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A Byrne, Vinnie 71, 73–9, 123, 143, 165–7, Anderson, Sir John 129, 202, 219–20 217, 220–1, 235, 269, 300 Andrews, Todd: quoted 218 quoted 8–9, 38, 74, 76, 77, 79, 80–1, Anglo-Irish pre-20th century history 17 123, 127, 131, 166, 167–8, 235 Anglo-Irish War 13, 67–241, 257, 271, ‘sharp shooter’ 79 286 Byrnes, John Charles (aka Jameson) 136– and intelligence 11–12, 86–7 7, 138–9 Treaty of 1921 148, 242–53, 288 quoted 137 Asquith, Herbert 19–20, 54 C B Cahill, Head Constable Patrick 156 Balfour, Arthur 58, 239–40 Caldwell, Paddy 75 Barrett, Ben 75 Carolan, Professor John 199, 201 Barry, Kevin 203–7, 210 Carson, Edward 22–6, 54, 58, 89, 147 Barry, Tom 223, 259 Casement, Roger 30, 32, 37, 68, 132 Barry family 204–5 Catholics 17–18, 19, 21, 24, 35, 39, 59, Barton, John ‘Johnny’ 123–6 72–3, 106, 109, 150, 159–60, 203, Batchelor, William 120–1 239, 257, 261, 266, 289, 291 Béaslaí, Piaras 70, 74, 110–11 Childers, Erskine 247, 249, 252–3, 262, quoted 99–100 265–6 Bell, Alan 116–17, 133–6, 137 Churchill, Randolph 18–19, 20–1, 179 Boland, Harry 60, 62–3, 111, 250 Churchill, Winston 11, 179, 253 Bonar Law, Andrew 21, 58, 89, 95 Civil War 72–3, 105, 121, 244, 251–2, Breen, Dan 61–2, 72–3, 74, 76, 81, 142– 257–86, 287–92, 294 3, 199–202, 259 endgame 262, 266, 268, 285–7, 291–2 quoted 73, 77, 202 . see also Free State Army/pro-Treaty v Brennan, Michael 76, 84 Republican/anti-Treaty Brooke, Frank 126–8 Clancy, Peadar 200–1, 205, 219, 220 Broy, Edward ‘Ned’ 8, 82–3, 85–6, 100, Clarke, Kathleen 29, 37, 47, 50, 99–100 108–10, 113–14, 133, 184, 262, 301 quoted 47–50 quoted 109–10 Clarke, Thomas J. ‘Tom’ 7, 28–30, 34, Brugha, Cathal 56, 61, 63, 68–9, 103–5, 35–6, 47–9 157, 214, 231, 244, 248, 252 execution 37, 47, 50 quoted 103–4 . see also United States of America; Byrne, Bernard C. 79, 204–5, 221 Wilson, Henry quoted 221 Clune, Archbishop Joseph of Perth 231– and 257–8, 287–92, 2 294 Clune, Conor 219, 231–2 overview/philosophy 7–8, 35, 46, 51, Collins, Michael 2–3 52–3, 56–7, 67, 96, 124, 183–4, character/charisma/temper 5–6, 68, 240, 257 70, 80–1, 85, 99–100, 122, 206, propaganda 55, 57, 95, 203, 206 213, 220, 243 quoted 6–7, 57, 69–70, 113, 114, 131, and Christianity 73, 80 157, 193–4, 213–14, 230, 288, 292 death 10, 260, 264, 267, 269 and Sinn Féin 45–6, 50–3, 56, 67, 110, and Éamon de Valera 9–10, 52, 55–6, 129–30, 132–3, 137, 148, 227 60, 62–3, 227–31, 233–4, 238, 240, strategies/tactics 11, 31, 39, 45, 53, 60– 243–5, 247–8, 252–3 1, 68, 149, 171, 175–6, 183, 200–4, and the 6–7, 31, 35–6 233–6, 240–1, 243–5, 250, 252–3 elusivity/inviolability 31, 36, 70, 86–7, and women 97–102, 200 see also 113–15, 122, 139, 147, 165, 184, Kiernan, Kitty 214–15, 220 Connolly, James 7, 27–8, 34 family home 181 execution 35, 37 