Report of 5 August 1915

(NAI, CSO/JD/2/53)

The report of 5 August 1915 records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, by Michael J O’Rahilly, Seán T Ó Ceallaigh, Thomas Byrne, JJ Buggy, Mrs O’Donovan Rossa and James Murray. It is noted that Clarke was not present as he had not returned from Limerick.

Dr Mark Ryan of London was observed calling on Henry Dixon and afterwards meeting Dr [Anthony] MacBride, brother of Major John MacBride, at the Gresham Hotel.

A meeting in the office of the Irish Volunteers, 2 Dawson Street, was attended by Patrick Ryan, [John] O’Connor, Piaras Béaslaí, Thomas MacDonagh, Con Colbert and TJ Sheehan.

The report concludes with details of ‘about 30 members of the Sinn Fein Volunteers’ without rifles who marched towards Fairview under the command of Michael O’Hanrahan.

Copies of the newspaper The Irish Volunteer, the Sinn Féin journal Nationality and the Ancient Order of Hibernians’ journal The Hibernian are included.

For the full report please see Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Department report on the movement of Dublin extremists on 4 August 1915.