Britain has suffered heavy casualties in the Spring Offensive and attempts to introduce conscription to Ireland has been hampered by Nationalist opposition there. The new administration in Dublin Castle will use the appearance of a mysterious figure off on the west coast of Ireland to accuse Sinn Féin of being part of a German plot and on the 16-17th of May 1918 it will move to arrest it's entire leadership. On this episode of The Irish Nation Lives we will look at what evidence existed for such a move and examine witness statements to see if there was indeed communication with Imperial Germany.
For more information on the Irish Brigade in Germany and Roger Casement's time there: www.irishbrigade.eu
Witness Statements from the Bureau of Military History: www.bureauofmilitaryhistory.ie/
Eamon Broy: http://www.bureauofmilitaryhistory.ie/reels/bmh/BMH.WS1280.pdf
Seán T. O'Kelly: http://www.bureauofmilitaryhistory.ie/reels/bmh/BMH.WS1765%20PART%202.pdf
Liam De Róiste: http://www.bureauofmilitaryhistory.ie/reels/bmh/BMH.WS1698%20PART%202.pdf
Dominick Molloy: http://www.bureauofmilitaryhistory.ie/reels/bmh/BMH.WS1570.pdf
Richard Walsh: http://www.bureauofmilitaryhistory.ie/reels/bmh/BMH.WS0400.pdf
Robert Brennan: http://www.bureauofmilitaryhistory.ie/reels/bmh/BMH.WS0779%20Section%201.pdf
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