The Clock Is Still Going

Commemorating the Attack & Burning of the Dublin Custom House 25th May 1921

Paddy Moore – Soccer Player and ‘Mutineer’ Man?

Paddy Moore – Soccer Player and ‘Mutineer’ Man?

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

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

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

Frank Bolster – From the Squad to Controversy

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

Tommy McKenna – An Overlooked Squad Man

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

Custom House Prisoner Profile: Seán Mulcahy

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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Custom House Prisoner Profile: Thomas McCabe

Custom House Prisoner Profile: Thomas McCabe

Full Name: Thomas McCabe. Address: 93 Amiens Street, Dublin city Unit: F Coy, 2nd Battalion, Dublin Brigade Born: 19 October 1895 at Gravelmount, ....

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Bill Donegan – From IRA to Special Branch

Bill Donegan – From IRA to Special Branch

William Donegan was one of the pre-Truce IRA men who went on to confront several later incarnations of the organisation. ....

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Paddy Swanzy – Hiding in Plain Sight

Paddy Swanzy – Hiding in Plain Sight

His name is on the Prisoner List but if you look for it in familiar Kilmainham photos and autograph books, ....

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Michael O’Kelly – The First Custom House Witness Statement

Michael O’Kelly – The First Custom House Witness Statement

It’s unlikely that Michael O’Kelly was the original author of a general report on the Burning, but he used it ....

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