I
B.E.
and activities
three
Brigade
and asked
that
began
explaining
sin
would
first
3rd
College
after
So I
the
rest
June
of
Cork until
He agreed.
had answered
me that
than
West
go to
And then
and help
that
him
had done
I was
anyway.
the
services
told
I
June.
Tommy Barry's
111 Brigade
engineering
but
it
met me at
Cork,
Cork
to
reorganise
available
in
to
Column, came along
accepted
for
and sit
and
mechanical
Nevertheless
it.
my chance
Crowley,
me to
for
preparation
any,
in
was due early
engineering
in
examination
engineering
exam,
Inspector,
army
in
the
divisions.
command of
to
3rd
martial
Liam
1st
174.
Division
his
Div.
Adjutant.
of
Durrus,
With
Seán I
with
the
a Drumcondra
spend
down to
There
engineering
service.
half
former
of
its
The brigade
as the
size9
Leap-Drimoleague-Castle
had now been
Cork
carved
Cork
V.
It
Ballineen,
were
Enniskeane,
all
I
can
Bde.
Vice
Bde.
Bde.
reliable
form
a new I.R.A.
the
west
of
been
favoured.
area
Kerry
brigade,
from
Kinsale
to Kilmichael
Kinsale,
Dunmanway,
a
-
0/C
0/C
Adjt.
Q/M
Battn,
Bn.
Bn.
Bn.
Bn.
Bn.
assignment
more
lighter,
than
one
border
and Gugane.
the
The following
services
and
Timoleague
Roscarbery,
by
to
Clonakilty
Bandon,
garrisoned
English
were
officers
-
seán Lehane
Seán Lordan
Seán McCarthy
Tadhg O'Sullivan
Gearóid
O'Sullivan,
army,
the
as far
as
the
heavy
Not
that
of
Con.)
(brother
Adj.
Comdt.
Seán Hales
James Hurley
Peter
Kearney
Tim O'Donoghue
Tom Kelliher.
Engineering
Engr. Mick
Jack
Mick
Engr.
of
My first
mine,
was now about
the
Bde.
land
brigade
-
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Asst,
Bde. Insp.
the
to
and special
remember:
Bde.
and we
Crowley
Donovan-Gugane
and Tans.
battalion
brigade,
the
froth
strongly
R.I.C.
Auxiliaries,
in
Cork
West Cork
to
towns
campaigning
of
now comprised
the
Courtmaosherry,
area
teaching.
region
and Bealnablath
Ballinbaseig
Within
off
111
of
re-adjustment
of
time
river
to tuck
reported
teacher
years
Bandon
as
111,
was Seán Lehane
Round this
the
of
I
the
planning
several
Ireland.
was south
area.
111
instead
to
H.Q.
Cork
Cork
I.R.A.
was destined
over
0/C,
national
the
all
late
trained
with
111 Brigade
got
of
soldiering
I.R.A.
Ballinadee
Deasy,
The new 0/C
Bantry,
who had gone
Liam
with
Southern
Crowley
Buttimer
O'Donoghue
was the
of
transferable
easily
concrete
the
design
(mise
old
types
a new type
of
and more
which
concrete
féin).
up to
box
then
affairs
had
were
175.
entirely
discarded,
not
available
in
explosive
tubular
Over
was far
type
three
Ten lbs.
of
filling
This
tube
was usually
beneath
yard
material
for
road
the
Later
the
admitted
but
the
occurred
County
that
as the
of
to
me.
and ruthless
military
were
and
Office,
Cork
to
I
the
said,
to
coming
to
County
them by their
had been
fittings
Donoghue
Volunteers
I
pipings.
effect
that
had never
of
exigencies
overrode
necessity
water
surreptitiously
protest
metal
land
ideal
and one Mick
the
would
taking
or authorisation
authority
Anyhow,
for
who had instructed
seize
111.
and 7th to
long
Clonakilty
Street
the
The
of
instructions
general
question
and
orders.
to
tubular
reported
officer
companies
giving
road
I.R.A.
size
feet
a letter
had been
these
Cork
gelignite
pipes
in
Surveyor's
it
in
or
pavements
streets
official
by I.R.A.
local
the
- a
now disappeared
remember
that
saying
was quoted
in
I
from
H.Q.
shore
These
job.
new
detonation.
three
pipe
on Street
many of
officials
removed
electrical
The metal
entrances
Dunmanway.
