Chief Secretary’s Office, Crime Branch: Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Movement of Extremists September 1915
The series is comprised of daily reports produced by the DMP Detective Department on the movements and associations of pro-independence suspects between 29 May 1915 and 20 April 1916.
The DMP reports were compiled by Superintendent Owen Brien and submitted to the Under Secretary for Ireland, Sir Matthew Nathan, at Dublin Castle. The reports describe Republican activity in Dublin during the 11 months preceding the Easter Rising. The final report in the series was written on 20 April 1916, just 4 days before the beginning of the Rising.
The reports detail intelligence gathered at a number of key city centre locations, including the shop of Thomas J Clarke at 75 Parnell Street, the Irish Volunteers Office at 2 Dawson Street, the Irish National Forester’s Hall at 41 Parnell Square, and the headquarters of the Gaelic League at 25 Parnell Square. The reports record the interaction of suspects at these locations and attendance at meetings, as well as drilling and marching of Irish Volunteers. The movements of suspects in and out of Dublin were also recorded at the five main Dublin train stations: Kingsbridge [Heuston], Amiens Street [Connolly], Westland Row [Pearse Station], Broadstone and Harcourt Street, and at Dublin Port.
Major events which took place in 1915 and 1916 are recorded in the reports, including the funeral of the Fenian leader Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa (1 August 1915) and the Annual Convention of Irish Volunteers (31 October 1915). They also record the travel of suspects to events outside of Dublin, such as the ‘annual pilgrimage’ to Bodenstown, County Kildare, for commemorations at the grave of Theobald Wolfe Tone (19 June 1915). Other activities recorded in the reports include anti-recruitment and conscription rallies, meetings of the Irish Women’s Franchise League, and protests against the imprisonment of revolutionaries under the Defence of the Realm Act.
There are over 230 individuals referred to in the reports, principally members of the Irish Volunteers, the Irish Republican Brotherhood and Sinn Féin. The primary person of interest is Thomas J Clarke, who is mentioned in almost every report, while the other most frequently mentioned individuals include Pierce Beasley, Thomas Byrne, Con Colbert, Bulmer Hobson, Seán T Ó Ceallaigh, Seán Mac Diarmada, John McGarry, Joseph McGuinness, Herbert Mellows, Michael O’Hanrahan, William O’Leary Curtis, Michael Joseph O’Rahilly and James Joseph Walsh.
The reports also contain copies of Nationalist newspapers, with attention drawn to ‘anti-British’ content, as well as pamphlets and election material. Publications include The Workers’ Republic, Ná Bac Leis, Nationality, The Hibernian, The Irish Volunteer, The Spark, Honesty and New Ireland.
For more information on the individuals frequently mentioned in the reports, please see Who were the Extremists?
For more information about the work of the Chief Secretary, please see Office of Chief Secretary for Ireland.
For more information about how the documents were conserved please see How we conserve the Movement of Extremist reports.
Report of 1 September 1915
(NAI, CSO/JD/2/76)
The report of 1 September 1915 records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, by Major John MacBride and John McGarry, followed by Con Colbert, Thomas Byrne, Frank Fahy, Diarmuid Lynch, Seán T Ó Ceallaigh, Piaras Béaslaí and Charles J Kickham.
Michael J O’Rahilly is observed in Dame Street, while Arthur Griffith, William O’Leary Curtis and James Murray are observed in Sackville Street [O’Connell Street].
It is reported that Mrs Newman, sister of Sir Roger Casement, is due to leave Ireland for Liverpool en route to New York.
A copy of The Hibernian referred to in the report is not present.
For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 31 August 1915.
Report of 2 September 1915
(NAI, CSO/JD/2/77)
The report of 2 September 1915 records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, by Frank Fahy, followed by [James] O’Connor, Thomas Byrne and John McGarry.
John Milroy, ‘who has been released from Prison’, is observed in Dame Street.
A meeting of Bulmer Hobson, Patrick H Pearse, Michael J O’Rahilly and Edward [Éamon] De Valera is reported in the office of the Irish Volunteers, 2 Dawson Street.
