Custom House Burning - Part 1 / John Wilson

[margnip2]

Thanks seanod, a little bit more information to add to the family history.  Will have to ask my mother if she recognises the name Freyne.

[margnip2]

Have found this site.  www.7dvt.com/2009portrait-assassin-freyne  Hope it works for people.

Sadly the author has passed away, so a missed opportunity.

[Gary Deering]

That was great Magnip2 I enjoyed reading that.Funny I heard stories about my own Granfather`s plans of sticking a bullet in Devs head too!

[margnip2]

Yes, not a very popular man, my mother says my grandad didn't think too much of him. 

Shame the author died, he was only 59 and I only discovered him today.

[seanod]

Hi all, I didn't realise he was dead. I had it on my list to contact him. Like you say, an opportunity missed. Some time when I have a half hour I'll copy out some of the details of the attack on the hotel - I think it was being used as the HQ of the Auxiliaries at the time, not as a hotel. By the way, I have lost a bit of information. I read the name of the intelligence man who was posted to watch Beggar's Bush and reported back that it was an unsuitable target - it was in an account somewhere but I should have noted it down and I didn't. Anyone else know where that information is?

[Gary Deering]

Just a quick Note, The Custom house story in the Dublins fighting story by Oscar Traynor he talks about Beggers Bush planned raid,have to run back to work now but will check to see if the name is in it later!

[seanod]

Hi Gary, I tried checking that book but the name isn't there. I definitely read the name somewhere and it was a name I recognised. That'll teach me to write things down somewhere safe when I find them! 

[seanod]

Hi some of the men who were on the Custom House Job.
Frank Bolster
Paddy Cadwell
Frank Flood
Tom Flood
Michael Joe Gilhooly
Joe Gilfoyle
Joe Leonard
Tom Lillis
Gus Murphy
George Nolan
Frank Saurin
Bill Stapleton
Frank Thornton
Liam Tobin
Oscar Traynor
James Tully
Mick Lane
Edward Lane  These names you can add to your list.

Hi, Private First Class. I don't know if you are still following this thread but I would be very interested to hear if you can provide any further details about Tom Lillis or James Tully. Do you have any details about them? Where they came from, what happened to them etc? Anything you can provide would be welcome. 

[greaghglass]

hi there,found this site while trying to find out information on my wifes grandfather charles mccabe,i see he is listed on a previous post.this all started with me finding his leggins from his free state army uniform in the old family home and now i am trying to find out as much as i can.just a week ago we saw his picture in kilmainham scrapbooks so this is a good start, any help would be much appreciated,