Council,
for
iron
standard
the
tonite
stored
guncotton
the
a cast
from
overnight
of
for
was fitted
diameter.
- were
of
and fitted.
explosive
guncotton
nature
111,
constructed
of high
or twelve
tonite
mine.
Brigade
of
form
dry
make a powerful
internal
lbs.
Cork
in
supply
more easily
thousand
perfectly
good
the
But with
quite.
war
other
all
considerations.
Out here
restricted
to
through
the
contrast
to
the
complete
had descended
in
the
country
the
rural
each
our
range
areas.
during
conditions
clamp
and claustrophobia
West Cork
down on all
hours.
Cork
City
movement
night,
one felt
at
rigid
the
movement was
But we moved around
curfew
in
of
This
where,
after
a feeling
indoor
was in
owing
curfew
of
freely
great
to
hour
frustration
confinement,
especially
9th
176.
summer nights.
during
curfew
military
the bayonet,
generally
but
outside
City
and seek with
encountered
a rebel,
many times
tree
emergency,
and to maintain
Barry's
you were
country
you could
enemy,
lie
low,
citizen.
and good acting
coolness
their
their
fine
strength,
column of a hundred
Operated
they
sniping posts. and mobile
enemy movement through
found
plan.
was appointed
to take
in each of
a battalion,
the special
the five
a Section
section
be trained
fully
operations
of all
brigade
and obstructing
for
our
of engineering.
engineering
special
In each company
Commander was appointed
descriptions.
gradual]y
guerrillas,
Lieutenant
of the
of Volunteers
on
We in the engineering
battalions.
and specially
in reality.
as light
satisfactory
charge
potential,
to their
groups
detachments
A Battalion
reorganisation
service
small
the district.
the going
supplies
men bad been demobilised.
battalion
where
and munition
and fighting
safety
in
areas,
and warm.
arms
precious
The column men had returned
function
whom you
and harmless
bluff,
of 1921 was very
to conserve
Already,
service
a continuous
save you in many a tough. situation.
Late June
sniping
Cork
you met the British
In the city
at sight.
And even in dire
could
and it
in
occupation
Out in the
daily.
the
I had chafed
work and playing
and pass as an innocent
keep quiet
the people
the Crown forces,
and defiant,
you or he shot
curfew
and welcome.
by British
of
point
I found
co-operation.
of munition
Britist
the
moved freely,
dictated
and was weary
at
towns no military
the
invigorating
conditions
game of hide
were enforced
them full
giving
the
towns of West Cork,
and the I.R.A.
change refreshing,
under
the
restrictions
ventured
patrols
In
to command
in the company who were to
for
military
engineering
The engineering
began to take
services
shape and then
to
177.
and with
Now came July,
of
came rumours
as everything
a
11th
July
The fugitive
midday.
rebel
credit
that
such an extent.
town
and
and hailed
heroes
and praise.
our teens
arid ear1y
twenties,
intoxicated
Even
those
to acclaim
rushed
the
numbers
Irish
exam,
results.
I
back through
in
night
Cork
the
Cork,
of
pavements,
in
doorways
as if
was really
they
I
spent
and other
could
were
that
July
British
now
was amazing
of
the
onto
1921.
home to work
Cork
after
on my way
a few gay days
reactions
of
sitting
to
streets
assure
tyranny
and
truce
post
restrictions
on the
for
exam.
the
Hotel
be seen
trying
we
us if
neutrality,
It
On my first
the
in
Independence,
return
everywhere,
they
true
late
with
heads
and rejoicings.
"Shamrock"
home.
curfew
10 p.m.
it
the
our
who crowded
to West
I was amazed at
At
that
to
for
heading
abolition
open air,
decided
where
City,
freedom.
the
the
us as
blame
us.
people
return
in
authority
a cautious
War of
in
into
dropped
before
nights
and to
changed
youngsters
worship
entertain
of
I
myself,
turned
We were
the
us and to
band wagon
Republican
my final
and
hero
during
I.R.A.
regarded
and who could
the
and varieties
As for
to
ditch
the
of war had
people
who had maintained
people
on the
standing
all
with
for
our new found
us as conquerors
adulation
There
now move everywhere
the
flattery,
got
even
in
Everywhere
as
Government.
fortunes
We exulted
importance.
was changed.
was recognised
hard,
the
us on
was upon
everything
British
we could
and country.
