staff at the Cork Public Museum and by Mick OâConnell, Clonakilty Museum is very much appreciated.
Thanks to the late Raymond Smith and the library staff of the Irish Independent who were generous with their time; the library staffs of the former offices of the Irish Press, the offices of the Irish Times, the (Cork) Irish Examiner and the Southern Star, especially the Southern Starâs editor Liam OâRegan, who filled me in on incidents in relation to his father, Joe OâRegan; he also gave me his fatherâs personal correspondence from Tom Barry. Thomas McCarthy and Eamonn Kirwin of the Cork City Library, Noel Crowley, Mary Moroney, Maureen Comber, Peter Beirne and all other staff of Clare County Library were always most helpful and courteous, as were the Library staff at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Mike McGuine, Limerick City Library, Iris Neeson of the Tralee County Library and Brian Looby and Eamonn Browne, Kerry County Library and Gerry White, Collins Barracks.
I am deeply grateful to the many who supplied me with personal documents and for being generous with their time: Gerald Ahern, Dan Cahalane, Michael Collins (Waterford), Liam Deasy, Jim Kearney, Liam Lynch family, Ned OâSullivan, Bill Hales, Maura Murphy, Ann Hales, D. V. Horgan, Jim Hurley, John Pierce, John Young, Yvonee Purcell, Cormac OâMalley for permission to use his fatherâs, Ernie OâMalley, papers and Leslie Bean de Barra. Paddy Connolly supplied me with photographs from his personal collection and for these I am most grateful. I am also indebted to the following family members who gave photographs: Nellie OâDonovan, Maura OâDonovan, John Young, Joan Dineen, Finbar Deasy, Brendan OâNeill, Charlotte Barrett, Bill Barrett, Gerard OâBrien, Eily Hales McCarthy, Seán Hales, Anna Hennigan, John Browne and Seán Kelleher.
There are so many who helped bring this work to fruition: Brendan Ashe, Paddy Casey, Nellie Casey, Eileen OâBrien, Christy Barrett, Joan Dineen, Margaret White, Pat Buttimer, John Whelton, Jim Kearney, Bill Powell, A. J. S. Brady, Nudge Callanan, M. J. Costello, Kathy Hayes, John L. OâSullivan, Tom Kelleher, Paddy OâSullivan, Jack OâDriscoll, James McCarthy, Tadgh à Cathasaigh, Patrick OâSullivan, Ned Barrett (Kilbrittain), Dr Ned Barrett, Dan Canty, Charlie OâKeeffe, Annie OâLeary, Jack (Doheny) Lynch, Charlie OâDonoghue, Liam OâDonoghue, Minie Madden, Denis OâMahony, Dan OâCallaghan, Brigid OâMahony, Leo Meade, Kitty OâLeary, Cully Lawton, Denis OâCallaghan, Jerh Fehily, Mick McCarthy, Jerh Cronin, Den Carey, Liam French, Dan Collins, Jack OâDriscoll, Nancy Crowley, Mary Crowley, Michael Lyons, Eileen OâMahony, Oliver OâMahony, Lily OâDonovan Coughlan, Charlie Foley, Tom Foley, Liam OâDonoghue, Cormac MacCárthaigh, Riobárd à Longpuirt, Maggie Sheehan, Nora Foley Dineen, Josie Foley, Joe Walsh, Michael OâSullivan, Mary Caverly, Nora OâSullivan, Richard Coughlan, Liam Barrett, Bridie Crowley Manning, J. M. Feehan, Denis Lordan, Vivion de Valera, Mary Hough, Fr Donal OâMahony, Fr John Chisholm, Kathleen Lane Lordan, Liz McEniry, Mary Leland, Cormac K. H. OâMahony, John Fitzgerald, Dan Hourihane, May Twomey, Pat OâDonovan, Nelius Flynn, Denis Lordan, Paddy OâBrien (Girlough), Paddy OâBrien (Liscarrol), Seán Hyde, Tim OâConnell, Jim Doyle, Dan Collins, Brigid OâMahony, Kathleen Lane, Ned Galvin, Jerh (Jerry) Cronin, Sonny OâSullivan, Hannah OâMahony, Billy Good, Snr, Billy Barry, Peg Barrett, John OâDonovan, Ned Young, Hannah Deasy, Molly OâNeill Walsh, Seán (John) OâRiordan, Dan Sandow OâDonovan, Miah Deasy, Bernie Whyte, Seamus OâQuigley, Seán MacBride, Frank Aiken, Ernest Blythe, Dave Neligan, Madge Hales Murphy, Denis OâNeill, James OâMahony, Jack OâSullivan, Brendan
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