The remainder of the report provides some background information on De Valera, who is described as someone ‘of Spanish origin and is said to have been born in England’. He ‘lately takes an active interest in the organising work’ of the Irish Volunteers.
Copies of the Irish Volunteer and Nationality referred to in the report are not present.
For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 1 September 1915.
Report of 3 September 1915
(NAI, CSO/JD/2/78)
The report of 3 September 1915 records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, by John Milroy, followed by Seán T Ó Ceallaigh, [James] O’Connor, Diarmuid Lynch and William O’Leary Curtis.
Michael J O’Rahilly is observed on Sackville Street [O’Connell Street], followed later in the day by Piaras Béaslaí, Arthur Griffith and William O’Leary Curtis.
Around 65 members of the ‘Sinn Fein Volunteers, 8 of whom carried rifles’ marched from Parnell Square towards Fairview under the command of Frank Fahy.
Mrs Newman, sister of Sir Roger Casement, is reported to have booked a passage on the SS St Paul, which will depart Liverpool for New York on the 4 September 1915.
A copy of The Workers’ Republic referred to in the report is not present.
For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 2 September 1915.
Report of 4 September 1915
(NAI, CSO/JD/2/79)
The report of 4 September 1915 records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, by Ben Parsons and William O’Leary Curtis, followed by James J Buggy and John McGarry.
Patrick H Pearse and TJ Sheehan are observed in Fownes Street and JJ Walsh is observed in his shop at 26 Blessington Street.
A meeting is reported at 41 Parnell Square, which was attended by Major John MacBride, Thomas J Clarke, John McGarry, John O’Mahony, James Murray, William O’Leary Curtis, James Stritch and Charles J Kickham.
A copy of The Spark referred to in the report is not present.
For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 3 September 1915.
Report of 6 September 1915
(NAI, CSO/JD/2/80)
The report of 6 September 1915 records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, on Saturday 4 September by Frank Fahy and Con Colbert, followed by James Murray, Piaras Béaslaí and Con Collins. On Sunday 5 September, Clarke was visited by John McGarry, [James] O’Connor, Edward Daly, Ben Parsons, James J Buggy and Joseph McGuinness.
The arrival of Terence J McSwiney by train from Cork on Saturday is noted, as is the departure by Jeremiah J O’Connell for Athlone.
Bulmer Hobson and Herbert ‘Barney’ Mellows are reported meeting in the office of the Irish Volunteers, 2 Dawson Street.
Gerald Griffin is observed meeting with JJ Walsh in the latter’s shop at 26 Blessington Street. The report notes Griffin ‘is the pro-German and Sinn Fein Volunteer employed by the Military Authorities in the Army Audit Office, Ship St. He is also one of those included in the War B List, DMP Area’.
An annotation on the report asks ‘Is Gerard Griffin still employed by the Military Authorities? Have you any word of a report on him having been made to them’.
Griffin is observed with MJ McCabe on Sunday in Dorset Street. McCabe is described as ‘pro-German and Transport Workers’ Union’.
The report concludes with the march of around ‘20 members of the Sinn Fein Volunteers carrying rifles’ from 41 Parnell Square to St Enda’s, Rathfarnham, where a Gaelic tournament was in progress.
For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 4 and 5 September 1915.
Report of 7 September 1915: Gerald Griffin
Report of 7 September 1915
(NAI, CSO/JD/2/82)
The second report of 7 September 1915 records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, by John McGarry, followed by M O’Mahony, John O’Mahony, Edward Daly, James Murray, William O’Leary Curtis, Ben Parsons, Charles Wyse Power and Piaras Béaslaí.
The arrival of Eoin MacNeill by train from Limerick is noted.
Michael J O’Rahilly, Bulmer Hobson and Michael O’Hanrahan are observed in the office of the Irish Volunteers, 2 Dawson Street.
The report concludes with details of those who attended a meeting at 41 Parnell Square later that evening, including Thomas Byrne, Bulmer Hobson, Charles E Kickham, James J Buggy and Piaras Béaslaí.
