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disillusioned with the IRA due to the splits in the camp. With this is mind McCool selected White to become his courier. McCool asked White to 'sign out' of the camp and take the details of the arms dumps which McCool had to the IRA leadership on the outside. 'Signing out' meant giving an undertaking to the authorities that you would turn you back on the IRA and not re-engage in the
Republican struggle. This was contrary to IRA rules and carried a great stigma with it. White initially refused as he did not wish to contravene IRA rules. McCool circumvented this problem by getting White to resign from the IRA, then sign out and rejoin when he left the camp. Technically this would mean that White was not breaking any IRA orders. The plan succeeded and, through White, McCool's information was relayed to the IRA on the outside. McCool used this method of getting men to 'sign out' to get other experienced IRA Volunteers out of the Curragh in order to help the IRA on the outside.
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McCool and Pearse Kelly colluded in writing this document which was essentially an education program for
Republican internees which was intended to ensure that the Curragh Camp became "..a school of training of leaders and fighters". The document focused on revolutionary training, the national struggle, the history and economics. This was a radical program which put the common good ahead of private property rights, called for large unproductive landholding to be redistributed, planned for surplus farm produce to be sold at a price guaranteed by the State and promoted State banks and co-ops among other radical social and economic proposals. One internee, Derry Kelleher, noted that this period in the Curragh was where "I first heard the word 'revolution' in the powerful northern accent of Seán MacCumhaill".
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made an offer to Mark Byrne to buy a field which was within the town boundary of
Ballybofey, but at the time the owner was unwilling to sell. In 1946, as part of the 'Civic Week' celebrations in the Twin Towns a friendly match between Sligo and Donegal was held in Mark Byrne's field. As this proved to be a great success, a Park Committee was formed and the field was finally secured for the GAA. McCool also served as secretary of the Donegal GAA from 1946 until his death in 1949.
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the rift between the factions was to be healed and both factions were to come together. Liam Leddy organised a meeting within the camp to discuss the directive from the leadership. McCool and a number of other prisoners, mostly on the Kelly side of the dispute, voted to accept the directive. Leddy refused to accept this and the split was solidified and McCool aligned himself with the Pearse Kelly faction.
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was not allowed to refer to this issue. By July 1943 the issue of those on Hunger Strike in the
Curragh was the subject of debate in the Dublin Parliament and a number of demands were made for their release. From his prison cell McCool issued a letter "To the Electors of East Donegal" which said in part:
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Donegal East constituency. McCool's hunger strike ended on 11 July 1943, after 50 days when he and three
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By 1927 Peadar O'Donnell, the IRA leader, had begun a campaign to use social agitation on the issue of Land
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and Michael Conway. All three agreed that they should work to begin rebuilding what was left of the IRA. However, by July 1945 he was again arrested and charged with plotting to kill Seán Gantly, head of the Free State Special Branch. Gantly, who had taken the Free State side after the Treaty split,
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internment camp in April 1942 the faction fighting within the camp between those who accepted Liam Leddy as the prisoners camp O/C and those who supported Pearse Kelly as camp O/C was in full flight. McCool, upon entering the Curragh, brought instructions from the IRA leadership on the outside that
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and Seán McCool. McLogan had suggested that the IRA give up the idea of drilling among other things. Many delegated seized upon this as an opportunity to expound the necessity of physical force, the foremost of these being McCool. It was noted that the meeting ended without any firm proposals and
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were monitoring meetings held to establish a new republican national newspaper. These meetings were held under the banner of the 'Sean McCaughey Sinn Féin Cumann'. It was believed at that time that the IRA was using the cover of Sinn Féin to reorganise. A further meeting was held in June 1947 to
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Ireland can only assume the march to freedom when the people return to Republican allegiance and, by their support of the Republican ideal, demonstrate to England and the world that the Irish question is not a matter of the internal affairs of the British Empire, but the right of an ancient and
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interned. Within this context Republicans slowly began trying to rebuild the IRA. This was no easy task as whole units had lost contact with the leadership, arms dumps were lost and forgotten about. Indeed, many were unsure who was actually still in the IRA.
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of Staff in a short period of time, he had kept the locations and contents of many IRA arms dumps in his head. McCool, however, developed a plan to get this information to his comrades on the outside who were still planning for the Northern Campaign.
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where he received 3,031 votes. This result, along with the votes obtained by other Republicans in Northern Ireland was hailed as significant with the IRA proclaiming 'the fight in the North has been given new life'.
