On Thursday 8 December 1921 the release of political prisoners interned without charge began under the terms of the Anglo-Irish Treaty signed in London two days previously. Thousands of men (and seven women) were freed from jails and camps around Ireland – among them the Curragh, Ballykinlar, Maryborough (now Portlaoise) and Kilmainham.British military report to their civil service masters on the number of internees released from Kilmainham. Sadly no list of names has yet been found (British National Archives via Findmypast).The 225 men held in Kilmainham Gaol included the bulk of the Custom House Fire Brigade arrested back on 25 May (Listed here). A small number had been paroled early on medical grounds; and seven of them were to be ...
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