The Clock Is Still Going The Men Archives

Civil War Roll of Honour – Custom House Men

Posted on 30th May, 2023

Sadly not all the men involved in the Custom House attack survived the conflict during 1922-1923. To the best of ....

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Sam Robinson – A Sporting Squad Man

Posted on 15th May, 2023

This will be a short article as there are two excellent sources already in existence and linked to below. Jeremiah ‘Sam’ ....

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Gerry Hughes – Lost His Only Brother in the Civil War

Posted on 25th April, 2023

A Dubliner from a relatively well-to-do family, Gerald Hughes joined the Volunteers. He took part in the Burning of the ....

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Volunteer or Unlucky Civilian? Peter Leddy

Posted on 13th April, 2023

Full Name: Peter Joseph Leddy, known as Joseph. Address: 14 Upper Buckingham Street. Unit: Claimed to have been in B Coy, 2nd ....

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Paddy Moore – Soccer Player and ‘Mutineer’ Man?

Posted on 17th March, 2023

Out in 1916 as a thirteen-year-old and a fighter in the War of Independence, Paddy Moore was captured at the ....

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James J. Doyle – ASU Veteran of Mount Street Bridge 1916

Posted on 3rd February, 2023

Wicklow-man Jimmy Doyle survived the carnage in Clanwilliam House and the explosion of his rifle during the Easter Rising. He ....

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Frank Bolster – From the Squad to Controversy

Posted on 27th January, 2023

Born in The Kingdom, after living in England in his early teens Frank joined Na Fianna in Dublin, then the ....

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Tommy McKenna – An Overlooked Squad Man

Posted on 11th January, 2023

Possibly not the most well-known name associated with the Squad, Tommy McKenna was nevertheless on some of their most ....

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Custom House Prisoner Profile: Seán Mulcahy

Posted on 14th December, 2022

Full Name: John George Mulcahy (Also known as Seán). Address: 26 George’s Place, off Dorset Street. Unit: D Coy, 2nd Battalion, Dublin ....

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