For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 6 September 1915.
Report of 8 September 1915
(NAI, CSO/JD/2/83)
The report of 8 September 1915 records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, by Thomas Byrne, John McGarry, Con Colbert, George Nichols, Diarmuid Lynch, William O’Leary Curtis and James Murray.
JJ Walsh is observed in his shop at 26 Blessington Street and Partick Ryan is seen at St Stephen’s Green.
A copy of The Hibernian, the journal of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, referred to in the report is not present.
For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 7 September 1915.
A copy of The Hibernian, the journal of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, referred to in the report is not present.
For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 7 September 1915.
JJ Walsh is observed in his shop at 26 Blessington Street and Partick Ryan is seen at St Stephen’s Green.
A copy of The Hibernian, the journal of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, referred to in the report is not present.
For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 7 September 1915.
Report of 9 September 1915
(NAI, CSO/JD/2/84)
The report of 9 September 1915 records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, by Patrick Tobin, followed by John O’Mahony, Thomas Byrne, John McGarry, George Nichols and [James] O’Connor. Nichols is later observed departing by train for Galway.
Frank Fahy is observed at Islandbridge and Major John MacBride is seen in Sackville Street [O’Connell Street]. The departure of Patrick H Pearse by train to Ballinrobe is noted.
Bulmer Hobson, Patrick Ryan, Con Colbert and Herbert ‘Barney’ Mellows are reported meeting in the office of the Irish Volunteers, 2 Dawson Street.
A description is given of the assembly of ’40 Sinn Fein Volunteers without rifles’ at Parnell Square and their march towards Jones’ Road.
The report concludes with details of a meeting planned for the Phoenix Park to protest against the imprisonment of Irish Volunteers, which is due to be presided over by Alderman Laurence O’Neill and addressed by Alderman Thomas Kelly, Henry Dixon and Seán T Ó Ceallaigh.
Copies of The Irish Volunteer, the Sinn Féin journal Nationality and the Cumann na mBan pamphlet Number 3 series Dean Swifte on the situation referred to in the report are not present.
For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 8 September 1915.
Report of 10 September 1915
(NAI, CSO/JD/2/85)
The report of 10 September 1915 records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, by Diarmuid Lynch and Major John MacBride, followed by Charles S Power BL [Barrister at Law], Seán T Ó Ceallaigh, John O’Mahony, James J Buggy, William O’Leary Curtis and James Murray.
Herbert ‘Barney’ Mellows is reported in the office of the Irish Volunteers, 2 Dawson Street.
A description is given of the assembly of fifty members of the ‘Sinn Fein Volunteers’ at Parnell Square and their march toward Clonliffe Road under the command of Piaras Béaslaí.
A copy of the socialist newspaper The Workers’ Republic referred to in the report is not present.
For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 9 September 1915.
Report of 10 September 1915 (11 September 1915)
(NAI, CSO/JD/2/86)
The report of 10 September 1915 (11 September 1915) records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, by Thomas Byrne, followed by Seán T Ó Ceallaigh, William O’Leary Curtis and M O’Reilly ‘who is employed in the Standard Life Insurance office…and has only recently been found mixing with the local extremists’.
Seán T Ó Ceallaigh, Bulmer Hobson and Diarmuid Lynch are observed in conversation in Sackville Street [O’Connell Street].
The arrival of Patrick H Pearse by train from Ballinrobe is noted.
JJ Walsh is observed in his shop at 26 Blessington Street.
The report concludes with details of those attending a meeting at 41 Parnell Square, which included Thomas J Clarke, Major John MacBride, Charles J Kickham, Ben Parsons, John McGarry and James Stritch.
A copy of The Spark referred to in the report is not present.
For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 10 September 1915.
Report of 13 September 1915
(NAI, CSO/JD/2/87)
The report of 13 September 1915 records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, on Saturday 11 September by Thomas Byrne, followed by James J Buggy, Piaras Béaslaí, John McGarry and M O’Reilly. On Sunday 12 September, Clarke was visited by Charles S Power and Michael McGinn.
