Price - We Bled Together: Michael Collins, The Squad and the Dublin Brigade

Tiomnaithe dibh sid a thug a mbeatha ar son saoirse na hireann.
Dedicated to those who gave their lives for Irish freedom.

Contents

M y thanks are due to the following for their help and expertise in the course of my research: the staff at Ballyroan Library, South Dublin County Council; Eoin Brennan; Niamh Brennan; Dr John Bourne, Western Front Association; Celio Burke; Damien Burke, Irish Jesuit Archives; Lisa Carley; Neil G. Cobbett, National Archives, Kew, UK; Sle Coleman, Local Studies, South Dublin County Council Libraries; Marianne Cosgrave, Mercy Congregational Archives; Raychel Coyle, Phoenix Park OPW; Eithne Daly; Richard Davies, Regimental Museum of the Royal Welsh; Noelle Dowling, Dublin Diocesan Archives; Mired Foley, Archives of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Perth, Highgate, Western Australia; Hugh Forrester, PSNI Museum; Declan Furey; Paddy Furlong; Liz Gillis; David Hanley; Michael Hanley, Dublin Diocesan Archives; Samus Haughey, Oireachtas Library and Research Centre; Patricia Healy, Kenmare; Tim Horgan, County Kerry; Grinne Hughes; the staff at the Imperial War Museum, Lambeth, London; Karen Johnson, Archivist, Christian Brothers Province Centre; Commandant Padraic Kennedy; Dr Clair Kilgarriff; Commandant Stephen MacEoin, Officer in Charge, Military Archives, and civilian archivist staff Hugh Beckett, Lisa Dolan and Noelle Grothier; Grinne McCaffrey, Provincials Office, Irish Province of the Dominican Order; Niall McCarville; Dr John McCullen, Chief Park Superintendent, Phoenix Park (retired); Finn McCumhaill; Brian McGee, Cork City & County Archivist; Senator Michael McDowell; Berni Metcalfe, National Library of Ireland; Peter Molloy; Stephen Moriarty, Cahersiveen; Terry Moylan, Archivist, Na Pobair Uilleann; amon and Terry Newell; Elan Owen, Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru/National Library of Wales; Maureen OConnor-OSullivan, Cahersiveen Library; Patrick OConnor-Scarteen, Kenmare; amon Cuv TD; Dr Rory OHanlon; the staff at the Oireachtas Library & Research Service; Cormac K. H. OMalley; Christine Pullen, Curator, Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum, Winchester UK; Siobhn Ryan, Heritage Officer, Sligo County Council; Sandra Shallow-Brennan; Pat Shannon; Laurence Spring, Surrey History Centre; Dave Swift, Claomh Irish Living History and Military Heritage, The British Library, London; the staff at the library, NUI Maynooth; the staff at the The National Archives, Kew, London; the staff at the The National Archives of Ireland; Aoife Torpey, Kilmainham Gaol; UCD Archives; Michael Walsh, Cahersiveen; Ian Whyte.

I am also indebted to Brendan Kelly, John Nolan and Aidan OToole, former members of staff at Drimnagh Castle CBS, for sharing their knowledge of Dublin in the Rare Auld Times.

I wish also to thank The Collins Press for all their hard work, advice and belief in this project.

My heartfelt thanks to Dominic, Pauline and David Price for their generosity and time for engaging in so much discussion and debate.

I especially pay tribute to my wife Catherine, to whom I am deeply grateful. Her love, support and encouragement were an inspiration on the long trek through the research, study and writing of this history. I also thank my children, Heather, Emma and Shane, for their love, patience and understanding. This history could not have been written without them.