I have put online some material which once belonged to Commandant Vincent (Vinny) Byrne, 2nd Battalion, Dublin Brigade, Old I.R.A. here ;
http://www.militaria-archive.com/ind...nny-byrne.html
It is a small collection of :
Documents
http://www.militaria-archive.com/ind...ocu/index.html
Photographs / postcards
http://www.militaria-archive.com/ind...oto/index.html
Scrapbook he kept throughout the Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War
http://www.militaria-archive.com/ind...pb1/index.html
&
http://www.militaria-archive.com/ind...pb2/index.html
For those who don't know Vincent Byrne joined the Irish Volunteers in 1915 at the age of 14. He paraded and drilled with them, then fought in the 1916 Easter Rising at Jacobs Mills, Dublin alongside men such as Thomas MacDonagh, John McBride and Mick McDonnell (later leader of Michael Collins' counter intelligence unit 'The Squad'). During the Irish War of Independence Vinny Byrne (despite being the youngest), joined and became a prolific member of Michael Collins 'Squad', also known as the '12 Apostles.'
Taking part in the standard guerilla warfare activities of intelligence gathering, raids for weapons, vehicles and supplies, ambushes, attacks and assasinations all throughout the Irish War of Independence (January 1919 - Truce July 1921), I have included a sample timeline of approximately one year's activities throughout the War of Independence on the webpage. He famously took part in the Bloody Sunday executions of British intelligence officers ('Cairo Gang') throughout Dublin, and is quoted as saying ""The Lord have mercy on your souls. I then opened fire with my Peter. They both fell dead."
I have split the collection in to three parts, one for photographs and postcards, one for Documents, and the last part for the scrapbook proper (the scrapbook is also split into two).
Here are a few samples from the Documents/Letters section :
Letters & Documents
Card from Sean Doyle to Vincent Byrne December 1919. Doyle was also a member of Michael Collins Squad and was later wounded at the Customs House attack.
Vincent Byrne Irish War of Independence era handwritten notes on the workings of a 'Peter the Painter' Mauser machine pistol.
http://www.militaria-archive.com/ind...nny-byrne.html
It is a small collection of :
Documents
http://www.militaria-archive.com/ind...ocu/index.html
Photographs / postcards
http://www.militaria-archive.com/ind...oto/index.html
Scrapbook he kept throughout the Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War
http://www.militaria-archive.com/ind...pb1/index.html
&
http://www.militaria-archive.com/ind...pb2/index.html
For those who don't know Vincent Byrne joined the Irish Volunteers in 1915 at the age of 14. He paraded and drilled with them, then fought in the 1916 Easter Rising at Jacobs Mills, Dublin alongside men such as Thomas MacDonagh, John McBride and Mick McDonnell (later leader of Michael Collins' counter intelligence unit 'The Squad'). During the Irish War of Independence Vinny Byrne (despite being the youngest), joined and became a prolific member of Michael Collins 'Squad', also known as the '12 Apostles.'
Taking part in the standard guerilla warfare activities of intelligence gathering, raids for weapons, vehicles and supplies, ambushes, attacks and assasinations all throughout the Irish War of Independence (January 1919 - Truce July 1921), I have included a sample timeline of approximately one year's activities throughout the War of Independence on the webpage. He famously took part in the Bloody Sunday executions of British intelligence officers ('Cairo Gang') throughout Dublin, and is quoted as saying ""The Lord have mercy on your souls. I then opened fire with my Peter. They both fell dead."
I have split the collection in to three parts, one for photographs and postcards, one for Documents, and the last part for the scrapbook proper (the scrapbook is also split into two).
Here are a few samples from the Documents/Letters section :
Letters & Documents
Card from Sean Doyle to Vincent Byrne December 1919. Doyle was also a member of Michael Collins Squad and was later wounded at the Customs House attack.
Vincent Byrne Irish War of Independence era handwritten notes on the workings of a 'Peter the Painter' Mauser machine pistol.
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