Report of 22 February 1916

(NAI, CSO/JD/2/214)

The report of 22 February 1916 notes the continued absence of Thomas J Clarke from his shop at 75 Parnell Street. In his absence, the shop is visited throughout the day by Seán MacDiarmada, Con Colbert, Frank Fahy, Charles J Kickham, John McGarry and Diarmuid Lynch.

The departure of John Neeson by train to Drogheda [County Louth] is noted.

Edward Daly and James O’Sullivan are observed together in Dame Street.

A meeting in the office of the Irish Volunteers, 2 Dawson Street, is attended by Bulmer Hobson, Michael J O’Rahilly, Pierce McCann, Herbert ‘Barney’ Mellows, Jeremiah Joseph O’Connell and Laurence Raul. O’Rahilly’s subsequent departure by train to Carrickmacross [County Monaghan] is noted, along with the departure of Thomas Kenny to Athenry [County Galway].

Thomas MacDonagh is observed in the office of the Irish Volunteers, 2 Dawson Street, later in the evening.

It is noted that John Nolan ‘ex-Dynamite Convict’ is now employed in the Corporation Works on Stanley Street.

The report concludes with details of a drill by 50 ‘Sinn Fein Volunteers’ in the hall at the back of 41 Rutland Square in the presence of Joseph McGuinness, FJ McCabe and Frank Fahy.

For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 21 February 1916.