COSANTA.
ROINN
OF
BUREAU
MILITARY
BY
STATEMENT
NO.
DOCUMENT
HISTORY,
1913-21.
WITNESS
792
W.S.
Witness
Tadg O'Sullivan,
"Maryville",
Skibbereen,
Co. Cork.
Identity.
Q.M.
1st
Q.M.
Cork
(Bandon)
III
Battalion,
Brigade
and
III
Cork
Brigade;
Column.
Brigade
Subject.
Irish
Volunteer
activities,
1915-1922.
North-West
Cork,
Conditions, if any, Stipulated by Witness.
Nil
File No. S.1769
Form B.S.M.2
FROM THE NOTEBOOK
OF
TADG O'SULLIVAN,
BRIGADE
CORK 111
QUARTERMASTER.
COLUMN.
QUARTERMASTER, BRIGADELYING
PERIOD.
1916
the
Joined
Volunteers
when
E.
Blythe
with
J.
Colbert,
in
1915.
Meetings
by
M.
Carroll
Mullane,
Pat
Connell.
arrested
the
morning
was
Blythe
J.
1916
APRIL,
the
Joined
Listowel.
Tar
as
his
get
sworn
lectured
the
was
answered
when
to
when
in
L.
Stack,
1917
Attending
light
their
up
Glen,
Ginnell
she
that
and
the
for
for
Con
repose
people.
as well
elected,
the
of
reception
to
and
a Feis
Attended
night.
Griffin,
houses.
came down
Tarbert,
by M.
300
was
Cosgrave
from
in.
for
over
by
1916.
Parade
Irish
preparation
Volunteers
demonstrations
in
Rosary
in
4 o'clock
in
parades.
the
making
Markievicz
1ST APRIL,
weekly
shopkeepers
Countess
Austin
being
organising
Con Mullane,
staying
I.R.B.,
said
and
was
1917.
procession
Organising
I
house
was
out
at
aster
MARCH,
which
soul,
barrel
to
I
and
Not
TO 31ST
Attending
Colbert
night
the
Athea,
Ahern's,
31ST
of
AND
BRIGADE,
different
addressed
Listowel,
she
by
Blythe.
TO 31ST
MARCH,
parades
weekly
1918.
as well
as
meeting
every
-2-
1st
April.
night
to
1917
Abbeyfeale,
Glen,
with
for
others
and
1ST
sent
APRIL,
at
stuff
with
tested
Crook's
and
Volunteer
(Dr.
Cullinane,
Commander
war
as well
them
and
boxes
the
was
buckshot
shotguns
and
door
for
gelignite
successful.
three
times
Neilus
got
them
he
back
to
safe
4 o'clock
with
powder
and
Connolly,
at
Skibbereen
of
mixing
with
be
from
same
drying
in
being
in
Barryroe
the
Company
Convention
in
Volunteers
on their
with
Caheragh
duty
Tom
as
as others.
different
the
organising
to
and
from
Brigade
who lectured
Was in
got
and
powder
with
material.
Attended
soldiers,
Fitzgerald's,
mixing
charcoal,
with
Skibbereen
Exchanged
from
Clonakilty,
proved
then,
Cycled
Emmett
Volunteer
1919.
cartridges
I
Organised
Hats
making
made powder
to
other
MARCH,
Filled
in
parades
Athea.
and
which
for
Burning
Travelled
morning.
to
TO 31ST
which
Timoleague.
Hales,
on
fields,
Battalion
to
5 dozen
newly
detonators
for
funeral
me).
the
Attended
a military
sulphur
Creamery.
(Contd.)
Knocknagoshel.
parades.
and
saltpetre
19l8
Volunteers.
them
1918
Weekly
March.
Listowel
Ordered
Leahy.
Cork,
of
a number
by
31st
I.R.B.
swearing
Companies
and
in
getting
members.
with
the
Frank
Thornton
Constitution
Attending
monthly
read
-3-
1st
centre
meetings
of
1st
the
to
31st
of
the
1918
April,
Bandon
(Contd.)
Being
Treasurer
appointed
district
information
circle.
and
daily
it
forwarding
to
Hales.
Attended
Mick
meeting
in
Skibbereen
others
to
Leap
and
Collins
steel
Collecting
1ST APRIL,
with
but
out
on enemy.
and
collecting
Preparing
the
in
for
Companies.
the
sections
touch
with
other
night
of
the
for
Pikes.
run.
