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IDENTITY STATEMENT Reference: IE CCCA/PR69
Title:
Andy O'Sullivan
Level of description:
fonds
Date:
(?1922) 9 August 1923 - 2 Nov 1923 (1925)
Extent:
15 items
CONTEXT Creator
O'Sullivan, Andrew (Andy) | d1923| Intelligence Officer IRA North Cork
Biographical/Administrative History Born Denbawn, Denn, County Cavan ?1900. Agricultural instructor for the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction in Mallow county Cork. Leading intelligence officer and later Commandant for the Irish Volunteers/Irish Republican Army in the Mallow area [5th Battalion, 4th Cork Brigade). Took part in raid on Mallow barracks in 1921 with Dick Willis and Michael Fitzgerald. Established a personal relationship with Miss Catherine 'Kit' Byrne, 110 Main Street, Mallow, who was a liasion officer of Cumann na mBan, together with OP Daly. Fought on the anti-Treaty side in the Civil War, reporting directly to Liam Lynch. Arrested in July 1923 and imprisoned first at the Courthouse Cells (Washington Street) Cork in early-mid August 1923, then at the Female Prison, Sunday's Well, Cork (the 'City Gaol') at the end of August 1923, and lastly at Mountjoy Gaol, Dublin from September to November 1923. Embarked on hunger strike with thousands of other republican prisoners. Died after 40 days on hunger strike in Mountjoy on 22 November 1923. The republican hunger strikes were called off on 23 Nov 1923. His funeral in Mallow was very largely attended and his remains were interred at the New Cemetery, Sandfield, Mallow.
Archival History Donated to the Archives by Mr. James Byrne in 2017.
CONTENT AND STRUCTURE
Scope and Content Andy O'Sullivan personal archive, mainly MS. letters to Catherine 'Kit' Byrne, Mallow, County Cork from August - November 1923.
Cork City and County Archives 2017
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