Dying for the Cause: Kerry's Republican Dead

This book tells the story of the lives and deaths of 162 Kerrymen who died for the ideal of an independent Irish republic of 32 counties. Many were killed in action but others were executed or died while in captivity as a result of brutality or neglect. In telling their stories Tim Horgan has provided an intriguing social history of the county and a snapshot of life in Ireland. They range from the story of Thomas Ashe whose funeral was attended by over 100,000 people to that of seventeen year old Tom Moriarty who was buried secretly by his comrades. They include people like the First World War marksman, Con Healy, who though dying of tuberculosis went on to become a hero fighting for his own country and the contrasting stories of Patrick Lynch who was shot dead at his doorstep and of Tim O'Sullivan who was executed in faraway Donegal, though they were born in neighbouring parishes in South Kerry. This book will certainly be a collectors item and will make a wonderful gift for anyone with Kerry connections.

Auteur

Tim Horgan is co-editor of 'The Men Will Talk to Me: Ernie O'Malley's Kerry Interviews'. He has a lifelong interest in local history and gives regular talks on the War of Independce in the Kerry area. Tim comes from a proud republican tradition as his grandmother was secretary to both Ernie O'Malley and Liam Lynch. He is from Tralee and is an ophthalmologist in Kerry General Hospital.

Contenu

Contents Acknowledgements11 List of Abbreviations14 Preface15 Introduction19 1st and 9th (Tralee) Battalions, Kerry No. 1 Brigade27 John Conway31 Daniel Daly33 Thomas Drummond36 Eugene Fitzgerald38 Jackie Fleming40 Michael Flynn43 Tom Flynn46 Daniel Foley48 Patrick (Percy) Hannafin50 William Harrington52 Tommy Hawley54 Con Healy57 Frank Hoffman59 Seán Moriarty62 Billy Myles64 George Nagle66 James O'Connor69 Jerry O'Sullivan71 John O'Sullivan73 Paddy Reidy75 Michael Ryle76 Michael Sinnott78 Jim Walsh80 2nd (Ardfert) and 3rd (Lixnaw) Battalions, Kerry No. 1 Brigade82 Thomas Archer86 James Barry89 John Cantillon91 Edward Greaney93 James Hanlon96 Reginald Hathaway98 Seán Houlihan101 Jack Lawlor103 Timothy 'Aero' Lyons105 William McCarthy108 Jim McEnery110 Tom McGrath113 Michael McGuire115 Michael Nolan117 Daniel O'Driscoll119 George O'Shea121 Patrick O'Shea123 Tim Tuomey126 4th (Castlegregory) and 5th (Dingle) Battalions, Kerry No. 1 Brigade128 Thomas M. Ashe131 John Casey133 James Cronin135 Maurice Fitzgerald137 Thomas Greaney139 Paddy Kennedy140 Daniel 'Bob' McCarthy142 Michael McKenna144 Thomas Moriarty146 Tom O'Sullivan148 Timothy Spillane151 6th (Listowel) and 8th (Ballylongford) Battalions, Kerry No. 1 Brigade153 Eddie Carmody156 Paddy Dalton158 Patrick Foran161 Michael Galvin163 Pat Hartnett166 John Lawlor169 John Linnane171 Jerry Lyons174 Michael (Bob) McElligott178 Charles O'Hanlon180 Paddy Walsh183 Daniel Scanlon187 Jack Sheehan189 1st (Castleisland) Battalion, Kerry No. 2 Brigade; 7th (Castleisland) Battalion, Kerry No. 1 Brigade192 Michael Brosnan195 Patrick Buckley197 John Daly200 Tom Fleming203 Patrick Kenny205 Bertie Murphy207 Dan Murphy210 Michael O'Connell213 Denny O'Connor215 Jer O'Leary218 Jack Prendiville221 John Savage224 Richard Shanahan226 James Walsh229 2nd (Firies) Battalion, Kerry No. 2 Brigade, and Ballymacelligott Company233 Jim Baily237 Denis Broderick240 Michael Brosnan242 John Browne244 Robert Browne247 Mossie Casey249 John Clifford251 Jack Flynn253 Paddy Herlihy255 Richard Laide257 John Leen259 John McMahon261 Thomas McLoughlin263 Jack Reidy265 Maurice Reidy267 3rd (Kenmare) Battalion, Kerry No. 2 Brigade269 Con Looney271 Timothy O'Shea274 Denis Tuohy276 4th (Killarney) Battalion, Kerry No. 2 Brigade278 Dan Allman281 Stephen Buckley284 Jerry Casey286 Patrick Casey288 James Daly290 John Kevins293 Patrick McCarthy297 Timothy Murphy299 Daniel O'Donoghue301 Jeremiah O'Donoghue303 5th (Rathmore) Battalion, Kerry No. 2 Brigade306 Jeremiah Carey309 William Cronin310 Laurence Hickey312 Michael McSweeney313 Andrew Moynihan315 Patrick O'Connor317 Michael O'Sullivan319 Tadhg O'Sullivan322 John Sharry324 6th (Killorglin) Battalion, Kerry No. 2 Brigade327 Michael Ahern331 William Conway O'Connor333 Jack Galvin335 Frank Grady338 Patrick Murphy341 Joe Taylor343 Séamus Taylor346 Kerry No. 3 Brigade348 Dan Clifford351 Michael Courtney353 Eugene Dwyer355 Con Keating357 Jeremiah 'Romey' Keating360 Tadhg Keating362 Patrick Lynch364 Dan Shea366 John Tadhg O'Sullivan369 Willie Rearden371 John Sugrue373 Dying for the Cause Elsewhere376 Thomas Ashe377 Charlie Daly382 Dan Enright386 Tom Healy389 Jim Hickey391 Charlie Kerins393 Michael Mulvihill397 Seán O'Leary399 Maurice O'Neill402 Michael Rahilly (The O'Rahilly)405 Tim O'Sullivan409 Jack O'Reilly412 Thomas Russell414 Liam Scully416 Paddy Shortis419 'The Others'421 William Brosnan422 Giles Cooper423 Brendan Doherty425 Liam Hegarty427 Thomas Leane430 Michael Lynch431 Charles Monaghan432 William O'Brien434 John O'Connor436 Thomas Prendiville440 Donal (Dan) Sheehan442 Austin Stack444 Timeline of Events in Kerry447 Bibliography456 Index458