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 understand that if > I have his regiment, I may be able to get his service information from the > GRO in Dublin. Can anyone tell me where I might be able to get a list of > the IRA regiments by county? (He was from Cavan.) > > I too would like to locate these documents. However as Ireland was part of the UK at the time and the "Volunteers" as I believe they were called were an illegal organization, I very much doubt that they exist. -- Please reply to group or reply "off-group" by removing the two "z"s from my e-mail address. Graham Coward Melbourne, Australia ===================== Coward Family History Web Site http://www.alphalink.com.au/~coward/

Graham Coward <cowardz@zalphalink.com.au> 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 understand that if :> I have his regiment, I may be able to get his service information from the :> GRO in Dublin. Can anyone tell me where I might be able to get a list of :> the IRA regiments by county? (He was from Cavan.) :> : I too would like to locate these documents. However as Ireland was part : of the UK at the time and the "Volunteers" as I believe they were called : were an illegal organization, I very much doubt that they exist. I wouldn't be too quick to dismiss the possibility of there having been records of service in pre-Republic military units. Wasn't there some sort of pension or allowance available for men who had served? They must have had to been able to prove their service. -dja