COSANTA.
ROINN
NO.
DOCUMENT
WITNESS
BY
STATEMENT
1913-21.
HISTORY,
MILITARY
OF
BUREAU
W.S.
810
Witness
Tim Herlihy,
16 A Devonshire
Cork,
and
St.,
North,
others.
seven
Identity.
Members of
1st Cork
3rd Battalion,
1920.
Brigade,
Subject.
(a)
Formation
Srelane,
(b)
Activities
of Irish
Volunteers,
Co. Cork,
1916;
of
3rd
Battalion,
1919-1921.,
Conditions, ifany, Stipulated
Cork
I
Brigade,
by Witness.
Nil
File No
S.2121
Form
BRD (OVENS)
ORGANISATION
CORK I
BATTALION.
AND MILITARY
JULY.
the
Battalion
Westwards
South
to
of
the
the
the
Srelane
from
River
Lee
then
formed
so around
the
first
Company
was
to
of
of
then
Road
Crookstown
to
some miles
Waterfall
leaving
East,
Carrigrohane,
Volunteer
Carrigrohane,
Coachford,
boundary
North
3rd
a roughly
of
East
West
just
the
as
enclosed
South
Brigade
Junction,
and
known
just
to
line
the
along
later
subsequently
railway
Kinsale
West
which
was
stretching
and East
North
which
and
along
across
Station
DEVONSHIRE STREET
NORTH, CORK.
CORK.
OAD,
QUAKER
PARKOWEN,
26,
BANDON ROAD, CORK.
149,
VICTORIA
CROSS
CORK.
'M&RTINA'
'LAKELANDS'
BLACKROCK CO. CORK.
MODEL FARM-ROAD, CARRIGROHANE,
CO. CORK.
MAIN STREET,
CO.
CORK.
CARRIGTWOHILL,
CO.
CORK.
TULLIG,
BALLINHASSIG,
area
rectangular
B.
16A
district
area,
1916,
1921.
STATEMENT
In
FROM NOVEMBER.
OPERATIONS
TO 11TH
TIM BERLIIIY,
DAN KEANE
TIM O'KEEFFE,
JIM AMERN,
DICK COTTER,
PAT CRONIN
JEER. CARROLL,
DAN FORDE,
BRIGADE.
Company
a few
men in
early
in
November,
1916.
This
brothers,
Tim
a couple
more;
first
formed
with
Volunteer
made
with
duly
recognised
Headquarters
and
the
fact,
six.
O'Donoghue,
as
sent
the
out
Srelane
an
six
Volunteers
the
Cork,
Brigade
Company.
organiser
D.
O'Regan,
of
in
and
the
by
strength
These
Headquarters
Florrie
organised
by Mick
Jeremiah,
in
was
originally
the
Flavin
and
Company
when
in
touch
got
first
Adjutant,
Cork
military
Herlihy
contact
and
being
were
Vo1unteer.
trainer
-
-2-
Leo
of
mostly
as
of
Murphy
the
from
a proper
and
were
of
purpose
in
and
discipline
and
by twos
strength
to
be
on
organised
sent
Florrie
Headquarters
O'Donoghue
used
on the
talks
give
by Brigade
Leo
for
objects
Murphy
continued
of
Srelane
to
carry
which
as
thp
instructor
Company.
one
first
public
in
Sunday
people
church
for
Ovens
the
Company
and
the
The
Company
had
march
on the
Farnivane
been
had
Up to
Sam Brown
Brelane.
became
an
independent
number
of
them,
had
consisted
principally
district,
every
did
march
but
1917,
Srelane
numbers
Srelane
of
presence
and
and
of
farmhouse
not
B.I.C.
was
and
had
another
carried
route
out
interfere.
increased
divided
Now the
a shotgun
all
Ovens
into
then
Killumney
ammunition,
for
men who followed
eventually
shotguns.
had
was
otherwise
Killumney.
of
hurleys.
from
was
Company
Company.
arms
Mass
drilling
two
hats
carried
There
and
Sunday
All
after
parish
by members
slouch
belts.
astonishment
the
Chapel,
purchasing
and
March,
Sections,
in
march
the
the
Subscriptions
on a route
its
in
tremendously
Knockanemore
was
Company
to
greatly
1917,
spent
following
on
the
Srelane.
Abbey
in
Company
January,
and
went
by Kilcrea
parade
outside
Officers
round
two
consisted
training
was able
was
formed.
the
the
it
and
tactics,
all
at
six
O'Donovan
inspections
held
the
increased
original
in
The
of
the
instruct
the
for
gradually
Peter
Volunteers
to
first
The
basis.
Then
out
Erieann.
at
drill
Company
threes
to
Fianna
a good
Volunteers,
though
Being
and
the
arms
a farming
even
though
-3-
these
may have
Volunteer
eventually
the
Company
of
the
prepared
to
sons
the
conscription
British
get
here
and
were
they
the
military
The
got
a month
for
each
is
and
into
put
one
jail
of
the
of
1916
the
all
Coakley's
field
Tim
man responsible,
as
the
of
by the
bayonets
from
Cork
and
unlawful
mention
to
apparently
them.
They
got
in
dashed
their
way
Then
onlookers.
the
dispersed
was
on the
indeed
tried
field,
players
was
at
men were
the
leaders
word
started.
they
to
The
1918.
was
were
advertised
so the
down
two
and
(which
were
Company,
Wickham
to
and
some R.I.C.
fixed
for
1918,
meetings
May,
evading
Band
interesting
Volunteers
to
a laugh
with
members,
in
the
but
April,
and
match
really
Volunteer
its
went
up and
made
and
the
and
aeridheact
British
Srelane
being
of
1918,
O.C.
him
two
the
as
after
and
It
the
shotgun
Volunteers
fund)
in
Soon
he ran
came
crowd.
Sunday
him
in
and
arms
camogie
game but
there
and
one
referee.
as
on the
match
the
by
the
he was
him
intercept
family
prohibited
for
everyone
regarding
for
intent
money
and
the
was
he was,
the
was
determinedly.
a camogie
and
Forge
and
it
house,
together
the
joined
authorities
prohibited
around
scene
area
Garryheston
was
Herlihy
of
conscription
resist
to
Begley's
the
collected
the
organised
passed
all
men in
However,
function
of
head
possession
of
threat
games.
at
the
dump.
Now the
be held
got
were
they
During
lQO5
or
son
and
to
belonged
in
attendance
were
McCorry,
arrested
assembly.
that
Companies
who had
in
this
same year,
planted
a tree
been executed.
-4-
The
trees
between
first
were
Srelane
and
farmhouse
of
The
were
chief
British
Government
arms
area
were
Clarke's
of
McGivern's
A good
place.
Volunteers
of
of
course
once
was
to
them
his
to
going
Volunteers
as
generally
a good
about
were
the
3rd
enforced
their
civilian
population.
area
and
Killumney,
at
the
same
When the
he
spoke
In
resist.
Gladstone
as
and
And
so he did
and
defended
but
after
way
in
was hurt
half
and
rounds
of
side
it
fight
his
but
three
for
ammunition
having
so he
an hour's
compelled
on either
in
the
1st
now arid
which
along
which
Cork
as
was
them
a stimulus
outside,
to
and
be known
were
things
military
a spirit
from
was
Brigade,
the
again
acted
There
came
area
out
the
castle
Battalion,
rule,
organisers
were
was his
their
1919
but
quiet,
of
Mr.
the
secured.
to
1916
which
however,
quoted
but
doing
house
shot
300
Volunteers
White
the
arms
collected.
was
house,
he
from
orders
loyalists
he would
his.
forced
with
From
arms
said
man's
No one
shotguns
later
and
defend
surrender.
two
of
came
owned
Castle
Hornibrook's
every
He was
revolvers
also
declarations,
that
said
well.
the
to
a window
and
of
1918
during
1919
Hornibrook's
Farran,
supply
came
the
Houses
Waterfall
had
privately
forestalled,
of
when
R.I.C.
all
them.
nature
but
The
A grove
years.
tactics,
collect
were
before
raided
and
to
later
the
land,
Srelane.
a military
started.
they
collecting
of
road
Desmond's
after
the
during
drill
for
our
road
activities
for
parades
Cork-Macroom
main
on Gerald
the
along
raiding
in
Farran
gew up here
trees
the
near
planted
R.I.C.
and
on the
growing
a
in
principally
the
-5-
from
Cork
Battalion
was
The
'F'
formed
while
badly
At
with
in
Company
captures
arms,
own area
their
on the
were,
but
did
of
the
raids
much
only
whole,
3rd
'A'
to
from
consisted
formation,
etc.,
the
Commandant.