Making
war
the
weekly
and
charge
attack
and
for
barracks
for
a month
with
war
of
charge
getting
before.
information
getting
In
bombs
material
police
same
2 nights
collected.
readiness
Croppy
on Timoleague
H.Q.
accompanied
1920.
on
Preparing
Battalion
Attending
and
a meeting.
not
Attack
1920.
February,
to
making
MARCH,
Volunteers
Company
attack
and
TO 31ST
1919
Sleeping
of
1919
I.R.B.
Battalion
Collecting
Seás
March,
material
different
them
in
operations.
raided
Military
for
me after
and
organised
the
but
attack
not
at
home.
Went
C.
Con
Hurley,
Murphy
different
on
the
run
Battalion
0.C.
(R.I.P.),
J.
roads
in
district.
(R.I.P.),
O'Driscoll
attacks
with
Con Crowley,
to
ambush
P.
police
Crowley,
in
-4-
1st
times,
different
useful
car
in
seized
letter
arid
got
and
parties
to
travelled
arms,
ambush
each
Visited,
administered
in
military
re
sermons.
to
supply
with
crosscuts
ladders
taking
sending
1ST
with
notes
in
them
in
1920
dumping
for
of
and
up by
got
for
Ordered
1920.
information
in
of
re
P.P.
tarred
O'Mahony
Volunteers
press.
TO 31ST
for
and
MARCH,
arms,
keeping
1921.
ammunition,
in
repair
collecting,
of
about
not
Timoleague
O'Mahony
sermons
of
demolishing
Notifying
trial
away.
blocking
Easter,
Getting
Arrest,
shorthand
and
giving
in
fed.
Battalion
Hurley
shopkeepers
police.
and
Held
Kilbrittain.
all
R.I.C.
on to
Responsible
cleaning,
to
for
district
to
men lying
articles
at
1920)
Battalion
man.
sledges
Barracks
Notifying
goods
APRIL,
of
C.
other
and
in
each
and
that
meeting
March,
of
billeted
Hurley
road
policeman
associating
be
Timoleague
out
of
shooting
to
to
Police
O'Brien
C.
seeing
Oath
Courtmacsherry
Seán
with
as
Volunteer
getting
roads;
were
district
Collected
(20th
Companies
as well
Company
Council
Quartermaster
other
as
as well
Battalion
different
etc.,
the
in
the
road
about
information
enemy,
Attended
Battalion
appointed
inspect
with
friendly
(Contd.)
Bandon-Kilbrittain
on mail
information.
when
1920.
March,
31st
raid
Armed
four
to
1919
April,
same.
for
for
and
-5-
1st
to
1920
April.
for
in
5 o'clock
until
C.
(Liam
and
trial
with
Pound,
Took
death
on spy,
Tom Hales,
Dick
Barrett,
arms
across
from
May,
1920.
ambush,
charge.
Arrest;
led
the
to
Liam
until
of
C.
Crowley.
repeated
ambush
in
in
in
C.
in
in
on spy,
death
information
which
Hurley,
the
morning
29/8/1920.
charge,
Prepared
Liam
28/8/1920;
at
a meeting
to
the
my possession
to
Kinsale
military
15/8/1920,
was
of
Deasy
Chas.
Deasy,
Hurley
charge.
Captured
in
L.
Hurley,
Cross
the
for
Clogagh
28/8/1920.
Kilpatrick
Kilpatrick
Hurley.
with
in
Arrest,
Chas.
giving
Hales
stealing
in
4 o'clock
from
trial
Crowley,
sentence
for
22/6/1920
in. Bandon.
Fitzgerald,
Seán
ambush
in
Tim
Brinny
3 o'clock.
Prepared
ambush
death
Ambush
C.
and
trial
Brinny
Deasy,
Arrest,
of
Killowen
after
charge).
goods
Commandant,
some others
and
6 men for
from
day
Vice
Newcestown
other
of
one
road
in
of
to
morning
Hurley,
and
a number
Dwyer,
in
Hurley
sentence
and
C.
ambush
sentences
whiskey
the
in
Con Murphy
Prepared
Newcestown
blankets,
with
O'Driscoll,
and C.
Deasy
Clonakilty-Timoleague
Lislevane
evening.
1920).
(Contd.)
6 o'clock
2 o'clock
J.
Crowley,
(April,
at
the
1921
the
in
from
3 days
4 o'clock
March,
ambush
Awaiting
vicinity
31st
resign
his
being
Bridge
in
of
from
Diarmuid
for
I
ambush,
East
T.D.
on early
Kinsale,
the
I
being
having
Lynch,
district.
morning
going
a wire
that
U.S.A.,
I
of
on to
found
he
was held
-6-
1st
there
Barracks
there
a mark
is
taken
the
out
number
of
I
the
I
Met
after
who was
the
Liam
He did
Went
Deasy
his
from
in
20/1/1921.
