Old IRA Dublin Brigade

[Damo1066]

Jasus,this is great mate,thanks alot, great to read this.If you find anymore on them let me know.

[watchman1]

Damo,

Go to Wikipedia and read the 'Oriel House CID' article and it will put you in the frame. It will also give you dates and places of the 25 Republicans assassinated in the Dublin area in 1922/23.

Regards,

Watchman1

[Desmond]

Hello everyone.I have spent last hour or so reading this thread.It really is fascinating reading with all your information.Can I pose a question.
My grandfather took anti treaty side in Civil war ( his name was John Colclough).He was arrested in Oct 1922 at Amiens St and taken to Wellington Barracks.He is listed as being part of H Company third Battalion.He was transferred to Harespark Camp in the Curragh in Nov 1922 and I have a record of him being there still in feb 1924 ( with F.D.R initialed against his name - I am told this might mean Further detention required).I have no record of his release date.
I got all of this information from the military archives where they were really helpful.
Can anyone throw any light on H CO. or third battalion or any other members etc etc .or maybe anything about Harespark.
Interestingly his brother Philip Colclough is listed in the Army census for Nov 1922 as being stationed in Naas
My family know little or nothing about this time as it was never spoken about .I am trying to find out anything for my own father.
Thanks in anticipation!!  and keep up all the good work

i Should add , he did have a small military funeral ( not Free State) ,there is nothing on his gravestone and he didnt apply for a pension in the 1930s

[John Holland]

Came across this site by accident , Bill Corri brother of Hayden would have been my Grandfather, my mothers father, I remember the picture with De Valera from when I was growing up

[pcob1972]

Unfortunately that's not the same James Horan. I have found the witness statement for George Nolan.  Interesting reading  Be great if you could find some photos of him. Thanks

[watchman1]

Came across this site by accident , Bill Corri brother of Hayden would have been my Grandfather, my mothers father, I remember the picture with De Valera from when I was growing up

Hi John Holland,

Did Hayden Corri live in Pearse Square? I recall coming across that name whilst researching another person.

[John Holland]

Hi watchman , yes thats were they were brought up, my mother used to go in with her father bill every sunday to see my great grandparents, she'd know the exact adress.

[watchman1]

Hi watchman , yes thats were they were brought up, my mother used to go in with her father bill every sunday to see my great grandparents, she'd know the exact adress.

Hi John Holland,

I,ve been up to my attic rummaging and I found the reference to Hayden Corri. Years back I was researching in the National Archives and I came across an interesting envelope of Special Branch photographs of IRA members c.1930. There is (was) eight photographs in all. When I asked was he living in Pearse Square I was mistaken, I was mixing him up with a Fred 'Boner' Lawlor who lived at that address. From memory, I think Hayden Corri lived at Pearse Street (I cannot recall where I got that from, maybe it's on the back of the photographs) I read a lot of republican/left wing material at the time and something impressed these addresses on  my mind. One of the photographs is that of a Willie Rowe. Willie was on the ASU in 1921 and was in 'E' Coy. 3rd Battalion. He was also a brigadier in Na Fianna and was anti Treaty and was interned. It's a funny old world, here he is being hunted by the Special Branch in 1930 and in 1934 he becomes a 'Broy Harrier', hunting down his former comrades.

 Hope I've been of assistance. If you want a reference for those photographs, send me an email via the moderator.

Watchman1

[David Corri]

Came across this site by accident , Bill Corri brother of Hayden would have been my Grandfather, my mothers father, I remember the picture with De Valera from when I was growing up

Hi John Holland,

Did Hayden Corri live in Pearse Square? I recall coming across that name whilst researching another person.

Hayden (actually Haydn aka Aiden) Corri did live in Pearse Square. He was descended directly from the Scottish born Italian Haydn (the composer Joseph Haydn was his godfather) Corri who was the first organist at the pro-cathedral.
While not in the ASU Haydn was part of the extended Bloody Sunday crew stationed in the Mount Street and Canal area. He was one of the first to be identified along with Tom Whelan. They shared time in Ballykinlar. Tom naively accepted recall and executed. Haydn refused recall and adopted various  aliases e.g. Owen Slowey, Terry Rooney and permanently David Golden (after whom I'm named) within Ballykinlar.

Haydn and his brother Bill took opposing sides in the Civil War. Bill was the Governor of Kilmainham jail while Haydn was a prisoner.

To their credit they were reconciled after the war while maintaining their points of view.