Custom House Burning - Part 1 / John Wilson

[margnip2]

It turns out that the Chris Flynn on that list is my grandadad!  His name was Philip Christopher Flynn and so all my research has been done using the name Philip Flynn.  It now seems I must also try and find info on Christopher or Chris Flynn, if anyone can help :-)

[kristof]

Hi Greymatter, sent you a PM.
C

[Gary Deering]

I have just started a facebook group on the Burning of the Custom House, my plan is to get pictures of as many of the men who took part in the operation & post individual pictures of each man ( as many as I can get) so far I have just put up tom keogh,p odaly, bill stapleton etc,is it ok to use some of the pictures from here ? I dont want to annoy anyone by reposting there pictures.The group is set to private to stop any spam or politcal comments etc .Of course everyone is welcome to join.

Gary

[diarmuid.g]

My grandfather,  Peter Gaffney and his older brother Thomas Gaffney, were both arrested and imprisoned for their part in the burning of the custom house. They were both from a Na Fianna Eireann background and I believe their father was a railway man out of Wexford and former IRB and  IRA man. I believe he was also arrested on the job when he gave away his cover by ordering the civilians to lie low before they hit an ambush while the train was carrying troops. It was also told that Thomas was a runner in 1916  during the rising and was a first aider in the GPO.  We have the combat medals at home for both, but none from the Easter rising. They lived in west Dublin but I know little else. They must have been highly trusted as many leaders of 1916 including Pearse used to come round to tea.

[shanew147]

Moderator Note : Topic Split due to size - continues here : Custom House Burning - Part 2 (John Wilson)