Cillian Keane

An arms dump and the Black and Tans

James O’Callaghan & Catherine O’Callaghan

Stories of Ireland and West Cork

The story of IRA Volunteer William Kelly, who died in prison during the Civil War

Great granduncle had to jump over ditch to hide from ‘Tans; relation of grandfather had to bury shotgun on his property

Ancestors’ had safe house and bunker for guns (and poteen), house burnt by British

List of events, deaths, safe houses & more in greater locality of Courtmacsherry during Revolutionary Period

Family stories about relatives in the Old IRA and WW1 & WW2

Story of Great Grandfather Vol. Daniel J Quill Coolea Company

Great grandfather had safe house; hid guns in a biscuit tin in a bog

Grandfather’s stories about kidnapping Lord Bandon, safe houses in Barryroe and an arms dump in lodge owned by Protestants and more …

Great grandparents’ house raided by Black and Tans looking for hidden guns

Multiple stories about Colomane and IRA, Black and Tans, arms dumps, arrests and more

Guns and ammunition stored in Uncles ancestral home

Great Grandfather’s involvement in War Independence

Family stories of bomb making during the Rising

Grandfather hid under a table during Black and Tans raid & uncle found old guns in door frame in 1975

The involvement of May Hayes and her husband James Deasy in the struggle for independence

Great grandmother’s stories of life during the Troubles on the Skeames Islands

Stories collected from local people about their ancestors’ involvement in the War of Independence

Great grandfather in IRA at Toureen ambush, hid guns later used in Crossbarry Ambush