The first Millstreet Men to Apply to the Garda Síochána

After the War of Independence, the Civic Guard (later renamed the Garda Síochána na hÉireann) was formed by the Provisional Government in February 1922 to take over the responsibility of policing the fledgling Irish Free State. It replaced the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and the Irish Republican Police of 1919–22. It was a dangerous time as  the Civil War  was taking place, made worse for its initial members, as many were former R.I.C, but join they did, and from all over the country

Last weekend the registers of the first applicants to the new Civic Guard (successful and unsuccessful)  were released online by the Garda Museum. We have found 15 who applied from the Millstreet area, out of about 7,500 applications from 1922 to 1924. Here are a quick list of those men, and below is each applicant’s record in more detail:

Timothy Buckley, Ballyvouskil
Cornelius Dennehy, Keale
James O’Connell, Knockacarracoosh
Denis Kelleher, Cloghouldbeg
Patrick Murphy, Ahane
William Cashman, Laught
John Cronin, Meenskehy
Jeremiah O’Riordan, Pound Hill
Michael Thornton, Drishanebeg
Timothy Cremin, Millstreet
Patrick J Horgan, Keale
Cornelius Dennehy, Liscreagh
Cornelius O’Sullivan, Lisnabee
Denis Buckley, Glountane West
Jeremiah Horgan, Keale

 

 

 

 

Description pages for the register are on the UCD Digital Library, while the actual register itself can be viewed here (it is a large PDF at 107MB)

 

Application Details

Note: In the list below, t hose without a Registration Number were not accepted

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Reg #:
Date: 6 September 1922
Name: Timothy Buckley
Address: Ballyvouskil, Millstreet
Birth: 18/9/00
Religion: Catholic
I.R.A. Rank: private
Height: 5’8.75″
Chest: 37 1/2 / 34 1/2
Remarks:

He was accepted when applied again on 31 Jan 1923 (see details below)

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Reg #:
Date: 12th October 1922
Name: Cornelius Dennehy
Address: Keale, Derinagree
Birth: 23 feb 1891
Religion: Catholic
I.R.A. Rank: volunteer
Height: 5’9″
Chest: 36/34
Remarks:

He was accepted when applied again, two days later (see details below)

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Reg #: 1958
Date: 14th October 1922
Name: Cornelius Dennehy (again)
Address: Keale, Derinagree
Birth: 23 February 1891
Religion: Catholic
I.R.A. Rank: volunteer
Height: 5’9″
Chest: 36/34
Remarks: can’t ????? 1/11/22 ???? (illegible handwriting)

The oldest of the six children of Jeremiah Dennehy and Catherine (Kate) McAuliffe, Keale. [1911 census]

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Reg #:
Date: 23 January 1923 (p122)
Name: James O’Connell
Address: Knockacarracoosh, Derrinagree
Birth: 30 June 1903
Religion: R.C
I.R.A. Rank: Private
Height: 5’9.25″
Chest: 38/35 ½
Remarks: Medically Unfit

The oldest of the five children of  Patrick O’Connell and Nora Hickey of Keale [1911 census]

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Reg #:
Date: 29 January 1923 (p124)
Name: Denis Kelleher
Address: Cloghoulabeg, Millstreet
Birth: 28 March 1897
Religion: R.C
I.R.A. Rank: 2 Lieut
Height: 6′ 0 1/8″
Chest: 39.5/37
Remarks:

Son of Bartholomew Kelleher (farmer) and Mary Cronin, Cloghoulabeg [1911 census]
See family notes on his brother Bart Kelleher who was killed in WWI.

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Reg #: 3292
Date: 31 Jan 1923 (p125)
Name: Timothy Buckley
Address: Ballyvouskil, Millstreet
Birth: 18th Sept 1900
Religion: R.C.
I.R.A. Rank: Private
Height: 5′ 9 3/8″
Chest: 38/36
Remarks:

The oldest of the 8+ children of Patrick Buckley (farmer) and Mary Corcoran, Ballyvouskil [1911 census]

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Reg #: 3458
Date: 17th July 1923 (p132)
Name: Patrick Murphy
Address: Ahane, Cullen
Birth: 7th july 1898
Religion: R.C
I.R.A. Rank: Private
Height: 5’8.5″
Chest: 37/35
Remarks:

Son of Patrick D Murphy (farmer) and Hannah Reen, Ahane Upper, Cullen [1911 census]

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Reg #: 3815
Date: 27th March 1928 (p147)
Name: William Cashman
Address: Laught, Rathcoole
Birth: 25 March 1899
Religion: R.C.
I.R.A. Rank: Pte
Height: 5’9″
Chest: 36 1/2 / 34 1/2
Remarks: Teeth, accepted 29/03/23

Oldest of 6+ children by  Daniel Cashman (Road Contractor) and Sarah Sullivan, Laught [1911 census – called “Willie”]

