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Mid Clare IRA activists, circa 1921
Back Row: (from left) Pakie Kerin, Darragh, Pat Keane, Kilnamona,
unknown; Centre:unknown, unknown;
Front: Vincent Barrett (in uniform), Thomas Callaghan, Cloonanaha, Patrick McGough, Inagh

List of Coy O/C (Kilnamona) during the War of Independence

1915 – October 1917: John Keating
October 1917 – December 1919: Patrick Kerin
December 1919 – February 1921: Michael Hegarty
9 February 1921 – April 1922: Patrick Keane

Members of A Coy (Kilnamona) 3rd Batt Mid Clare Bgde I.R.A. on 11th July 1921

Compiled in 1935 by ex Coy O/C Pat Keane, Ballymongaun, Kilnamona

Name	Rank	Present Address*	Part Taken during Civil War
Patk. Keane	Coy Capt	Cliften Co Galway	Served with IRA
John Griffin	1st Lieut	Kilnamona	Neutral
Patk. Brody	2nd Lieut	Shallee Kilnamona	do
Ml. Keane	Adjt.	Kilnamona	Served with IRA
Patk. Kerin	Q. Master	deceased
Thos. Brody	Desp.Rider	Kilnamona	Joined National Army
Ml. O’Loughlin	do	Rushaun Kilnamona	Neutral
Martin Kerin	do	do	do
Jos. Barrett	I. O.	Ahasla Maurice’s Mills	Served IRA
John Keating	Organization	Toureen Kilnamona	do
Patk. O’Keeffe		Ennishkeen Co Louth	Civic Guards
Ml. Brody		deceased	-
John Brody		Caherbanna Kilnamona	Neutral
Martin Brody		do	do
John Organ		Maurice’s Mills	Joined National Army
Ml. McMahon		U.S.A.	do
Stephen Foody		National Army	do
Patk. Considine		Kilnamona	Served IRA
Dennis Moloney		do	do
Martin Keane		U.S.A.	do
Frank Keane		Maurice’s Mills	do
Myles Keane		Kilnamona	Joined National Army
Jas. McMahon		Civic Guards	Neutral
Thos. McMahon		U.S.A.	do
John Cullinan		Rushaun Kilnamona	do
Patk. Cullinan		U.S.A.	do
Patk. Hegarty		Shanaway Ennis	do
Fred Hegarty		Kilnamona	do
John Hegarty		U.S.A.	do
Thos. Cahir		deceased	-
Daniel Cahir		Kilnamona	Neutral
Andrew Keane		Ballyasheea Kilnamona	Served IRA
Terence O’Dea		Ahasla Maurice’s Mills	do
Ml. O’Dea		Barefield Ennis	do
Antony Doherty		Ahasla Maurice’s Mills	do
John O’Keeffe		Ballyduffmore Kilnamona	do
Ml. McCarty		Dysart	Neutral
Jas. Cullinan		deceased	-
Thos. O’Brien		Kilnamona	Served IRA
Thos. Keane		U.S.A.	do
Jas. McTigue		do	Neutral
Ml. O’Loughlin		Rushaun Kilnamona	do
John O’Loughlin		do	do
Patk. Kerin		Kilmaley	Served IRA
Austin Kerin		Kilnamona	Neutral
Daniel O’Keeffe(jun)		do	do
Daniel O’Keeffe(Dan)		do	do
Peter O’Keeffe		Ennis	do
John Hehir		Derula Kilnamona	do
Thos. O’Loughlin		U.S.A.	do
Patk. Howard		Civic Guards	do
Jas. Naughton		Lickane Kilnamona	do
Thos. Hayes		deceased	-
Ml. O’Neill		Ballyknock Kilnamona	Neutral
Martin Kerin (Pat)		deceased	do
Patk. O’Leary		Shallee Kilnamona	do
Ml. O’Keeffe		Ballyknock Kilnamona	do
Jos. O’Keeffe		U.S.A.	do
Martin Barry		Kilnamona	Served I.R.A.
Frank Mescall		do	Neutral
Thos. Kerin		do	do
Ml. Cullinan		deceased	do
Ml. Neylon		Ahasla Kilnamona	do

[Note: addresses as of 1935]

Kilnamona Volunteers taking part in Military Engagements
Compiled in 1935 by Patk Keane, ex O/C A Coy (Kilnamona) 3rd Batt Mid Clare Bgde I.R.A.

Engagement	Kilnamona Participants
Disarming Military at Ennis 23rd June 1920	Patk Keane, Ml. Hegarty, Patk Brody & Joe Barrett
Attack on Ruan Barracks 18/10/20	Patk Keane, Patk Brody, Thos Brody, Joe Barrett, John Griffin (Griffey), Thos Cahir
Proposed attack on Corofin Patrol, 24/3/21	Patk Keane, Patk Brody, Patk O’Keeffe, John Griffin, Denis Moloney and Fred Hegarty
Conveying war material for Monreal ambush, December 1920	Patk Keane, Paddy Brody and Tom Cahir
Seizing Rate Books, 18/2/21	Patk Keane, Patk Brody and T. Callaghan of Dysart
Seizing of Mails, various dates 1921	Patk Keane and Paddy Brody
Attack on Black and Tans at Ennis 26/6/21	Patk O’Keeffe and Frank Keane

Most Active Volunteers in Kilnamona Coy during:

Anglo Irish War:-	Patk Keane, O/C (1921)	Ballyasheea, Kilnamona, Ennis
	Patrick Brody, 2nd Lieut,	Shallee Kilnamona, Ennis
	Ml. Keane, Adjt.,	Caherbanna Kilnamona Ennis
	Patk. O’Keeffe,	Civic Guard Stn Ennishkeen Co Louth
	Joseph Barrett, I.O.,	Ahasla Maurice's Mills Ennis
	Fred Hegarty	Ballyasheea Kilnamona Ennis
	John Keating	Toureen Kilnamona Ennis
	John Brody	Caherbanna Kilnamona Ennis
	Frank Keane	Drumcreen Maurice's Mills Ennis
Civil War Period:-	Patk Keane, Barracks O/C (Lisdoonvarna/Ennistymon)	Ballyasheea, Kilnamona, Ennis
	Ml. Keane	Caherbanna Kilnamona Ennis
	Jos. Barrett	Ahasla Maurice's Mills Ennis
	Ml. Brody (deceased)	(Caherbanna)
	John Keating	Toureen Kilnamona Ennis
	Terence O’Dea	Ahasla Kilnamona Ennis
	Pat Considine	Kilnamona Ennis

Personal Statement

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