gaol-springing 62–3, 185–94 Conroy, Jimmy 75, 79, 204–5 imprisoned 40, 45–6 Coogan, Deputy Commissioner Eamonn released 47, 50, 52 282–3 and intelligence-gathering 6, 8, 11–12, Cope, Sir Alfred 129, 148, 180, 231–2 26, 47, 59–60, 67, 69–72, 75, 82–4, Cosgrave, W. T. 248, 260, 276–7 96–102, 107–9, 138–9, 156, 162, Cotton, Arthur 127–8 185–6, 215–16, 222, 230, 231 County Antrim and (Irish Lisburn 157–8, 159 Volunteers) 31–2, 50–1, 56–7, 60– County Clare 55–6, 84 2 County Cork 70, 71, 100, 102, 133, 181, and Irish Republican Brotherhood 27, 246, 270–1 31, 45, 60, 68–9 Bantry 180 and killing 12–13, 36, 51, 61, 73, 85–6, Béal na Bláth 10, 260, 269 88, 96–7, 110–13, 115, 120, 124–6, Clonmult 126 128–9, 130–43, 157, 184, 206, Cork (city) 141, 149–52, 156–8, 163, 211–22, 257–8, 261, 279 177, 179, 182, 199, 203, 208, 259 leadership 9, 10–11, 12, 50, 60, 67, 73, Dripsey 102–5 80–1, 136, 186, 201–2, 238, 244–6, Dunmanway 180 279 Fermoy 95 legend 5–6, 9–10, 13, 36, 50, 115, 126, Kerry Pike 180 132, 185, 219, 223, 227–8, 231–2, Kilmichael 222–3 300 The Boys of Kilmichael 223 negotiations with London 148, 231–2, County Donegal 150, 181, 246 243–7 County Dublin (now Fingal) Balbriggan 172–3, 177–8 Twelve Apostles core group 70–1, 75, County Galway 59, 165 87, 201, 294, 295 Kiltartan 180 Curragh Mutiny 23, 152, 258 261, 269–75, 283–4, 286– 7, 293 D Bahaghs/Cahirciveen 281–4 Dáil 88, 131, 141, 150, 214, 231, 246, Ballseedy 279–81 249–50, 264, 266, 280, 287, 288, 301 Ballyduff 180 attempted suppression of 95, 127 Clashmealcon caves 284–5, 300 launch of 61–2, 67 Kenmare 271, 286, 292, 293, 296, 300 Dalton, Charlie 64–5, 75, 166–8, 186–7, 100, 251, 271, 282 189–90, 216, 262, 264, 295, 299 272–5, 279– 80 quoted 167, 168–9 Barranarig Wood 272–3, 274 Dalton, Emmet 189–94, 270–1, 299 Listowel 160–3, 199, 270 Daly, Edward ‘Ned’ 37, 49–50 206–9, 210–11, 269–70, 271, Daly, Patrick ‘Paddy’ 74, 75, 96–7, 119– 279–80 21, 124–5, 127–8, 139–40, 141–3, County Kildare 109 187–8, 191, 193, 233, 236–7, 238, County Kilkenny 149, 236, 237 272, 279–80, 281–2, 286–7, 296–7, County 29, 49, 83, 99–100, 300 247–8 quoted 96, 127–8, 141, 237, 279, 282 County Longford 55, 185 Defence of the Realm Act 54 Ballinalee 185 de Valera, Éamon 37–9, 59, 62–3, 128–9, County Meath 57, 80 269, 280, 300–1 County Tipperary 179, 199, 259 and the Civil War 266 Flying Squad 76, 142 and Easter Rising 37–9, 60 Soloheadbeg 61–2, 72, 81, 199–200 elected/seeks to consolidate power 9– Thurles 149, 178, 251 10, 55–6, 60, 229–31, 240–1, 252– County Waterford 149 3, 263 Dungarvan 250–1 miscalculations/cowardice 37–9, 230– County Wexford 149 1, 233, 238–9, 240–1, 243–52, 259 Killurin 261 in prison 60, 62–3 County Wicklow 127, 265 quoted 107, 228, 249, 250–1, 266 Craig, Sir James 23, 257 return from the United States 227–30, Crow