Pat Moynihan in civvies surrounded by Sam Robinson, Tom Kehoe, Specky Griffin, Jim Slattery and Joe Dolan of the Squad (Military Archives).If remembered at all, the name Captain Moynihan is probably associated with Oriel House rather than the Custom House. He was a Post Office man who stayed in the shadows of Intelligence during the Tan War, only later emerging as a colourful and controversial character with several irons in the fire. Among his many important and necessarily secret contributions to the IRA were interception of official mails and the acquisition of the Squad’s HQ. He also rented stables to store paraffin for the Custom House attack. A close associate of Micheal Collins, he became Director of the notorious Criminal ...
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