"Edward Doyle" <ejd2@att.net> wrote in message news:42C2D90E.70CAFE68@att.net... > Hownhelcymru@aol.com wrote: > > > > > > > On 27/06/2005 5:56 AM, Jim McCormick wrote: > > > I am trying to locate information about my g-uncle who participated in the > > rebellion (1916 - 1921). He was an active member of the IRA and was > > incarcerated by the British forces during that period. < > > > > I found my patriots names [McGinley] in the book "Frongoch, University of > > Revolution" by Sean O Mahony [first published 1987 by FDR Teoranta]. It is a > > very interesting book and it lists those [1,804] who were imprisoned in > > Frongoch. It is taken from the Camp Register maintained by the General Council. It > > is stated that the author would have liked to have had sight of the British > > Register but that he could find no such record in the Public Record Office in > > London [now the National Archives]. I can see no McCormack from Cavan in these > > lists; but there are two who give Dublin addresses > > > > There are also lists of names of those "prisoners deported and released" in > > 1916 in the book "1916 Rebellion Handbook" reprinted in 1998 by the Mourne > > River Press. There are several McCormacks in these lists. > > > > I have assumed that the name you were looking for was McCormick, as I missed > > the original posting. Hope this helps, > > > > Helenor > > > > > > Dear Helenor, > If you have the time/inclination and still have access to the books > you mention, I would be very grateful of you could lookup a great-uncle of mine, who > was deported/interned in 1916. He was Peter Smyth (Smith) of Enniscorthy Co Wexford. We > would love to obtain some details of where/when he was interned, etc. > Best regards, > Edward Doyle > > Dear Helenor, I would also be very grateful if you could loop up my grandfather and his brother who were interned in 1916: Thomas and Patrick Chapman, from Baldwinstown or Busherstown in Co. Wexford. Many thanks, E. O'Leary