Street, Dublin (Squad nerve centre) 240–1 72, 84, 101, 119, 140, 165, 166, 181, ‘wading through blood’ speeches 250– 183, 201, 220, 222, 233, 238, 292 2 structure 74–6 . see also Collins, Michael; United States yielding to Oriel House 261, 301 of America Culhane, Sean 156–7, 158 Devlin, Liam 70 Cullen, Tom 98, 228, 262, 301 Devoy, John 50, 227–8 death of 301 Dicker, Dilly 100–2 Dolan, Joe 64–5, 75, 121, 218, 295, 299 St Stephen’s Green 39, 78, 166–9, 296 Doyle, Sean 75, 191, 217, 236 Suffolk Street 167, 169 Dublin 20, 42–3, 90, 179, 261 Trinity College 35, 134, 141 Boland’s Mill 37, 39 Trinity Street 166–9 Clancy Barracks 76–7 Westland Row 37, 127 College Street 119 Wicklow Street 140, 166, 169 Conyngham Road 77 . see also Crow Street; Oriel House Corporation Street 77 Dublin Castle (British HQ) 5, 49, 72, Croke Park 219 133, 134, 138, 141, 148, 150, 153, Customs House, firing of 224–5, 233–6 169, 183, 187, 221 Dame Street 165–9 Cairo Gang (out of Café Cairo) 88, Donnybrook 135, 138 183, 196–7 Drumcondra 111, 199 cells, torture, execution/‘knocking Fitzwilliam Square 130–2 shop’ 76, 87, 183, 219, 280 Four Courts 252, 254–5, 258, 259, 260, Chapel Royal 129–30 290–1 G-Men 8, 36–7, 82–3, 86, 89, 108, 110, General Post Office 6, 7, 14–15, 32–5 137–8, 183 Grafton Street 86, 88, 98, 124–5, 166, double agents 82–4, 88, 96–8, 108–9, 167 120 Harcourt Street 113–14, 115, 119, 138, intelligence operation (penetrated) 8, 150–1, 164, 166, 168 67, 83, 85, 89, 98–9, 102, 107, 114, Howth 99, 192 122–3, 128–9, 139, 179, 183, 220, Kidd’s Back pub 86–9, 238 262 Killiney 144–5 military quarters 154, 184, 220 Leinster House 131 ‘Year of Terror’ 179. 199 Liberty Hall 90 Duggan, Eamonn 247, 248 Mansion House 61, 115, 248 Middle Abbey Street 78, 190 E Monkstown 133–4 Easter Rising 6, 30–5, 40, 53, 60, 70, 115, Mountjoy Court 77–8 123, 202, 262, 289, 296 Mountjoy Gaol 185–90, 203–6, 269 centenary 5, 13 Mountjoy Street 100, 132 criticism 7 Mount Street 38–9 execution of the leaders 7, 35–7, 39, O’Connell (formerly Sackville) Street 47, 50, 82, 109 49, 98, 101, 165, 182, 260 Proclamation 32–4, 61, 241 Parnell Street 29, 70, 79, 238 Ennis, Tom 111, 115, 233–6 Pearse (formerly Great Brunswick) Street police station 8, 82, 108, F 109, 115, 119, 125 Fianna Fáil 249, 280 Portobello Barracks 186, 192 Flanagan, Paddy 216, 238 Richmond Barracks 8, 36–7 Free State Army/pro-Treaty v Republican/anti-Treaty 10, 244, I 246, 261, 270–5, 279–80, 282–5, 287 Igoe, Head Constable Eugene 163–71 . see also Civil War Igoe Gang 183 French, Field Marshal Sir John 89, 95, 27–8, 33 133, 141, 151 Irish Constitution 20, 25, 241, 250, 253 Frongoch camp 45–7, 50, 52, 70, 71, 272 government 241, 250–2, F troop 84 262–3, 264, 269, 289–90, 292, 294, Furlong, Matt 76, 80 297 Irish Hospitals Sweepstake 