Cross,
20th,
19/2/1921.
Prepared
Crossbarry,
and
over
Mick
halt.
Had
He ordered
the
I
was
I
availed
the
river.
and
saw that
six
miles
box
to
Herlihy
in
Clancy
was
North
booked
held
for
then
of
I
were
they
before
I
for
shoot
policeman
Called
Cork.
to
Skibbereen.
ambush
at
19/3/1921.
Shippool,
Column
Mawbeg
Bandon
for
military
by
and
Quarry
Carhue,
Military
17/3/1921.
Attacked
ambush
Prepared
attack
Military
ambush
for
Kilbrittain
9/10/1920.
Two attacks
Prepared
to
a week.
Prepared
1921.
ambush
Skibbereen
Newcestown
30/11/1920.
Brinny
walked
a large
up.
back
Ambush
June,
bright
Camp which
Training
in
got
by
was
house.
that
turn
not
it
I
road.
for
two
night.
opportunity
cleared
fact,
for
held
men to
the
along
and
then
In
l1/2 miles
his
to
brought
Officers.
first
murdering
house
each
fence
until
a safe
get
-
was
about
He ordered
The
away.
I
road
others
and
times.
beaten
and
so many paces
there
cleared
at
yet.
with
over
remained
could
on my nose
out
(Contd.)
evening
several
proceed.
in
got
1921
and beaten
military.
extend
to
told
the
Innishannon
a consultation
men to
March.
in
taken
being
nights,
31st
4 o'clock
until
Bandon
to
1920
April.
at
Barracks,
Ballinadee.
at
Fight
military
in
preparing
-7-
1st
to
to
1920
April,
attack
Police
Ross
Innishannon
31st
March,
l921
Appointed
Shifting
of
arms
Kilbrittain.
Attacked
by
military
(Crossnalanbh)
where
1920.
March,
two
Getting
Brigade
of
0.C.,
the
Chas.
captured.
Blowing
was
Hurley
Police
up
at
to
Pound
Cristlerana
killed.
to
inform
C.
shot
Hurley,
who were
Crossbarry,
and
Barracks
Cross
at
proceed
attack
at
Quartermaster
Brigade
from
4 men were
men to
Attack
2/2/1921.
Barracks,
19/2/1921.
(Contd.)
on that
Travers'
morning.
residence,
Timoleague.
ambush
Awaiting
On the
two
being
and Mick
Crowley
Bandon
to
1ST
to
disbanded
with
as well
Battalions
in
in
Easter
Dublin,
Seized
in
JULY,
and
with
and Brigade
road.
Bantry
sniping
at
Dan Ahern
from
Charley
of
Held
posts.
Brigade
of
Quartermasters
Attended
up in
in
Companies
Regular
sniping.
Officers
Column
different
different
Donovan.
1921.
mails
succession
Column
as meetings
Castle
Flynn,
1921.
Caheragh,
for
Police
Mahony.
men from
Column
meetings
same.
Flying
in
picking
for
Donal
Jim
sections
in
round
Battalion
and
Kilbrittain
men with
charge
ambush
prepared
Going
the
TO 11TH
1921
APRIL,
on the
1920.
July
Bridge,
4 times
O'Neill
Operating
in
of
Kilbrittain
M.
Hurley,
attacks
one
Barracks
Inchy
I.R.B.
Dublin
different
meeting
by military
-8-
1st
April,
1921
to
in
company
with
Mick
Collins
and
Went
through
organisation
Hegarty
and
and
D.
searched.
Diarmuid
Mulcahy,
12TH
over
each
districts
and
in
them
Deasy
and
Bantry
with
L.
Deasy
re
disturbance
in
Manch
out
three
Attended
Dick
President,
Went
to
the
President
Visited
arms
and
other
different
etc.,
G.H.Q.
Brigade
Cork
others
with
ambush
in
Dublin.
Skibbereen,
furniture,
etc.,
from
Pact.
of
different
Sent
to
Sent
to
Officers.
Visiting
stock
getting
of
bombs
of
Cork
where
Brigades,
attended.
Mick
Collins
Also
on another
positions
in
and
others
occasion
with
Brigade
Staff.
Divisional
war
re
and
positions.
H.Q.,
material
Battalions.
when
in
Brigade
different
and
when
Deasy
with
Brigade
training.
Tom Hales
and
Mulcahy
ambush
meeting
weekly.
meeting
through
different
visited
times
of
in. for
L.
