John Ryan Papers, 1909-1938.

This collection contains letters written by John Ryan during his various periods of imprisonment as well as other ephemera and objects relating to his involvement in the IRA. He often signs his letters and is referred to as Séan, the Irish version of John.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Ryan, John (Seán)
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
Ryan, John (Seán)
Irish Republican Army
Royal Irish Constabulary
Sinn Féin
Ireland > History > 1922-
Ireland > History > Easter Rising, 1916
Ireland > History > Civil War, 1922-1923
Notes:John (Séan) Ryan was a member of the IRA. He was involved in the 1933 attack on General Eoin O’Duffy in Kerry in 1933 for which he was arrested along with thirteen other men. He was held as a political prisoner on several different occasions in Arbour Hill in Co.Dublin, The Curragh Camp in Co.Kildare, and Killarney Barrack in Co.Kerry. He also spent time in Mountjoy Prison, Co.Dublin. The periods of his incarceration range from 1923 up to 1935.

Physical description: 1 box.

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Arrangement:Fonds

Mountjoy Prison card for John Ryan,

1935.
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: John Ryan Papers, 1909-1938
Main Creator: Ryan, John (Seán)
Language:English
Extent:1 folder (1 item).
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 50,364/5 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.