Custom House Burning - Part 1 / John Wilson

[Private 1st class]

That's the man that done the  statue,. A very nice guy. Mick Lane was the name of the Vol sent back up -stairs. He had been put in charge of the top landing security.Only told his brother Edward a few weeks before he died. Edward was trying to get him to hand over his medals for safe keeping while in hospital.Oscar had a major input into Edwards life. He recruited him from the I C A. into f Coy 2ND Battalion They were next door neighbours.When he came home from the U S. They linked up again and he started to organize the new FF party in the Dublin Nth East  The strange one about Mick. He joined the Dublin Met; Police. and was in the company of Oscar when he was minister.Mick was carrying a six chamber revolver and the necessary ammo. The hate was long gone. Life can be strange.Private 1st class

[Private 1st class]

Hi again Seanod. English had cyclists in Battalions. The Irish Army had them also. The Magazine fort housed 100s of army bikes. Great bikes, Had things like a rifle rack and frames for your packs. Some had carbide lamps on them. Might have all ended up as scrap. Pte 1st class

[Gary Deering]

This is the picture from the Dublins fighting story book.John Wilson`s daughter reckons her Father could be the third prisoner from the left.

[Gary Deering]

The picture of the chap dead on the ground was taken in Beresford Place, if you came down eden quay & turned left like you where heading to gardiner or store st, the building would be on your left hand side.

[Private 1st class]

Hi. That building became a womens labour exchange in later years. He was further out on the road and was pulled from where he first fell . Private 1st class

[Gary Deering]

Oh I was thinking it could be there too the bottom of Gardiner St! the old dole office !

[seanod]

Somewhere in Beresford Place would be right for my great-uncle, Gary. According to Vinnie Byrne, he died around the Loop Line Bridge along with Dan Head.
I was just looking at the 1911 Census for the Lane brothers. According to that, Michael Lane was only 5 in 1911, so he could only have been 15-16 at the time of the Custom House. Private 1st Class, where did you come across the roll of honour document for the boy cyclists?

[Private 1st class]

Hi Seanad. Correct on Michael he was very young but looked older then Edward. Mick was five or six inches taller then Ned. Michael was taken prisoner at the entrance to the river. They did not see one another till they meet in Kilmainham, Mick went in first. Ned, AND THEN VINNY bYRNE, VINNY WAS NOT TO BE IN THERE HIS POSITION WAS ACROSS THE ROAD BETWEEN GARDNIER ST AND BUS STATION. Did not do what he was told. Hay whats new. When he was in he was asked to stay as it was soon to dawn that they had not enough men, I think it was Ennis that asked him and the fellow he was with. Ned and Vinny went up to the first floor together . Ned went left the bridge side Vinny went to the right the docks side.Mick WENT TO THE TOP TO COVER THE MEN. getting tired lads making typing errors. The bike list comes from Ned. Mick was in cell6 Section C West Wing. His photo was the last one in the daly  album. It was in bad condition Igave Kilmaimham Museum a copy of my one in perfect condition. Private 1st class

[Pcdl]

Hi All, apologies for not getting back sooner but I found out that a cousin of mine did a school project for her leaving cert on the Doyle brothers last year (she's a lot younger than me!) so I've been waiting to get hold of some of the info she gathered.  Anyway, as part of her research she got various documents related to the two brothers from several sources (eg. Dept of Defense, Allen library, Pensions Dept., newspapers etc.).  I've a few different things to add so I'll do separate posts.

Seanod: First in relation to your query about any connections with the Woods family - not much here except my mother thinks that one of Patrick Doyle's sisters (Sarah) married into the Woods family?  (My mothers maiden name was Proudfoot.  Her mother was Kathleen Doyle, daughter of Sean Doyle (F. Coy, 1st Batt, Squad, ASU 1914-21, CO P. O'Daly).  She thinks a relation that they called "Fawdy" Woods (probably Paddy) built the house in which she grew up (on Grace Park Terrace, Drumcondra) and that her mother Kathleen was Godmother to two Woods that worked in RTE at some point.  Make any sense to you?