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But as he was very shy and knew none of the Republican leaders, he found it hard to begin. However, he soon thought of a plan. He went in to the office of a Republican paper called \"Irish Freedom,\"", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTirish-capuchin-archives-3T72213.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=120,2338,1334,35" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/irish-capuchin-archives-3/72213/p01.json#anno-8", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "This priest told them that Pearse and Connolly and all the leaders up in Dublin and throughout the country had surrendered to superior force, and that they in Galway were the only people who had not disbanded and were still in arms.", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTirish-capuchin-archives-3T72213.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=98,2657,1414,52" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/irish-capuchin-archives-3/72213/p01.json#anno-9", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "Poor Liam listened in sadness, in despair. Was this to be the end of his glorious dream of fighting to death or victory?", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTirish-capuchin-archives-3T72213.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=103,2802,1408,49" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/irish-capuchin-archives-3/72213/p01.json#anno-10", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "He must, however, let the men choose: it was not for him \"who would be shot, anyway,\" as he was told, to drive others to death.", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTirish-capuchin-archives-3T72213.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=106,2871,1405,49" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/irish-capuchin-archives-3/72213/p01.json#anno-11", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "They chose, and bitter it is to tell, one by one they slunk up and bade good-bye to their young commander, some weeping, some pretending to be gay, but all deserting except two, faithful comrades who shared all his hardships and adventures for the next few months.", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTirish-capuchin-archives-3T72213.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=98,2944,1408,46" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/irish-capuchin-archives-3/72213/p01.json#anno-12", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "If you, boys of to-day, had been there, what would you have done?", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTirish-capuchin-archives-3T72213.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=109,3087,1228,47" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/irish-capuchin-archives-3/72213/p01.json#anno-13", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "Liam Mellowes and his two comrades now took to the mountains, where for months and months, they led the life of hunted outlaws. The British Government used its well-trained spies to try to capture them, and hardly a day passed awthout some hairbreath escape. Over and over again they were almost caught, but always they were in the most extreme danger they used to feel the presence of a Fourth Person, and their fear fled because they knew that this Fourth Person was Our Lord Himself, the friend of those in danger.", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTirish-capuchin-archives-3T72213.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=101,3123,1402,46" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/irish-capuchin-archives-3/72213/p01.json#anno-14", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "Weeks and months passed and Liam heard of the execution of all his best friends up in Dublin. At last one day he got orders from his officers in Dublin to go away to America, disguised as an ordinary sailor, on a British ammunition tub which was to leave from Liverpool. Liam hated going to America, but orders were orders, and he was told he could do very useful work over there. He always used to say afterwards that these were the hardest months of his life. He was a tectotaler and the sailors were always pressing him to drink, but he dodged it. The terrible hardships of overwork as stoker or \"coal passer\" broke down many of the study men chosen for the work, or \"coal manager\" to endure all, even though often he threw himself on his bunk exhausted to the last extremity, only to be roughly awakened to begin again.", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTirish-capuchin-archives-3T72213.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=65,3412,1425,40" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/irish-capuchin-archives-3/72213/p01.json#anno-15", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "He was not long in America when he came under the notice of the American detectives who had been asked by the British Government to watch his movements, and one night as he was going from a friend's house in New York, a high-power police motor drove up with a party of detectives who arrested Liam once again, and threw him into a prison called The Tombs.", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTirish-capuchin-archives-3T72213.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=69,3797,1410,30" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/irish-capuchin-archives-3/72213/p01.json#anno-16", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "As the Americans couldn't find any charge to bring against him, they had to release him after a short time and he continued to give lectures and collect money to buy arms for the Irish Republican Army at home.", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTirish-capuchin-archives-3T72213.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=68,3963,1412,36" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/irish-capuchin-archives-3/72213/p01.json#anno-17", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "All this time Liam was long to be at home, for the war was gradually becoming hotter and hotter, and when he heard of the awful things the Black and Tans were doing he wrote to his officers and told them he just couldn't stand being away any longer.", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTirish-capuchin-archives-3T72213.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=74,4068,1405,32" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/irish-capuchin-archives-3/72213/p01.json#anno-18", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "His officers gave in to him, and home he came, again disguised as a sailor.", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTirish-capuchin-archives-3T72213.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=107,4202,1367,33" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/irish-capuchin-archives-3/72213/p01.json#anno-19", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "He arrived just a few days before Kevin Barry was hanged, and on that day worning Liam happened to meet a little Fianna boy of about 13 years who was weeping bitterly \"he ause he couldn't kill the man who hanged Kevin.