A number of arrivals at various train stations are reported, including the arrival of John O’Hurley and John O’Dea from Limerick Junction, Charles Shannon from Belfast, Patrick O’Malley from Galway and Patrick Hughes from Dundalk. The departure of Joseph McGuinness to Galway, and the return of O’Hurley and O’Dea to Limerick is also noted.
A meeting in the Phoenix Park was attended by, among others, Terence McSwiney, Countess Markievicz and Major John MacBride.
The report concludes with details of those in attendance at a meeting in the office of the Irish Volunteers, 2 Dawson Street, including Laurence Ginnell, M.P. [Member of Parliament], Bulmer Hobson, Eoin MacNeill, Michael J O’Rahilly, Patrick H Pearse, Éamonn Ceannt, J O’Connor, Frank Lawless, Patrick Hughes, John Fitzgibbon and Terence McSwiney.
For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 11 and 12 September 1915.
Report of 15 September 1915
(NAI, CSO/JD/2/88)
The report of 15 September 1915 records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, by Thomas Byrne, followed by John O’Mahony, Con Colbert, John Milroy, James J Buggy and [Frank] McCabe.
Michael O’Hanrahan is observed in the office of the Irish Volunteers, 2 Dawson Street. A visit by Gerald Griffin to the shop of JJ Walsh, 26 Blessington Street, is noted.
Diarmuid Lynch is observed walking along Dames Street.
The report concludes with the observation that no strike action occurred in Crumlin on the 14 September ‘and nothing unusual occurred in the vicinity during the day’.
For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 14 September 1915.
Report of 16 September 1915
(NAI, CSO/JD/2/89)
The report of 16 September 1915 records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, by Diarmuid Lynch, followed by Thomas Byrne, Piaras Béaslaí and John McGarry, William O’Leary Curtis, Ben Parsons and James O’Connor and James Murray.
A meeting in the office of the Irish Volunteers, 2 Dawson Street, was attended by Michael J O’Rahilly, Patrick H Pearse, Thomas MacDonagh, Éamon De Valera and Herbert ‘Barney’ Mellows.
The report concludes with details of the assembly of 36 members of the ‘Sinn Fein Volunteers’ and their march without rifles towards Jones’ Road.
Copies of The Irish Volunteer, Nationality and The Hibernian referred to in the report are not present.
For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 15 September 1915.
Report of 17 September 1915
(NAI, CSO/JD/2/90)
The report of 17 September 1915 records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, by John McGarry, followed by Thomas Byrne, William O’Leary Curtis and James Murray and Major John MacBride.
The arrival of Victor Collins from Galway is noted, along with his meeting later in the evening at his accommodation in Conarchy’s Hotel in Parnell Square with Major John MacBride.
The report concludes with the departure of Diarmuid Lynch by train to Limerick.
A copy of The Workers’ Republic referred to in the report is not present.
For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 16 September 1915.
Report of 18 September 1915
(NAI, CSO/JD/2/91)
The report of 18 September 1915 records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, by Thomas Byrne, followed by John McGarry, James O’Connor, William O’Leary Curtis and Victor Collins.
The arrival of James M Sullivan from Limerick ‘as ciphered by RIC’ is noted.
Charles Wyse Power and John McGarry are observed in Abbey Street, while Jeremiah Joseph O’Connell is seen in Sackville Street [O’Connell Street].
The report concludes with the meeting of Thomas Byrne, George Irvine and James Stritch at 41 Parnell Square.
A copy of The Spark referred to the in the report is not present.
For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 17 September 1915.
Report of 20 September 1915
(NAI, CSO/JD/2/92)
The report of 20 September 1915 records a meeting in shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, on Saturday 18 September, which was attended by Seán MacDiarmada, Thomas Byrne, Joseph McGuinness, Ben Parsons, Piaras Béaslaí, Seán T Ó Ceallaigh, John O’Mahony, Michael J O’Rahilly and Major John MacBride. Clarke was visited later in the day by John Milroy and James J Buggy. On Sunday 19, Clarke was visited by Buggy a second time, along with Michael McGinn and M O’Reilly.
