Report of 4 November 1915

(NAI, CSO/JD/2/128)

The report of 4 November 1915 records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, by Piaras Béaslaí and Diarmuid Lynch, followed by Thomas Byrne and Joseph McGuinness, John McGarry, Edward Daly and Charles J Kickham.

Thomas J Clarke and Diarmuid Lynch are observed in D’Olier Street.

The departure of Ernest Blythe by train to Cashel [County Tipperary] is noted.

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

A meeting in the office of the Irish Volunteers, 2 Dawson Street, is attended by Eoin MacNeill, Michael J O’Rahilly, Thomas MacDonagh, James O’Connor, Herbert ‘Barney’ Mellows, George Irvine, Éamon De Valera and Michael O’Hanrahan.

A copy is included of The Irish Volunteer. An annotation on the report states ‘Please see the “official” report of the meeting of the Convention of Irish Volunteers’.

For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 3 November 1915.