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if you click on my name ,it will open up a page about barry lyons and there is an option to send a private message. i will reply with more  detail later , thanks again Terry

HI and thank you for the reply, Yes that was My grandfather , he lives in 15 Foster Tce ,A lot of the 2nd battalion lived around the area. He fought in Jacobs and ended up a few times in English Prisons.
I dont know to much about his time in Knutsford, but in April of this year a group of us went to frongoch in Wales which was interesting to say the least.
I must check the records for your relation as at present I am also part of a group which are trying to the the Irish Gov to declare Moore street and the surrounding battlefield site a historic quarter.We have done quiet a bit of research into the GPO garrison .

Hi , i know this is an old forum , but while searching the web ,i came across your request, My Great uncle was Michael kelly and was detained in frongoch at the same time, i wonder did he do the sketch ?
Barry

Hi Caple street man,
Thanks for the information, I was not sure if it was the same mick kelly but have got confirmation of this from his Nephew. it turns out he was a Lieutenant in the Citizen army and married a woman called mary highland whos name also appears in Dublin fighting stories. apparently she held up a milk cart at gunpoint and made them drive to the green to feed the Citizen army . Both her and mick ended up living in liberty hall in the 40s as caretakers ,and i was surprised that a drawing of mary went up for sale in adams and fetched 5 grand ( there was a sketck also by maud gonne on the other side).
so thanks for the info .

Interesting.

My own grandfather was in the same places, except he was in Jacobs .
Do you know where your relative lived ,

I will have a look and see can i find anything over the next few days ,i am just busy at the moment with work and such , but i will check it out .