Michael O’Hanrahan and Herbert ‘Barney’ Mellows are observed in the office of the Irish Volunteers, 2 Dawson Street.
The departure of James M Sullivan by train to Limerick is noted.
A report is given of the assembly of around 400 ‘Sinn Fein Volunteers, most of whom carried rifles’ and their march towards Dundrum and Rathfarnham.
The assembly of around 500 members of the National Volunteers is also reported. The Volunteers ‘mostly in uniform, and carrying rifles’ marched to the Phoenix Park where ‘they engaged for some time in field exercises’.
The report concludes with notice of a labour meeting held in Crumlin. An annotation on the report asks ‘At the Labour meeting at Crumlin much was made of an assembly of the Citizen Army at Croydon Park at 4pm. How many attended this assembly’.
For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 18 and 19 September 1915.
Report of 21 September 1915
(NAI, CSO/JD/2/93)
The report of 21 September 1915 records a meeting in the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, which was attended by Seán MacDiarmada, John McGarry, Major John MacBride, Seán T Ó Ceallaigh, Con Colbert and William O’Leary Curtis. Clarke was also visited at various times later in the day by Patrick Tobin, James Stritch and James J Buggy, and Piaras Béaslaí and JJ McCabe.
Herbert ‘Barney’ Mellows and Michael O’Hanrahan are observed in the office of the Irish Volunteers, 2 Dawson Street.
The arrival of James M Sullivan ‘returned American’ by train from Limerick is noted.
Seán T Ó Ceallaigh is observed in the shop of JJ Walsh, 26 Blessington Street.
The report concludes with details of an inquiry into ‘seditious pamphlets sent through the Post and bearing…the name of a well-know Dublin Seed Merchant’.
For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 20 September 1915.
Report of 22 September 1915 – Special report on the assembly of the Citizen Army
Report of 22 September 1915
(NAI, CSO/JD/2/95)
The report of 22 September 1915 records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, by Seán MacDiarmada and Thomas Byrne, followed at various times by John McGarry, Joseph McGuinness, Con Colbert, Frank Fahy, William O’Leary Curtis, James Murray, Éamonn Ceannt and Piaras Béaslaí.
Michael J O’Rahilly, Seán MacDiarmada and Herbert ‘Barney’ Mellows are reported in the office of the Irish Volunteers, 2 Dawson Street.
The arrival of Peter Hourihan by train from Mallow is noted.
Thomas Byrne is observed meeting JJ Walsh in his shop at 26 Blessington Street.
The report concludes by informing the Chief Secretary that no labour meeting was held in Crumlin on the 21 of September.
For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 21 September 1915.
Report of 23 September 1915
(NAI, CSO/JD/2/96)
The report of 23 September 1915 records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, by Thomas Byrne, followed by John McGarry, Seán MacDiarmada, Major John MacBride, Patrick Ryan, George Irvine and TJ Sheehan.
Éamonn Ceannt is observed in D’Olier Street, while JJ Walsh is reported walking along Sackville Street [O’Connell Street].
A meeting in the office of the Irish Volunteers, 2 Dawson Street, is attended by Michael J O’Rahilly, Herbert ‘Barney’ Mellows, Éamon de Valera, John Fitzgibbon, [James] O’Connor, Éamonn Ceannt, Thomas MacDonagh, Patrick Ryan, Michael O’Hanrahan, Con Colbert, Piaras Béaslaí and John Milroy.
An annotation on the report states ‘A well-attended meeting of the Irish Vol. Committee’.
Copies are included of The Irish Volunteer, The Hibernian and Nationality.
For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 22 September 1915.
Report of 24 September 1915
(NAI, CSO/JD/2/97)
The report of 24 September 1915 records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, by Seán MacDiarmada, followed by John McGarry and Thomas Byrne, Frank Fahy and Con Colbert and [James] O’Connor.
A meeting in the office of the Irish Volunteers, 2 Dawson Street, is attended by Michael J O’Rahilly, Herbert ‘Barney’ Mellows and Michael O’Hanrahan.
