Report of 4 December 1915

(NAI, CSO/JD/2/151)

The report of 4 December 1915 records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, by Arthur Griffith, followed by Con Colbert, Thomas Byrne, James J Buggy and MW O’Reilly.

A meeting in the office of the Irish Volunteers, 2 Dawson Street, is attended by Michael J O’Rahilly, Eimar O’Duffy, Bulmer Hobson and Herbert ‘Barney’ Mellows. A second meeting held in the same location later that evening is attended by Éamon de Valera, Thomas MacDonagh, Michael O’Hanrahan and Bulmer Hobson. Hobson departed early.

The report concludes with details of those in attendance at a meeting at 41 Parnell Square, including Thomas J Clarke, Charles J Kickham, MW O’Reilly, Thomas Byrne, James Stritch, James J Buggy and John McGarry.

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 3 December 1915.