Coolkenno History

'G' Company (Killinure), 3rd Battalion, Carlow Brigade, 3rd Eastern Division, Irish Republican Army (IRA)   
Name RankTownland Location in 1936
Laurence Donohoe Commandant Killinure Liscolman
James Shortall1st Lieutenant Killinure Garda Barracks, College St, Dublin
Peter O'Neill2nd Lieutenant Killinure Somewhere in England. Address unknown
Peter McGrath Adjutant Killinure The Kennells, Moyle, Co. Carlow
Patrick O'Neill Quartermaster Killinure Address unknown
Patrick McGrath Secretary Killinure Ex-Commander of the Curragh Camp
James O'Neill Volunteer Killinure Killinure
William O'Neill Volunteer Killinure Killinure
William Shortall Volunteer Killinure Killinure. Moved to Rathnew, Co. Wicklow. Died 1981
William Redmond Volunteer Killinure Oakes' Cross, Coolkenno
Myles Redmond Volunteer Killinure Address unknown
William Carroll Volunteer Knocklow Rathglass, Tullow, Co. Carlow
Peter Rooney Volunteer Knocklow Knocklow
Christopher Kennedy Volunteer Liscolman Garda Barracks, Rathmullan, Co. Donegal
Arthur QuinnVolunteer Ardoyne Minvaud, Clonmore, Co. Carlow
Patrick Kennedy Volunteer Killinure Kilkenny
Edward Kennedy Volunteer Killinure Dublin
John Timmins Volunteer Killinure Deceased
Arthur Nolan Volunteer RathGarda. Address unknown
Joined after July 1921   
Martin Carroll Volunteer Killinure  
James Condron Volunteer   
James Hunt Volunteer Ballyconnell Disputed membership. Killed at the ambush of Graney in 1922
    
COOLKENOVIANS IN OTHER IRA UNITS   
Name Rank Townland IRA Unit
Thomas Donnelly Volunteer Knockatomcoyle A Coy (Clonmore), 3rd Batt, Carlow Brigade, 3rd (East) Div, IRA
Michael Roche Volunteer Ballyshane Ditto
James Maher Volunteer Knockatomcoyle Ditto
James Conroy Volunteer Kilquiggan Ditto. Died in Dundrum in 1983
Denis Byrne Volunteer Knockatomcoyle Ditto
    
Michael QuinnVolunteer Ardoyne B Coy (Grangeford), 3rd Batt, Carlow Brigade, 3rd (East) Div, IRA
    
Michael Walsh Volunteer Boley E Coy (Tullow), 3rd Batt, Carlow Brigade, 3rd (East) Div, IRA
    
Martin Whelan Volunteer Killinure H Coy (Clonegal), 3rd Batt, Carlow Brigade, 3rd (East) Div, IRA
Henry O'Donoghue Volunteer Ballinavortha Ditto
    
Joseph Hunt Volunteer Coolkenno J Coy (Myshall), 3rd Batt, Carlow Brigade, 3rd (East) Div, IRA
    
Thomas McDonald 1st Lieutenant Aghowle C Coy (Crossbridge), 4th Batt, North Wexford Brigade, 3rd (East) Div, IRA
    
Patrick Nolan Volunteer Boley G Coy (Shillelagh), 4th Batt, North Wexford Brigade, 3rd (East) Div, IRA
Hugh Dempsey Volunteer Cronelea G Coy (Shillelagh), 4th Batt, North Wexford Brigade, 3rd (East) Div, IRA
Daniel Kelly Volunteer Ballyconnell G Coy (Shillelagh), 4th Batt, North Wexford Brigade, 3rd (East) Div, IRA
    
Michael O'Byrne Volunteer Killabeg His brother was arrested during a raid on the O'Byrne homestead
    
'K' Company (Kilquiggan), 4th Battalion, North Wexford Brigade, 3rd Eastern Division, Irish Republican Army (IRA)   
Name Rank Townland Location in 1936
Edward Byrne Commandant Kilquiggan  
Michael Condren 1st Lieutenant Kilquiggan  
Henry Nolan 2nd Lieutenant Laragh 
Thomas Ryan Volunteer Kilquiggan  
Frank Nolan Volunteer Kilquiggan  
Thomas Ryan JrVolunteer Kilquiggan  
James Bolger Volunteer Kilquiggan  
John Condren Volunteer Kilquiggan  
James Bowes Volunteer Kilquiggan Deceased
John Dunphy VolunteerKilquiggan Deceased
John Condren Volunteer Kilquiggan  
John Doran Volunteer Ballyrahan  
James Pierce Volunteer Ballyrahan  
William Pierce Volunteer Ballyrahan  
James Darcy Volunteer Ballyrahan  
Denis Condren Volunteer Laragh  
Michael Byrne Volunteer Ballyrahan  
Andrew Grace Volunteer Knockatomcoyle  
Samuel Gahan Volunteer BoleyBoley
Denis Gahan Volunteer Boley  
    
Cumann na mBán Membership   
Name Rank Townland  
Kate Fanning Volunteer Coolkenno  
Nan Kenny Volunteer   
Bridie Donoghue Volunteer   
Ellen Nolan Volunteer Rath 
Annie Bowes Volunteer Killabeg  
Mrs. Doyle Volunteer Ballyconnell  
    
Recorded IRA Prisoners of War    
Name Townland   
Thomas Dempsey Coolkenno   
Michael Kennedy Killinure   
Pat Kennedy Killinure   
Michael O'NeillKillinure   
William ShortallKillinure   
Myles Redmond Killinure   
Fr. Edward O'Byrne Killabeg Arrested at Killabeg in the place of his brother Michael O'Byrne who escaped up Bowes Lane 
William O'NeillKillinure Family history preserves that Billy was arrested with his brother while hiding in a cock of hay 
Pat O'Neill Killinure   
John CondrenKilquiggan