Nov-02

Pro-Treaty forces, led by Capt ‘Tiny’ Lyons encounter two Anti-Treaty army men (Michael O’Sullivan and Denny Connor) near Headford Junction.  O’Sullivan is killed (after capture it is claimed) and Connor escapes.

Macardle (1998), pg 12

Nov-03

Liam Lynch arrives in Dublin and sets up his HQ in Tower House, Santry - the home of Mr and Mrs Michael Fitzgerald and Misses Nora, Kit and Nan Cassidy.

O'Donnoghue (1986), pg 277

Nov-05

Ernie O'Malley is wounded and captured at his HQ in Mrs Humphreys, Ailesbury Road.  At this time, O'Malley is Assistant Chief of Staff and Commandant of the Northern and Eastern commands of the Anti-Treaty IRA and had just being appointed Commandant of the Western Command.  A Pro-Treaty soldier is killed in this raid.  (Hopkinson says it was the 4^th November.)

O'Donnoghue (1986), pg 278; Hopkinson (1988), pg 211

Nov-05

Internment orders issued against four Protestant paramilitaries in Belfast and, in the next six weeks, another 12 men had been interned and others jailed for firearm offences.  Parkinson quotes Patrick Buckland as saying that there can “no denying that this [removal of the UPA threat] could have been achieved earlier and lives saved had the [NI] government been willing to use its powers as fully against loyalists as it [did] against nationalists” – see 27^th March 1922. 

Parkinson (2004), pgs 280-281

Nov-09

Anti-Treaty IRA and Pro-Treaty troops engage at Carrigneamo between Macroom and Millstreet in County Cork.  AT led by Sean Moylan.

McDermott (2001), pg 271

Nov-10

Erksine Childers arrested at his cousin’s Robert Barton house at Annamoe, Co Wicklow.  He had a small automatic on him given to him by Michael Collins.  (Hopkinson says that he had been summoned back to Dublin by de Valera who had appointed him Minister of Publicity in his Anti-Treaty cabinet.  However, Curran says that he was dissatisfied with the propaganda work he had been doing in the south, had resigned and returned to Dublin.)

Hopkinson (1988), pg 189

Nov-15

General election in United Kingdom.  Only two constituencies are contested in Northern Ireland. Two nationalists TJS Harbison and Cahir Healy (an internee) are elected in the two-seater Fermanagh and Tyrone constituency with large majorities over their unionist opponents. Unionist win the other eleven seats – ten of them uncontested.  More Detail

Phoenix (1994), pgs 262-3; Walker (1992), pg 15

Nov-17

Childers brought before a Military Court.  He is sentenced with unlawful possession of a weapon, found guilty and sentenced to death.  His sentence is confirmed by the Army Council.

Macardle (1999), pg 811; Curran J M (1980), pg 257

Nov-17

The first executions under the Public Safety Bill take place.  In Kilmainham Jail, four Anti-Treaty Volunteers are executed for possession of revolvers.  (Hopkinson says five.) They are Peter Cassidy (7 Usher St., Dublin); James Fisher (Eckland St., Dublin); John Gaffney (3 Usher St., Dublin) and Richard Twohig (1 O’Connor Buildings, Dublin).  Cassidy and Gaffney were from the 3^rd Battalion and the other two from the 2^nd Battalion.  Tom Johnson protests in the Dáil but Mulcahy says that he knows that people will be shocked and saddened by the executions but stern measures had to be taken or assassins and wreckers would destroy the country.

O'Farrell P (1997), pg xxiii & 222 & 223 ; Hopkinson (1988), pg 189; Macardle (1999), pg 811; Curran J M (1980), pg 256

Nov-19

O’Farrell says 3 other Anti-Treaty Volunteer (Joseph Johnston from Station Rd., Kildare; Stephen White from Abbey St., Kildare and Patrick Mangan Fairgreen, Co. Kildare) are executed in Dublin.  However, Macardle says these three men were executed on the 19^th December 1922 and that is almost definitely correct.

