a labour of love by Diarmuid O'Connor in charting the revolutionary career of his uncle Padraig O'Connor – who witnessed the Easter Rising as a teenager, served in the Dublin IRA Active Service Unit and finally in the Dublin Guard – the crack troops of the Free State.

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a labour of love by Diarmuid O'Connor in charting the revolutionary career of his uncle Padraig O'Connor – who witnessed the Easter Rising as a teenager, served in the Dublin IRA Active Service Unit and finally in the Dublin Guard .

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A great day yesterday in Ballyfermot and a great Community event also the Heritage group were Joined by Lord Mayor of Dublin Caroline Conroy, Brendan Teeling Deputy City Librarian: Vincent Jackson, Mark Toner Piper Dublin Fire Brigade, Gerry McCarthy, and the Ballyfermot Youth Service Lower Cherry Orchard Youth Premises which we have to thank Mike and Phyllis Flynn, Las Fallon , Jim Langton and Ronnie Daly from the National Collins22 Society Pam O Reilly Tara Brennan, the Ballyfermot Festival Group and Ballyfermot Garda Siochana without all their participation the day could not have happened it was a great Community event well done to everyone that was there
We welcomed the following

Patrick Monks whose grandfather John Monks was recorded by the National Graves Association as the first casualty of the Irish Civil War when he was shot at the Red Cow, Clondalkin. John Monks was with F company 4th Battalion, Dublin Brigade

Welcomed along

Paul Carpenter and David Gaffney and the Family on their history of their Grandfather Henry Callaghan 3 Bluebell Cottages and the role that Henry played in the Civil War.

Helen Keogh Byrne and her family who with her father the late Liam Keogh gave us the history of her Gran father Ned Keogh 1898 - 1957 and the part he played in both the rising and the Civil War,

Last but not certainly least the O’ Connor Family and we have to give special mention to Diarmuid O’ Connor who wrote the Book Sleep Soldier Sleep and told us all this morning about his Uncle Part in the ambush in the vicinity of Le Fanu Bridge.

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