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War of Independence

War of Independence

 

British in Ireland : Mayo County Library has acquired microfilm copies of records of the Dublin Castle administration in Ireland. The collection titled British in Ireland makes available original materials documenting the British presence and control in Ireland in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

  • Royal Irish Constabulary Monthly Reports and Returns of Outrages, 1892-1897 Inspector Generals' and County Inspectors' Monthly Reports, 1898-1913.
  • Inspector Generals' and County Inspectors' Monthly Reports, 1914-1918, and Police Reports, 1920-1921. 
  • Public Control and Administration, 1884-1921. 
  • Judicial Proceedings, Enquires and Miscellaneous Records, 1872-1926.
  • Sinn Fein and Republican Suspects, 1899-1921.

Witness Statements: Compiled by the Bureau of Military History the statements contain personal accounts of the War of Independence in the as recalled by several of the leaders and men including Michael Kilroy Newport, Richard Walsh Balla, Thomas Hevey Ballina, Sean Walsh Kiltimagh, Edward Moane Westport, Patrick Hegarty Crossmolina,Sean Gibbons Westport, Patrick Cassidy Ballaghaderreen, John P. Brennan Tubbercurry, Stephen Donnelly Ballina,Martin Mooney Kiltimagh, Patrick Coleman Ballina, Patrick Lyons Ballyvary,John Timoney Crossmolina, William J. O’Hora Ballina, Thomas Howley Balla,George Heweson Ballina, P.J. Kelly Westport, Patrick J. Cannon Castlebar, Conor Maguire  and Major Geoffrey Ibberson .

Contact Information:

Ivor Hamrock
Local History Department, Castlebar Central Library, John Moore Rd, Castlebar, Co. Mayo.
Phone: +353 (0)94 9047953
Email: ihamrock@mayococo.ie

 

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