Truce
I.R.A.,
'Twas
fire.
was happening,
what
the
by the
army
peace.
to
themselves,
the
a cease
for
Overnight
army,
national
was an uneasy
to
realise
moved so suddenly,
1921. at
Ireland's
to
time
summer heatwave
scorching
and negotiations
peace
we had
Then before
the
the
populace
on their
on the
under
themselves
no longer
178.
and that
operated
the
baleful
hostile
Republican
laws
with
and seemed
to
The citizens
past
in
admiration
of
time
Irish
in
be young
military
history.
and lo
field,
centuries,
the
fought
and behold,
for
a rebel,
could
you,
as an Irish
yourself
before
the
Irish
battles
the
at
the
amazed
and exhausted
nation
of
despised
soldier
English
At home in
Cappoquin
serious
in
September.
to
rebel
It
as
such,
and destruction
his
for
centuries.
who had broken
up to
a truce
for
that
all
the
an
and to
as a belligerent
and a
Ireland.
in
and concentrate
study
many
and who had forced
call
the
carry
fighting
soldiers
rule
Irish
Republican
in
who bad stood
British
in
a great
tyranny
Irish
of
to
soldier
England
Republican
Empire
time
disgrace
of failure,
and tyranny
the
Irish
first
tradition
terror
recognise
the
home against
But now we were
melancholy
of
lot
British
and recognised
defeat,
sunshine
was a unique
a young
was indeed
their
was a time
now victoriously
It
Death,
It
It
first
liberty.
youths,
the
in
eyes".
the
the
soldier,
public.
transformation.
had been
of
well
in
Volunteer
and alive.
might
until
themselves
You,
of
new found
their
me basked
"glad
ease
benevolence.
streets
Republican
to
and at
amused
over
fell
and admiring
grand
had
soldier,
in
men like
I.R.A.
smiles
was
rejoicing
the
activities
with
their
But
harshness.
puritanical
round
returning
under
and enforced
aimlessly
law-enforcement
night,
the
and young
when it
rather
particularly,
for
female
around
holiday
each
The young girls,
and I
the
played
midnight
and even
strolled
regard
successors
mushrooms
strictness
and Tans
and no longer
Tan and Tommy.
of
like
appeared
The R.I.C.
their
now free
gun-muzzle
Police
licensing
were
they
was difficult,
late
July,
on passing
Very
I
tried
the
difficult
to
B.E.
get
down
exam.
The
179.
was gloriously
weather
sweated
and I
in
problems
anal trotted
mechanics,
and design.
and needed
of
so much concentrated
in
I
trusted
I
had enjoyed
Cork,
then,
rather
and rode
now for
U.S.A.
to Youghal.
I
never
forget
ball
papers
I
suited
my rapid
only
I
on the
with
various
be sufficient
would
Then
need
the
O'Donoghue
succeeded
for
to
was in
in
the
which
at
half
the
I wondered
a pass.
I
felt
to
permit
were
read
out,
the
the
pass
list
of
final
exam,
for
which
I bad but
that
what
length
in general,
degree
answer
answering
I had done
my getting
students
the
no
requiring
name of
musty
various
Yet,
would
that
Hotel,
the
great
questions
late
degree.
in
exam.
thoroughly
be 100% correct
results
B.E.
questions
of
early
Blackwater
Shamrock
I knew and understood.
about
the
I attempted
or
for
arriving
On the
studies.
answered
papers.
II
that
of
so far
by Jimmy Gaynor,
the
held.
I was doubtful
which
dealt
of
a sufficiency
attenuated
knowledge.
questions
ordeal
day.
off
in
Cork,
the
for
preparation
My luck
encountered
to
my own den at
the
of U.C.C.
of which
question
I
of
hours
set
down by the
train
the
exam.
left
driven
or more,
took
in
my last
exam,
the
I
Installed
shall
hazy
a jaunting-car,
30 years
Here
evening.
I did
in
I despaired
destruction.
I
Cappoquin.
have
so academic
of which
I
toot
to
luck
before
and bridge
railroad
from
of
all
that
measure.
copious
to
owing
revision
fear1
prepare
was so wide,
in my own good luck,
a rather
inaccessible
morning
in
God and
to
application
one cursory
even
completing
and the
amount
The course
chance.
knotty
realised
I
approached,
summer,
generation
quickly
a time
short
too
need an unusual
I would
that
a sporting
even
had far
I
with
and electrical
to
that
through
wrestling
all
passed
As September
adequately.
grimly
within,
dynamics
The days
on me that
grew
and warm all
fine
Michael
through.
