Displaying results 241 - 250 of 302.

• WS Ref #: 627 , Witness: Seamus Reader, OC Scottish Brigade, IRA, 1921

  • BMH.WS0627.pdf, on page 4

    ... they were for, and as I already had a background I joined the Fianna. Willie Nelson was the name ...

  • BMH.WS0627.pdf, on page 6

    ... 4. By this time I was Captain Of the Willie Nelson Sluagh. we paraded with the Volunteers. It was arranged by Robinson that any of the Volunteer Section Leaders who would come along to the Fianna officers' classee would get taught there. I instructed at these classes and therefore I became popular ...

  • BMH.WS0627.pdf, on page 10

    ... 8. Important men about this period were, McDonnell, Pat McNeill,. T. P. Daly, Liam Pedlar, Charlie Kerrigan, Dan Brannook, Paddy MacElroy, Mr. Mulholland, Patrick McGowan, Liam Gribbin, Willie Oswell, Con Fibbs, Tom White, Dinny Cannon, McCullough: the last two were 67 men. During this time I ...

• WS Ref #: 642 , Witness: Christopher Byrne, Captain IV and IRA, Dublin, 1916 - 1921

  • BMH.WS0642.pdf, on page 4

    ... it was Pat Cosgrave that presided. Mr. Willie Corrigan, I think, was one of the solicitors. Both cases ...

• WS Ref #: 646 , Witness: William Christian, Member Fianna Eireann, 1911; Member IV, Dublin, 1916

  • BMH.WS0646.pdf, on page 8

    ... smiled, saluted and passed on. I did not see him again. During the day, Willie Fitzgerald ...

• WS Ref #: 660 , Witness: Thomas Leahy, Member Irish Citizen Army, Dublin, 1916

  • BMH.WS0660.pdf, on page 38

    ... had the support of Willie Gallagher, afterwards M.P. in the British House of Commons, who was over ...

• WS Ref #: 668 , Witness: Gerald (Garry) Byrne, Member IRB, IV, IRA, Dublin, 1911 - 1921

  • BMH.WS0668.pdf, on page 8

    ... to a man by the name of Willie Gorman. He stored them until the following Monday night On that night we ...

• WS Ref #: 693 , Witness: Patrick Maguire, Officer IRA, Belfast, 1919 - 1923

  • BMH.WS0693.pdf, on page 14

    ... , Charlie Reynolds, Joe Reynolds and Willie Reilly were retained and had to serve the sentences ...

• WS Ref #: 694 , Witness: Fergus (Frank) Burke, Member IV, Dublin, 1916

  • BMH.WS0694.pdf, on page 5

    ... -4- 'Twas evident to us that Pearse was making what he knew was his. last farewell to the "2nd achievement". of his life. The 3rd achievement was on the horizon. We were all thrilled by his words that night and by the rousing national songs and recitations given by our guests. I thought poor Willie ...

• WS Ref #: 696 , Witness: Henry O'Hagan, Officer IRA, Scotland, 1921

  • BMH.WS0696.pdf, on page 8

    ... , Willie Harte, Edward Goodman, Joe Goodman, Tommy McMurrow. Primo Moscardini and Joe Moscardini ...

• WS Ref #: 698 , Witness: Thomas Sweeny Newell, Lieutenant IV, Galway, 1915 - 1916

  • BMH.WS0698.pdf, on page 6

    ... were my brothers, Willie and Michael Newell, Bernard Fallon, Joe Donnellan, Paddie King and Ned ...

• WS Ref #: 702 , Witness: Frank Drohan, Commandant IRA, Tipperary, 1921

  • BMH.WS0702.pdf, on page 6

    ... and was. one of the old Willie Rooney crowd. He had been in the Christian Brothers' Schools where ...

  • BMH.WS0702.pdf, on page 46

    ... journey. My brother and Willie Myles came up from Clonmel to meet me and bring me home. I noticed ...

  • BMH.WS0702.pdf, on page 47

    ... which was known as the Sinn Féin Hall. Willie Myles and Seán Morrissey were two of those chiefly ...

  • BMH.WS0702.pdf, on page 48

    ... 45. organised a Company in Kilsheelin, another in Grange and a further one in Newcastle. This, the Clonmel Battalion, was the 5th Battalion of the South Tipperary Brigade. Willie Myles was Vice Commandant, James Kennedy was the Battalion Q.M. and Michael Hanrahan was Adjutant. Tom Halpin ...

  • BMH.WS0702.pdf, on page 59

    ... house. Another man named Willie Shaw and my brother called in occasionally and we put in the time ...