ROINN
BUREAU
OF
COSANTA.
MILITARY
STATEMENT
DOCUMENT
BY
NO.
1913-21.
HISTORY,
WITNESS.
W.S.
931
Witness
Michael
Grace,
Oldcastle,
Co. Meath.
Identity.
of
Close
associate
Arthur
Griffith,
1899-1902.
Subject.
Birth
of
Oldcastle,
"Sinn
Fein"
paper
Co. Meath, 1899.
in
Conditions, if any, Stipulated by Witness.
Nil
File No.
Form B.S.M.2
STATEMENT
BY Mr.
Michael
Grace
Oldcastle,
Meath.
Co.
Arthur
and
Griffith
started
Party's
their
Arthur
few
Griffith's
-
"United
were
Charles
solution
to
was
that
felt
the
When
the
not
wrote
for
from
the
who were
saw
trying
to
the
"United
Irishman",
group.
together
Later,
to
other
that
in
do
"Gaelic
small
set
out
the
I
people
we
the
paper.
of
a very
band,
When
alone.
"That
as
of
this
a small
is
under
the
this
articles
by
in
cost
objects
American"
such
of
had
of
It
printing,
name
articles
only
the
the
the
mainly
the
We got
be
appeared
and
a local
go for
it
of
own paper.
to
stated
we came
Mr.
such.
he
work
Galligan
do something
consisted
with
to
we were
thereafter
issue
as
Féin".
heading,
initial
hotel
guaranteed
"Sinn
that
the
interested
was due
fact
the
and
paper",
it
Our
the
agreed
which
publications
of
they
article
Sheridan
from
and
leading
one,
our
it
the
headed
when
our
read
was
I
it
decided
and
the
his
Bartley,
be
issue
Very
and
Michael
publish
On what
inspiration
Liam
to
in
Mr.
was
decided
and
Oldcastle
of
yet
paper
in
discussed
we collectively
first
who lived
would
buy
and
read
a meeting
Anglo-Celt
us
or
held
was
while
acres,
Griffith
Mr.
time
that
- bought
and
it
at
inches.
this
people
would
for
printing
this.
the
us
1899
half
Arthur
Sheridan,
problem
and
with
Liam
in
consisted
group
in
there
of
a discussion,
the
publication
small
we
Mr.
After
myself.
touch
about
The
Fox,
and
in
The
Press
daily
measured
with
sympathy
Finally,
group.
the
measured
one here
worried
very
this
I
be
A number
in
together.
had
could
be
Africa
Irishman".
the
Irishman".
who were
"United
to
could
only
South
from
access
propaganda
people
and
the
publishing
Nationalist
for
returned
and
name.
clipped
such
different
Seán
name
members
McNanmee, Navan,
2.
and
Liam
Mills,
for
Cronin,
contributed
some
-
a genius
our
paper
named
Crowley,
owing
to
write
under
his
The
local
and
sixpence
tion
purpose
which
more
were
Our
people
known
the
by
and,
soon
as
the
Black
the
Brookwood
I
any
of
Féin,
but
The
group,
Tans
seized
is
least
now
no
as he
one
have
William
lived
outside
of
Aherne
the
of
all.
and
was not
but
really
but
the
paper,
has
lives
name
slipped
works.
we became
know
use
its
enlightened
is
Griffith
to
lapsed.
the
but
them.
destroyed
She
married
Arthur
It
the
suppose,
I
circula-
served
and
of
or
a small
the
name,
paper
Dublin,
town,
Dáil
penny
Griffith's
or
permission
happened
the
Navan,
then
more
copies
I
Her
"Oscar".
papers.
and
Arthur
had
the
some extent
the
in
living
for
other
becoming
and,
Artane,
asking
could
late
them
recollection
group
it
I
important
Avenue,
in
organisation
Féiners".
of
We had
years
to
in
interest
not
one
we lacked
by
had
could
of
for
Ireland.
two
were
no real
sold
course,
who was behind
"Sinn
have
our
an
had
who
it
people
taking
and
My daughter,
probably
then,
learned
about
that
a judge
some copies
Of
Crowley,
nom-de-plume
and
in
post
sold
for
Trim.
ago.
was enjoyed
issued
group
years
writer
was a man
Service,
and became
areas,
we considered
However,
by
in
the
monthly
also
Granard
be
to
year
and
and
continued
95
per
organisation
and
published
circulation
Mullingar
so he used
a few
fine
-
writer
potent
Majesty's
law
Woollen
Clayton's
One very
Officer
His/Her
only
was
a very
an Excise
studied
died
paper
and
and
own name,
of
articles.
lovely
in
position
his
Court
one
who was
afterwards
Crowley
High
who was manager
Navan,
one
copy
at
Clarke.
writing
to
name
Sinn
my memory.
a member
he was
of
our
a sympathiser.
-
3.
It
of
is
the
possible
paper
Oldcastle
still,
who have
An advertisement
might
produce
that
the
and
also,
copies,
in
the
may have
Anglo-Celt
there
but
local
I
may be
do not
papers
know
Matthew
for
asking
Mmicheal
of
them.
copies
O Grasaigh,
'54.
Date: Marta,
Matthew
any
around
results.
Signed:
Witness:
people
copies
Barry
Barry,
Micheal
Comd't.
Comd't.
20
O
Marta,
Grasaigh,
'54.