Bomb Factory
of
men round
with
turned
Liam
Transferring
getting
before
Deasy
Bandon,
Dublin
Brigade
L.
stock
Taking
Barrack.
(Contd.)
1922.
JUNE,
Barracks
Kinsale.
Dunmanway,
1921.
July,
TO 30TH
1921
JULY.
Talking
in
11th
and
Divided
was
split
up.
Mallow,
distributed
up Brigade
several
times
through
funds,
for
the
arms,
-9-
as
Responsible
for
of
men in
on 11th
and
equipping
arming,
a Brigade
July,
of
quantities
with
I
having
to
the
accuracy
on
I
to
visits
the
about
Company
and
collection
of
approximately
safe
and
keeping
of
method
which
instructed
in
on
the
Notice
of
basis
was
the
collected
the
by
Company
refusals
at
said
responsible
area
were
met
where
with
of
the
in
would
members
put
to
be
property
be
of
individuals
in
:
on all
basis
be
of
each
on
judged
areas
the
and
towns.
holder
or
called
for
by
I
a levy
on him
our
the
for
The
her
and
and
organisation
resided.
call
out
period
rural
on in
placed
on first
to
resulted
on the
on each
levy
inspecting
carrying
follows
to
carried
levy
and
had
the
Same
etc.,
first
paying
amount.
as
areas
business
amount
that
stating
stock,
was
records.
responsible
this
standing.
the
served
intimating
also
live
of
was
secured
respective
financial
number
in
Quartermasters
their
individual's
which
I
of
was
and
secured.
distribution
amount
there
by
Arms
fund
1921.
June,
Battalion
residents
the
to
or
dumps
planning
being
that
presence.
arms
Brigade
£12,000
1920
November,
in
for
responsible
Being
of
for
each
otherwise
etc.
of
practically
reports
or
arms,
in
a point
of
(strength
records
in
Battalion
and
of
accounted
it
confirm
dumps
condition
spot
produced
to
managed
make
sent
force
armed
men
held
etc.,
were
weekly.
latter
that
ammunition,
Battalions)
The
ensuring
arms,
(seven
a doubt
5,750
Also
3 Brigade,
a large
of
a total
Battalion
not
of
feeding
1921).
also
Cork
Quartermaster,
people
Where
hostile
in
-10-
to
a second
movement,
with
another
to
etc.,
or
other
to
arrange
of
in
Brigade
stock
as
to
the
each
This
owners
often
to
area
sent
was
issued
cattle
my work
considerably
risky
notified
of
refusals
the
Brigade
area
was
the
of
amount
the
had
pay
of
home
the
state,
enemy
to
seizure
had
Cattle
to
and
I
instructions
along
same).
enemy
cattle
as
needless
times.
realise
of
work,
at
to
were
from
intercept
necessary
Seizures
50 miles
to
for
cattle,
seizure
send
met
goods,
least
loss
instructions
and
of
reported
On being
I
The
(price
at
of
imposed.
same
if
on and
area.
of
sale
later
was made
levy
required
be
to
owners,
the
increased
for
frequently
wide
value
cattle
mainly
a seizure
refusal
the
was made
call
scouted
levy
a
imposed,
a number
of
from
levied
defaulters.
was
and width
of
few
every
of
Brigade
so
that
arms
I
fund
was
and
made
as
regular
rested
myself
for
until
end
The
of
of
same
Civil
requirements
naturally
rested
clothing,
feeding,
on me in
etc.
difficulty
were
trenched
to
The
difficult
of
Brigade
Quartermaster.
of
safe-keeping
meet
size
most
collecting
as Brigade
length
The
meetings
the
in
area.
Brigade
for
responsible
distribution
roads
Brigade
with
miles
miles.
all
the
throughout
responsibility
solely
the
arose
miles
full
25
enormous
100
least
approximately
was
transport
at
£12,000
as
requirements
War.
of
Columns
relation
in
to
As a Column
Brigade
arms,
was
area
ammunition,
practically
same
-11-
the
operating
contact
with
of
and
arms
rested
to
ammunition
each
my personal
The
day.
the
throughout
provision
area
Brigade
etc.,
be
arranged
for
to
see
dumps were
that
short,
money
etc.,
the
by
myself
location
and
made
and
was my responsibility,
necessary
to
carry
the
into
coming
arms,
explosives,
the
area
Brigade
also
on my shoulders.
In
of
in
same was required
All
had
time
whole
on.
it
area
from
was my responsibility
in
centrally
control
G.H.Q.
of
also
the
area.
all
arms,
the
providing