Killian Kingston
Family story about relatives being harassed by Black and Tans
Family story about relatives being harassed by Black and Tans
Story about Black and Tans & the Troubles
Stories of family emigrating and going to war …’A lot of my family, being Church of Ireland denomination, left Skibbereen during this period.’
Great Grandfather had to drive cattle to fairs at night & hide under bridges to stop IRA stealing them
Relative’s story about raiding at Barnagoulanes, Bantry
Story about Castle Bernard House, Bandon
Story of priest hidden in Protestant safe house & IRA evicting pretend-IRA from seized farm & former safe house bought by Englishman
Woman saved Crown Solicitor from being shot by disguising him as a nun
Family story of Patrick Kiely’s involvement as a Doctor during the struggles
Family story of Volunteer Philip Holland and attack on Lord Bandon
Crown Solicitor surrounded by IRA & saved by woman who disguised him as a nun to escape
Great Great grandparents’ workers on farm hid in hay stacks when Black and Tans raided house
Son of RIC officer shot dead & family leaves West Cork to ultimately return