Thomas Reidy IRA Papers
TitleThomas Reidy IRA Papers
ReferenceIE 627/SM897
Date
1915 - 1924 (2007, 2016)
Production date 1915 - 2016
Scope and ContentPapers and other material of Thomas Reidy, Bantry, IRA, arranged in the following groupings:
SM897/1. Witness statements
1. ts witness statement [post-Truce]
2. incomplete pension application form [signed, undated, unwitnessed]
3. copy of BMH witness statement [in two parts, with pre-and post-Truce service. Former signed 18 May 1956, latter 1 Aug 1956]
SM897/2. Prison Papers
1. prison autograph book, Hare Park Camp [including de Valera]
2. permission for temporary release Feb 1923
3. detention order Aug 1923
SM897/3. Other IRA Papers
1. copy IRA orders/letters (i)-(iv);
2. ts verse by Frank Dopan [Doran?], Clonakilty in memory of Captain John 'Flyer' Nyhan [2 copies, Oglaigh na hEireann paper];
3. memorial card to John Daly, Thomas Clarke, and James Edward Daly, died 1916;
4. two newscuttings re civil war events in Bantry
SM897/4. Spike Island item
invitation to Reidy from Minister for Defence to State taking over of Spike Island on 7 Jul 1938
SM897/5. Medals
Reidy's medals [two Emergency Service Medals 1939-46 and War of Independence medal with 'Comrach' bar. Cladagh ring also present]
SM897/6. Books
1. The Story of the 7th by Charlie Browne ('a concise history of the 7th Battalion, Cork No 1 Brigade, Irish Republican Army from 1915 to 1921'), with dedication by author to Mary Reidy [daughter of Tom (donor)], and newscutting re relaunch of the book in 2007
2. Bantry Remembers 1916 - 1921, Bantry Historical and Archaeological Society [Bantry, 2016].
SM897/1. Witness statements
1. ts witness statement [post-Truce]
2. incomplete pension application form [signed, undated, unwitnessed]
3. copy of BMH witness statement [in two parts, with pre-and post-Truce service. Former signed 18 May 1956, latter 1 Aug 1956]
SM897/2. Prison Papers
1. prison autograph book, Hare Park Camp [including de Valera]
2. permission for temporary release Feb 1923
3. detention order Aug 1923
SM897/3. Other IRA Papers
1. copy IRA orders/letters (i)-(iv);
2. ts verse by Frank Dopan [Doran?], Clonakilty in memory of Captain John 'Flyer' Nyhan [2 copies, Oglaigh na hEireann paper];
3. memorial card to John Daly, Thomas Clarke, and James Edward Daly, died 1916;
4. two newscuttings re civil war events in Bantry
SM897/4. Spike Island item
invitation to Reidy from Minister for Defence to State taking over of Spike Island on 7 Jul 1938
SM897/5. Medals
Reidy's medals [two Emergency Service Medals 1939-46 and War of Independence medal with 'Comrach' bar. Cladagh ring also present]
SM897/6. Books
1. The Story of the 7th by Charlie Browne ('a concise history of the 7th Battalion, Cork No 1 Brigade, Irish Republican Army from 1915 to 1921'), with dedication by author to Mary Reidy [daughter of Tom (donor)], and newscutting re relaunch of the book in 2007
2. Bantry Remembers 1916 - 1921, Bantry Historical and Archaeological Society [Bantry, 2016].
Extent22 items
SubjectPersonal and family papers, Local History, Republicanism, War of Independence (Ireland), Civil War, Ireland (1922-1923), Emergency, The | 1939-1945 | Ireland, West Cork
AccessHard copies: Accessible to Readers by appointment. Access restrictions apply to some collections. Digital object/copy: see Download Media and/or Digital Reference
RightsLicensing information available on request by email to archivist@corkcity.ie Copyright Cork City and County Archives, Cork City Council, unless otherwise indicated. All Rights Reserved.
Levelfonds
Object categoryPersonal and family papers