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Reg #: 4222
Date: 27 Apr 1923 (p164)
Name: John Cronin
Address: Meenskehy, Derinagree
Birth: 13/May/1902
Religion: R.C.
I.R.A. Rank: Pte
Height: 5’9″
Chest: 37/35
Remarks:

Fourth child of James Cronin (farmer) and Hannah Connell, Meenskehy [1911 census]

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Reg #: 4273
Date: 3rd May 1923 (p167)
Name: Jeremiah O’Riordan
Address: Pound Hill, Millstreet
Birth: 21st Jan 1902 at West End, Millstreet
Religion:
I.R.A. Rank:
Height: 5’11”
Chest: 38 1/2′ / 35 1/2″
Remarks: “Birth Cert”

Son of Patrick O’Riordan (farm labourer) and  Margaret Horgan [1911 census]

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Reg #:
Date: 9th May 1923 (p170)
Name: Michael Thornton
Address: Drishanebeg, Millstreet
Birth: 10th march 1897
Religion:
I.R.A. Rank: Pte
Height: 6′ 1 3/8″
Chest: 38 1/4′ / 35
Remarks: Birth Cert, Teeth

Son of Francis Thornton (farmer) and Mary Ann Thornton (late OMahony, formerly Fitzgerald) of Drishanebeg [1911 census]

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Reg #: 4540
Date: 26th May 1923 (p180)
Name: Timothy Cremin
Address: Millstreet
Birth: 20th Feb 1899 at Inches, Drishane
Religion: R.C.
I.R.A. Rank: Pte
Height: 5’9 3/4″
Chest: 37 3/4 / 35 1/2
Remarks: Little Irish

One of twelve children by Cornelius Cremin (farmer) and Hannah Quill of Inches [1911 census]

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Reg #: 4676
Date: 13 June 1923 (p187)
Name: Patrick J Horgan
Address: Keale, Millstreet
Birth: 3rd June 1903
Religion: R.C
I.R.A. Rank: N.C.O (Non Commissioned Officer)
Height: 5’9 1/4″
Chest: 36/34
Remarks:

Born Patrick John Horgan, oldest child of David Horgan (labourer)  and Culnane in Bandon. A brother of Jeremiah Horgan below. [1911 census – in Ballincollig]

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Reg #: 4718 (page 188)
Date: 16th June 1923
Name: Cornelius Dennehy (a different Cornelius Dennehy this time)
Address: Liscreagh, Millstreet.
Birth: 28th May 1896
Religion: R.C.
I.R.A. Rank: Lieutenant
Height: 5′ 10.5″
Chest: 37/34
Remarks:

Son of Denis Dennehy (farmer) and MaryAnn Lane, of Liscreagh [1911 census]

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Reg #: 4756
Date: 21 June 1923
Name: Cornelius O’Sullivan
Address: Lisnabee, Cullen
Birth: 5 June 1901
Religion: R.C.
I.R.A. Rank: Private
Height: 5′ 10 3/4″
Chest: 28 3/4 / 36 3/4
Remarks:

Oldest child of Timothy O’Sullivan and Mary Ring of Lisnabee [1911 census]
Cornelius died less than two years later, on February 11th 1925 of Tuberculosis, back at home in Lisnaboy (Son of a farmer, ex Civic Guards).
See also the article on his aunt Margaret O’Sullivan.
[ancestry1]

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Reg #:
Date: 7 July 1923 (p197)
Name: Denis Buckley
Address: Glountane West, Carriganima
Birth: 15 Nov 96
Religion: R.C.
I.R.A. Rank: Private
Height: 5’10”
Chest:
Remarks: Literary Unfit

Son of Daniel Buckley and Mary Ann Crowley [1911 census]

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Reg #:
Date: 23 Nov 1923 (p220)
Name: Jeremiah Horgan
Address: Keale, Millstreet
Birth: 13 November 04 in Bandon (3rd Nov on birth reg)
Religion: R.C.
I.R.A. Rank: Pte
Height: 5′ 8 3/4″
Chest: 36 3/4 / 38
Knowledge of Irish: Yes
Remarks: rejected (*can’t read*)

Second son of David Horgan (labourer) and Catherine Culnane. A brother of Patrick J. Horgan above. [1911 census – in Ballincollig]

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Notes:

The records released online in Dublin Castle on Monday 29th January 2018 by an Garda Síochána

 

Details about the resource is here https://digital.ucd.ie/view/ucdlib:53466
… and the scanned PDF of the register is here:

https://digital.ucd.ie/get/ucdlib:53466/content

The Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) was separate to the Civic Guard until they merged with An Garda Síochána in 1925.

 

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Take note: the newly published Dublin Metropolitan Police & Civic Guard (Garda Síochána) Personnel Registers are accompanied by an index that links to relevant pages. Registers: https://t.co/QsoBw1j80S ; Index: https://t.co/gcTWNwypK4 pic.twitter.com/a1DdPh1Aha

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