Companies
such,
its
when
1919
as
Murphy
up of
as
operating
equipped
each
Leo
was made
Volunteers.
350
on until
went
with
Battalion
and,
to
so things
City,
from
Battalion
carried
to
and
was
out
an
by
the
but
help,
shotguns
300
odd
revolver.
In
the
course
of
training,
making
of
a Volunteer
work
by
the
('C'
Company
West
and
8 miles,
('B'
going
that
each
fitting
a
through
to
went
man for
was
a direct
of
the
sterner
from
Scattered
road.
who had
supporters
deported.
military
and
Ballinora
to
Those
R.I.C.,
('C'
and
To the
to
from
Cork
through
was
in
be dealt
especially
Company).
Cork
City.
to
the
actions
East
Macroom
area
with,
often
in
were
one
of
West
Farran
and
of
this,
about
('E'
Company
Ballincollig
All
on the
the
to
mile
Headquarters,
those
old
burned
raids
around
led
coach
loyalists
sometimes
led
named
a sprinkling
of
the
there
garrisoned
Barracks
Barracks
9 men,
area
Officer
an
by
R.I.C.
30 men,
the
in
village)
which
Area),
a D.I.
5 miles
route
one
R.I.C.
8 or
that
commanded
about
another
by
mention
Area),
under
about
Barracks,
to
(Ballincollig
Company
Tans,
held
Area),
and
was
drill
Regiment,
a complement
Black
or
and
Barracks
Manchester
the
with
in
usual
be no harm
might
one Military
Dowling
to
the
Battalion
later.
It
was
the
meantime,
and
out
by the
Waterfall
-6-
The
usual
but
regularly,
In
May,
Florrie
Battalion
and
Aherla,
Farran
made up
the
to
the
the
names
in
O.C.
Battalion
1st
April,
V/O.C.
Q.M.
this
at
I.0.
the
time,
Companies
of
the
period
31st
March,
1920,
The
and
N.C.Os.
first-mentioned
the
of
the
others
appointments
being
:
dates
Staff:
(with
Leo
O'Shea.
O'Regan.
Sullivan.
Dick
Foley.
Daniel
Cotter.
N.
succeeding
O'Regan.
M.ORegan.
M.
Foley.
B.
Colley.
Keane.
T.
O'Keeffe.
Jeremiah
O'Connell.
James
Cotter.
Officers).
Michael
Murphy.
James
O'Keeffe.
and
Liaison
Communications
Officer
between
I and III
Brigades.
of
Officers
above-mentioned,
Michael
Tim
and
holders
Herliby.
Engineers.
organised
organisation.
the
John
Srelane,
remainder
the
Staff
Tom Hickey.
Signals.
-
number
Battalion
Battalion
Willie
Adjutant,
to
1919,
represent
Jerry
The
Officer.
then
the
Tim
1921.
the
later
month.
Companies
during
occasions.
supervised
that
Commanding
this
list
Tim
in
Farnanes
Headquarters'
Battalion
Srelane
and
the
at
at
Herlihy
period
successors
Adjutant,
Tim
Companies
the
during
Brigade
Ballinora.
perfected
the
I
three
July,
meet
held
Was organised.
now comprised
the
six
to
changed
Battalion
In
were
meetings
Battalion
3rd
Cork
and
was
was
Officers
3rd
Herlihy
following
of
the
Truce
From
Tim
1919,
of
Killumney
up
venue
Was elected
Herlihy
Council
the
O'Donoghue,
an election
3rd
Battalion
Ahern.
Hurley.
-7-
'A'
Coninanv.
Srelane.
Strength:
72
0.C.
Tim
Healy.
1st
Lieut.
D.
Flavin.
2nd
Lieut.
J.
O'Brien.
Adjutant.
Jack
Q.M.
Jerh.
Herlihy.
Signals.
Jerh.
Hallissey.
Engineers.
Paddy
Galvin.
I.C.
Denis
O'Sullivan.
Section
Leaders:
Tim
Strength:
68
Sonny
Lieut.
Jack
2nd
Lieut.
Larry
Thomas
Larry
-
Scannell.
Patrick
Q.M.
Tim
Signals.
Danny
Engineers.
Patrick
I.0.
John
Leaders:
O'connell.
Delaney.
Adjutant.
Section
Hallissey.
O'Leary.
Killumney.
1st
T.
Hallissey.
Company.
0.C.
O'Brien.
Herlihy.
Matty
'B'
J.
Keobane.
Scannell.
Tom Donovan.
Coakley.
Connie
0 'Sullivan.
Coakley.
Coakley.
Scannell.
Collins.
O'Connell.
Tim
Georgie
O'Brien.
Jimmie
Callaghan.
Jack
O'Brien.
Cotter.
Jack
Sullivan.
-8-
'C'
ComDanv.
Ballinora.
Strength:
O.C.
1st
Lieut.
Murray.
P.
Donovan.
D.
Mahony.
Lucy.
P.
Donovan.
2nd Lieut.
Dick
Adjutant.
F.
O'Sullivan.
J.
Lynch.
H.
Murphy.
T.
Riordan.
Q.M.
Forde.
Signals.
Daniel
Engineers.
C.
O'Shea.
1.0.
J.
Murphy.
J.
Ahern.
J.
Horgan.
D.
Forde.
D.
Donovan.
J.
Ryan.
Section
'D'
J.
Leaders:
Company.
Aherla.
Strength:
46
O.C.
James
Foley.
1st
Lieut.
Patrick
2nd
Lieut.
T.
Foley.
Adjutant.
P.
Walsh.
Q.M.
John
Signals.
J.
Lynch.
Engineers.
T.
Mahony.
I.0.
Denis
Section
Leaders:
John
J.
Patrick
Cronin.
Cronin.
Burns.
0 'Callaghan.
Lynch.
Ahern.
Jack
Dineen.
Jim
Cough].an.
-9-
'E'
Company.
Farran.
Strength:
50
O.C.
1st
Seán
Lieut.
Dan
Column.)
Desmond.
2nd Lieut.
Patrick
Murphy.
Adjutant.
Patrick
O'Leary.
Q.M.
Denis
Signals.
Michael
Murphy.
John
Flynn.
Engineers.
Richard
O'Regan.
John
Murphy.
I.0.
Michael
Ahern.
Section
Leaders:
John
Desmond.
Murphy.
Patrick
'F'
0.C.
(later
Bn.
Dan Desmond.
Hayes
Company.
Rice.
O'Leary.
Michael
O'Callaghan.
Farnanes.
Strength:
70
0.C.
Jeremiah
1st
Lieut.
John
2nd
Lieut.
Michael
Carroll.
Lane.
O'Connor.
Adjutant.
Denis
Q.M.
Cornelius
Signals.
Daniel
Engineers.
John
I.O.
Daniel
O'Mahony.
Daniel
Lyons.
Section
Patrick
Leaders:
Hennessy.
Lynch.
O'Connor.
O'Connor.
Laurence
O1Leary.
Jeremiah
Richard
Healy.
Walshe.
-10-
The
Cullinanes
that
Battalion
3rd
(Old
from
and
were
he
Brigade
Irish
of
And the
Willie
Walsh
Bishop
of
equitably
The
Court
of
dealt
with
as
also
guarded
been
by
the
first
spies
being
for
evidence
to
from
country.
the
police
the
convict
to
have
British
them,
They
but
so,
local
provided
there
or
had been
during
the
junior,
on
Company
must
from
have
Ireland
of
suspected
was not
they
Company,
political.
strongly
passed
were
'D'
by
expelled
instead,
cases
This
and
been
were
They
conditions.
local
situated.
senior
Herons,
were
justice
all
criminal
whether
were
the
Protection
were
was
Courthouse
Court.
the
Court.
duties
of
cases
as
April,
members
nephew
understood
function
Féin
between
administered
well
to
ceased
prisoners
a Republican
Court
the
by an
Sean
Court
All
III
Headquarters
County.
Court
Coholan,
spies
tried
Other
1921.
members
and
the
Scannell.
and
Sinn
and
of
spies
Cork
Battalion
Cork
also
many
0.C.
offenders
in
as
war.
was
3rd
house
were
and
also
the
in
first
Michael
prisoners,
Thompson
Torn Hales
Chairman
the
the
area
when
March,
the
Courts
sittings
later
the
John
Courts
shot
this
Brigades
Here
probably,
Bandon,
and
before
whose
of
Cork,
British
brought.
was
end
impartially,
were
Court,
Bandon
1920,
here.
at
common law
Féin
to
was
3rd
the
Sinn
some prisoners
Republican
Buckley
or
1919,
These
trial.
and
1st
at
Headquarters
It
against
and
sent
ideal
Aherla.
brought
November,
an
the
Irish
courtmartialled
In
for
both
the
by
informers
were
near
Transgressors
administered
in
House)
prisoners
detained.
found
sufficient
were
expelled
from
the
III
-11-
for
Brigade
safe
prisoner,
MacGibbon,
was
the
given
Court
at
and
taken
so they
In
were
attack
the
purpose
and
try
and
draw
the
In
the
Tim
Herlihy
with
the
the
2nd
O.C.
were
first
7th
that
it
by the
of
was
robbery.
recovered
thus
mobilise
June,
1920,
the
3rd
Battalion
stronghold
from
at
strategic
placed
3 revolvers
and
-
rifles
(on
the
attack
was
to
Farran
near
a terrific
Macroom.