\" \"Ah,\" said Liam, laughing, \"You bloodthirsty little wretch, its vengeance you seem to want and not your country's freedom. That poor wretch of a hangman has no power. Dry your tears, little man, and prepare to strike those who have the power. Remember you'll have to meet Kevin himself one day, and he won't think much of you, if you haven't fought a clean and on honourable fight.", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTirish-capuchin-archives-3T72213.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=71,4268,1398,37" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/irish-capuchin-archives-3/72213/p01.json#anno-20", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "Liam had had many exciting adventures in the West and on the way to and from America, but they were nothing compared with the life he began to lead now. As Director of Supplies to the Irish Republican Army, he was naturally one of the men the British enemy would have given anything to catch. He hardly ever slept back nights, running in the same place, often and often he escarded through back windows, as the British soldiers came in the front door.", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTirish-capuchin-archives-3T72213.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=73,4503,1394,42" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/irish-capuchin-archives-3/72213/p01.json#anno-21", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "Even in the midst of his important work, Liam found time for fun. Music was his favourite pastime. Indeed the spirit he could put into a song would rouse anybody. One night he was playing the faddle in the house of a friend when it was suddenly ruided by a large rarty of British soldiers and Black and Tans; they came into the room where Liam was, but when they saw the young fair-haired boy, with such a gay twinkling in his blue eyes, playing away so coolly, they were quite sure he was some innocent British law-abiding music student, and they took no further notice of him.", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTirish-capuchin-archives-3T72213.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=76,4704,1386,42" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/irish-capuchin-archives-3/72213/p01.json#anno-22", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "By this time the Irish Republican Army had put up such a fine fight that the British Government lost all hope of conquering Ireland on the field of battle, and called a Truce. This meant that Ireland's soldiers had won, it only remained for her statesmen to claim the victory.", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTirish-capuchin-archives-3T72213.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=83,4960,1379,49" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/irish-capuchin-archives-3/72213/p01.json#anno-23", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "In Dublin, and told the men there that he wanted to do some work for Ireland. He was put in touch with the Fianna (the Boy Republican organisation) which he joined as an ordinary scout.", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTirish-capuchin-archives-3T72213.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=1549,74,1447,58" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/irish-capuchin-archives-3/72213/p01.json#anno-24", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "At this time Liam Mellowes was working in an office and he could only give his evenings and his Sundays to the work of the Fianna. This did not satisfy him at all, so he went to Countess Markievic, who was President of the Fianna, at offered to give up his ordinary work and he hesitated, as they knew it was a very big risk. But Liam laughed at their fears, and when they saw he was so earnest about it, they gave in.", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTirish-capuchin-archives-3T72213.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=1560,164,514,37" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/irish-capuchin-archives-3/72213/p01.json#anno-25", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "So, with a bicycle, and 10/- a week in his pocket, Liam started off to bring the boys of Ireland together in an attempt to do something which generations of men had failed to do.", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTirish-capuchin-archives-3T72213.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=1562,407,561,40" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/irish-capuchin-archives-3/72213/p01.json#anno-26", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "Everywhere he went the boys came flocking to hear him, he was so young, and so gay. Instead of giving them long, dry lectures on their duties as scouts, he used to just tell them that the only two things that mattered in this life were God and their country; that their country had been held by England for seven hundred years; and that it was time for them to beat England and seed Ireland free. But, and unless they were forth, they would not succeed, and he begged them to train themselves like Cuchulain's boy corps.", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTirish-capuchin-archives-3T72213.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=1564,513,436,38" }, { "id": "https://mymanifests.com/catholicarchives/annotations/capuchins/irish-capuchin-archives-3/72213/p01.json#anno-27", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "supplementing", "body": { "type": "TextualBody", "value": "He would then take all the boys on long marches or rambles and give them vivid descriptions of battles which took place in their district.", "format": "text/plain" }, "target": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTirish-capuchin-archives-3T72213.jpg/full/max/0/default.jpg/canvas/1#xywh=1570,752,1249,46" } ] } ] } ], "metadata": [ { "label": { "en": [ "Level of description" ] }, "value": { "en": [ "Item" ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "Date" ] }, "value": { "en": [ "1929" ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "Reference" ] }, "value": { "en": [ "30" ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "Extent and medium" ] }, "value": { "en": [ "Printed; 4 pp" ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "Scope and content" ] }, "value": { "en": [ "A leaflet published by Cumann na mBan, 27 Dawson Street, Dublin, referring to the life of Liam Mellows (1892-1922), an Irish republican executed during the Civil War." ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "Repository" ] }, "value": { "en": [ "Irish Capuchin Archives" ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "Context" ] }, "value": { "en": [ "Irish Capuchin Archives > Capuchin Papers relating to the Irish Revolution > Pamphlets, Cartoons and Publicity Material > 1916 Rising and War of Independence" ] } } ], "summary": { "en": [ "A leaflet published by Cumann na mBan, 27 Dawson Street, Dublin, referring to the life of Liam Mellows (1892-1922), an Irish republican executed during the Civil War." ] }, "thumbnail": [ { "id": "https://www.baimages.ie/iiif/2/TcapuchinsTirish-capuchin-archives-3T72213.jpg/full/200,/0/default.jpg", "type": "Image", "format": "image/jpeg" } ], "navDate": "1929-01-01T00:00:00Z" }