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Fáil government of abusing the powers of internment by arresting a candidate for parliamentary election, effectively depriving him of being able to contact his constituents during the election campaign.
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raided the club and arrested all present. Those present were charged with Treason-Felony and refused to recognise the court. McCool was sentenced to five years imprisonment which he served in Belfast's
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to set up a training camp. He also found time to address the Drumboe commemoration in his native County Donegal. McCool wrote to then IRA Chief of Staff
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march in Donegal, denouncing imperialist displays. This plan was vetoed by Twomey and Peadar O'Donnell's appeal to the Orange Order was issued instead.
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1736:Battle of Kilmallock
1715:IRA Southern Command
1710:IRA Northern Command
1346:Electionsireland.org
510:Garda Special Branch
451:, seat of the Irish
103:1 May 1949 (aged 48)
2606:Irish republicanism
2467:Non-elected members
2255:Republican Congress
1684:Haughey arms crisis
1515:. Dublin: Argenta.
1415:on 16 December 2018
338:Republican Congress
171:Republican Congress
2574:Margaret Skinnider
2549:Patrick MacCarvill
2313:Clann na Poblachta
2219:Córas na Poblachta
2086:Tomás Ó Dubhghaill
1988:Ruairí Ó Brádaigh
1625:Anglo-Irish Treaty
1447:Anonymous (2003).
1138:, pp. 857–862
1066:, pp. 224–225
854:, p. 147, 254
828:Ó Drisceoil (2001)
727:Ó Drisceoil (2001)
580:in Irish prisons.
555:Clann na Poblachta
547:
543:Clann na Poblachta
529:Clann na Poblachta
389:IRA chief of Staff
320:County Londonderry
316:Foyle Constituency
259:Rebuilding the IRA
204:Early IRA activity
175:Clann na Poblachta
2691:Irish republicans
2663:
2662:
2559:Josephine McNeill
2462:
2461:
2398:Kathleen O'Connor
2278:
2277:
2239:Clann na hÉireann
2215:
2207:
2199:
2181:
2106:Seán Mac Stíofáin
2071:Máirtín Ó Cadhain
1999:
1991:
1985:
1979:
1975:Ruairí Ó Brádaigh
1971:
1963:
1955:
1949:
1941:
1933:
1929:Willie McGuinness
1925:
1917:
1909:
1901:
1893:
1885:
1877:
1869:
1861:
1853:
1845:
1837:
1829:
1821:
1813:
1805:
1797:
1791:
1783:
1756:Northern Campaign
1751:Sabotage Campaign
1611:British Partition
1490:The IRA 1926-1936
1201:978-0-692-04283-0
642:978-1-291-09318-6
369:Crumlin Road Gaol
284:Charlotte Despard
208:McCool, based in
147:Seán Mac Cumhaill
136:
135:
31:Seán Mac Cumhaill
2708:
2696:Irish socialists
2653:
2652:
2611:Social democracy
2554:Uinseann MacEoin
2534:Sheila Humphreys
2509:Stephen Coughlan
2446:Local government
2426:Patrick McCartan
2378:Mick Fitzpatrick
2341:
2340:
2315:
2305:
2298:
2291:
2282:
2281:
2213:
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2197:
2179:
2136:Éamonn O'Doherty
2131:Peadar O'Donnell
2061:Seamus O'Donovan
2026:Erskine Childers
1997:
1989:
1983:
1977:
1969:
1961:
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1947:
1939:
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1915:
1907:
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1867:
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1851:
1843:
1841:Mick Fitzpatrick
1835:
1827:
1819:
1811:
1803:
1795:
1789:
1781:
1731:Battle of Dublin
1705:IRA Army Council
1649:Munster Republic
1619:Southern Ireland
1615:Northern Ireland
1580:
1573:
1566:
1557:
1556:
1551:
1548:Peadar O'Donnell
1542:
1533:
1531:
1529:
1514:
1502:
1499:Peadar O'Donnell
1493:
1484:
1472:
1461:
1452:
1434:
1431:
1425:
1424:
1422:
1420:
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1401:
1395:
1394:
1392:
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1114:, pp. 48–49
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768:Anonymous (2003)
765:
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748:
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724:
713:
707:
701:
698:Anonymous (2003)
695:
689:
683:
674:
668:
662:
656:
647:
646:
626:
563:Mick Fitzpatrick
492:After Internment
296:County Roscommon
280:Peadar O'Donnell
198:MacCumhaill Park
186:Peadar O'Donnell
151:Irish Republican
108:Military service
95:Personal details
81:
69:
60:
40:
21:
20:
16:Irish Republican
2716:
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2707:
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2665:
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2659:
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2524:Denis Gallagher
2504:Kathleen Clarke
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2096:Fergal O'Hanlon
2036:Richard Barrett
2031:Michael Carolan
2002:
1995:Cathal Goulding
1967:John Joe McGirl
1921:Patrick Fleming
1873:Seán Harrington
1771:Chiefs of Staff
1765:
1761:Border Campaign
1719:
1693:
1635:Irish Civil War
