STATEMENT BY WITNESS. Witness. Michael J. Feeley. Identity. Ex-member of R.I.C. Subject: Shooting of Thomas McCurtain, Lord Mayor of Cork, March 192.

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1 RONN COSANTA. BUREAU. OF MLTARY HSTORY; STATEMENT BY WTNESS DOCUMENT NO. W.S. 68 Witness Michel J. Feeley dentity. Ex-member R..C. Subject: Shootg Thoms McCurt, Myor Cork, Mrch 192. Conditions, it ny, Stipulted by Witness. To be kept under sel until 29/11/1972. File No. S.454 Form B.S.M.2

2 Thoms McCurt Conference held t Union Quy Brrck Cork on The Conference Clled by Militry. Authorities discuss with Authority.R.A ctivities Thoms Mc Curt n Representg Myor Divisionl Cork Commissioner C.Y. Clyn. Country nspecr H.B. Mloney District nspecr Or Swenzy n Course Conference militry uthority produced phone Thoms McCurt evidence resent t n mbush (Which did not me f) on French Lieutennt Dubl dte This uthority not prepred dmit s Contention homs Mc Curt did not belong he extreme or militry section.r.a To Support Contention

3 Directed telephone Sergent Gilign Sergent Normoyle Sergents chrge Blckpool sttion. This did both sergents ttended Conference. Both sergents upheld hd no evidence view stted y show Myor dte stted. bsent from Cork on discussion After some militry ficers stted conference me n end y mnt g consult ir pendg e decision. rechg fl left Bee County nspecr fice Course he ld me durg e fternoon probbly eceive d desptch from militry receive such desptch del with it. Shortly militry letter The fice igned bee 6 sme p.m. eveng rrived with mor cyclist Competent Militry Authority from desptch brought up Brrck orderly, by mor receipt sme,

4 Cyclist Cook his deprture. hereunder best now give knowledge desptch which stted my our mnt hs been g consulted he dheres his sttement origl Thoms Mc Curt present t n ttempted mbush on d French t street Dubl on. stted The desptch furr relible mtion ir mnt s his mtion reproch regrds McCurt view this Thoms terned be rrested Trusth bove ir worthy Tow meet prty St Brrck K..C. t Lkes militry stted y pece (t time) Blckpool proceed n McCurt. residence Thoms my pocket desptch put went 1 eveng bout p.m. where Street hotel, Kg Metropole nspecr Styg. County There met Ms Mloney County nspecr Showed him desptch,

5 he red it hed it bck me directed me brg it Ms s knew Ms Swnzy Swnzy, be t his home Tiernns probbly (Mc with Ptricks Hill went re Hotel door when Knocked t desptch, opened sked Ms Swnzy, After me cme time miss Swnzy short wnted see her bror, ld her bror her ld me miss Swnzy t bed, ddg hd retired wre doubt sme time You re no bed he hs been out fct t s present number nights ltely duty her hrd. n ld repey ld very this, wre fully ll right mnge her furr. not trouble ny tlk without furr Swnzy miss busess left her without cqutg me re. brought Street brrck n went Kg The Hed Constble. enquired he me ld Brrck orderly t Fudge spect gurd gone on t The ssizes Sprg Lodggs.

6 time Ludges styg somewhere round Tivoli wited some time Hed return but s he hd Constble not done so sked District nspecr Clerk order get keys District nspecrs When fice. got e keys went fice got my esptch, plced closed seled Hed Constble velope "Strictly Secret it n envelope which ddressed it mrked or no ccount e nstble" opened by fter ny one except Hed short time left me. On my wy home met City duty some t from country ssizes, lked with m some time home. t Next clled me out Morng my wife bed, ld me s she comg ome mss she sw from number women hedg exmer s she pssed herd m bout tlkg out bed Myor. got t brekfst left Union my Brrck Quy Rechg brrck lerned

7 on previous right Constble Murtgh popes Shon brrck shot red Quy chpel lso some time lter Thoms McCurt Myor lso shot Michel Peeley n Sergt 27th R Consty November P.S. n view militry mtion bout Myor McCurt Beg present t ttempted mbush on French it is terestg note Dn Breen's Book "His rish fight Freedom" he refers Myor McCurt n mbush fered t Beg present meet French Dubl. This show go when hd relible mtion ilitry hve s ttended conference y mnt s y stted on stted "relible mn" up (over)

8 should expl bout desptch sme necessity selg excepts it importnt no mn should know its Contents so no could Cook out bout nmtion Myor McCurt. Pendg rrest be hd ree Street Secrecy thve stted observed MJ

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