Vincent
who bad
of
B.E.
(mech.
180.
I was astounded
and elect.)
knew better
was such an immense
without
Then,
further
of
for
Cork
3rd
At
that
between
plan
for
Seán McCarthy,
and Tadhg
of
days
Bde.
there
the
and the
in
their
in
the
place
very
early
call
on Miss
were
knocking
These
impromptu
It
in
was
just
result
times
a week,
usually
gatherings,
Everyone
programme.
plenty
contributed
Occasionally
the
five
Staff
Ede.
Bde.
0/C,
Bde.
adjt.,
to
Buttimer.
and goings
young
from
H.Q.
juniors
(all
was a young
the
young
a social
for
a coincidence
was a bit
at
lady
a gramophone
evening
of
found
usually
absent
the
and the
of
and numerous
some of
around
happy
joke.
in late
Barrett.
a few
were
song and
dropped
the
a piano,
U.C.C.,
enough,
Naturally
around
céill
of
of
comings
There
twenties).
a student
each
The nights
the
Crowley,
an elaborate
in
Jack
the
with
river
I managed
up with
officers
only
Mick
Assistant
officers
brigade
Bandon
Seán Lehane,
busy with
very
the
Quartermaster.
teaming
occupied
and a fiddle.
or
too,
and senior
house,
ladies
Bde.
and communications.
elder
four
Dan O'Leary,
and battalion
many brigade
dispatches
H.Q.
of
assistant,
training
- usually
Adjt.,
were
there
his
About
Barrett's
O'Sullivan,
a billet
days.
the
at
duty
with
There,
engineering
in
of
south
Buttimer,
was formulated.
billeted
for
a few
without
headed
Barrett's
was at
farmhouse
and Jack
intensive
battalions
The
H.Q.
and Bandon.
Innishannon
Engineer,
get
Bde.
a large
Bde.
to my
Brigade.
time
Ballymountaln,
I
Cork and reported
West
for
fashion
Cappoquin,
but it
it,
good news
the
traditional
home to
going
delay
the
were
in
deserved
had not
I wired
relief.
and celebrated
parents
I
that
I myself
than
No one
my success.
at
that
of
we
a sing-song
week-ends.
music
his
and laughter,
item
to
we had dancing
the
-
in which.
181.
never
incidentally,
I did
not
on a ballroom
floor
- and games such
I
in which
knock,
Jack
Buttimer,
usual
young
homely
Dan O'Leary,
too
was afoot.
so - was very
to
a resumption
British
of
on since
relations
in
area
the
in
Training
of
up to
the
into
of
the
military
and prestige
on the
resistance
to
and
leap
selfish
when the
national
status
of
I.R.A.,
glamour
on the
it
the
band wagon for
motives,
moderate,
if
not
Tan reign
of
tenor.
were
actually
the
all
of
undesirable.
during
the
the
and
prowess
should
who,
new
stuff
focussed
quiescent
a large
the
poor
viewpoint,
there
waging
had seen
was indeed
Truce
this
fox
and military
neutral,
Now, with
an intensive
bring
Truce
Not
hostilities.
each battalion
efficiency
sections
very
immediate
of
launched
I.R.A.
and, from
that
in
out
of
height
the
for
camps to
training
Some of
spotlight
Anglo-Irish
seemingly,
poised
service
ideal.
natural
the
The negotiations
a renewal
carried
was
was only
pointed
against
and,
of
prospect
material
It
combinations,
and tokens
warfare
Cork were
The advent
man-power
the
- mid September
time
signs
and
mild
more serious
any moment.
engineering
warfare.
the
nowhere
these
a stalemate.
on battalion
service
guerilla
influx
had led
camps had been
based
special
at
imminent
and now the
drive
forces
in West
The I.R.A.
the
guerilla
reached
had
action
at
active
July
at
flirtations,
But
the
were
and myself
arose.
