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Hello fabfamilytree,

I came across the following Witness Statements that mention a Thomas O'Grady, might be a long shot but worth checking out

W.S. REF - 1320 Michael J Ryan, Captain I.R.A. Galway 1921 mentions a Thomas O'Grady on page 15

W.S. REF - 1210 Michael Carroll member of I.R.A., Dublin 1921 mentions a T.O'Grady on page 9

W.S. REF - 1437 Thomas Nohilly, Captain I.R.A. Galway, 1921 mentions a Thomas O'Grady on page 9

There may be others

Good Luck in your research

CSM

Thank you I have just located and saved them, had a quick read of first, was uncertain about Galway but see that one is set in Dublin..so possible. Either way, looks like a very interesting resource!
Thank you very much  :-)

To my thinking (happy to be corrected) the dates don't quite add up, once the Civil War ended in 1923, there wasn't much activity for his friend to get captured in.
Keep in mind that the British left in 1922 so if Thomas and his friend was still active in the 'Old' IRA after 1922 it means he was anti-treaty and his 'enemy' would be the Irish National Army/ Irish Free State.

I'm not saying the family story isn't true but it may turn out it lost something in the telling over the years.

Hi, thanks for this, as you can probably tell, my details are vague and my knowledge of events even vaguer. But I do have a recording, which lead me to believe the gist of story is based on a truth.
So I'm wondering if what you suggest is the case, are there any available record for people who were active in the 'Old' IRA after 1922?   
I think I already know the answer but figure worth a shot.. Thank you

Hi Does anyone have any record of a Thomas O' Grady?  Born 1902 in Aughrim, Wicklow then lived James St, Dublin. Known in family to be a member of IRA, the story is that as a result of his involvement and after a friend/contemporary was captured and killed,  he left Dublin for USA in 1929 leaving behind his young family. Any information or advice on search welcome .

Hi, This seems a very simple thing but I am struggling. After I log in, how can I directly re read posts which I have started/contributed to?
I have just spent ages trying to re-read the responses to a post which I started a few days ago.
I have deleted the emails that had been sent notifying and linking me back to the post. So the method I eventually used was by searching key words from my post, and then working my way through list...which seems a very long winded way.
I have read through the 'how to' and realise this is probably obvious but I can't figure out a way
I am on a mac and I have screen grabbed my home page as I see it. If possible to give me directions to easily re access posts, which I have previously contributed to, would be great
Thanks in advance

Yes, Ivfound that list after I posted query
Will have to join up tomorrow
Thanks