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Ciarán Brady
Great grandfather fought at Upton (after his breakfast)
Category: Arms Dumps
Chloe McCarthy
Great granduncle in IRA, shot and wounded at Crossbarry Ambush
Anthony Slattery
Great grandfather and 3 brothers in IRA & ran safe house & hid guns
Áine O’Brien
Memories of the Revolutionary Period from an elderly neighbour
Paddy French, Sarah McCarthy & Liadhain Hogan
Multiple stories from Union Hall during the War of Independence
Liadhain Ní hÓgáin
Great great grandfather John McCarthy, active member of IRA, lots of stories of arrests, raids, ambushes, gun smuggling; met Collins on day he was shot and much more
Liadh O’Donovan
The Raid on the Fastnet Lighthouse
Katie Scannell
Family stories about the Burning of Cork; Kilmichael Ambush aftermath; Hiding guns on farm; Spike Island prison & WW1
Ellie McCarthy
Great gran uncle had arms dump on family farm; collected money & ammunition; burned Skibb Workhouse & Courthouse & Ballyalla Coastguard Station; involved in last shooting of RIC Officer Clark
Eimer Martin
Family stories of relative joining the IRA and Howth Gun Shipment
Caoimhe Burns
Family story of relative in the RIC and the burning of Rosscarbery RIC Barracks
Orlaith Hickey
Family story of Timothy O’Farrell IRA Volunteer, Kilmichael Ambush
Larissa Farr
Family Stories of relative Nellie Collins Cuman na mBan
Caoimhe McCarthy & Maebh McCarthy
Family stories of life during the War of Independence
Alannah Crowley
Great Grandfather in IRA; his mother killed trying to get a glimpse of him while he was imprisoned
Isabelle Lehane
Great Grandfather Quartermaster of the Kilmichael Column of IRA
Ciara O’Driscoll
Great Grandfather in Kilmichael Ambush; almost shot a pair of goats afterwards
Caoimhe O’Donovan
Great Grandfather in IRA; overview of billeting, key houses, scouting etc
Fionn O’Shea
Relative shot dead by British Soldiers
Kimi Bosma & Levi Bosma
Story about Black and Tans & the Troubles