Ballincollig,
of
outpost
Two of
weapon
with
12 men,
the
shotguns
buckshot.
roads
guarding
-
Barracks
to
Ballincollig
an armed
was
co-operate
Police
positions
ordered
H.Q.
Brigade
3 shotguns.
Battalion
(Macroom)
Barracks
Blarney
a big
Was
here
garrison
from
in
capture
Battalion
This
Ballincollig
where
area)
to
3rd
away
a
same night.
week
roads
Barracks.
from
military
for
responsible
down the
holding
and
Battalion
converted
men tried
but
was
R.I.C.
Brigade
the
the
6 rifles,
the
West
out
to
money,
so strong,
released.
charge,
Battalion
of
the
British
last
Blocking
The
of
carried
being
the
South
side
opposite
first
not
was
and was
the
on Farran
for
towards
were
sum of
the
simply
to
Another
released.
1920,
diversionary
doubt
on a criminal
a large
May,
the
Beasley
Cullinanes
had
They
and
of
trial.
awaiting
whom suspicion
against
benefit
O'Brjen
while
keeping
from
leading
Macroom.
A one-storied
double-storied
Aherla
explosive
house,
Barracks.
Company,
charge
O.C.
Jimmy
of
guncotton
owned
by Mrs.
Evacuating
Foley
and
joined
Murphy,
the
(deceased),
sandbags
Murphy
carried
into
family,
an
position
the
-12-
by the
Barrack
wall
A picked
was
The
in
range
blew
the
roof
roof
was
actually
other
in
side
the
of
wall
the
blasted
up Verey
6th
Barracks
the
Following
was
police,
it
finally
was
a clubroom
in
The
('C'
were
Officers
of
were
Now and
again
investigate.
Larkin
and
and
from
on the
one
of
these
discovered
shots
were
So,
after
fired
Bloxham
one
good
our
of
cycled
for
fight
Farran
Barracks.
Farran
Barracks
as
these
to
burnt.
being
of
Waterfall
that
mails
raids,
Waterfall
year
taken.
British
draw
the
a reprisal,
through
end
then
was
There
and
to
by the
and
area,
of
fear
order.
military
summarily
just
refused.
they
R.I.C.
the
sent
immediately
evacuated
two
were
and
made
outside
the
trains
raids,
breach
chaps
passes
to
the
and
Company
1920
at
the
the
event,
railway
mid
out
Sergeant
this
which
above
June.
after
a
a crevice
by explosives
12th
Bandon
the
R.I.C.
police
of
'A'
but
off
in
-
a house
surrender,
the
in
of
roof
men
A beam of
room.
slit
break
the
on
Srelane,
carried
a result
to
destroyed
out
and
Company)
raids
As
Cork
shock,
The
evacuation
activity
military
the
Ballincollig
partly
burnt
retarded
only
we withdrew
to
unlucky
on to
1920,
went
and
but
door.
we had
June,
terrific
that
through
but
Battalion
away;
was
Called
reinforcements,
usual
Barracks
and
3rd
the
25 yards
windows
and
Murphy's
road,
lights.
day,
off
through
fire
Eventually,
Next
side
blown
the
We did
range.
Barrack
the
2nd
was
completely
of
of
party
explosion
the
room.
Murphy's
storming
ready.
heavy
in
Intelligence
with.
dealt
the
R.I.C.
Head
but
to
Constable
were
-13-
in
caught
an
ambush
of
hand
and
for
houses
to
was
red
Lord
in
1iing
strike
in
Cork
Brixt6n
attended
force
the
200
just
patrols
System
in
into
which
to
a revolver
motor
No reprisals
in
This
was
dead
by Leo
guessing;
but
the
place
November,
and
was
in
out
of
an
in
that
the
dead,
but
there
1920.
two
local
Barracks.
There
was
Regiment,
who used
arms
was
to
happened
at
bike
go
Thompson
the
on
being
taken.
a while.
for
tension
Volunteers
him
Carrigrohane
and
to
a
brandishing
village,
Captain
other
the
by
out
caught
his
so the
sending
anything
he was
at
out
by
bud,
Ballincollig
if
occasionally
Intelligence
carried
Barracks,
Manchester
but
shot
there
them
that
on hunger
fired
military
saying
Murphy
were
the
and
took
shots
keep
in
burned.
reckoned
Barracks
moving
and
was
Military
houses
bike
It
belonged
Battalion
3rd
Cork.
their
men strong.
nipped
go up
the
were
MacSwiney,
died
the
I.0.
there
not
from
in
a dozen
of
Terence
had
nightfall
and
would
village
to
were
after
of
village
half
one
got
destruction
houses
London,
in
after
their
Thompson,
shops
the
Brigadier,
in
508
operation
prior
Captain
our
followed,
Volunteers,
word
and
yards
down for
away
R.I.C.
although
not
shot
got
on the
about
village
year,
funeral
time
Ballincollig
usual
this
paraded
this
about
occasionally
of
the
relate,
houses
Prison
his
Battalion
At
to
the
The
Autumn
Bloxham
swooped
Strange
was
Larkin
and marked
However,
of
Mayor
funeral
paint
marked.
the
of
Bloxham
while
taken,
shooting
his
pro-Britishers.
In
his
the
burning.
Volunteers
houses
being
after
with
Ballincollig
seven
bike
After
uninjured.
out
and
arms
dead, his
and
prepared
quickly
was
on the
shot
Model
-14Farm
Road.
mother's
that
house.
he was
the
leaders
and
this
he
to
to
save
was
special
out
of
It
before
prisoner
the
by
didn't
work,
Murphy
got
very
roughly
When captured
his
that
captors
was
from
Dublin
a
Dominion
getting
Castle.
he was
and
however,
and
to
Donovan's
about
shot
the
who had
Of
all
of
them
been
the
other
there
but
shot
was
who was unarmed,
and
his
one
about
Volunteers.
Another
taken
away
was
He had
been
shot.
found
the
who tried
Murphy,
by Captain
Douglas
Daly
in
all
men
locality.
to
Two
shoot
his
Charlie
Volunteer,
at
and
elderly
a fey
Leo
a car
forty-four
whom were
on
for
in
evening
were
only
taken
acting
up
in
body
City).
drove
match
dead
(Cork
of
was
a bowling
dead.
was
were
0.C.
then
movements
Murphy's
Waterfall
majority
attending
crowd
at
just
June,
who was
Vining
Officers
There
great
escaped,
out,
house
was
Murphy
Herlihy,
Leo
British
house.
the
pub,
Tim
by Captain
on 27th
Murphy
Leo
about
I.0.
as
Apparently
him
public
Leo
succeeded
British.
five
the
surrounded
suceeded
Truce.
the
supplied
he
Battalion
this
was
having
information
morning.
he had
he who shot
was
Battalion,
party
said
boasted
he had
death.
Ireland
Murphy's
and
as
Rose
informing
that
time
leaders
early
by
and
coming
Thompson
a fortnight
way
her
Leo
hand.
Vining.
in
cause
pleading
Captain
3rd
the
He treated
himself
He
at
I.R.A.
all
get
Egypt.
Home Rule.
This
to
in
fire
cease
out
raided
previously
He was drunk
helped
tried
had
Thompson
and
Vining
the
belonged
Daly,
his
next
to
the
2nd
-15On 4th
October,
carry
out
an
ambush
along
the
Bandon
road
Bandon
the
Cork,
were
in
it
was
got
position
with
O'Herlihy,
prisoner
and
with
feet,
two
mile
view
His
duty
was
of
duty
Captured
of
the
in
the
throat,
field
to
local
Fire
Hospital,
his
they
pretended
he
rolled
fence.
him
to
Among
his
the
Battalion
Blonden
The
native
that
him
owned
Miss
Battalion
him,
fired
of
left
for
him
by
him
two
to
to
very
MacGee.
gave
the
dead.
contacting
evening,
removed
then,
on him.
50 yards
conveyed
the
Union
the
Mosphere
gallant
He died
him
his
long.
release
they
they
position.
nine
a military
Carrigadrohid.
