Diaspora Story Project

Freya Scott

Family story of Great grandmother’s time in Russia 1913 – 1918

Éanna Déiseach

Family story of relative’s involvement in Kilmichael

Family story of relatives involvement in Crossbarry Ambush

Family story of the IRA Prison ‘Sing Sing’ in Knockraha

Policeman saves boy from arrest after the 1916 Rising

Great grandfather fought in the 1916 Rising

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

Two brothers who are snipers fire at one another during Civil War

Why Michael Collins is scowling in a childhood photo and other Collins stories

Story about a public house in Upton

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 grandfather jailed for having Hitler portrait hanging upside down

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

family free

Kilbrittain Volunteers

The story of the Kilmichael Ambush