Report of 15 July 1915

(NAI, CSO/JD/2/36)

The report of 15 July 1915 records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, by Dr P McCartan and Herbert M Pim, followed by Joseph McGuinness, Con Colbert and JJ Farrelly, and later by Dr P McCartan a second time with Denis McCullough, William O’Leary Curtis and Arthur Griffith.

Thomas J Clarke, Ernest Blythe, James Whelan and JJ Walsh are observed meeting in 12 D’Olier Street. The arrival of Frank B Healy from Queenstown [Cobh] is noted.

A meeting by Bulmer Hobson, Eoin MacNeill, Con Colbert, Michael J O’Rahilly, TJ Sheehan, Patrick Ryan junior, Thomas MacDonagh, Éamonn Ceannt, John Fitzgibbon, James O’Connor, Liam Mellows, Dr P McCartan, Denis McCullough, Herbert M Pim and Joseph Melinn is reported in the office of the Irish Volunteers, 2 Dawson Street. It is noted the meeting lasted over two hours, after which McCartan left for Clarke’s shop on Parnell Street and Clarke’s residence in Fairview where he stayed for the night. Annotations on the report highlight the presence of members of the ‘General Council Irish Volunteers’.

A group of around 36 ‘Sinn Fein Volunteers’ are observed marching ‘without rifles’ towards Fairview before returning to 25 Parnell Square.

For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 14 July 1915.