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.…
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.…
Some insight into the 20 years of military experience that shaped the CHTL of 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.…
A 'proof of capture' photo is taken, a soldier is wounded and a close encounter with an R.I.C. patrol.…
Right from the start CHTL appreciated the kindness shown to him by those looking after him... though he wasn’t that keen on some of those who sat with guns by his bedside.…
No doubt word soon got round of CHTL's card playing skills (especially the speed he dealt the cards in spite of his missing digits). Men in the know queued up to try their luck against the three-finger-dealing general and enjoy the craic.…
Got first batch of letters Sunday night. I also got your post card addressed to the 'Irish republican army'... a brilliant inspiration on your part, but took some time to be delivered.…