299–300 G Irish Parliamentary Party 18, 19–20, 46, Garda Síochána 105, 109, 263, 282, 301 52, 54–6, 59, 61 Gladstone, William 18–19 Irish Republican Army (IRA) 62, 72, 179, Gough, General Hubert 23 230–1, 239, 249–50, 289 quoted 152 Active Service Unit (ASU) 168 Great Lockout of 1913 27–8 assassination 11, 23, 69, 257 Greenwood, Sir Hamar 177, 209, 211 bomb-making 79–80 Griffith, Arthur 45–6, 52–3, 56, 59–60, and Christianity 72 67, 203, 213, 227, 243, 246–8, 252–3 Cork Brigade 102–5, 157–9, 163, 222– Gubbins, Colin 11–12 3 Guilfoyle, Joe 75 Dublin Brigade/Dublin Guard 64–5, 74, 163, 189, 219, 233–6, 238, 268 H intelligence 81–2, 164–5, 262, 268 Hales, Seán 267–8, 288 as 26–7, 31–2, 33, 58, quoted 288 61–2, 69, 73, 83, 90, 107, 110, 112, Hardy, Captain Jocelyn Lee 182–3 115, 126, 143, 156, 180–1, 187, Hill-Dillon, Colonel Stephen 88, 98 200, 204–5, 214–19, 231, 251, 259 Hittle, J.B.E.: quoted 176, 241 and Éamon de Valera 60, 244, 259 Hoey, Daniel 113, 114–15 and Michael Collins 31–2, 50–1, 56– Hogan, Major General James: quoted 7, 60–2 292–3 Kerry Brigade 206–7, 270, 271 Hogan, Patrick 263 killing 51, 61–2, 70–1, 72, 73, 85–6, 88, quoted 264 95, 102–5, 158, 180, 207, 262 Hogan, Séan 76, 92–3 Longford Brigade 13 Home Rule 18–27, 54, 58–9, 109, 114, materiel 76–7, 289–90 147–8, 153, 168, 232, 239 Tipperary Brigade 92–3 . see also Lloyd George, David . see also Collins, Michael hunger strikes/force-feeding 57, 161, 203 Irish Republican Brotherhood Hurley, James 120–1, 126 (IRB/Fenians) 26, 28, 29, 30–1, 32, Hyland, Joe 191–2 33, 40, 50, 57, 60, 110, 182, 244, quoted 192 247, 294, 296 Israel 10–11 MacBride, John 38–9 Mac Curtain, Tomás 141, 149, 150–2, K 157 Kaiser Wilhelm II 23–5 death of 151, 156, 160 Keenlyside, Captain Brian Christopher Mac Diarmada, Seán 7, 29–30, 34 215–16 Mac Donagh, Thomas 34, 38–9 Kelleher, Ned 75 Mackay, James: quoted 175 Kennedy, Mick 75, 111 MacNeill, Eoin 26–7, 32, 69 Keogh, Tom 75, 111, 128, 140, 142–3, Macready, General Sir Neville 152–3, 168, 169, 190–2, 221 178 death of 261 Mac Swiney, Terence 149, 150, 151 quoted 166 death of 203, 206, 208 ’sharp shooter’ 79, 166 quoted 151 Kiernan, Kitty 247, 268 Maguire, Sam 31, 101, 182 Kilcoyne, Tommy 236 Markham, Thomas: quoted 107–8 Kilmainham Gaol 48, 49 Markievicz, Constance 28, 37 King George V 95, 239–40 Martial Law 160–2, 179 Martin, Hugh 208 L quoted 90 Labour Party 265 Mason, Susan 98 Lawless, Eibhlin: quoted 113, 114 Maxwell, General John 39–40, 46 Lees, Captain Cecil 140–1 McCarthy, Flossie and Jessie 286–7 Lemass, Noel 268 McCorley, Roger 158, 159 Lemass, Seán 215, 268 quoted 158–9, 290, 291 Leonard, Joe 64–5, 75, 119–21, 125, 188, McCrea, Pat 187, 190, 192, 193 189–94, 217, 293 McDonnell, Dan 71, 75, 233–4 quoted 125, 189, 190–1 quoted 218, 238 Lindsay, Mary 102–5 