Caoimhe Craig

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

Ava Madden

Story of the IRA attack on Howe Strand Coastguard Station

Great grandfather was one of first civilians to see Michael Collins dead in hospital

Great great grandparents’ safe house raid stopped when saw photo of WW1 soldier on wall & realised ‘a Tommy’s House’

Great grandparents had safe house in attic; Great grandmother saved a man from being shot by standing in front of him

Great great granduncle in RIC; his son joined IRA; killed in car accident when Black and Tans crashed into him

Great grandfather’s farm a safe house; raided and Republican shot dead as he ran away

The story of the Kilmichael Ambush

Great grandfather stopped by Black & Tans on way to creamery & escaped questioning

Bullet holes in grandmother’s uncle’s house after Black and Tan attack

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

The Blarney Street Invasion

Great Grandfathers house raided by Black and Tans

Great grandfather in IRA; blew up barracks in Drimoleague and other stories

Stories about great grandfather in IRA

Great Great Grandfather fought in 1916 Rising and later experiences in IRA; his sister was in Cuman na mBan and was in GPO in 1916

Great grandfather in IRA at age of 15

Great grandmother saved IRA men by warning safe house about Black and Tans raid

Movie Director John Ford sent money to IRA-neighbour Micheál O droignean

Great grandmother’s homeplace was safe house before Crossbarry Ambush