All
fluid.
occupation
going
which
The situation
or
the
postman's
Crowley,
tuck
and many were
we figured
in which
and
admiration
female
and many were
gatherings,
as forfeits
Price
Mick
ventured
having
gusto.
great
attracting
and complications,
work
with
joined
males
otherwise,
participate9
be a rush
from
personal
and mild
the
guns quiet.
and
Black
and
ad
the
Tans
182.
on leash,
evinced
they
hitherto
latent.
of
the
local
in
places,
from
fact
the
that
and that
vast
in
Irish
and the
an exaggerated
new Free
muscle
in
Infant
state.
their
for
the
own nests.
status
Government
to
the
This
not
the
to
say
Many youths
in
or who were
too
in
the
its
were
war
young
of
autumn
1921
and devoted
fire
clever
teens
who were
from
1918-1921,
to
by idealist
to
serve
Ireland.
and flame
and fury
to
the
the
country
majority
of
Fianna
volunteers
and strengthen
these
youngsters
motives,
the
arms.
type.
the
the
joined
also
I.R.A.
this
in
already
proved
and
Provisional
in
of
their
of
all
feather
but
I.F.S.
the
chancers
they
to
Free State
and patriotic
This
going
new
and later
Who joined
slick
the
character
the
I.R.A.
Irish
those
The vast
potential.
impelled
searing
their
all
to
4f
jobs
make"
alone
who opposed
that
were
the
operate
forces
Truce
not
embarrassing
up to
Republican
is
after
set
the
established,
warriors
lowered
of
came
element
"on the
1921,
July,
Warrior
treaty
made the
I.R.A.
footlight-hungry
whole
Truce
were
and soft
These
potential
most
prove
the
the
the
"Trucileer"
Warriors
and fighting
to
when
services
corners
anonymity
and to deceive
light
Truce
after
their
or the
Later,
in
The
modest,
surrounded
"Trucileer"
by the
cushy
of
proud
government
The split
who came along
were
the
were
I.R.A.
patriotic
scramble
all
to
easier
the
State
was a big
there
the
as a whole.
public
show SM
whole
the
and mystery
the
been
who had served.
Volunteers
helped
and
populace,
had
stole
of
ranks
the
I.R.A.
activity
men who were
young
machinery,
an admiring
the
majority
in
swaggeringly
they
so much secrecy
pose
the
real
the
self-effacing
to
where
nominal,
largely
limelight
I.R.A.
before
companies
especially
or
slight
paraded
They
ardour,
of military
depths
unexpected
later
tragic
loyal
In
civil,
the
war.
183.
But
the
the
men,
joined
the
proved
beyond
and
to
cash
in
in
numerical
his
of
the
strength
of
own area
regard
between
influx
of
in
Town companies
effective
especially,
of
strength
as one hundred
men.
of
the
the
Irish
It
Volunteers
was as if
of
army
exposed
It
Irish
all
its
the
and its
blunder
of
its
military
character.
local
of
picture
whose
the
I.R.A.,
God-send
of
secrecy
underground
to
the
and mystery
army
of
to
had
the
Republic
the
thousand.
open,
sundry.
authorities.
elusiveness,
and
of
build
up a formidable
military
reduced
its
the
body
British
The publicising
recruiting,
Service.
Intelligence
was drawn
when
and thrown
secret
loyal
of distraction.
British
reminiscent
and anonymity
helped
indiscriminate
as many
the
its
its
tactics,
and mobility
plus
In
and ruthlessly
a state
into
supreme
lay
an
resistance
and
The reticence
a rigidly
to
an
I.R.A.
I.R.A.
and national,
intangibility
War Office
of
the
1918
underground
to
by the
The effectiveness
unpredictable
counted
organisation
indiscriminately
was a fatal
leaders,
great
this
or more.
one hundred
than
had emerged
Republic
secrets
ranks
mysterious
more
of
command
The
now mustered
scare
conscription
overnight
in
was a mushroom growth
numbered
the
open its
It
of
days
Truce
so,
increase
hi
1921.
which
pro
others.
to a saturation
led
two-fold
or
to
rivalry
increased
thirty
of
under
summer of
late
the
themselves
help
Company Captain
companies,
neighbouring
that
serve
to
time,
Volunteers
the
manoeuvres
achievements
the
local
some companies
of
strength
of
1921,
July,
and to
understandable
and the
recruits
the
who
group,
after
interests
fruits
on the
fifty
subsequent
and all
selfish
desire
The natural
the
last
first,
own private
their
time
or nay by their
yea
out,
first
the
for
I.R.A.