British
at
to
There
which
and
ambush
too
about
late
a clear
We believe
position
down
Parade,
our
approach.
We had
Dyke
Mrs.
for
died
commanding
some distance,
Road.
afterwards.
3rd
hold
Douglas
days
the
enemy
Ambulance
nurses,
six
Volunteer,
Battalion,
from
way
the
Station
lady
Over
a sincere
man,
taken
Cork.
3rd
one
but
being
a position
each
woman found
Hospital,
in
Cork,
difficulty
all
after
hospital
road
off
the
wounded
held
enemy,
Shot
from
with
ammunition,
Signals,
made him
by
and
on
Volunteers
by military
physique,
signal
walked
funeral
in
The
and
lorry
Viaduct
Chetwynd
given,
arms
by
1920.
the
to
the
surrounded
information
O'Herlihy
had
Private
were
0.C.
he
Cork
but
later
when
A brave
Railway.
l1fth,
Jeremiah
steep
Coast
O'Herlihy,
October
sense
South
a magnificent
Jeremiah
Ireland
and
who was
died
travelling
of
to
endeavoured
military
South
their
all
Jeremiah
British
Just
from
assumed
away
of
Battalion
the
1920,
forces
the
Viaduct,
who attempted
October
to
5th,
surround
1920,
was
-16of
a squad
on the
Auxiliaries.
half
a mile
Viaduct.
This
for
one
the
the
stood
sky.
hay
seeing
the
the
"Atxies",
to
to
slow
Apparently
men for
into
house
to
Officer,
cattle
the
sport.
the
smoke,
after
and,
the
enjoy
but
his
compartments,
damp hay.
fire
dense
the
smoke
old
rose
a military
hay
and
in
the
up
officer
the
rushed
with
show-down
released
credit,
The
compartment,
to
a bitter
outhouse,
the
from
old
set
fire
civilians
Lynch's
two
then
They
away
to
into
containing
door.
was
divided
prisoners
some distance
The
was
of
21/2 miles
Waterfall,
other
their
thrust
padlocking
from
them
carried
they
outhouse
cattle,
"Auxies"
his
road
Cork-Bandon
situated
a number
Capturing
the
smothering
prisoners.
Leo
Street
Washington
publichouse.
the
R.I.C.
to
no attention
force
Cork
one
They
were
followed
get
into
and
after
rushed
and
Murphy
conversation
a while
knocked
the
against
Cotter
in
he
him
and
and
Dodds
but
they
went
off
towards
to
that
he was
took
guns
they
corner
found
paid
them
the
but
came with
head
killed
of
He
them
his
pavement
two
a
into
Intelligence.
tried
over
went
by Sergeant
with
left
through
going
and
British
Eventually
him,
were
evening
for
working
Parade.
Mardyke
they
in
who was
attempted
Cotter
and Willie
Murphy
such
outright.
on his
and
person
departed.
There
lorries
there
was
coming
being
happening
an
in
order
from
prisoners
the
prisoners
from
the
in
were
towards
country
them
not
Brigade
as
in
bound
the
to
to
Cork
event
suffer
attack
enemy
for
of
this
one
way
fear
of
or
the
-17-
other.
the
was a wise
decision
to
outward
bound
in
lorries
from
road
to
that
one
in
this
shoes.
the
around
in
Volunteers
in
before
the
were
comb out
on the
such
a nuisance
a big
out
by means
and
wearing
very
mobile
could
then
enemy
travelling
district
much notice
A big
it.
sniped
carried
shorts
they
apply
established
himself
British
surrounding
not
of
canvas
and
be
were
to
given
followed
those
by troops
foot.
Here
are
From
450
Tim
yards
to
from
a chosen
Cork
to
but
out
reaching
Macroom.
curfew,
we heard
a change
a bicycle
unit
wearing
canvas
quickly
and
my father,
from
and
who was
happened
and
or
number
soon
foot
troops,
Mobile,
infiltrated
our
my fire
never
morning
dressed
lightly
house,
ascertained
I
wounded
our
raided
our
going
casualties
of
reports
usual
outside
of
area,
raids.
in
area.
after
Composed
shorts
They
get
inflicted
military
and
they
equipped,
to
at
sniped
lorries
enemy
I
range.
enemy
I
returned
of
their
shoes.
silently
Lee
British
reliable
the
retaliation
what
Castleinch,
River
The
seriousness
on them,
In
the
Macroom.
the
definitely
at
position
accelerating
fiercely,
for
himself.
across
range
own words
Herlihy's
principally
later,
of
the
so
Herlihy
were
they
carried,
did
and
He made
Cork.
equipped,
area
Tim
Castleinch
when
dressed
Lightly
and
at
Lee
area,
this
However,
curfew
on bicycles,
troops
on
from
after
night
round-up
the
being
prisoners
vehicles,
post
across
Macroom
were
one.
enemy
a sniper's
himself
all
there
Generally
ordered
indoors,
firing
-18-
three
the
shots
over
of
silence
large
section
field
about
the
the
of
early
the
our
high
position,
the
British
our
Lee,
(The
our
we found
refuge
the
hairbreadth
lines;
Wood.
Carmoda
of
side
area
Castleinch
of
silence
British
in
a
a concealed
After
Coachford
the
and
in
and
speed
breaking
myself
meeting
scouts).
through
Carmoda,
shots,
saved
Company
way
searching
those
that
away.
imniobilised
crossing°
was
night,
Srelane
yards
we wormed
escapes
It
head.
the
300
had
enemy
his
we watched
Lee,
for
us
From
all
night
long.
In
captured
a chase
June,
1921,
three
British
from
Ovens.
They
surrendered
from
a special
Our
of
week
our
time
I
ran
into
out
arrested
They
had
Kilcrea
been
infamous
detailed
in
Cork.
West
men shot.
Regiment
biggest
raid
round-up
and
old.
the
escaped
Abbey.
Major
murders
young
Volunteers
the
Escaping
from
a large
British
lined
up all
R.I.C.
with
confined
the
in
their
after
Regiment
net.
This
column
I
of
their
squad.
Tim
Herlihy,
after
our
Essex
I
Company
Essex
wanton
made
luck.
Then,
We were
until
British
Srelane
hiding
by the
many
three
the
of
the
a fight.
Ballincollig
prisoners.
them
They
of
a small
Near
Jeremiah
the
most
was
We found
committed
area.
Fortunately,
of
organised
had
H.Q.
Brigade
That
ever
branch
from
soldiers
without
who had
Percival,
a squad
with
Truce,
Healy,
in
July
helping
Dan
Carroll
Ballincollig
11th,
them,
they
and
myself.
Military
1921.
While
us,
picked
Barracks
there
we
out
-19-
received
two
much rough
to
guard
stopped
break
in
prisoners
could
find,
lives
dearly.
I
in
hundred
cells,
spirits
and
again
removed
from
In
Bill
of
prisoners
was
against
the
we
sell
we
our
Truce
we were
Collins
came
to
taken
Barracks).
were
fine
in
soldiers
treatment
the
flushing
British
part
meted
on both
off
into
our
sides
the
compound,
at
to
out
our
us
eight
days
Then
we broke
up
boys
fight
had
serious.
British
I
selected
lasting
were
by a high-ranking
our
the
a fierce
in
batons;
of
means
by every
outside.
took
with
morning)
Tom Crofts,
were
A hunger-strike
armed
the
Barrett,
O'Mahoney
British
I
of
number
Dick
the
huts.
called
a large
quite
from
we
after,
Island.
Henry
Casualties
were
weeks
hours
early
Spike
Tipperary,
the
three
officers;
stopped
our
boards.
kilts.
when
here
Jail
very
were
brutal.
believe,
burned
soldiers
to
Quay
We resisted
while
I
to
(now
our
anything
ready
confined
Cork
the
(in
Island
disposal,
was,
to
high-ranking
Quirke
leaders.
with
after
days
Cork
chaps
there
Cork
Spike
many
boys,
Barracks
of
morale.
from
boat
walls
Barracks,
Removed
were
to
soldiers
while
fight,
ourselves
A few
our
hard
the
armed
Sergeant
arming
close
of
drunken
The
a real
1921.
11th,
Several
in
after
of
on
death
escaped
just
cells.
