Irish Republican Roll of Honour 1918
Ryan, John. Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare. Killed by RIC, 1/3/1918, Buried Clonlohan Cemetery, Co.Clare.
Russell, Thomas. Dingle, Co. Kerry. Stabbed to death by British Army, Carrigaholt, Co. Clare, 24/3/1918. Buried at Kilmalkader Cemetery, Dingle, Co. Kerry.
There is some confusion as to the date of death – Wikipedia says his death was 18th March, 1918; BMH record says 24th March. Both differ from the headstone saying 27th March. He is mentioned in The Clare War Dead by Tom Burnell.
He was teaching Irish at the Sinn Féin Club at Carrigaholt, Co. Clare. He was stabbed and died later that night.
A new name committed to the memory bank.
On 24th March 1918, the usual weekly meeting of the Carrigaholt Sinn Fein Club was in progress. I was there and I was standing at the door. About noon, a knock came to the door which I opened. A British military officer was outside along with some soldiers carrying fixed bayonets. He asked me if I was in charge and I said “Yes”. He then inquired if Michael Keane was inside. I again said “Yes”. He then asked for Keane who went out to him. The officer then said to me: “You must clear this hall”. I asked him what he meant by this action and said that this was a meeting of the Sinn Fein Club which we had a perfect right to hold, that we had been holding meetings Sunday without interference. He thereupon shouted an order to his men to charge and, simultaneously, soldiers with fixed bayonets burst in through the door and formed up into a square in the centre of the room. A military sergeant gave orders to clear the room.
Some of the members got out by the back door. I was still at the front door trying to keep it open as the soldiers had begun to lunge with their bayonets and our people began to stampede. I next felt a bayonet stab in the back which caused me to let go the door, and in a rush out of the building the crowd swept me out into the street. Outside, I heard that Dr. Studdart was in Behan’s Hotel and went up to see him. I found him attending to Thomas Russell, a Kerryman who was employed by the Gaelic League as an Irish teacher. Russell had been severely wounded by a bayonet thrust while at the Sinn Fein meeting. Dr. Studdert treated my wound and also those of two others who also had been bayoneted. Russell was -10-S removed to Kilrush Hospital the following morning but died that night. He was buried in Kerry.
BMH Statement of Eamonn Fennell
Browne, John. Ballymacelliot, Co. Kerry. Killed in action by RIC, Gortatlea, Co. Kerry, 13/4/1918. Buried Rath Cemetary, Tralee, Co. Kerry.
Quinlan, Denis. Inchigeela, Co. Cork. Killed by accidental discharge of revolver. 14/3/1918. Buried Newcestown, Co. Cork.
Reid, Joseph. Cobh, Co. Cork. Died from accidental shooting, 20/7/1918.
Laide, Richard, Ballymacelliot, Co. Kerry, Died of bullet wound from RIC 13/4/1918, 14/4/1918. Buried Rath Cemetery Tralee, Co. Kerry.
Cullen, John F. 80 Prussia Street, Dublin. Died from the effects of imprisonment, 29/5/1918. Buried Martyrs’ Plot at Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin.
Duffy, Patrick, Castleblaney, Co. Managhan. Murdered by British Forces, stabbed to death, 3/6/1918. Buried Annyalla.
Kelleher, Thomas, Co. Capt. Liscarroll, Co. Cork. Died from pneumonia and influenza whilst on the run, 16/7/1918.
Courtney, Seamus, Cork. Health ruined after hunger strike, died 22/7/1918. Buried Passage West.
Rafter, Seamus. Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford. Killed in an accidental explosion, 12/9/1918. Buried Ballindaggin, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.
Staines, Liam. Belangare, Co. Roscommon. Died from effects of wounds received in Medicity Institute 1916, 2/11/1918. Buried Republican Plot Glasnevin, Dublin.
Coleman, Richard. 32 St. Peter’s Rf, Phibsboro, Dublin. Died in Usk Prison, England, 7/12/1918. Buried Republican Plot, Glasnevin, Dublin.
Feilding, Thomas, Seaveiw. Barntown, Co. Wexford. Died as a result of imprisonment, 1818, Ardcanrush, Barntown, Co. Wexford.
Gleeson, Aidan, Liverpool, England, Result of hunger strike, Mater Hospital 1918.
Murphy, William. Blarney Rd, Springfeild, Cork. Died from wound inflicted by accidental discharge of revolver, 14/12/1918.
O’Dwyer, Con (Cornelius). Died from influenza whilst on the run, 24/12/1918. Buried Foildarrig (lower) Cemetery, Castletownbere, Co. Cork.