McDonnell, Mick 71, 74, 75, 76, 77, 111– quoted 102–3, 103 12, 115, 123, 124, 125, 134–5, 142– Lloyd George, David 54, 55, 58, 89, 129– 3, 300 30, 147–8, 151, 178, 180, 209–10, McFeely, Inspector Neil 113–14 232, 240, 289, 291 McGrane, Eileen 100, 184 and Home Rule 54, 147, 148 McGrath, Joseph 262, 269, 276–7, 295– negotiations with Éamon de Valera 6, 299–300 241–2, 243 McKee, Dick 200, 201, 206 Lynch, John 213–14 death of 219–20 Lynch, Liam 267–8 McKelvey. Joe 157–8, 269 Lynch, Mr & Mrs Michael 186, 189 McKeon, John (Séan Mac Eoin) 185, 194 attempt to spring him from Mountjoy M 185–94 Macardle, Dorothy: quoted 281, 284 McNamara, James ‘Jim’ 82–3, 139, 262 Mernin, Lily 88, 97–8, 214 Oriel House, Dublin 261–2, 263, 264, Molloy, Fergus Brian 88, 98 266 Montgomery, Field Marshal Bernard 181 O’Shaughnessy, Thomas 127–8, 132 quoted 181 O’Sullivan, Tadhg 182 Moreland’s Cabinet Making 78–9, 80–1 Moylett, Patrick 180, 231–2 P Mulcahy, Richard 68, 81, 95–6, 230, 247– Parnell, Charles 18, 19, 20, 26 8, 260, 265, 266–7, 287, 292, 296 Parnell Monument 49 Murphy, Humphrey 270–1, 274 Partition 23, 52, 61, 150, 239–42, 249, quoted 270 288–9, 294–5 Murray, Pa 126, 182 Pearse, Pádraig H. 7, 27, 32, 34, 51 Percival, General Arthur 181–2 N Plunkett, George 54–5, 88 Plunkett, Joseph 30, 31–2, 34 discipline/dissent 292–7 Punjab Easter Rising 202 National Party 295–6 Neligan, David 82–3, 86, 128–32, 214– Q 15, 221, 262, 279–81, 284, 299, 301 Quinlisk, Quarter Master Sergeant Harry quoted 123–4, 130, 131, 132, 154–5, 132–3 268, 280 Newel, Thomas 165–70 R quoted 166. 170 Red Cross 271 Northern Ireland/Ulster 257, 266, 289, Redmond, Assistant Commissioner 291–2 William 138, 139–40 birth of 239–40 Redmond, John 19–20, 25, 27–8, 32, 40, . see also Collins, Michael 46, 52, 54, 58, 59 Restoration of Order in Ireland Act 179– O 80 O’Brien, Art 101, 136 Robinson, Seamus 61–2, 76 O’Brien, Nancy 98–9 quoted 72 O’Connor, Frank: quoted 12, 60–1, 71 Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) 106–9, O’Connor, Rory 130–2, 252, 258 127, 149, 163, 185, 263, 271 execution of 269 assassination by 151–2, 164 O’Connor, Ulick 267–8 assassination of 61–2, 160, 163, 199, O’Dwyer, Bishop Edwin 39–40 238 O’Hegarty, Diarmuid 70, 141 Auxiliaries 154–5, 171, 185, 201, 204, O’Higgins, Kevin 260–1, 263, 264, 269, 209 276–7, 292, 295, 296 ‘Black and Tans’ 130, 153–4, 162–3, assassinated 296 171, 222, 234–5, 269–70 quoted 263, 285–6 O’Reilly, Joe 70, 71, 115 brutality of (Auxis, Black and Tans) 54, Stack, Austin 56, 67–8, 125–6, 231, 240, 107, 154, 161, 175–9, 180–1, 207– 248, 252 11, 219, 223, 232 Stapleton, Bill 64–5, 75, 190, 217 materiel 176 Strickland, General Sir Peter 102–5 mutiny 160, 163, 199 Strong, General Sir Kenneth 86–7 ‘Police War’ 153–4, 156 Sturgis, Mark: quoted 183, 206 ‘shoot to