O'Farrell P (1997), pg 223 & 224 & 225; Macardle (1999), pg 984

Nov-20

O’Farrell says another Anti-Treatyite (John Murphy from 56 Bellview Buildings, Dublin) is executed in Dublin.   Macardle says that this man was executed on the 30^th November and this is much more likely to be correct.

O'Farrell P (1997), pg 224; Macardle (1998), pg 816

Nov-20

British Parliament reassembles with Bonar Law as Prime Minister.  Two bills are introduced “Irish Free State Constitution Bill” and “Irish Free State (Consequential Provisions) Bill”.  

Macardle (1999), pg ?; Curran J M (1980), pgs 262-263

Nov-21

Meeting in Dublin of northern nationalists with both Sinn Fein and ‘Hibernian’ nationalists present.  They decide to continue with the policy of non-recognition of the Northern Ireland Government.  Comment 

Phoenix (1994), pgs 264-265

Nov-24

Erskine Childers is executed in Beggars Bush barracks by Pro-Treaty forces. 

O'Farrell P (1997), pg xxiii; Macardle (1999), pg 814; Curran J M (1980), pgs 257-258

Nov-24

Michael Kilroy - Commandant of the Western Command of the Anti-Treaty IRA - is wounded and captured during a massive sweep in west and south Mayo. The Pro-Treaty officer in charge said that five of his troops and 11 Anti-Treaty men were killed during this operation.

O'Donnoghue (1986), pg 278; Hopkinson (1988), pg 217

Nov-24

Resigning as Chairman of the Anti-Partition League, Lord Midleton said “Llyod George went back on his pledges, Griffith’s soft words have borne no fruit” and he went on to complain about the lack of powers for the Senate.

Hopkinson (1988), pg 196

Nov-27

Liam Lynch sends letter to the Ceann Comhairle of the "Provisional Parliament of Southern Ireland" saying that "unless your army recognises the rules of warfare in future we shall adopt very drastic measures to protect our forces."  And he states that all TDs who supported the special powers resolution shared in the guilt.  (Text of letter is given as Appendix 29 in Macardle.)  Two days later, he issued a general order to the Anti-Treaty IRA to kill listed categories of Provisional Government supporters – TDs who supported the bill, high court judges, hostile newspaper publishers, etc. 

O'Donnoghue (1986), pg 279; Hopkinson (1988), pg 190; Macardle (1999), pg 822; Curran J M (1980), pg 260

Nov-28-29

In the Dáil, George Gavan Duffy launches a strong attack on the government in the Dáil over the execution of Childers and the other executions.  In this, he is supported by Dr. Patrick McCartan.  The policy of executions is defended by O’Higgins and Mac Neill.  Comment

Macardle (1999), pg 815; Curran J M (1980), pgs 257-260

Nov-29

A letter from a pro-Treaty TD, Donal O’Rourke, appears in the press saying he has resigned.  (He says that he was a supporter of the Collins-de Valera Pact.)

Macardle (1999), pg 815

Nov-30

Three Anti-Treatyites Patrick Farrelly (from 67 Chancery Lane, Dublin), John Murphy and Joseph Spooner (36-37 McCaffery’s Estate, Dublin) are executed in Dublin.  Macardle says they were captured with revolvers and bombs after an attempt was made to blow up Oriel House.  When it is announced in the Dáil that these executions have taken place, they are denounced by Tom Johnson as anarchy and he demands that the military trials be made public.  He is supported by Darrell Figgis.

O'Farrell P (1997), pg 223 & 225; Macardle (1998), pg 816

Nov-30

Patrick Lynch of Moyrisk, Co. Kerry (O/C of 3^rd Battalion, Kerry No.3 Brigade, Anti-Treaty army) is killed by Pro-Treaty forces during a raid on his house.

Macardle (1998), pgs 26-28

Nov

Emmet Dalton leaves his command of the Pro-Treaty forces in Cork in mysterious circumstances.  There is difficulty getting a replacement.  After Sean O Muirthile took over for a short time, David Reynolds was appointed.

Hopkinson (1988), pg 203

Nov

Jock McPeake hands over the armoured car, the Slievenamon to the Anti-Treaty forces.  (McPeake had driven the Slievenamon at Beal na Blath on Aug 22^nd.)

Hopkinson (1988), pg 203