John Ryan
Republican Great grandfather hid in straw bale from Free Staters who shot straw & his cap ended up with 2 bulletholes in it
Republican Great grandfather hid in straw bale from Free Staters who shot straw & his cap ended up with 2 bulletholes in it
Great grandfather stopped by Black & Tans on way to creamery & escaped questioning
Great granduncle died in WW1 aged just 17
Illustration of the Crossbarry Ambush memorial
The Crossbarry and Upton Ambushes
The Crossbarry Ambush
The Crossbarry and Upton Ambushes
Illustration of Tom Barry
Bullet holes in grandmother’s uncle’s house after Black and Tan attack
The Crossbarry Ambush took place in my great uncle’s farm
Activities of the Crosspound Company during Revolutionary Period
Multiple stories about Colomane and IRA, Black and Tans, arms dumps, arrests and more
The Blarney Street Invasion
The Money Tree
The Upton Ambush
The Crossbarry Ambush
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