Conor Burns
Story of my Grandfather Vol. John Hurley of Drinagh Company
Story of my Grandfather Vol. John Hurley of Drinagh Company
General stories about the Irish War Independence in West Cork
Story of Volunteer Dan O’Donovan from Leap
The activities of the Black and Tans in Co. Mayo
A safe house in Dunmanway run by the Collins family
Stories of the Bank and Tans, and of the Sinn Fein Courts
A story of the rabbit that took a bullet for Ireland
Great granduncle had to jump over ditch to hide from ‘Tans; relation of grandfather had to bury shotgun on his property
Great granduncle saved Tom Barry’s life at Kilmichael Ambush
Great grandfather’s involvement in IRA in Tipperary
Great grandfather’s actions in IRA
Black and Tans hid out and slept in outhouses similar to one on grandmother’s homeplace
Actions of ‘cruel and brutal’ Black and Tans
Great great grandaunt’s letter describing the Hales’ homeplace burning in 1921
Great great grandmother got sick of having to put up IRA, Freestaters & British, she took a gun from British soldier’s holster and started wearing it
‘English farmer’ forced to sell farm after informing on local IRA safe house & story of Neilus Connolly hiding in haystack
Great great grandfather’s house searched by Black and Tans
Great grandfather’s experiences in IRA in Dublin
Ancestors’ had safe house and bunker for guns (and poteen), house burnt by British
Great granduncle arrested after British Navy men attacked