Report of 21 January 1916

(NAI, CSO/JD/2/191)

The report of 21 January 1916 records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, by John McGarry and Joseph Murray, followed by John O’Mahony, James J Buggy, Piaras Béaslaí, Thomas McCarthy, Seán MacDiarmada, William O’Leary Curtis and JJ Farrelly.

A meeting in the office of the Irish Volunteers, 2 Dawson Street, is attended by Bulmer Hobson, Herbert ‘Barney’ Mellows, Michael O’Hanrahan, Michael J O’Rahilly, Thomas MacDonagh, Jeremiah Joseph O’Connell and Laurence Raul.

A second meeting later in the evening is again attended by O’Rahilly and Mellows, along with Patrick Ryan.

JJ Walsh is observed in his shop at 26 Blessington Street.

A copy is included of the latest issue of The Workers’ Republic.

For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 20 January 1916.