kill’ 160–2, 163 Swanzy, District Inspector Oswald 156– undercover activities 163–5, 171 8 Ryan, John 220–1 assassination of 158, 160 Ryan, Meda 100, 223 quoted 101–2 T Thornton, Frank 139, 164–5, 222, 238–9, S 301 Saurin, Frank 75, 98, 262, 299 quoted 9, 82, 84 Shamir, Yitzhak 10 Twelve Apostles core group 70–1, 75, Sinn Féin 52, 69, 82, 87, 88, 89, 99, 113– 81–2, 87, 149, 182, 214, 295 14, 127, 133, 136, 148–9, 150–1, Tobin, Liam 40, 85, 88, 130–2, 134–5, 160–1, 168, 178–80, 193, 215, 239, 138–9, 183, 300–1 252–3 quoted 166 and Arthur Griffith 45–6, 52–3, 67 Twelve Apostles core group 70–1, 75, courts 90 87, 127, 201, 261–2, 268, 294–6 and Éamon de Valera 59–60 Tone, Wolfe 110, 296 electoral fortunes 54–5, 60–1, 150, 250 Traynor, Oscar 205–6, 236 jailbreaks 62–3 quoted 104–5 and Michael Collins 45–6, 50–3, 56, 67, Treacy, Séan 61, 76, 142 110, 129–30, 132–3, 137, 148, 227 death of 199–201 Slattery, James ‘Jimmy’ 64–5, 75, 111, Tudor, General Hugh 130, 153, 162–3, 115, 127, 142, 166 179 quoted 127–8 Twelve Apostles aka The Squad 5, 13, Smith, FE 22 17, 64–5, 77–8, 185–90, 233–4, 236, Smith, Patrick 110–13 285, 286, 292, 295 quoted 112 assassination teams 83–4, 105–6, 111– Smuts, Jan: quoted 240 13, 115, 119–21, 126–8, 130–1, Smyth, Lieutenant Colonel Bruce 156, 133–6, 137, 140–1, 141, 142–3, 160–3 166, 179, 214, 220–1 assassination of 160, 163, 199 ‘’ 211–22, 268 quoted 160–2 decline/endgame 211, 238, 297 Smyth, Major Gerald 199 intelligence-gathering 6, 8, 11–12, 81– Special Infantry Corps 263 90, 96–102, 105–6, 107, 157 Special Operations Executive (SOE) 11 killing 89, 96–7, 106, 110–15, 123, W 127–8, 133, 135, 137, 140, 141, Walsh, Kathleen 274–5 189, 215–17, 266 Wharton, Detective Sergeant Thomas but with discrimination 109, 110–11, 119–21, 126 139, 200, 218–19, 279 Wilson, Captain Lee 35–6, 36fn materiel 5, 76–80, 113, 166, 176 Wilson, Field Marshal Sir Henry 23, 58, organisation 70–1, 73–6, 81–2, 106 155, 178 origins 12, 36, 40, 52, 74, 95–7 assassination of 257–8, 289 Wilson, Henry (alias of Tom Clarke) 28– U 9 Ulster Covenant 21 Winter, Brigadier-General Sir Ormonde Ulster Provisional Government 147 de l’Épée 170–1, 183–4 Ulster sectarianism 160 records 184 Ulster Volunteer Force 21–2, 27, 147 respect of Michael Collins 183 Unionists 18, 59, 61, 89, 127, 148, 150, Woodcock, Caroline: quoted 155, 212– 239, 257–8, 289, 296 13, 215, 222 United States of America Woodcock, Colonel Wilfred James 215– Éamon de Valera’s sojourn 63, 67, 137, 16 147, 182, 227–30, 245 World War I 40, 47, 153, 182–3, 208, 257 support from 5–6, 29, 46–7, 50, 63, 80, Conscription 30, 51, 53–4, 57–9, 124 115, 147, 227–8 ‘German Plot’ swoops 59–60, 62 Tom Clarke’s sojourn 29 imminence 23–4, 25, 27, 30 post-war 31, 60, 147 V the Somme 189 Viknor, HMS 162 Western Front 53, 58