The 'Boys' Of The Millstreet Battalion Area - Aubane Historical Society

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The Battalion Staff on this date consisted of: - Commandant C. J. Meaney Vice Commandant Pat Healy Adjutant Jeremiah Crowley Quartermaster Tim Condon Column Leader Jeremiah Long COMPANY STAFFS (AND STRENGTHS) WERE:- 'A' Company. as on 11 July. 1921 On Roll 102 CAPTAIN 1 st LIEUT. 2 nd Michael O'Reardon James Hickey LIEUT. Jackie Regan ADJUTANT Jerome O'Connor (Thadio) QUARTERMASTER Denis O'Riordan 'B' Company as on 11 th July. 1921 On Roll 60 CAPTAIN 1 st LIEUT. 2 nd Sean Buckley John J. Hickey LIEUT. Jerh. Corkery QUARTERMASTER Denis O'Sullivan ADJUTANT John J. Hickey 'C Company - as on 11 th July. 1921 On Roll 29 CAPTAIN 1 st LIEUT. 2 nd William Kelleher Dan W. Murphy LIEUT. Sean Reid QUARTERMASTER Philip Mc Sweeney ADJUTANT Mick Galvin 'D' Company as on 11 th July. 1921 On Roll 84 CAPTAIN 1 st LIEUT. 2 nd William Fitzgerald Dan Kelleher LIEUT. Tim O'Shea QUARTERMASTER Jeremiah O'Callaghan ADJUTANT Jeremiah O'Donoghue 'E' Company - as on 11 th July. 1921 On Roll 104 CAPTAIN 1 st LIEUT. 2 nd Denis O'Brien John Noonan LIEUT. Denis O'Keeffe QUARTERMASTER Bernie O'Sullivan ADJUTANT Michael Lehane 'F' Company as on 11 th July. 1921 On Roll 233 CAPTAIN 1 st LIEUT. 2 nd Daniel O'Riordan Daniel Moynihan LIEUT. Matty Murphy QUARTERMASTER Peter Lucey ADJUTANT Daniel McSweeney 'G' Company as on 11 th July. 1921 On Roll 74 CAPTAIN 1 st Dan Shine LIEUT. James O'Connor 13
2 nd LIEUT. QUARTERMASTER ADJUTANT 'H' Company CAPTAIN 1 st LIEUT. 2 nd LIEUT. QUARTERMASTER ADJUTANT 'I' Company CAPTAIN 1 st LIEUT. 2 nd LIEUT. QUARTERMASTER ADJUTANT 'J' Company CAPTAIN 1 st LIEUT. 2 nd LIEUT. QUARTERMASTER ADJUTANT Patrick Kelly John Justice Patrick Cronin In explanation of the term 'On Roll' as shown with strengths for the Companies, it may be stated that each Company has a register of the names of all its members and the Battalion Staff had a copy of each register from all Companies. This register was referred to as a Roll, because a roll was called of all Sections, Half Companies or Companies when on parade. From 1917 on bi-monthly parades were held by all Companies when men were drilled in the use of firearms. Equipment was made, arms and ammunition were collected and purchased. The Conscription threat of 1918 brought an influx of recruits to the ranks. The year 1919 was slack and attendance at parades showed a falling off but the men whose names are on the foregoing list, and many of Volunteer rank, carried on through the period of apathy and finally succeeded in bringing the Battalion to such strength and efficiency as to make it a successful and trustful fighting unit. On the eve of Easter Monday, 1920, in compliance with a general order to all Battalions, the vacated R.I.C. Barracks at Ratbcoole was destroyed by Battalion Forces and the owner of a vacated R.I.C. Barracks at Cullen was compelled to -as on 11 th July, 1921 On Roll 93 Jeremiah Philpott Michael Sheehan Tim Riordan Denis Murphy Jerh. D. O'Keeffe -as on 11 th July, 1921 On Roll 69 Con Meaney Denis C. Kelleher (Denny Clem) Jerome O'Sullivan (Jer Denny Darby) Patrick D. Kelleher (Patsy the Farmer) Maurice Finnegan -as on 11 th July, 1921 On Roll 67 Matthew Kelleher Michael Healy Humphrey O'Sullivan Denis Twomey Tim Kiely personally occupy the building. The following took part in the destruction of Rathcoole Barracks:- 'H' COMPANY O/C. J. Long, J. Philpott, Mick Sheehan, Jerh. D. O'Keeffe, Denis Murphy, Tim O'Callaghan, John Taaffe, Eugene O'Sullivan, Pat O'Sullivan, Dan Coakley, Jack O'Keeffe, Tim Riordan, Sylvester Murphy.- 'I' COMPANY O/C. Con Meaney, Denis C. Kelleher, William Aherne, Tim C. Buckley, Corns. O'Callaghan, William Fitzgerald, Clement Kelleher, Pat D. Kelleher, John C. Buckley, Dan Cashman, John J. Kelleher. The whole of 'F' Company and a section from 'C' Company took part in compelling the owner to reside in Cullen Barracks and installing him there. The success of the Dail Eireann Loan 1919/20 in this district was largely due to the able assistance given by Battalion and Company Officers and men. Also the whole question of the preservation of order, the protection of Republican Courts and the carrying out of Court Orders fell on them. 14
Page 2 and 3: \ THE 'BOYS' OF THE MILLSTREET BATT
Page 4 and 5: CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION Jack Lane
Page 6 and 7: (BIG CON) MEANEY WITNESS STATEMENT
Page 8 and 9: Section Commander: Jeremiah Sheehan
Page 10 and 11: WITNESS STATEMENT NO. 787 CON MEANE
Page 14 and 15: Owing to I.R.A. activities all R.LC
Page 16 and 17: The whole Battalion Staff and a lar
Page 18 and 19: Hotchkiss got jammed and except for
Page 20 and 21: continuous training and was mobilis
Page 22 and 23: and our battalion became a unit of
Page 24 and 25: members of the Charleville, Newmark
Page 26 and 27: The orders received for Easter Sund
Page 28 and 29: despatch was handed to a young brot
Page 30 and 31: This column went into training in t
Page 32 and 33: Between June 16 th and July 11 th 1
Page 34 and 35: now were:- O/C. Mattie Kelleher; 1
Page 36 and 37: DENIS O'KEEFFE & DENIS O'BRIEN WITN
Page 38 and 39: failure that nothing was going to h
Page 40 and 41: The officers of the new Brigade wer
Page 42 and 43: yards from same. I was at the extre
Page 44 and 45: general reorganisation of the Irish
Page 46 and 47: When the 1 st Southern Division was
Page 48 and 49: DAN COAKLEY WITNESS STATEMENT NO. 1
Page 50 and 51: een detailed to place a red lamp on
Page 52 and 53: MATTHEW (MATTY) MURPHY WITNESS STAT
Page 54 and 55: manner in which representation had
Page 56 and 57: agitation before the case was submi
Page 58 and 59: in the road. There were also flanki
Page 60 and 61: ANNEX2 A HISTORICAL MEETING.,. NOW
Page 63:
AUBANE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Aubane, M
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