Report of 22 July 1915

(NAI, CSO/JD/2/41)

The report of 22 July 1915 records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, by Thomas Byrne and Con Colbert followed, at various stages, by Diarmuid Lynch, Arthur Griffith, William O’Leary Curtis, James Stritch and Charles J Kickham.

Michael J O’Rahilly, Joseph Melinn, Thomas Ashe, Bulmer Hobson and Michael O’Hanrahan are observed in the office of the ‘Sinn Fein Volunteers’, and the subsequent departure of Melinn by train to Tralee is noted.

A further meeting at 2 Dawson Street is reported between Eoin MacNeill, Michael J O’Rahilly, John McGarry, Patrick Ryan, TJ Sheehan, John Fitzgibbon, Con Colbert, James Whelan, Edward Daly and J O’Connor. It is noted that McGarry ‘has only recently been seen to identify himself with the Sinn Fein Volunteers’.

The report concludes with details of the march towards Glasnevin of 47 ‘Sinn Fein Volunteers without rifles’ under the command of M Dodd.

Copies of The Irish Volunteer, Nationality and The Hibernian are included.

For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 21 July 1915.