The Clock Is Still Going The Men Archives - Page 2 of 6

They Died Far Too Young: Part 1 – Patrick Reilly

Posted on 2nd August, 2019

Patrick Reilly, Tom Kehoe, George Gray and John ‘Spivis’ Dwyer – all dead within five years of their arrest at the ....

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George Byrne – Kilmainham’s Elder Statesman

Posted on 13th July, 2019

Angela ‘Angie’ Kirwan (née Rooney) RIP was a well-liked member of the Group who sadly passed away on 28 December ....

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Paddy Flanagan – Up The Republic!

Posted on 8th June, 2019

Paddy Flanagan, does the name ring a bell? To most people reading this it may not. If I said Frank ....

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Joe Gilhooly: Stinger of crown forces turns beekeeper

Posted on 30th April, 2019

We can thank Joe for the detailed Witness Statement he left covering the Custom House attack and much more besides. Born ....

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Was your relative jailed for Burning the Custom House?

Posted on 7th February, 2019

Some Custom House Fire Brigade Men in Kilmainham Most Commemoration Group members will have already seen the original Custom House Prisoner ....

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Christy Fitzsimons – In Wolfe Tone’s footsteps

Posted on 13th December, 2018

Christy pictured in Kilmainham Gaol Arrested at the Custom House, Christy had not been out for the Easter Rising but was ....

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Jackie Foy – Brickie turned Grenadier

Posted on 19th May, 2018

You might think, like the writer naively assumed, that tracing records for a man with a relatively unusual name like ....

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Mystery of Tom Flood – The Custom House Houdini!

Posted on 21st April, 2018

Many Readers will be familiar with the major part played by the Flood family during the revolutionary years. They paid a ....

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Can you help? Seán Burke, Dublin No. 1 ASU (Tan War)

Posted on 3rd April, 2018

Seán Burke was a member of No. 1 Section, Active Service Unit, Dublin Brigade in 1921. I will cover his involvement ....

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