Ballincollig
Military
of
them
stood
Victoria
by
our
the
was
on July
into
and
a bunch
Once
occasions.
tried
and
treatment
heard
pieces
The
officer
him
shout
at
stop
"soldiers,
machine
gunners
lined
the
huts
us
with
guards
here
our
huts
I
bayonets
the
between
and
compound.
or
to
keep
of
movements
our
particular
if
had
special
and
O'Mahoney.
here
partly
they
Surrounded
moat
by
we were
marched
out
a
was
we suffered
under
about
about
a wet
hunched
held
space
a circle
running
dark,
night
the
against
"moat".
stationed
high
Bill
Quirke
We informed
Dick
Barrett
then
slip
we will
slipping
away
one
by one.
our
boys
took
our
evacuated
sat
down,
those
two
hitting
one
man,
he
Dick
Barrett
the
wall,
soldiers
opened
shooting
off
his
rapid
big
were
the
"we'll
stay
em".
and
Co.,
some more
These
legs
those
of
fool
Unfortunately,
position.
as
(Tipperary)
said,
and
off
we
we noticed
Tom Crofts,
"Good",
the
position
we saw they
Soon
way.
us,
one
Eventually
came we followed
2 a.m.
above
out.
fire
toe.
we
family
Watching
watching
soldiers.
against
a happy
being
the
When darkness
backs
and
soldiers
Barrett,
watching
until
in
our
moving
Dick
special
the
Here
guns,
morning)
orders.
following
Henry
our
order.
walls
9 hut
guards
two
soldiers
No.
together
noticed
two
of
nearby.
This
since
out
we were
Here
food
us
machine
Then
high
ordered
shelter.
to
they
of
"moat".
he
position:
compound
and
5 p.m.
belonged
managed
the
fixed
fire",
drove
some kind
wide
for
walls
into
in
water
(without
our
soldiers
force
to
guard
yards
and
about
until
heavy
15
by
"Don't
overlooking
Eventually
destroyed
once".
men,
of
weary,
Then about
on that
Soldiers
position,
-21-
in
charged
but
a long
after
Sad
to
moat
he
that
night
was
from
Some time
after
released
was
formed.
and
with
Tim
ends
the
some from
O.C.
column
to
huge
way
situated
Ballincollig
for
miles
big
amount
troops
they
around
of
in
boards
back
case
they
had
1921,
a Battalion
of
March,
the
six
the
our
to
hut,
return
kept
an
a rifle.
on
the
move all
yet
it
in
the
centre
could
on account
of
of
could
minutes.
a few
came
Leo
the
never
area
of
Column
total
time
held
to
as
down
which
In
area.
knowledge
of
the
area
road
net
and
the
the
countryside
the
saturate
Then,
too,
a
much
Barracks
the
men
Murphy
effect
was
Ballincollig
excellent
they
the
with
Battalion
Jail.
supplied
Staff
armed
whole
a matter
of
Maryborough
Companies
Battalion
do and
transport
from
wall
statement.
had
the
dramatic
the
personal
in
and
of
Herlihy's
garrison
almost
ladder
1921.
the
enemy
their
week,
It
in
escaping.
Christmas
should
the
of
to
the
Column.
out
taken
of
away.
again.
man was
Every
were
made
in
we were
end
Each
twenty.
with
in
Co.
from
hole
Towards
the
stones
the
Here
owing
the
building
We were
taken
they
9,
some hours
tensely
before
flying
No.
made
the
and
possibility
for
waiting
was
saw the
Cashman
came
effects.
Barrett
my hut,
a stretcher
man was
wounded
the
Dick
We prised
huts.
the
from
they
Jim
escape.
was
died
"man wounded"
cry
and
was while
It
by
the
delay
say,
It
at
with
the
-22road
main
there
from
were
and
and
night
the
odd
Battalion
between
two
His
as
follows
of
charge
Cork
1st
ways
could
or
attacking
more
remote
sniping
to
penetrate
on the
been
the
own words
also
important
communications
by Tim
the
at
Officer
Liaison
in
charge
ones
and
1st
of
are
communications.
detailed
:
was appointed
Cotter,
the
between
boundary
appointed
and was
were
duties
Brigade,
both
circumstances,
in
indulge
might
had
Brigades
his
Dick
I,
O.C.
in
and
(Auxiliaries,
area.
Brigades,
the
police
on it
the
under
who lived
Cotter,
and
travelling
Column,
Ballincollig
through
troops
Tans)
that
the
running
of
value
patrol
Cork
3rd
the
enemy
Dick
and
and
Black
a nuisance
of
parts
Macroom
convoys
and
day
have
only
to
constant
R.I.C.
old
Cork
Liaison
3rd
Herlihy,
of
request
Dick
and
0ficer
Battalion,
Cork
3rd
Barrett,
in
Brigade.
as
Living
I
was
Brigades
(Ballinphellic,
Belrose,
3rd
3rd
Brigade
boundary
Ovens)
Brigade
H.Q.
on the
the
I
I
was
knew
the
1st
near
conveniently
Headquarters,
quickly.
of
how to
last
and
3rd
O'Mahoneys,
contact
link
of
despatch
carriers.
So I
duties
was
move,
these
being
my
:
Despatches
Keep
area.
on the
continuously
3rd
to
and
Brigade
from
informed
3rd
Brigade.
of
enemy
movements
in
our
-23-
and
Direct
Cork
or
or
Borrow
Transit
in
houses
our
I
had
50 yards
reacted
the
away,
the
bend
come uncomfortably
delivered
That
night
the
British
I
I
to
be raided
to
from
whirling
contacted
despatch
outpost
to
I
Brigade,
whose
3rd
Brigade
of
places
refuge
the
for
Arab
confronted
the
got
clear
3rd
Brigade
escaped
Buckley,
from
reached
9 a.m.
fire.
almost
like
I
I
about
opened
but
Sean
cob,
by an enemy
around,
road
H.Q.
Brigade
O'Mahorieys,
who immediately
close
Cork
a 3rd
a spirited
was
up the
verbal
of
despatch
road
ideally
sight.
40O yards
instantly,
around
That
and
in
at
Riding
about
that
was
shot
Belrose.
a bend
did
and
was
Carrying
1st
O'Donoghue,
Brigade,
an urgent
Around
dashed
F.
from
information,
morning
Cross,
pony
remember:
vividly
Clonakilty,
Carrving
outpost
can
Hurley,
Kelly's
safe
Aherla.
near
Jim
O'Mahonevs.
to
We held
which
house)
(old
3rd
following
or
Hospital
prisoners.
Brigade
Hurley,
British
to
Brigade
C.
Comdt.
the
3rd
valley
received
information
3rd
guard
a deep
in
Officer,
of
Cullinanes
at
Incidents
to
arms.
area.
and
prisoners
situated
loan
to
through
(Rly.)
wounded
Receive
the
Station
Blarney
men passing
Brigade
3rd
guard
H.Q.
My
unseating
wind.
Bullets
away.
at
Crookstown
Brigade
formed
part
I.0.
of
me,
-24-
Percival's
Major
had
they
but
burned
Column
Danny
and
Beirose,
wounded
1n upton
Belrose,
Mahoneys,
got
Percival's
away.
and
O'Mahoneys,
helped
I
went
travel
I
When
to
several
in
houses
for
out
to
them
for
Hegarty
a hospital
to
who had
been
over
helping
to
the
Barrett
his
Hurley,
Timothy
Sullivan's
and
Tom Kelleher
was
Windsor,
to
about
6 a.m.,
Infirmary
various
where
their
me to
head
safe
but
said
the
directed
went
where
the
back
in
2nd Battalion
safety.
then
staying
The
Sullivans,
by night
as
well
houses,
he remained
Comdt.
Brigade
and
Upton
Charley
the
out
and my sister,
them,
safeguard
at
went
a serious
have
Cloughdough.
shifted
in
nurse
of
hope
only
wounded
I
an
Station.
I
wounded,
South
house,
I
men would
Ford
for
Fire
the
for
the
he advised
me our
both
for
wounded
wounded
ankle)
as
gladly.
morning.
best
Bebee
asked
also
Charley
next
early
Ford's
responsibility
Dick
Mahoneys,
be
the
to
to
refused
came
wounds
he advised
morning,
Bebee
ambulance
sprained
but
who did
Next
ambulance
(he
drive
instructions
Dundon
their
and
Ballinphellic.
Ford's,
Hegarty
We went
was necessary
operation.
Dr.
of
nature
would
through
Dr.
me but
Hartnett
Barrett's
Dr.
hospital.
man would
getting
took
a doctor.
the
explained
Bebee
On Dick
with
Jack
ambush,
to
brought
them.
guard
town
one
with
were
to
ambulance
Yes,
the
O'Mahoney,
I
trap
them
morning
area.
Two of
the
at
Tom Barry
outwitted
however,
That
Column.
Regiment
captured
actually
he,
that
Essex
as
in
a horse
having
eventually
some days
at
and
a badly
to
guarded
by
-25-
'B'
Company,
and
I
3rd
brought
recovered
I
to
about
Ballymurphy,
the
saw the
Tim
D.C.,
one
man,
his
sense
O.C.
of
the
through
Hospital,
his
him
and
hold
the
go,
as
He died
Cork.
