Diaspora Story Project

Laura Kingston

Great grandfather’s actions in IRA

Keith McCarthy

Black and Tans hid out and slept in outhouses similar to one on grandmother’s homeplace

Great grandfather’s involvement in IRA

Ned Young was last surviving member of the Kilmichael ambush

Sam Kingston’s memory of having to get out of bed as a child for 4 men with guns to stay overnight

Actions of ‘cruel and brutal’ Black and Tans

Great great grandaunt’s letter describing the Hales’ homeplace burning in 1921

Great granduncle’s brother in law in Metropolitan Police in Dublin, shot dead in Arigideen near Clonakilty

Great great grandmother got sick of having to put up IRA, Freestaters & British, she took a gun from British soldier’s holster and started wearing it

‘English farmer’ forced to sell farm after informing on local IRA safe house & story of Neilus Connolly hiding in haystack

Great great grandfather in North Tipp first brigade during War of Independence

Great great grandfather’s house searched by Black and Tans

Great grandfather’s experiences in IRA in Dublin

Ancestors’ had safe house and bunker for guns (and poteen), house burnt by British

Great grandfather in IRA in Ballinadee

Great granduncle arrested after British Navy men attacked

Great grandfather & his 3 brothers in IRA and 3 great granduncles imprisoned

Great great granduncle in in IRA and fought in Battle of Kilmichael

Multiple stores about local IRA men killed in action including torture and killing by the Essex Regiment

Great great grandmother hides soldier in house from soldiers