were
they
and under
over-twenty
aside
proved
a
The veil
and Ireland's
was exposed
as consisting
of
l84.
of
a number
small
poorly
armed.
on the
British
pronounced
in
the
"immediate
Irish
finally
Irish
plenipotentiaries
the
forced
the
hands
to
of
exposure
the
the
the
the
real
of
undermined
the
bargaining
position
delegation
trill
always
be a question
Irish
West
Cork
belt
and Colt
arrival
I
Brigade,
in
of
treaty
George
Lloyd
five
omen.
ill
viz-a-viz
situation
negotiations
arid
of
Republican
the
Irish
mark
on the
from
Dublin
and had been
on Gallipoli
of
pages
effects
had been
and sent
to U.C.C.
his
his
I.R.A.
Flying
and mackintosh
not
considered
was provided
with
(the
all-service
War),
a pair
boots
were
a heavy
of heavy
for
body at
though
in
personal
Bay
McNamara
him
with
College
Cork.
going
down to
a column
The
gaiters
army service.
officers
ill
Cork
man,
so I
trench-coat
battered-looking
by British
the
attack
Suvla
left
year
Company,
British
in West
for
3rd
first
'A'
Young
me when I
wear
brown
a
His
1915.
I wore
worn
from
the
Clare.
Column
suitable
the
Sam Browne
to
Sam Ermine
to
coat
type
alright
it
got
in
his
in
brother's
and presented
the
in
from
parents
dead
killed
Turks
retrieved
home to
had brought
join
the
I
of
had been a lieutenant
brother
against
with
a recruit
Glare,
His
Fusiliers
Bandon area
the
The Sam Browns
.45.
2nd Battalion..
were
of
bewildered
had come equipped
student
engineering
slacks
their
history.
On my first
to
in
culminating
military
trend
discovery
was a
There
ultimatum"
of
sign
this
delegate,
war
and
number
negotiators
Republican
the
influenced
I.R.A.
Empire
and terrible
which
How far
by the
stiffening
in
of
effect
was profound.
attitude
the
few
pitifully
The psychological
with
dealings
commandos,
in
- my own strong
the
Great
brown
185.
I'll
I
never
a course
conducted
by Jack
Buttimer,
country
between
camp had
from
Mick
He was a "protestant"
Loyalist
Sinn
anti
habit,
could
and
only
on.
It
ladies
Loyalist
and high
"terrorists"
Ireland's
in
tea.
on their
invisible
reason,
he seemed to
(myself).
from
his
every
for
the
helping
peaceful
to me -
take
animal
pre-war
days.
demesne
entrance
getting
him to
in
far-off
days
social
beet
to
gates
move
used
of
rounds
Now he was employed
travels
a
He had one peculiar
big
on their
out
a bad-tempered
stable.
to
to
H.Q.
confiscated
actively
those
largely
tennis,
convey
I.R.A.
and training
organising
He must have
army.
Bde.
namely,
succeeded
handling
seemed he had
croquet
felt
the
change
much indeed.
farmer
I
took
-
the
William
that
at
automatically
at
who had been driven
his
a throw-back
tactful
convey
very
in
was
-
0'Donoghue
he was usually
approach
probably
He stopped
a
- although
namesake
whom few
to
some obscure
111
Cork
battal4on
Micks
been
having
Ballineen
hilly
a training
name was Mickeen
and Mick
Price
activities,
For
Auxies.
his
Féin
this
the
who had had some service
other
three
pony,
near
family
in
Kinneigh
the
Mick
Crowley,
where
2nd Battalion,
Our pony's
him from
distinguish
the
Engineers
near
column.
Barry's
viz,
of
for
a pony and trap
and Newcestown
for
Accompanied
engineering.
in
out
organised
O'Callagban
with
set
The Lieut.
Brigade.
Pat
I
camp in which
training
in military
Enniskean
been
first
the
forget
largest
but
Shorten,
name - both
descended
that
to
distinguish
called
submission
from
in
Protestant
he was universally
remarkable
in
up my quarters
the
bill
of
house
him from
"Willie
Big
Jim".
name was
many others
- round
customs
colonists
a Protestant
His
country.
and Catholic
to Gaelic
English
the
about,
This
by Planter
whom Richard
of
was a
Protestants
Boyle,