Diarmaid L. Fawsitt Archive Section 1 Desc. List.

PR81/1/3 Anglo-Irish Treaty, Ulster Special Mission and Civil War (1921-1929)

PR81/1/3/H Royal Irish Constabulary Weekly Intelligence Reports from the Galway Brigade (May - Dec 1921)

Reference: PR81/1/3/H/04

Date: 30 June 1921

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Royal Irish Constabulary Weekly Intelligence Report from the Galway Brigade [Reference. A/INT/33]

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Extent: 24 pages

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Reference: PR81/1/3/H

Date: 23 May 1921 - 16 December 1921

Scope and Content: Royal Irish Constabulary report from the Galway Brigade for the week ending 30 June 1921. Includes Appendix D, documents found in the house of Father O’Dea and Father O’Reilly at Galway on 26 June 1921. Appendix E includes documents belonging to Eamonn Maguire of Tuam, arrested 27 June 1921. The latter includes a list of names of songs including ‘Green White and Gold’. Reference is also made to seizure of ‘some Belfast goods for Williams’.

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Royal Irish Constabulary Weekly Intelligence Reports from the Galway Brigade

Extent: 21 items

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Scope and Content: Series of annotated copies of Royal Irish Constabulary weekly intelligence reports from the Galway Brigade, covering Galway city, and parts of county Galway including Athenry, Costelloe, Dunmore, Kilchreest, Ahascragh, Woodford, Ballinasloe, Portumna, and Derrymullan. Also includes reports from parts of county Mayo, including: Castlebar, Westport, Newport, Ballina, Ballinrobe, Ballyhaunis, Foxford, Charlestown, Callow, Swinford and Barneycarroll. Weekly reports contain a ‘general survey’ section outlining the main important events of the past week followed by short reports from each town or district. These generally refer to IRA activities in each area however may extend to other political events and rallies. Most reports also contain a series of appendices, including total figures for ‘hostile acts and outrages’, ‘crimes’, and lists of names of ‘civilians arrested during the week’. Reports are signed by the Colonel, Colonel Commandment, the Galway Brigade.

Reference: PR81/1/3/H/05

Date: 7 July 1921

Title:

Royal Irish Constabulary Weekly Intelligence Report from the Galway Brigade [Reference. A/INT/34]

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Extent: 13 pages

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Scope and Content: Royal Irish Constabulary report from the Galway Brigade for the week ending 7 July 1921. Includes reference to an ambush of police at Ballygar Co. Galway and murder of an ex R.I.C. sergeant at Bunniconelon (Bunniconlon, Co. Mayo).

Reference: PR81/1/3/H/01

Date: 23 May 1921

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RIC Intelligence Reports File Enclosure, Galway Brigade

Extent: 1 sheet

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Scope and Content: Folder originally containing Royal Irish Constabulary auxiliary police reports. The folder is marked ‘M.I.B. Office of the Police Advisor, Dublin. Subject, Intelligence Summary. Galway Brigade. Issued Weekly’. The original file reference is stated as I. G/53/33.

Reference: PR81/1/3/H/06

Date: 14 July 1921

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Royal Irish Constabulary Weekly Intelligence Report from the Galway Brigade [Reference. A/INT/35]

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Extent: 10 pages

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Scope and Content: Royal Irish Constabulary report from the Galway Brigade for the week ending 14 July 1921. Includes reference to period preceding the truce between Great Britain and Ireland: ‘the situation up to the time of the truce remained as unsettled as usual...’. Activities reported include the burning of Ballinasloe Tennis Club House, Co. Galway and the raiding of the post office at Glenisland, Co. Mayo.

Reference: PR81/1/3/H/02

Date: (May 1921)

Title:

Incomplete Royal Irish Constabulary Weekly Intelligence Report from the Galway Brigade

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Extent: 1 page

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Scope and Content: Singe page evidently originally part of a larger report titled ‘Appendix C’. Contains a typescript copy of an order from the I.R.A. headquarters dated 11 May 1921 referring to An T’oglac. The instruction reminds the recipient: ‘you are expected to ensure that each Volunteer gets and opportunity of reading’ An T’oglac. Other orders include an instruction that ‘convicted spies or informers shall not be executed until sentence is confirmed by me’.

Reference: PR81/1/3/H/07

Date: 21 July 1921

Title:

Royal Irish Constabulary Weekly Intelligence Report from the Galway Brigade [Reference. A/INT/36]

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Extent: 10 pages

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Scope and Content: Royal Irish Constabulary report from the Galway Brigade for the week ending 21 July 1921. Includes also a report marked with reference A/INT/34.B., referring to the ‘intense’ and growing desire across the county for peace.

Reference: PR81/1/3/H/03

Date: 24 June 1921

Title:

Royal Irish Constabulary Weekly Intelligence Report from the Galway Brigade [Reference. A/INT/32]

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Extent: 16 pages

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Scope and Content: Royal Irish Constabulary report from the Galway Brigade for the week ending 24 June 1921.

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