Ernie O’Malley is transferred to St Bricin’s military hospital

By Joseph E.A. Connell Jr On 4 November 1922, Ernie O’Malley was captured after a shoot-out with National Army soldiers at the family home of Nell O’Rahilly Humphries, 36 Ailesbury Road, which had been his headquarters for six weeks. Severely affected by his wounds—he was hit over nine times—O’Malley was transferred from Portobello military hospital ... Read more

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