Appendix

Casualties of violence in County Galway, January 1920–July 1921

Name

Date

Location

Status

Perpetrator

Patrick Thornton

04/02/1920

Spiddal

Civilian

Republicans

James Ward

06/02/1920

Menlo

Civilian

Agrarian

Frank Shawe-Taylor

02/03/1920

Athenry

Civilian

Agrarian

Martin Cullinane

04/03/1920

Corofin

Civilian

IRA

Robert Bishop

06/05/1920

Athenry

Crown Forces

Accident

Herbert Thompson

30/06/1920

Galway town

Crown Forces

Accident

Con. James Burke

19/07/1920

Gallagh

RIC

IRA

Con. Patrick Carey

19/07/1920

Gallagh

RIC

IRA

Con. Martin Foley

21/08/1920

Oranmore

RIC

IRA

Pt. Edward Krum

09/09/1920

Galway town

Crown Forces

IRA

Vol. Sean Mulvoy

09/09/1920

Galway town

IRA

Crown Forces

Vol. Seamus Quirke

09/09/1920

Galway town

IRA

Crown Forces

Vol. Joseph Athy

17/09/1920

Oranmore

IRA

Crown Forces

A.M. Atkins

17/09/1920

Galway town

Crown Forces

Accident

Vol. John O’Hanlon

02/10/1920

Turloughmore

Republican

Crown Forces

Patrick Joyce

16/10/1920

Galway town

Civilian

IRA

Vol. Michael Walsh

20/10/1920

Galway town

Republican

Crown Forces

Thomas Egan

24/10/1920

Athenry

Civilian

Crown Forces

Con. Timothy Horan

30/10/1920

Castledaly

RIC

IRA

Eileen Quinn

01/11/1920

Kiltartan

Civilian

Crown Forces

Fr. Michael Griffin

14/11/1920

Galway town

Civilian

Crown Forces

Vol. Michael Moran

24/11/1920

Galway

IRA

Crown Forces

Vol. H. Loughnane

27/11/1920

Beagh

IRA

Crown Forces

Vol. Pat Loughnane

27/11/1920

Beagh

IRA

Crown Forces

Vol. Joseph Howley

09/12/1920

Dublin

IRA

Crown Forces

Laurence MacDónagh

20/12/1920

Inishmore

Civilian

Crown Forces

Patrick Walsh

01/01/1921

Galway

Civilian

In custody

Michael Mullins

01/01/1921

Galway

Civilian

In custody

Thomas Collins

19/01/1921

Headford

Civilian

Crown Forces

James Kirwan

22/01/1921

Tuam

Civilian

Crown Forces

William Walsh

22/01/1921

Headford

Civilian

Crown Forces

Michael Hoade

22/01/1921

Caherlistrane

Civilian

Crown Forces

Vol. John Geoghegan

20/02/1921

Moycullen

IRA

Crown Forces

Thomas Mullen

03/03/1921

Clonberne

Civilian

Crown Forces

Con. Chas. Reynolds

16/03/1921

Clifden

RIC

IRA

Con. Thom. Sweeney

16/03/1921

Clifden

RIC

IRA

J.J. McDonnell

16/03/1921

Clifden

Civilian

Crown Forces

Vol. Louis Darcy

24/03/1921

Oranmore

IRA

Crown Forces

Tom Morris

02/04/1921

Kinvara

Civilian

IRA

Vol. Patrick Cloonan

06/04/1921

Kilcolgan

IRA

Crown Forces

Con. William Pearson

06/04/1921

Screebe

RIC

IRA

Con. John Boylan

23/04/1921

Kilmilkin

RIC

IRA

Thomas Hannon

26/04/1921

Clonberne

Civilian

IRA

Patrick Molloy

30/04/1921

Kilroe

Civilian

Crown Forces

Hugh Tully

12/05/1921

Galway town

Civilian

Crown Forces

Christopher Folan

12/05/1921

Galway town

Civilian

Crown Forces

Capt. Cecil Blake D.I.

15/05/1921

Gort

RIC

IRA

Capt. F. Cornwallis

15/05/1921

Gort

Crown Forces

IRA

Eliza Blake

15/05/1921

Gort

Civilian

IRA

Con. John Kearney

15/05/1921

Gort

RIC

Crown Forces

Lieut. Rob. McCreery

15/05/1921

Gort

Crown Forces

IRA

Thomas McKeever

20/05/1921

Dunmore

Civilian

Crown Forces

Ser. James Murren

27/06/1921

Milltown

RIC

IRA

Con. Edgar Day

27/06/1921

Milltown

RIC

IRA

Vol. Bill Freeney

30/06/1921

Athenry

IRA

Accident

Mathias Kelly

12/07/1921

Spiddal

Crown Forces

Accident

West Connemara Flying Column, 1921

Commanded by P.J. McDonnell and including John (Jack) Feehan, Martin Connolly, Colm Ó Gaora, James King, George Staunton, Thomas Coyne, William King, Richard Joyce, Michael Joyce, John King, Patrick Wallace, Pádraic Ó Maille, Peter Wallace, John Dundas, John C. King, John S. Connelly, Denis Keane, Stephen Mannion, Thomas Madden, Paul Bartley, William Connelly, Laurence O’Toole, Gerald Bartley, Patrick Keane, Christy Breen, Eámon Ó Maille, Pádraic Ó Nee, Pádraic Geoghegan, Martin Joyce, Charles O’Malley.

Source: BMH/WS 1,612 (P.J. McDonnell), p. 83.

North Galway Flying Column, 1921

Commanded by Thomas Dunleavy (Barnaderg) and including James (Seamus) Moloney, Martin Ryan (Glenamaddy batt), Tim and Patrick Dunleavy (Barnaderg), Thomas Tarmay, Paddy Conway (Caherlistrane), Thomas and Martin Mannion (Dunmore), Thomas Feerick (Milltown), Brian Cunniffe (Kilkerrin), Patrick Treacy (Glenamaddy), Thomas Nohilly (Corofin), Thomas Ryan (Tuam), Jack Knight (Glenamaddy), Peter Brennan (Milltown), Patrick Noonan (Williamastown), Patrick McHugh (Sylane).

Source: BMH/WS 1,425 (Patrick Treacy), p. 5; BMH/WS 1,437 (Thomas Nohilly), p. 16/20.

South Galway Flying Column, 1921

Joseph Stanford (Gort), John Coen (Kilbeacanty), Patrick Glynn (Kilbeacanty), Thomas Keely (Kilbeacanty), Thomas Craven (Belcare), Michael Kelly (Gort), Patrick Houlihan (County Clare), Daniel Ryan (Kilbeacanty), Patrick Glynn (Gort batt). Timothy Reilly, Thomas Reilly, John Keely and Martin Coen, all Kilbeacanty, acted as scouts and Michael Kelly as intelligence officer for the attacks at Ballyturin in May 1921.

Source: BMH/WS 1,007 (Daniel Ryan), p. 26; BMH/WS 1,491 (Thomas Keely), p. 8.

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