Wicklow-man Jimmy Doyle survived the carnage in Clanwilliam House and the explosion of his rifle during the Easter Rising. He continued the fight in the IRA years and saw plenty of action with the ASU until arrested at the Custom House. He took no part in the Civil War but returned to his native county to become a farmer. Doyle left two significant Witness Statements in the late 1940s. He died peacefully at the age of 82, the last survivor of the Battle of Mount Street Bridge.Origin and BackgroundJimmy Doyle’s home place in south Co. WicklowJames Joseph Doyle was born to farmer James Doyle and his wife Rosanna née McDonald on 27 August 1898 at Coolroe, Tinahely, Co Wicklow. He ...
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