News Letter October 30,2020. From Admin: Dear Sir or Madam my name is Frederick Leonard and my uncle was executed on the 28th Feb 1921 Thomas O Brien Model Village,Dripsey. Captured on the 28th January at the Dripsey ambush He was buried in the Republican plot in UCC ,but later exhumed and buried [...]
I was wondering if you could you help me find records relating to my grandfather's cousin, MP McMahon. He was part of the Meelick IRA in the early 1900's. See below a newspaper article from the Limerick Chronicle in 1921 re his funeral; it seems that it was very big but I can't find any [...]
I wonder if you could help me to get any further information that might be available with regard to the activities of my Uncle, Bill Shanahan who was a volunteer in Dublin in 1920/21. I just recently found out that he was in the IRA and was arrested in May 1921 in Montague Street [...]
Hello. My name is Anne Kendrick and my mother’s father while in New Zealand called himself Thomas O’Hara (Tom). My mother is Lucy Kendrick (nee O’Hara) Tom came to NZ sometime before his marriage in Wellington, NZ in September 1925. He married Hannah O’Connor from Tralee, Co Kerry who we believe came to NZ [...]
Hello, I'm seeking information on my grand uncle, James O'Brien (1893-197?) of Dunmanway. He was the son of William O'Brien and Johanna Connelly. He was a member of the Irish Volunteers, specifically the 3rd West Cork Brigade, for three years from 1918-1921. In later life it's known he was committed to a wheel chair which [...]
PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR FACE BOOK PAGE AT https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishvolunteers/ james Cassidy . He was from the bone in Belfast and is pictured in this photo . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mary J Murphy Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 10:45 AM To: info@irishvolunteers.org Subject: Michael McHugh / Eva O'Flaherty What a wonderful resource your site is James, and many [...]
Pic of Christy Mackey, Enclosed Pic of Christy Mackey, known in Rush Co Dublin as Kit. He was a member of old IRA North Dublin. His years 1899 to 1979. He remained single and lived with his brothers Paddy and Jim and sister Mary Jo who was Postmistress there for many years. They run a [...]
I have a gran uncle michael obrien born in killeigh tullamore in 1902 approx. Michael and several siblings disappeared after 1911 census www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/King_s_Co_/Killeigh/Ballinvalley/558974/ My grandfather Mathew stayed in killeigh. He was interred in the curragh in 1921 I would like to make contact with ellen obrien to discuss further Also, how or where do I [...]