Parade,
for
seen
before
to
except
safely
1 believe
too
trick,
a distance
a bullet
with
later
days
I
position
he was
field
the
warning
away
British
as
The
house.
Srelane.
usual
nine
Ford's
ever
signalling
on the
house,
timely
Column
soon
him
leaving
throat.
Battalion
in
the
Mosphere
him
gave
a
funeral.
A lucky
There
was
known
to
An uncle
under
him
his
Ford's
Waterfall,
had
gave
Hurley,
Dyke
military
Viaduct
I
Jeremiah
leave
on him
firing
I
than
me he was
scout
overlooking
numbers
and
Bebee
a forward
was
Signals,
captured
to
pretending
I
Humphrey
from
away
who got
He was
long.
He was,
at
Buckley
Bebee
duty.
Rushing,
made
to
on active
Herlihy,
duty
down
told
a position
rear.
then
Charley
a mile
larger
Séan
Brigade.
them.
morning
ambush
in
on our
the
half
From
British
converging
next
Viaduct
Battalion.
3rd
be back
killed
unfortunately,
Cork
my own house,
with
parted
enough
At
to
Charley
where
Ford's,
1st
Battalion,
for
escape
a man called
be
a grabber.
of
his
ambush
observation
sister,
his
without
us
at
Ballincollig
in
our
He lived
being
carried
by us
withdrawal
aware
informed
from
out
so he
and
of
she
her
of
the
at
got
a message
mission
position
for
sent
through
to
have
afoot.
as
already
and
Waterfall.
own land.
on his
was
farmer
preparations
passed
what
ambush.
Ballinora,
saw the
name McGivern
the
after
a Protestant
Chambers,
own niece,
being
me occurred
the
He was
by Chamber's
our
ranks
the
military
This
resulted
described.
-26-
sister
Chamber's
Roberts
to
and
It
about
the
ambush
a time
When
I
and
two
both
to
and
Chambers
after
as
I
well
myself
on
others.
was
not
the
encircling
military
was
confronted
by an
I
and
privates
had
and
suspicion
as
a motor
information
Chambers
preparations.
off
went
about
the
named
his
Roberts
business
bringing
likely
of
a neighbour
some supposed
directly
when
Viaduct,
day
most
by myself
guard
at
was
I.R.A.
the
married
on
Ballincollig
byke.
by
that
was
been
had
arrested
been
He escaped,
under
however,
on duty.
attacked
advance
fired
point-blank
I
conveying
at
us
of
party
at
the
an Officer
and
them
got
away.
Three
later
days
the
Deasy
to
1st
found
myself
in
a field
wanted
them
for
a meal
billeted
in
the
area
cover
the
and
being
concerned
While
a visit
from
to
in
Chambers
He warned
courtmartial
and
had
said
been
he had
the
guarding
the
of
and
attempted
Viaduct
in
me to
say
a mistake
him
before
and
he
managed
to
taken
due
murder,
was
course
that
to
astonished
a British
Sergeant's
as
as
little
by me.
stand
Column
suddenly
was
in
who
was
is,
ambush.
I
dressed
was
I
I
Begley
Brigade
but
clay.
Ballincollig
he would
made
I
military
courtmartial
awaiting
uniform.
he
in
Miss
3rd
Liam
Ballinora.
for
Ballymurphy.
of
of
Horgan
expected
party
from
despatches
potatoes
the
on a charge
courtmartialled
of
for
despatches
brought
Miss
digging
near
by a raiding
prisoner
via
Brigade,
surrounded
over
was
that
escaped
At
it
I
the
could
the
at
the
courtmartial
was my brother
from
receive
I.R.A.,
who
and
-27-
I
that
not
was
implicated.
Another
was
that
the
Captain
the
I
not
so was
was
3rd
civilian
of
was
subsequently
fired
on at
and
since
my capture
believe,
Viaduct
the
was
he had
been
a witness.
as
when
interest,
his
that
hit.
at
was
the
Perhaps
of
the
and
ambushed
lorries
He was
the
ambush
the
from
escaped
Barracks
Toureen.
and
day
Chambers
Bandon
one
in
Column
clothes
to
way
travelling
Brigade
who wasn't
I
my life,
had
forthcoming
he made
prison
by the
I.0.,
save
released.
duly
As a matter
I.R.A.
to
helped
whom I
Officer
Thompson,
and
shot
that
thing
dressed
only
man in
party
took
the
him
in
lorry
to
be
a prisoner.
Dick
Cotter's
in
Early
were
military
in
gleaned
surprise
acted
on.
two
handed
The
wore
spies,
one
other
area;
our
a fair
trial
to
came
into
section
but
were
1st
the
in
but
and
Barracks
in
the
divulge
Barracks
anything;
information
or
at
was
Ballinora,
times
not
much.
got
and
arrested
and
from
to
to
up very
tightening
the
either
Cork)
City)
and
to
owing
although
(Cork
Military
hot
dispatched
Carrigrohane
Battalion
working
wouldn't
were
a bit
Street,
nullified,
on things
lived
the
Paul
Wallace,
and
here.
ends
getting
things
big
Barracks
raids
As 1921
over
for
out
(Miss
were
things
Ballincollig
those
Of
1921
all
Headquarters
statement
personal
duly
the
him;
he was
shot.
Bantry
he
also
got
-28-
executed.
'C'
Details
It
area
but
wouldn't
it
was
be
paid
from
away
the
Later
time
the
the
but
ring
rumours
Leo
in
were
Waterfall
at
the
the
made
brought
him
to
too,
he
the
despatch
The
There
was
in
wounds.
was
training
fields
was
of
It
and
raid.
of
the
came
fatal
camp.
bits
little
on a couple
shooting
J.
Foley
accident
('D'
despatch
a bowling
fired
in
one
It
weeks
of
their
and
rounded
wounded
the
lorries
believed,
to
trying
later.
whilst
Company)
out
on,
is
whilst
of
Comdt.
Waterfall
he was
killed
evening
to
the
inside
those
carried
Barracks.
Ballincollig
Truce
in
but
get
men at
military
believed,
in
of
direction
a getaway
to
that
late
He got
a batch
Ballincollig
a despatch
sent
Company
in
1921,
27th,
was
'C'
in
hard
June
also
Barracks,
circulated
pretty
trees
trenched,
afloat.
was
security
it
the
were
all
and
Cork
was
it
one
two
line,
were
one
the
that
escape.
only
Macroom
described,
captured,
tore
sold,
the
alarms
of
and
and,
levy
from
of
track
he was
Leo
lot.
the
Ballincollig
the
where
roads
again.
him
from
pub
in
levy
mile
night
right
As already
raid
up
but
one
and
fatal
circulating
warning
Murphy
match.
false
the
and
May,
sense
Military
on
taken
about
Cork
on that
we got
when
the
At
by
cases
about
only
a false
this
a few
were
1921,
this
in
given
Barracks.
so that
Barracks
In
Military
in
the
collecting
cattle
spanning
area,
job
done.
on
and
knocked,
bridges
a tough
was
are
on.
further
account
Company
two
these
regarding
the
died
Column
from
-29-
The
It
of
Battalion
M.
O'Began,
M.
Foley,
Vice
D.
Keane,
Adjutant.
T.
O'Keeffe,
J.
Aherne,
H.
O'Connell,
0.
Buckley,
J.
O'Suluvan,
is
very
thirty
Battalion
first
and
Dan Mahoney,
Training
the
Cork.
Ballincollig,
Co.
Cork.
Ballincollig,
Co.
Cork.
Ballingulley,
Co. Cork.
Ballincollig,
Scornaugh,
Signals.
Ovens,
things
Co.
after
together
Cork.
Co.
Ovens,
Castleinch,
piece.
record
is
included
O'Keeffe,
'C'
of
and
by Jim
Company
to
subsequently
P.
Cork.
a lapse
of
the
become
later
Ahern,
the
Winter
Dublin,
Hick
of
of
persons
and
the
work
1917
and
McSweeney,
Hyde,
was
together,
a cattle
and
cattle
sent
The
Battalion
meat
two
the
were
driven
route
carried
far
and
a
carried
out
marches,
etc.
out
at
Companies
as
Horgan,
He belonged
H.Q.
enemy
Ballinora
An
Companies
was
Ballinhassig
Jack
contacted
was
drilling,
to
in
others.
from
drive
formed
brothers,
named
supplying
the
was
Lane
Lynch
Company.
Ballinora
raid
Volunteers
Jack
Donovan,
routine
of
NcAuliffe,
Ballinhassig
usual
the
Paddy
Officer,
Barracks.
in
Co.
Transport.