1589:
1584:
1554:
1527:
1525:
1523:
1512:
1481:
1458:The Secret Army
1442:
1437:
1433:Thorne, Pg. 281
1432:
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494:
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396:Seán Harrington
377:
362:At 3:25pm, the
349:
261:
246:Mountjoy Prison
237:
214:Irish Civil War
206:
127:Irish Civil War
117:Anti-Treaty IRA
79:
73:Seán Harrington
67:
61:
56:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
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2704:
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2544:Michael Lipper
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2516:
2514:Simon Donnelly
2511:
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2501:
2496:
2491:
2486:
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2479:Paudge Brennan
2476:
2474:Aodh de Blácam
2470:
2468:
2464:
2463:
2460:
2459:
2457:
2456:
2454:Martin McGowan
2450:
2448:
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2428:
2422:
2420:
2418:Seanad Éireann
2414:
2413:
2411:
2410:
2405:
2400:
2395:
2393:Jack McQuillan
2390:
2385:
2383:Patrick Kinane
2380:
2375:
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2365:
2360:
2358:Joseph Brennan
2355:
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2187:
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2174:
2172:Fianna Éireann
2169:
2167:Cumann na mBan
2163:
2161:
2157:
2156:
2154:
2153:
2151:Tarlach Ó hUid
2148:
2143:
2138:
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2128:
2123:
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2113:
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2103:
2098:
2093:
2088:
2083:
2078:
2073:
2068:
2063:
2058:
2053:
2048:
2046:Ernie O'Malley
2043:
2038:
2033:
2028:
2023:
2018:
2012:
2010:
2004:
2003:
2001:
2000:
1992:
1986:
1980:
1972:
1964:
1956:
1950:
1942:
1934:
1926:
1918:
1910:
1905:Charlie Kerins
1902:
1894:
1886:
1878:
1870:
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1846:
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1758:
1753:
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1746:Christmas Raid
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1385:on 18 May 2009
1363:
1359:Maguire (2008)
1351:
1333:
1319:
1307:
1295:
1291:Maguire (2008)
1278:
1264:
1252:
1243:
1239:MacEoin (1997)
1231:
1227:Maguire (2008)
1219:
1207:
1200:
1182:
1173:
1169:MacEoin (1997)
1161:
1152:
1148:MacEoin (1997)
1140:
1136:MacEoin (1997)
1128:
1124:MacEoin (1997)
1116:
1112:Maguire (2008)
1104:
1100:MacEoin (1997)
1092:
1080:
1068:
1056:
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993:
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965:MacEoin (1997)
957:
953:MacEoin (1997)
945:
933:
921:
909:
905:MacEoin (1997)
897:
893:MacEoin (1997)
885:
881:MacEoin (1997)
873:
856:
844:
840:MacEoin (1997)
832:
820:
808:
804:MacEoin (1997)
796:
784:
772:
755:
751:Hegarty (1999)
743:
739:Hegarty (1999)
731:
714:
710:MacEoin (1997)
702:
690:
686:MacEoin (1997)
675:
663:
659:MacEoin (1997)
648:
641:
620:
618:
615:
597:
594:
578:Sean McCaughey
537:McCool joined
530:
527:
493:
490:
457:Roddy Connolly
449:Leinster House
431:
428:
376:
375:Chief of Staff
373:
348:
345:
328:Eoin O'Duffy's
292:Donamon Castle
260:
257:
236:
233:
222:Drumboe Castle
210:County Donegal
205:
202:
194:County Donegal
192:in his native
163:hunger strikes
134:
133:
130:
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113:Branch/service
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2101:Manus Canning
2099:
2097:
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2079:
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2076:Brendan Behan
2074:
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2059:
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2008:Personalities
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1996:
1993:
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1855:
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1823:
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1679:Plan Kathleen
1677:
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1672:
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1342:"Seán McCool"
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1317:, p. 243
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1261:
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1216:
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1149:
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1101:
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1077:
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1072:
1065:
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1053:
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1041:
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990:
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