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| Date | 2006-09-22 |
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| Message | good job so far with web site, but finish it. |
| Date | 2006-09-06 |
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| Message | Is there a way to obtain records of prisoners at Spike Island? My father was a "guest" there for about six months before the truce. Served under Moylan and Lynch. |
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| Date | 2006-08-14 |
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| Message | Thank you for this information. |
| Date | 2006-08-13 |
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| Message | Re your profile of Tom Barry I wish to correct you. Tom Barry was not born in Rosscarbery. He was born in Klorglin,Co.Kerry on July 1st.1897. His father was in the R.I.C.and left that Force in 1901.After a number of years in business in Rosscarbery.Co.Cork the family moved to Convent Hill,Bandon.Co.Cork.In June 1915, almost 18 years of age,Tom Barry joined the British Army and was posted to Mesopotamia. He rose to the rank of Bombardier but was reduced, according to General Sir Nevil Macready, C-in-C British Forces in Ireland.Tom was demobilised in 1919.On his return to Bandon he became secretary of the British Legion Branch in Bandon.He and a friend were beaten-up by the Military on their way home one night and Barry applied to join the Bandon Battalion of the I.R.A. the following day. He was interviewed by Charlie Hurley (who had been appointed Brigade O.C. after the arrest of Tom Hales on July 27th 1920), and another Brigade Officer, Ted O'Sullivan. Following two further interviews by those and other Brigade Officers, he was invited in late September to join as Training Officer . The decision to form a Flying Column had been taken at a Brigade Meeting at Coppeen in August and following the success of the training camps under his instruction the first mustering of the Brigade Flying Column was on Oct.20th 1920 at Togher.On Thursday 24th of Oct.the Column engaged the British Forces for the first time at Toureen. On Oct.31st Barry was appointed O.C.of the Flying Column. |
| Date | 2006-08-13 |
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| Message | Re your personality site under construction, Tom Barry was never Commanding Officer of the Third Cork Brigade. He was Commanding Officer of the Flying Column which was attached to the Brigade. There were only three C.O.'s of the Brigade, Tom Hales, Charlie Hurley and Liam Deasy. |
| Date | 2006-08-09 |
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| Message | Thank you Terri for you reply about the film called "The Wind That Shakes the Barley." Yes you are right about the media over here. I do feel that a film should not be judged until it has been seen. It should not matter what side of the fence people are on. If it is based on the truth and the british are the bad people here, so be it. It is about time we british learnt the truth about what our side did to Ireland and face up to the true facts of what happened between Ireland and Britian. I am not a political person and I am not on any side of the fence here either, but I just wanted to learn about the real things that happened in Ireland, as I have some Catholic ancestors and currently many relatives born and living all over Ireland including the North too, which I am very proud of. Many Irish people have been hostile towards me about Irish issues, but this is because they have been hurt during the conflicts by the british I guess. So I thank you for your understanding and your kind reply to me. Kind Regards. |
| Date | 2006-08-09 |
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| Message | I should mention, it's not a true story as such - the characters are fictional but it is based on true events that happened throughout Ireland at that time |
| Date | 2006-08-09 |
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| Message | Hi Alison, Yes, it is true to what happened back then. I guess it's had bad press in the uk as it doesn't show the British in a very good light, but it is a major part of Irish/British history which did happen. I believe that some newspapers in the uk wrote reviews without even seeing the film first!It's been showing in Ireland to sold out audiences. |
| Date | 2006-07-30 |
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| Message | Hi Terri, I would just like to ask you a question here. Does this film called "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" tell a true story of Ireland back then? There has been so many negative comments made about this film. I always thought if a film tells the truth then it should be a good film. I am waiting for it to come out on DVD, as it was not showing in the local cinema in my town. Kind Regards. |
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