Company
from
organiser
lands
Farran,
1917.
by John
In
Cork.
Officer.
The
the
Cork.
Co.
Engineers.
by Tim
Intelligence
to
I.0.
to
Co.
Aherla,
Q.M.
hard
were
Ovens,
Comdt.
Quartermaster,
-
Truce
Comdt.
following
Battalion
1916
the
years.
The
3rd
at
Officers
as
on the
Ballincollig
took
Bandon.
part
In
-30-
the
1918
As a result
to
of
the
numbers
large
and
Ballinora
collect
handed
up
raided
for.
for
threat
joined
the
arms
they
any
the
areas
Ballincollig
of
could
but
and
other
organised.
British,
Committees
Host
get.
in
well
by the
conscription
Volunteers
asking
were
of
cases
were
them
were
had
they
formed
to
be
1918-1919.
About
by F.
a Captain
were
present
F.
August,
and
P.
Murphy.
Murphy
became
A raid
by Leo
and
were
duties
December,
elected
McGiverns,
refused
P.
Donovan,
3.
Murphy
one
Horgan,
revolver
and
P.
O'Donovan
some
was
formed
and
Ballinora
Company.
I.R.A.
the
1919,
for
arms
and
hand
them
up,
J.
Lynch,
D.
and
J.
Lynch,
Ballinora,
Roberts,
was
Court
own police,
who
set
carried
up and
out
the
them.
Ballinora,
to
J.
'C'
their
to
raids
Leo
Captain.
at
arms
Battalion
3rd
became
offered
More
for
out
Mahoney,
the
Ballincollig
Company
O'Sullivan
taken.
1919
About
elect
O'Keeffe,
0.
Ahern,
elected
was
to
him.
Two shotguns,
others.
About
'C'
carried
D.
Murphy,
ammunition
and
after
Captain
T.
J.
O'Shea,
O'Shea
Jerry
was
Jerry
Murphy,
held
Volunteers
Adjutant.
and Ballincollig:
Ballinora
J.
was
election
Brigade
O'Donoghue,
from
O'Sullivan,
a Company
1918,
others.
were
carried
Buttimers,
and
were
Mahoney,
out
at
Chambers
who
Ballyshoneen,
taken
by force
Jerry
O'Shea,
and
by Leo
T.
Murphy,
O'Keeffe,
-31-
of
Blocking
'C'
mile
In
from
Company
from
were
burned
badly
for
a few
letter
from
the
some others
Later
been
the
Force
in
and
was
R.I.C.
the
there
to
tried
actually
at
Tuckey
stationed
grenades.
who were
at
Wilton
for
mails
a
of
capture
name of
a man by the
They
arrested
Nagle,
of
O'Sullivan
and
he was
where
and
the
in
instead
also
hand
a raid
a photo
City
trees.
house
1920,
resulted
Cork
one
burning.
Summer,
also
went
Nagle
the
about
O'Shea,
Barrett's
soldier.
in
place
Jerry
postman,
information,
Leo
had
a local
ex-British
of
dead.
the
which
Nagle,
details
and
of
end
Waterfall,
all
gave
out
and
Barracks.
were
who brought
in
part
Ballinora
felling
at
rest
Farran
Barracks
Mahoney
to
took
the
an
O'Sullivan,
who
had
months,
made at
was
D.
Lynch,
and
About
and
officers,
of
burning
Military
city
J.
Murphy,
the
Ballincollig
Ballincollig
charge
Leo
at
roads
of
to
and
Nagle
and
also
had
a brother
Street
meet
him.
shot
shot.
him
Nagle
still
Cork
in
Barracks
in
City.
Chambers
went
to
and
the
Viaduct
ambush.
but
escaped
and
was
to
be
In
Commandant
and
in
P.
'C'
in
went
the
Company.
1920,
Jack
Murray
(2nd
Lieut.)
but
Leo
and
was
Murphy
(Captain),
succeeded
and
neighbours,
about
reported
I.R.A.
the
arrested
by
Roberts,
who later
A house
Army.
by R.I.C.
bike
with
Canada
British
December,
Donovan
to
farmers
was
Chambers
occupied
and
a motor
about
Ballincollig
a Sergeant
Protestant
Roberts,
burned
was
at
the
down
elected
those
Viaduct
by
'C'
Company.
Battalion
Dan Mahoney
in
became
(1st
Lieut.)
appointments
-32-
In
British
the
1921
with
4 p.m.
about
was
informed
him
heard
they
him
inside
bike
and
to
V
the
sent
Leo
Thompson's
the
fence
made
off.
on the
Patrick
executed
for
the
Orderly
watched
his
Military
Leo
Murphy,
shortly
1st
Battalion,
from
went
O'Sullivan
Another
with
He was
to
who
look
said
Barracks
to
follow
out
to
for
and
him
as
to
by
he
was
in
So one
him.
there
the
was
city,
no one
'H'
on account
of
go on
and
the
occasions
He
Company,
buried
War.
Civil
we don't
know,
Barracks.
from
matter
he
but
around
Ahern
He was
we heard
evening
to
Brigade.
from
the
also
entering
Ballincollig
when
Lynch
Patrick
the
where
away
who was
had
Plot.
after
and
body
Joe,
in.
living
McCarthy,
weeks
shot
We reported
him.
arrest
and
took
up,
was
several
the
England
three
of
on
Murray
and
named
which
who informed
prisoners
about
there
to
a spy
saw him
Barracks
O'Keeffe,
J.
it
his
so J.
and
T.
revolver
Wilson)
Henry
returned
passed
took
brother
in
and
his
a house
11 a.m.
road.
held
took
time
Republican
named
I.R.A.
the
area
the
back
spy
Sir
afterwards
whose
20 yards
(a
movements
the
arrested
and
the
and
lorry
an Englishman;
Room of
was
and
in
old
O'Mahoney
One
same
of
man was
to
0.
of
and
Ahern
military
road
shooting
reported
was
the
the
coming
the
Tans
by J.
him
O'Sullivan
and
about
bike
This
run.
O'Keeffe
motor
Carrigrohane
by
T.
Farm.
About
occupied
the
Model
Later
and
called
Donovan
shot
about
City
Black
so he and
and
Barracks.
living
of
P.
to
the
Cork
road,
Murphy,
near
to
lorries
on a different
Information
ambushed
went
two
Officer
Intelligence
Thompson,
Ballincollig,
at
morning
who
Captain
a prisoner
to
Leo
Murphy,
came
out
of
J.
having
Ahern
the
he had
no arms,
-33-
where
a Volunteer
he met
1st
O'Donoghue,
the
captured
and
took
met
J.
a horse
in
Leo
Murphy
by Leo
was
and
Carr's
a word
Ahern
they
the
following
in
from
around
handed
O'Sullivan.
the
him
after
and
Barracks
over
to
he was
shot
others
and
and
was
He never
City.
O'Sullivan,
of
a mile
Head
buried
spoke
Ballincollig
raided
came
and
When about
Bloxham
or
some Tans
Larkin
by Leo
Murphy,
was
the
to
J.
a mile
Murray,
dead
the
taken.
revolver
was
job
was
collecting
the
levy
the
majority
was
the
taking
of
arms
on the
sheep
enemy
from
Dan
but
Sergeant's
were
train
Sergeant
half
shot
R.I.C.
The
escaped.
and
and
O'Keeffe
so they
Constable
Lynch,
O'Connell
When news
ambushed
as
T.
outside
night,
Waterfall.
difficult
C.
and
shooting
that
J.
Murray,
Company
F.
O'Shea.
particular
J.
Waterfall.
to
Ballincollig
'C'
of
up
day
Jerry
Constable
at
were
they
in
F.
we.
we took
Battalion)
Murphy,
of
with
showed
day
and
One case
Leo
intention
that
A very
and
weeks
Cork
Road,
car
There
and
Ballincollig
a quarter
proceeded
Donovan
Head
touch
never
there
to
1921,
the
Ballincollig
Bloxham
(1st
Cinema.
a side
and
car
side
a few
in
we got
O'Sullivan
Killumney
Murphy
Dan Donovan
about
but
and
Douglas
May,
with
village
to
Lee
a prisoner.
Donovan,
got
trap
taken
while
others
on the
Dick
Hole,
About
P.
back
others
Murphy,
D.
the
They
road.
Carrigrohane
O'Keeffe,
and
afterwards
at
J.
T.
old
him.
near
where
Bridge
Frank
Street,
came with
Street
Patrick
the
O'Donoghue
spy
who
Clarke's
to
Murphy,
We sent
in
to
him
Washington
Battalion,
spy
him
walked
W
in
side.
Frederick
-34-
Down,
a J.P.,
sheep
were
who took
about
O'Callaghan
T.
