New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-08
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LONDON. July How. Cathal
Brugha. Garry Houlihan and sixteen
men held the O'Connell Street hotels
in Dublin for forty-eight hours while
the garrison escaped was told to-day
In "A graphic description OF the hghtine
between the Free Staters ana the re-
publican insurgents given cNeiuslvely
10 The Tribune by Mary Coyie' n mem .
Der Of the Cumann ma hbann, repuo-
lean women's organization her he-
count includes details OF INC moollila-
tion OF the various republican pooies
and n detailed description oil nc Dnt.le
from the first attack on the Four
Courts Building.
Mary coyle declared the Dublin hght-
ing was only the first chapter IN re ~,
lands new tragedy and tho repuoll-
cans would hght to the bitter end
using the Same guerilla methods ,ha'
the Sim Feiners did against the brit-
i.h. She also declared that with the
execution OF the Dublin district the
whole OF Ireland south Of line drawn
roughly from Droghsda TO the mouth
OF the shannon was dominated By the
insurgents.
De Valera Enlisted as Private
Do Valera, she said, enlisted a.
private under the republican general
Oscar Traynor, but was now acting as
staff officer. She located Erskine Child
ers as heading the publicity depart
ment in Dublin.
az was Wednesday evening, June ~,
when I was hrst called 10 duty az the
Headquarters in north Dublin mary
Coyle said. "Wo had been trained trst
In signaling and loading and unloading
arms, although no woman hred a snot
during the battles. As a matter OF TACT,
however. most Of our duties resolved
themselves into cooking rather than
nursing. Together with several girls !
was assigned 20 duty at the Rutland
schools near Parnell Square. None OF
US had any idea that our services would
be actually needed until the attack on
tho Four Courts, and some reported
without equipment Of any Kind. 49,,
1--WE didn't actually go on duty until
Thursday afternoon when volunteers
were asked for two outposts on North
King Street and Jenkins Street. -Four
OF us went, under the fire Of Free state
snipers. but we were lucky and reached
the King Street post, which had been a
saloon, without injury. | stayed here
with one other girl while the other two
went on 70 jenkins Street. That night
there were no direct attacks on our
position, but the men forced us sleep
In cellars 70 avoid stray bullets. Two
Free State prisoners were brought IN
early in the evening and, since our gar
rison numbered twenty-five, there has
been considerable crowding in the mems
quarters.
Decided 20 Evaeuate
"The next morning there was gen
eral move TO relieve the Four Courts
projected. and | was sent there Win
a dispatch in such n small form that
could easily destroy IL. ran the
gantlet OF FIRE without injury, but re-
turned with the answer that the rescue
OF the Four Courts garrison was impos-
sible. Il was then decided 20 eyacuate
our post, and our garrison walked out
in plain view, but was not attacked.
Members Of the Cumann ia Mbnnn
were transferred TO the Rutland
schools, whore we spent Friday night.
ION Saturday we were Transferred 70
the Y. ". c. A. in o'Connall Street
where We cooked for the garrison. ~
intervals during those days we man
aged 10 see our friends and relatives.