The departure of Seán MacDiarmada by train to Limerick and Peter Hourihan to Mallow is noted. It is observed they ‘returned to Mallow by same train, but in a different compartment’, but were seen talking on the platform before boarding the train.
JJ Walsh is observed in his shop at 26 Blessington Street. An advertisement for Walsh’s shops is found in the enclosed copy of The Workers’ Republic, which includes the by-line ‘Support a victim of British militarism’.
Copies are included of The Workers’ Republic and a pamphlet on the life of Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa, written by Terence MacSwiney and published by the O’Donovan Rossa funeral committee.
For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 23 September 1915.
Report of 25 September 1915
(NAI, CSO/JD/2/98)
The report of 25 September 1915 records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, by Thomas Byrne, followed by John McGarry, James Murray, John O’Mahony and Michael O’Hanrahan.
Thomas Byrne is later observed in the shop of JJ Walsh, 26 Blessington Street. His meeting with Clarke and Walsh on the same day is highlighted in the report.
A meeting at 41 Parnell Square is attended by Major John MacBride, John McGarry, John O’Mahony, James Murray and James Stritch.
A report is given of a planned labour meeting to be held in Crumlin on the 26 September, followed by a meeting ‘under the auspices of the Irish Transport Workers Union’ to be held at Beresford Place.
A copy is included of the latest issue of The Spark.
For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 24 September 1915.
Report of 27 September 1915
(NAI, CSO/JD/2/99)
The report of 27 September 1915 records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, on Saturday 25 by Thomas Byrne, followed by Frank Fahy, William O’Leary Curtis and James Murray.
Éamonn Ceannt and James Brennan are observed in Cork Hill.
A number of departures from Dublin are noted, including James M Sullivan to Limerick, Herbert ‘Barney’ Mellows to Kells, Thomas J Clarke, Seán T Ó Ceallaigh and Hugh O’Hehir to Limerick and Piaras Béaslaí to Dundalk.
A meeting on Sunday 26 in the shop of Thomas J Clarke is attended by [James] O’Connor, Michael McGinn and Ben Parsons. Clarke had departed for Limerick.
The report concludes with details of a meeting ‘under the auspices of the Irish Womens’ Franchise League’ in the Phoenix Park, which was attended by around 200 people, and an open air event ‘under the auspices of the 4th Battalion of the Irish Volunteers’ held in Larkfield, Kimmage.
For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 25 and 26 September 1915.
Report of 29 September 1915
(NAI, CSO/JD/2/100)
The report of 29 September 1915 records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, by Seán MacDiarmada and Seán T Ó Ceallaigh, followed by John McGarry, Piaras Béaslaí, James Murray, James Stritch and William O’Leary Curtis. MacDiarmada and Ó Ceallaigh are seen leaving together, and later entering 12 D’Olier Street.
Herbert ‘Barney’ Mellows is observed in the office of the Irish Volunteers, 2 Dawson Street, while Darrel Figgis is sighted in Sackville Street [O’Connell Street].
The departure of James Murray by train to Cavan is noted.
JJ Walsh is observed in his shop at 26 Blessington Street.
For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 28 September 1915.
Report of 30 September 1915
(NAI, CSO/JD/2/101)
The report of 30 September 1915 records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, by Ben Parsons and William O’Leary Curtis, followed by Joseph McGuinness and Seán MacDiarmada.
JJ Walsh is observed in his shop at 26 Blessington Street.
The departure of Darrel Figgis by mailboat to Holyhead is noted.
A meeting in the office of the Irish Volunteers, 2 Dawson Street, is attended by Michael J O’Rahilly, Seán MacDiarmada, John Milroy, Éamon de Valera, Patrick Ryan, Con Colbert and Herbert ‘Barney’ Mellows. It is noted that ‘Four Volunteers in uniform, and armed with rifles kept guard in the hall during the time’.
A copy is included of The Hibernian, the journal of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Copies of The Irish Volunteer and Nationality referred to in the report are not present.
For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 29 September 1915.