O'Keeffe,
J.
C.
were
They
arrived
sold
at
about
on the
after
enemy
transport
and
equipmont
D.
Murphy,
was
Murphy
but
were
and
Delaney,
O'Sullivan
in
charge.
when
captured
raid
arriving
took
they
place
The same
the
to
belonging
the
was
Murphy
men were
of
All
Lynch.
to
the
and
Tans
Column
on
but
had
to
moved
Barracks
the
they
to
were
retreat
J.
in
the
the
Dripsey
executions,
all
West
kept
again.
ambush
inside
mails
from
of
trees.
the
3rd
half
soldiers
for
They
of
nature
felling
about
Ballincollig
to
and
captured.
blocked
and
side
railway
Horgan,
bridges
South
a
from
were
of
tovards
the
were
area
and
Money
also
roads
of
daily.
miles
line.
raid,
noted
Bishopstown
Barracks
Bandon
knocking
roads,
Column
the
from
no arms.
three
Macroom
several
of
charge
As a counterstroke
Battalion
and
and
number
sometimes
at
about
road,
were
but
was
mails
of
Barracks
Ballincollig
trenching
for
R.I.C.
in
J.
O'Mahoney,
Column
the
out
and
for
Cork
how armed,
and
H.Q.
Waterfall
on the
in
to
departing
strength,
Brigade
raid
biggest
Ballincollig
so the
Captain,
Murray,
success.
their
to
got
near
Black
J.
great
direction
went
The
siding
the
report
We also
from
J.
so a second
with
Barracks,
lorries
weekly
D.
Fair
station
weeks
Ballincollig
Leo
Coachford
Cork
Leo
Company
Those
O'Connell,
P.
Murphy,
wall.
job.
All
the
at
the
two
J.
'C'
from
and
The
Barracks.
Barrack
T.
Company
O'Shea,
the
the
O'Connell,
'B'
from
Ahern
from
50 yards
C.
to
close
quite
were
part
J.
and
living
a few
were
a mile
and
days
in
of
charge
Leo
In
June,
so another
Leo
1921,
'C'
of
Captain
about
Murphy,
was
and
a lot
held
and
'C'
this
Jack
were
resulted
as
O'Donovan.
2nd Lieut.
Richard
Lucy.
Adjutant.
Francis
O'Sullivan.
Q.M.
Michael
Murphy.
of
the
Battalion
and
O'Keeffe's
3rd
Battalion.
and
Company
:
follows
O'Donovan.
Tim
Murray,
arrested
Patrick
Company
Jim
Ahern's
They
areas
and
record
the
supplied
which
accompanies
statement.
Dan
took
in
part
brief
in
was
a despatch
tied
he was
and
rarely
held
often
was
himself
only
the
that
of
statement
which
following
are
by T.
given
who
Unit,
the
supplied
arms,
a number
14
he
ever
be
Volunteers
He was
age.
Section
already
O'Keeffe
his
on his
military
allowed
as
bicycle
pass
Tap and
on that
searched.
from
1916
at
school
Leader
He used
1919.
of
held
the
becoming
up to
up by British
to
of
years
handlebars
used
in
"as
before
was,
carrier
on the
under
of
part
Forde
and
those
of
activity
and
Company,
above.
then
1921
every
'C'
of
Leader
operations,
that
Ahern
Dan
and
of
of
account
J.
and
practically
most
detailed
a Section
Forde,
including
to
others
Daniel
concludes
map showing
of
and
Lieut.
1st
of
killed
was
Captain.
This
told.
all
Murphy
Company,
election
20
his
in
up
Company,
schoolbooks
a passport
way
'C'
on
home
whenever
from
account.
No despatch
school
Only
-36-
in
the
handlebar
He was
when
1921,
at
that
Leo
Gaol.
Council
drill
part
and
the
Magner,
Victoria
was
in
Cork
Barracks
1922.
was
his
youth,
night
the
went
Unit
became
was
roads
of
driving
of
whom were
may have
Cork
in
April,
the
three
Company
April,
formed
parades
a
times
area.
and
1918,
'C'
from
19,
the
lands
supplying
been
or
to
for
into
'C'
Battalion.
off
cattle
the
and
3rd
numbering
party,
to
on up
the
two
in
in
part
held
reorganised
of
part
organised
took
patrols
on the
place
first
time
the
in
January,
Unit
the
held
on 21st
the
This
Barracks.
in
despite
both
but
irnprisorunent
June,
he was
released
activities
in
Waterfall
was moved
in
An armed
at
in
Volunteers
1921,
These
and
other
December,
took
Company
school
of
them
boots.
in
Matric.
publichouse
years
which
subsequently
his
Courtmartialled,
Ballinora
and
of
conceal
on 22nd
Dan Forde,
1916,
the
one
a number
with
Barracks
He was
in
his
shot.
fifteen
the
or
doing
in
was
and
When
bike
arrested
Detention
some months
the
he used
for
discovered,
after
he was
to
Military
week,
of
Murphy
sentenced
ever
just
a Company
for
was
by him
carried
late
in
Company
of
took
Messrs.
Hosford
meat
to
Ballincollig
1917
or
early
in
stopped
in
1918.
In
Company
area
prisoners.
Volunteers
Raids
a protest
as
British
holding
for
the
1919,
January,
up
arms
Hunt
Muskerry
the
against
was
detention
Officers
were
hunting
the
were
armed.
were
hunt
carried
out
at
with
various
of
the
I.R.A.
this
pack.
loyalists'
-37houses
in
June,
Shotguns
disposed
and
revolvers
and
ammunition
two
obtained.
being
shotguns
two
1919,
were
the
including
people,
by 14
up voluntarily
given
Fr.
Revd.
friendly
of
O'Donovan
Ballincollig.
of
Some 13 members
at
Colonel
to
had
was
guarded.
and
this
time
the
were
(Cork-Macroom
Ballyman
the
March
Forde
Dan
and
Barracks,
in
1921.
took
was
of
Captain
attack
on Ballincollig
police
refused
sheep
and
cattle
raids
for
mails
by rail.
to
the
R.I.C.
seizures
and the
for
mile
of
in
the
Viaduct
connection
with
in
caught
in
the
Company
non-payment
destruction
of
killed,
May,
Arms
of
military
Company
the
ambush,
the
duties
similar
and
during
R.I.C.
a
1/4
Windsor
done
were
his
Barracks
in
and
of
I.0.,
was
R.I.C.
be drawn,
in
Cross,
members
part
work
Railway),
on Farran
within
1920.
July,
Curraheen
Road
jobs
attack
He took
the
Abbey
other
on outpost
Thompson,
of
the
in
Greenfield
These
with
engaged
intelligence
Bloxham
Sergeant
carried
in
part
and
and
scouting
capture
to
Barracks.
Ballincollig
in
area.
was
house
was made
try
(Cork-Bandon
Old
Road,
the
as
(Ballincollig),
Curraheen,
Company
roads
blocking
at
Maglin
8 Bridge
No.
car
This
car
Carrigrohane
another
however,
at
knocked
May,
the
seized.
Castlewhite
the
in
period
was
trenched
Road,
all
Road,
later,
Railway),
were
roads
car
without
a motor
for
near
Inchigaggin
fire
A week
Bridges
and
under
decamp
raided
Company
at
house
Onslow's
but
the
1921,
Levy,
levy,
stores
when
in
the
when
the
the
the
being
-38-
a prisoner
While
he
his
his
passed
had
in
capture
but
Matric.,
June,
the
during
at
1921,
Truce
he
as
received
he
says
himself
'That
Waterfall,
that
word
regarding
finished
my
education'.
This
concludes
1st
Cork
the
co-operation
picture
detailed
of
the
one
those
of
regarding
or
eventful
of
history
the
whole
the
that
experiences
from
years
SIGNED:
Cotter
Cotter)
Cronin)
Cronin)
(Jerh.
Daniel
Dan
March
1953
1921.
Ahern
Ahern)
(Pat
7th
lot
to
O'Keeffe
O'Keeffe)
Patrick
DATE:
their
fell
(Dan
Richard
(Dick
Saurin
Saurin)
own
Keane
Keane)
James
(Jim
(C.
their
Herlihy
Herlihy)
(Tim
C.
about
(Tim
Timothy
Jeremiah
a general
a more
to
Timothy
Carroll
Carroll)
Forde
Forde)
LIEITT
through
some giving
1916
Daniel
WITNESSED:
or
Unit
the
secured
being
Battalion,
a particular
of
Battalion
some giving
undersigned,
the
3rd
therein
information
the
work
duties
particular
during
all
Brigade,
of
the
COLONEL.
MAP
OF
CORK
3RD
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BATTALION
BRIGADE
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