I doubt with that sort of background that he would have been a member of the Garda at that time Tom On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:59:16 -0400, Question Quigley wrote: >Yes, Michael. I've looked at the UK Archives. But I have yet to figure them >out, My maternal grandfather, from Kilkee, County Clare, was in the Royal >Navy and I have his war medals. They are stamped R.N.R. for Royal Naval >Reserve, but so far I can't find any record of him in the UK archives. > >What I was looking for with regard to James (O') Regan was if anyone had >access to resources to determine if he was the Sergeant O'Regan that was >shot in the leg on 23 November 1930 "while on protection duty at the >residence of the Ceann Comhairle (chairman of the Dail), Rathgar, Co. >Dublin." > >Thanks, > >Dennis > >"Michael Danahy" <mldanahy@bellsouth.net> wrote in message >news:mailman.712.1268663892.2664.genire@rootsweb.com... >> Denis, >> >> Have you gone online to do research at the British Archives site? They >> hold basic info and records from the R. I. C. > > Cheers, Tom [Tom Perrett] <tomp@st.net.au>

I'm not trying to prove he was in the Garda. But if I had more info on the shooting incident, perhaps the sergeant's first name, that would shed more light on the issue. For those who know about the R.I.C., would it have been likely that they often lived away from their families? I understand that they could not serve in their native counties or that of their wives. To my knowledge, his wife lived most of the life in Labasheeda, CO. Clare. She taught at the National School there. Dennis "Tom Perrett" <tomp@st.net.au> wrote in message news:gbzcfgargnh.kze0h70.pminews@news.intpay.com.au... >I doubt with that sort of background that he would > have been a member of the Garda at that time > > Tom > > On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:59:16 -0400, Question Quigley wrote: > >>Yes, Michael. I've looked at the UK Archives. But I have yet to figure >>them >>out, My maternal grandfather, from Kilkee, County Clare, was in the Royal >>Navy and I have his war medals. They are stamped R.N.R. for Royal Naval >>Reserve, but so far I can't find any record of him in the UK archives. >> >>What I was looking for with regard to James (O') Regan was if anyone had >>access to resources to determine if he was the Sergeant O'Regan that was >>shot in the leg on 23 November 1930 "while on protection duty at the >>residence of the Ceann Comhairle (chairman of the Dail), Rathgar, Co. >>Dublin." >> >>Thanks, >> >>Dennis >> >>"Michael Danahy" <mldanahy@bellsouth.net> wrote in message >>news:mailman.712.1268663892.2664.genire@rootsweb.com... >>> Denis, >>> >>> Have you gone online to do research at the British Archives site? They >>> hold basic info and records from the R. I. C. >> >> > > > Cheers, > > Tom [Tom Perrett] <tomp@st.net.au> > > > >