Video compiled from audio clips & images. The images in the video and the info in this description were copied from a document supplied with the audio clips. Pretty much all of the images had to be expanded to fit the video size so apologies for the poor resolution. Pictured - Left to Right: Gerald Boland, Harry Boland, Harry Boland Jnr Subject: Boland, Gerald and Boland, Harry (Interviewee’s father and uncle respectively) Interviewee: Harry Boland Jnr (b. 1925) Interview location: Sutton, Dublin Recorded by: Maurice O’Keeffe – Irish Life and Lore Recording date: 2012 0:00 Track 1 6:04 Track 2 15:45 Track 3 25:07 Track 4 33:28 Track 5 42:58 Track 6 56:38 Track 7 (This is an exact copy from the documentation, apologies for any inconsistencies in the track numbering/description) Track 1: Harry Boland discusses his family background, his grandfather James Boland, his father, Gerald, and his uncles, Harry and Edmund Boland. Harry Boland was responsible for the introduction of Michael Collins to the IRB and the interviewee recalls his father, Gerald, always distrusted Collins. Track 2: Harry Boland speaks of his family’s involvement in the 1916 Rising – due to the Countermanding Order by Eoin MacNeill, his father, Gerald, had gone home, and could get back into the city only as far as Jacob’s. Harry’s uncles were in the Metropole. Reminiscences about his schooldays, being educated by the Christian Brothers, and the 1916 Commemorations in his school in 1966, are also described by Harry Boland. Track 3: A discussion follows on the original letters written by the interviewee’s uncle, Harry, to Kitty Kiernan. The interviewee describes his memories of his father’s involvement in organising the Fianna Fáil party, being one of the key people in the party at that time. Track 4: The interviewee reflects on Arthur Griffith’s response to the signing of the Treaty, the influence exerted by Frank Aiken over Éamon de Valera during the Emergency, and the visit paid by de Valera to the Boland home when Gerald Boland was dying. An unexpected visit to the Boland home by Richard Mulcahy, who had been Minister for Defence in the Free State Government, is recalled. Harry Boland reads excerpts from letters written by Gerald Boland during his time in Mountjoy Prison, and he points out that some further letters still remain with the Department of Justice. Track 5: Details of the killing of Harry Boland during the Civil War, and memories of the character of Gerald Boland, are recalled. The reasons why Gerald Boland left the IRB after the 1916 Rising are explained. Track 6: Harry Boland describes the funeral of his uncle, Harry Boland, the attendance, and the iconic painting of the funeral by Jack Butler Yeats, RHA. The next generation, and the taking on of the mantle in political life, are discussed. The invitation by Harry Boland (interviewee) to Charles Haughey to join Fianna Fáil when in UCD, and his subsequent candidacy for election, are discussed. Gerald Boland’s military medals, and their importance within the Boland family, are mentioned. Track 7: Harry Boland speaks about his aunt, Kathleen Boland, a member of Cumann na mBan. The funeral of Gerald Boland and the people who attended are recalled. The Arms Trial is mentioned, along with the interviewee’s views of the new and the old IRA and the politics of today. (The arms trials of 1970 constituted a series of trials following the dismissal by Taoiseach Jack Lynch of Charles Haughey and Neil Blaney.) This recording is part of the Irish Life and Lore Series - The 1916 Rising Oral History Collection, Catalogue of 111 Recordings. Recordings compiled by: Maurice O’Keeffe Catalogue editors: Jane O’Keeffe Word processing/database management by: Margaret Lantry, Cork Recordings mastered by: Barra Vernon, Cork Privately published by: Maurice and Jane O’Keeffe, Tralee Copyright © Maurice and Jane O’Keeffe 2013

Video compiled from audio clips & images. The images in the video and the info in this description were copied from a document supplied with the audio clips. Pretty much all of the images had to be expanded to fit the video size so apologies for the poor resolution. Pictured - Left to Right: Patrick O'Connor, Kitty Murphy Subject: O’Connor, Patrick (Interviewee’s uncle) Interviewee: Kitty Murphy (b. 1922) Interview location: Knocknagree, Co. Cork Recorded by: Maurice O’Keeffe – Irish Life and Lore Recording date: 2013 0:00 Track 1 9:49 Track 2 24:28 Track 3 30:53 Track 4 44:12 Track 5 (This is an exact copy from the documentation, apologies for any inconsistencies in the track numbering/description) Track 1: The O’Connor family of Rathmore townland in Co. Kerry, is recalled by Kitty Murphy. Her Glenflesk grandmother Mary O’Donoghue’s republican idealism is discussed. Mary’s son, Patrick O’Connor, who took a position with the Civil Service in the post office in London, before returning to Ireland in 1915 to prepare for the Rising the following year, is also recalled. Patrick’s character, his passion and love of his country is also discussed. Track 2: A description is given of the tragedies which befell the O’Connor family in the days prior to the Rising. An excerpt is read from a letter which contains a detailed account of the events prior to the shooting of Patrick O’Connor during the attempted retreat from the GPO with The O’Rahilly. The reaction within the O’Connor family on hearing of Patrick’s death is described, as is the later targeting of the O’Connor home in Rathmore, Co. Kerry, by the Black and Tans. Track 3: Kitty Murphy describes the support of Fianna Fáil by her father, Danny O’Connor, during his lifetime. Track 4: The O’Connor family memorabilia is described and discussed and the insistance by Kitty’s grandmother not to accept the Government pension is explained. Also described is the strength and endurance of her grandmother, Mary O’Donoghue, who lost her husband and her two sons during one week in 1916. Kitty also recalls her own childhood years. Track 5: Mary O’Donoghue lived through the Famine in Ireland in the 1840s and her stories of that dreadful time are recalled by her granddaughter. This recording is part of the Irish Life and Lore Series - The 1916 Rising Oral History Collection, Catalogue of 111 Recordings. Recordings compiled by: Maurice O’Keeffe Catalogue editors: Jane O’Keeffe Word processing/database management by: Margaret Lantry, Cork Recordings mastered by: Barra Vernon, Cork Privately published by: Maurice and Jane O’Keeffe, Tralee Copyright © Maurice and Jane O’Keeffe 2013