Old IRA Dublin Brigade

[Magell14]

Our family have a number of Rodericks and Rory's originating from an early period of worship of Rory O'Connor.

Hi Magell14,

Would Roderick have been the name of Charles' son, and would his wife be called Dora.
If so I may have some information.

Hi there, I am just seeing this now. Yes you have the family.  Roderick is my father. I am still awaiting the docs from Renmore.

Hi folks,
Just thought I'd post to let you know that I received the papers from Renmore in relation to My grandfather's application for a pension.  He doesn't go into too much detail about his activities.  He refers to all the main key events, joining in 1917, armed raids, internment by the British and service as a detective in the dreaded Oriel House (but interestingly also mentions that he was acting as an intelligence officer for the anti-treaty  IRA while he was there).  He made his application for the pension first in 1925 from the US where he was then living but was turned down (I suspect something to do with his anti-treaty stance but possibly not being able to put his evidence together from that distance).  He reapplied in 1935 and only got a hearing and was approved for the pension in the early '50's.  Among the few details were that he kept a revolver, rifle and several hundred rounds of ammunition in his house, that he helped Roderick O'Connor escape from the British  internment camp, also that he was involved in moving McKee and Clancy's bodies to Marlborough Street.  Nothing about Bloody Sunday.

The people he puts down as his references seem to be all from F Company 2nd Batt.,  many of them well known people and at least one a founding member of the Squad, Jim Slattery.

Thanks to Rootschat members for your help.  Looks like I have some more work to do.

[Ciaran Parnell]

Morning Liam, there is a plaque in a wall, outside a corporation house in Yellow Road, Whitehall, dedicated to a Volunteer, I have no idea who it is or why it is there, perhaps this relates to the reference in your fathers pension application, maybe someone on this site could help and explain the story behind the plaque.
If I come across any other information, I will let you know.
CSM

Hi CSM; like Liam, I'm new and hope I'm not posting out of order here!
I read about the Plaque in Yellow Road recently, on Dublin.ie/forum, and here is a snippet..

25 August 1922. One of the most despicable murders of Republicans took place at Whitehall on this date. Alfie(Leo) Colley(18), Parnell Street, and Sean Cole(17), Buckingham Street, were two of the most senior Fianna officers in the Dublin Brigade of Fianna Éireann. They were picked up at Newcomen Bridge, North Strand, on their way home from an officers meeting at Marino. A witness stated that their abductors were wearing trench coats over Free State Army officers uniforms. Witnesses also saw them being shot dead at 'The Thatch', Pucks Lane, (Now Yellow Road), Whitehall, Dublin. Popular opinion at the time was that these killings were carried out as a reprisal for the death of Michael Collins earlier that week. (National newspapers reporting incident and inquest 27&28 August 1922)

[capel street man]

Welcome to the site cParnell and thanks for that information, I wonder if anyone on the site lives near to Yellow Road could check if the plaque is dedicated to those 2 unfortunate young men.
CSM

[Ciaran Parnell]

Thanks for that CSM,
Here is a photo with credit to Mountallant (Joe) on the Dublin.ie forum
CP

[capel street man]

Thanks for posting that up cParnell, the plaque must have been put into the wall when the Corporation was building the estate as a mark of respect. Can you or anybody else translate the Irish engraving that is on the plaque?
CSM

[Private 1st class]

Hi, As a child going to the C B S Marino. I would travel down Collins Ave to Gracepark Rd.Turning right and heading down Gracepark Rd Between 50 to a 100 yards on the right hand side was what I would say was a small grave stone against the wall. I cannot remember what was on it . As far as I can remember it was to these two men.
The Fianna Fail party had a cummon in the area call the colley/ cole cummon. Called after these men. Private 1st class.

[capel street man]

Thank you for that Private 1st class, its a sad story about the two young men, why they were singled out we will probably never know, the Civil War with friend and brother alike fighting against each other when they were all fighting for one another before breaks my heart.
CSM

[gkenny]

Hi, Some names from the 3rd Battalion, Dublin Brigade,
Lt James  Bird,   Capt Seamus Brogan, Staff-Capt Thomas Cullen, (F.R.I.A.I.), Capt Henry O'Farrell,  Lt Frank Gallagher Lt Liam Lucas, Ned Devitt, Bob O'Donnell, Peter Keating George Hogan,  Sean McCluskey,  Stephen Coates,Jimmy Keegan,  Billy Redmond, Jim Boyce,  Jimmy Maher,  Billy Charles,  Jim Kinsella,   Tom Burke,  Paddy roberts, John Fynes, Jim (Kruger) Smithers . Mick White,  F ( bONER) Lawor, Sean Kavanagh,  Jim Boyce,  Jack O'Connell, Christy Grimes,  Sean Breen, Leo Purcell,  Sean Harpur,  Frank Birmingham, Ned Davitt. Arthur O'Sullivan, Paddy Hardiman,  from Private 1st class..

I believe Sean McCluskey is my Great Grandfather on my mothers side. If anyone can add any information relating to him please let me know.

[JohnMB]

My wife's maternal grand uncle, John Joseph O'Reilly (1896-1945) served in the IRA in Dublin. His death notices said that he was in Q Company, Dublin IRA. His army service record in the Miltary Archives states that he was in "Q Company (Cross Channel Boats)". Like his father before him, he was a merchant sailor and at the time of his service he lived in Upper Oriel Street. Apparently he was employed by Michael murphy Ltd and one of the boats he served on was the SS Finola. Does anybody posting here know anything about Q company? Was it comprised only of sailors and others working in Dublin Port? What was its primary function? My father-in-law believes that his Uncles job was to smuggle in arms and other weaponry. After the Free State was set up he was appointed to the Quarter Masters Depot in Island Bridge Barracks. He was awarded a Military pension in the late 1930's.