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Seán Harrington (Chief of Staff)

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was arrested, but he himself was arrested in February 1942. When charged with failing to explain his possession of £50 and refusing to give his details to police, he refused to recognize the Special Criminal Court and was sentenced in March 1942 to two years imprisonment. He was jailed in
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was selected as his replacement. Upon his release from the Curragh Harrington married, raised two sons and lived in Dublin. Harrington was described as a "bright, articulate and gentle".
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Harrington served as the IRAs Director of Training and General Headquarters organizer. By 1941, Harrington was a member of the
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Sean Harrington (disambiguation)
Irish republican
Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army
Ballyduff
County Kerry
Irish Republican Army
Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army
IRA's Army Council
Northern Ireland
S-Plan
Stephen Hayes
Pearse Kelly
Mountjoy Prison
Curragh Camp
Seán McCool
Palmerstown
ISBN
978-0-692-04283-0
Irish News
The IRA in the twilight years: 1923–1948
ISBN
9780951117248
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Irish Republican Army (1922–1969)
Genealogy
Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)
British Partition
Northern Ireland

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