31 July, 1920
"My captors were delightful people," says General Lucas, "Of course I escaped at the first opportunity, but I have no complaint to make I was not a prisoner so much as an unwilling guest."…
30 July, 1920
I managed to escape through some bars in the window at 1PM this morning, and walked hatless in the pouring rain over bogs and mountains till about 7AM when I reached Pallas Green police barracks.…
29 July, 1920
29th July - No LetterSecret diary: No more entries Official diary: entry for 26th July continues…I stopped for a short time at CAHERELLY GRANGE or CASTLE till darkness and then proceeded to a farm just South of LANGFORD BRIDGE over the CAMOGIE RIVER I believe the farmhouse belongs to…
28 July, 1920
All will come right soon, and we can settle down together in peace and comfort. Just think of that and try and forget all the present troubles.…
27 July, 1920
Things in Ireland have gone quiet. The mood is changing and a move to the care of a different brigade is being planned for the captured general. Steve Warburton takes us on another journey of stories from the start of CHTL’s military career.…
26 July, 1920
Have no news of any kind, but you would probably like a line anyhow... Went for a short walk yesterday with my escort and we got chased by a bull.…
25 July, 1920
Some insight into the 20 years of military experience that shaped the CHTL of 1920.…
24 July, 1920
The boy is getting quite old now, nearly a month... It is a month today that I have been confined, have no idea how much longer it will last; it is beginning to get rather boring.…