Rescue at Knocklong
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On 13 May 1919, a captured Irish Republican Army member, Seán Hogan, was rescued from a train by his comrades while being guarded by four armed Royal Irish Constabulary officers. Two of the RIC office
Plaque at spot where Seán Hogan was arrested Goldengrove near Bouladuff Thurles
Seán Hogan 1919
Maher and Foley in Mountjoy Jail Dublin in 1921
Edmond Foley
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Edmond Foley, sometimes known as Edmund or Edward, was a member of the Irish Republican Army who was hanged in Mountjoy Prison on 7 June 1921. Together with nine other men executed by hanging during t
Rescue at Knocklong
…before slipping out of Ireland to America, where they participated in activities to raise funds and support for the fight in Ireland. In September 1919, Ed Foley and Patrick Maher (who had no part in the rescue), were arrested and after two civilian trials they were tried a third time in a military trial and…
Undated portrait of Edmond ‘Ned’ Foley.