Hi Gershannon, Sorry I can not add any more to what I have put up at this point in time.John (archie) Kennedy I did not get to talk to him till about 1964, even though I seen him about 196 from about 1954/55. He was very well known and well liked there. He must have been active all along the years. He passed away about 1969 /70. Iwould only see him every few weeks, and when in the van the time was short talking to him. I got the list of names of members of Q company while I was in 51 Parnell Sq, I was in charge of the basement at that time.I find with history of that period. There is lots of information on the chiefs because they were always telling us what they were doing. the press always went to them,There is very little on the men, No one asked them about what they were doing.My father knew were all of them were and what side they took.He spent most of his life encouraging them to come together .He went with Collins because he was his leader. As a member of the Squad. If Collins said the treaty was right then it was right. I never asked any of them what side they toOK. If they wanted to tell me then ok.I find it very hard to find out anything about jobs my father was on. Sometimes it seems he is invisible. A lot of the men went with their Officers, The thinking being If I have followed this man up to now and put my life in his hands . I am not going to change now. It is possible that the John Kennedy you mention is your man continue looking. Don't give up. Iwas looking for information on an uncle of mine. Two photos and a family story for over 40 years. Then two years ago a snippet of information opened the door I now have nine photos, and a large file on the man going back to 1896 to 1935. So hang in there, I have being trying for years to find out if my father was involved as cover on Bloody Sunday. His closeness to men like Vinny Byrne, a life long friend. Jimmy Conroy, Whose picture hung on our kitchen wall as I grew up.Leo Henderson. Oscar Traynor, Oscar attended meetings in our house when I was a child. How the chiefs would appear in times passed,Aug 1964 as a normal example.mass for I.R.A. menNational Memorial Mass for deceased members of the Old I.R.A. 1916 - 1923. Church of the Holy Trinity Dublin Castle. The priest saying the mass Rev Tom Walsh, Tom was out in 1916 and later became a priest. He was also Chaplin to the Dublin Brigade. The PresidentM Mr De Valera, his ADC Comdt B Houlihan. He was received at the church by Messrs Frank Thornton, and Liam Deasy, Members of the Memorial Mass Committee escorted him to his seat, No name on these five eights.People present, The Taoiseach Mr Lemass, Min of Social Welfare, Mr Boland, Min of Agric Mr Smith, General Sean Mc Eoin,The President of the Easter Week Men's Association Frank Carney, You do not hear much about these fellows now a days. Mr Hugh Lenihan President of O.N.E.Martin Walton, RevAnselm Corbett, O Carm,, Prior Whitefriar St Major General Sean Collins Powell, Col J O'Byrne represented the A GColour Party was in charge of Mr Edward Lane and Mr Vinny Byrne was in charge of the Parade to the church.Other members of the Committee attending Mr Peter Nolan and Secretary Mr P Kearney.The General attendance included members of the Old I.R.A.. Fianna Eireann Cumann na mBan, Irish Citizen Army, Members of O.N.E. In the same church at an earlier mass the ministers attended a memorial mass for deceased members of Co Dublin Fianna Fail. All these reports were the same.A who's who to the top.. You would never see Pte A N OTHER attended along with Sgt so and so.
