admin | August 4, 2011
My father, Paddy (Patrick Joseph) McCarthy, who died in 1972, had a medal for service in ‘A1 (University College Cork) Company, 2nd Battalion, Cork I Brigade, Oglaigh na hEireann (IRA) during the three months which ended on 11th July, 1921. His familiy was from Skibbereen. He was a student of engineering at UCC at the [...]
admin | July 15, 2011
The account below is by Brian O’ Donchu, Frank Busteeds grandson, can anyone ,especially our North American members, tell us more about Frank Busteeds time in North America?? or give a point in the direction of where this information may be obtained. We await your replies, thanks for you time. FRANK BUSTEED(1898-1974) Vice-Commandant, 6th Battalion, [...]
admin | July 14, 2011
Information required on Irish Volunteers Youghal Cork,please see below,,any help appreciated.
admin | June 14, 2011
This post comes courtesy of the Irish Volunteers commemorative organisation, http://irishvolunteers.org/ Hello all, We have been asked to put up more pictures of memorabilia that we have on display around the country, please see the pictures below. These include Irish volunteer cap badges, Irish war of Independence medals ,1916 Rising medals , also firearms of [...]
admin | June 12, 2011
Richard James Mulcahy (Irish: Risteárd Séamus Ó Maolchatha) (10 May 1886 – 16 December 1971) was an Irish politician, army general and commander in chief, leader of Fine Gael and Cabinet Minister. He fought in the 1916 Easter Rising, served as Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army during the War of Independence and [...]
admin | May 30, 2011
I am currently researching the role my family played between the Easter Rising and the end of the Civil War. My great-grandfather was William Oman, Irish Citizen Army. He played ‘The Last Post’ after Pearse’s speech at the funeral of O’Donovan Rossa and sounded the ‘Fall-In’ at Liberty Hall on Easter Monday Morning 1916. He [...]
admin | May 17, 2011
In reference to : http://irishvolunteers.org/2011/03/ira-tipperary-mullinahone/ Thanks. I have named my son, Daniel Brett McNally, since Sean Brett is a relative. Do you have any more details about these three individuals memorilised there in Mullinahone? I hope to visit Poulecapple and Mullinahone next year with my daughters. My grandparents are from Poulecapple. I look forward to [...]
admin | May 17, 2011
We have received a message from Gerard kenny,the details are below, “Hello, I met your group at the Cork Militaria fair a while back and just wanted to say it is an excellent site you have. I particularly liked the photos of Belfast and Cork display. You might be interested that I just put online [...]
admin | May 11, 2011
Hi there, My grandfather William (Bill) Deegan was a member of the Dublin Brigade of the IRA. He died on 13 January 1946 and is buried in Glasnevin. I have received information that says he fought at the Four Courts under deValera. Any info you may have on him would be a great help. Many [...]
admin | May 3, 2011
Looking for information on my grandfather, Tom Conway, O/C Communications, from Tipperary No. 3 Brigade, shot & captured, then went to U.S. in 1925. to best of knowledge. any info would be appreciated – see page 197 of Florence O’Donoghue book “No Other Law” the story of Liam Lynch and the IRA. 1916 – 1923