Sharon Hosford (Teacher)

Multiple stories from a Methodist family perspective: house burnings, raids by IRA, saving a Rep. on the run, finding love during the Lusitania disaster, shooting a donkey in error and much more ….

Sharon Wolfe (Teacher)

Several stories about period: house burnings, an ‘informer’ on the run, place where bodies are reputed to be buried by IRA and mischief against neighbour

Ava Scarlett

Story of Volunteer Dan O’Donovan from Leap

Aidan Crowley

Great great grandmother hides soldier in house from soldiers

Carly Helbrow

IRA man hidden in ‘a Protestant House’ from army

Doireann Ní Cheallaigh

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

Louise Ní Mhuireáin

Great Great Grandfather took part in 1916 Rising in GPO; Great Grandmother on other side related to Sam Maguire

Shaun O’Connell

Shot by a child looting a shop during the Easter Rising

John Smyth

Story of Dunmanway, Co. Cork

Milo Forsey

Lord Bandon held hostage & IRA-man brings beer and played cards with him

Sam Jones & Ben Jones

Dr who treated ‘both sides’ saved house from being burnt by IRA

Kate Hurley

Multiple stories from the Skibbereen/Lisheen area mentioning Neilus Connolly, accidental shootings, Pat McCarthy shooting and ‘Church of Ireland gentlemen shot dead’

Edwin Collins

Story of local IRA man Neilus Connolly & Jasper Wolfe

Ciara Nic Cormaic

Multiple stories from Leap area including executions, house burning, IRA members and ambushes

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

Aisling Collins

Cattle stolen from ‘Big Houses’ to fund IRA and sold in Dunmanway market

Eimer Martin

Family stories of relative joining the IRA and Howth Gun Shipment

Katelyn O’Connell

Story of Sam Maguire

Caoimhe McCarthy & Maebh McCarthy

Family stories of life during the War of Independence

Tara McCarthy

Family stories and the killing of a Priest in Dunmanway