Comments on: Jim Harpur’s Recollections – Part 3

By: Gráinne O'Connor

Gráinne O'Connor — Mon, 30 May 2011 17:09:57 +0000

My name is Gráinne Máire Ní Concubhair. I am your Mam’s 1st cousin. youngest daughter of Jim’s sister Mary. Mary married Sean O Connor and they had four children – Sean SJ, Máirin, Dáirine and Gráinne. Of the four of us Galway O”Connors I am, sadly, the only survivor.

At a resent family 1st Communion I was chatting to my niece, Catriona Morrish, and she told me of the amazing find she had found in YOU!!! Catriona forwarded to me your correspondence with her and all the links! This is wonderful and very exciting!

I have been trying to ring your Mam all day without results! I did not have her address or telephone number and – I must be honest here – I never could remember her married name! To me she was always Eithne Harpur!

Would you email me Pete? I need to discuss with you a letter I found in my mother’s book of memories. It is a letter from Jim to Granny Harpur. I need to give it to Eithne as it really should be with her and your family. Hope to hear from you. Beannacht Dé

By: Reverend Richard de Meath

Reverend Richard de Meath — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:02:01 +0000

Fascinating account and really brings my uncles early life into sharp relief. I’m quite proud to remember him as a perfect gentleman.

His son, Dermot Harpur, served in the Irish Army and died in service, while reviewing the troops in Dublin.
I recognised quite a number of names from listening to stories in my youth.

I’m pleased to say Deirdre, above, is my sister.

By: deirdre

deirdre — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:06:10 +0000

Jim Harpur was my uncle by marriage – his wife May was my mother’s oldest sister. He was a perfect gentleman and it’s lovely to see his photograph after all these years.

By: Gary Deering

Gary Deering — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 04:42:51 +0000

Hi, Thanks for putting Jim Harpurs Statement online,Johnny Wilson from The Squad was my Great Uncle,Again Thanks for putting this online.

By: Mark Jenkins

Mark Jenkins — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:59:53 +0000

Hi, just want to thank you for this valuable recollection as my great grand uncle was the 4th battalion leader Mickey Sweeney(buried in the republican plot in Glasnevin cemetery) and this has helped me with tracing family history.

By: diarmuid o connor.

diarmuid o connor. — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 16:04:39 +0000

A Cara. Padraig and Sean O Connor were my uncles and Sean Married Mary Harpour. I Know jim harpour padraig and Sean were linked asu Beggars bush attack on four courts and civil war. nice to read his statement jack had a rough time in Kerry.

By: Paul Coletti

Paul Coletti — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:37:38 +0000

A fascinating historical document Pete including information about the Igoe gang — quite rare I believe. There are a lot of Wiki entries that could be fleshed out with the information here.

By: James Langton

James Langton — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:32:40 +0000

Excellent statement. I’m doing a project on members of the Dublin Brigades burials.
Do you have a photo of your grandfathers headstone? Or where is he buried and I would photo it myself?

langton39@hotmail.com

Regards

James Langton