My grandmother was awarded one too. When Fianna Fáil came to power in the 1930s and restored the group’s legal status, she became Dev’s biggest fan.
This would be weird if the same May. I had an Auntie May who hid guns for Uncle Billy. At first he was pro treaty and then swapped sides. From research, I think was part of the flying columns.
Uncle Billy was William Doyle, that is why I am wondering or if its a coincidence.
Fantastic heirloom particularly as you have a “rifle pin” as well. Treasure them.
I thought I had added context, but apparently not: I’m a Canadian, and so’s my partner. Her dad is Irish (from Kilcullen), and last week, we were visiting the last surviving aunt, who’s in Dublin.
We met up with a few second cousins, first cousins once removed, and such; one of the cousins was given my partner’s great aunt May’s medals for safekeeping. I was a nosy foreigner who probably asked too many questions about the family history and Irish independence and such, but the cousin brought the medals with her the next time we saw them.
They didn’t know too much about details of her participation, which was unfortunate. I do genealogy for my family, and I’d love to get some of these stories down for my partner’s.
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My grandmother was awarded one too. When Fianna Fáil came to power in the 1930s and restored the group’s legal status, she became Dev’s biggest fan.
This would be weird if the same May. I had an Auntie May who hid guns for Uncle Billy. At first he was pro treaty and then swapped sides. From research, I think was part of the flying columns.
Uncle Billy was William Doyle, that is why I am wondering or if its a coincidence.
Yes that is a Black and Tan Medal for thoes that served during the war of independence
http://www.irishmedals.ie/Black-and-Tan-Medal.php
Fantastic heirloom particularly as you have a “rifle pin” as well. Treasure them.
I thought I had added context, but apparently not: I’m a Canadian, and so’s my partner. Her dad is Irish (from Kilcullen), and last week, we were visiting the last surviving aunt, who’s in Dublin.
We met up with a few second cousins, first cousins once removed, and such; one of the cousins was given my partner’s great aunt May’s medals for safekeeping. I was a nosy foreigner who probably asked too many questions about the family history and Irish independence and such, but the cousin brought the medals with her the next time we saw them.
They didn’t know too much about details of her participation, which was unfortunate. I do genealogy for my family, and I’d love to get some of these stories down for my partner’s.