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'''Ned Maguire''' was an [[Irish Republican Army (1922–69)|Irish Republican Army]] [[Volunteer (Irish republican)|volunteer]] from [[Belfast]],<ref name="auto">Anderson, B., ''Joe Cahill: A Life in the IRA'', Dublin 2002, p. 86</ref> perhaps best known for his part in the [[Crumlin Road Gaol]] [[Prison escape|breakout]] of 1943. |
'''Ned Maguire''' was an [[Irish Republican Army (1922–69)|Irish Republican Army]] (IRA) [[Volunteer (Irish republican)|volunteer]] from [[Belfast]],<ref name="auto">Anderson, B., ''Joe Cahill: A Life in the IRA'', Dublin 2002, p. 86</ref> [[Quartermaster]] of the [[IRA Northern Command]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Thorne |first=Kathleen |author-link= |date=2019 |title=Echoes of Their Footsteps Volume Three |url= |location=Oregon |publisher=Generation Organization |page=302 |isbn=978-0-692-04283-0}}</ref> and perhaps best known for his part in the [[Crumlin Road Gaol]] [[Prison escape|breakout]] of 1943. |
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Having been sentenced to six years imprisonment,<ref name="auto"/> Maguire was with the other IRA prisoners in 'A' [[Wing (building)|Wing]], when it was noticed that there was an unused [[trapdoor]] in the roof of a toilet block.<ref name="auto"/> It was decided that [[Patrick Donnelly (IRA)|Patrick Donnelly]], [[Hugh McAteer]] (whose suggestion it had been),<ref>Bower Bell, J., ''The Secret Army'', Dublin 1990, p. 230</ref> [[Jimmy Steele (republican)|Jimmy Steele]], and Maguire would escape through this, with the aid of rope ladders fashioned from torn bed sheets and across the prison roof, followed by a second wave led by [[Joe Cahill]].<ref name="auto"/> The escape of the first party took place as planned on 15 January 1943.<ref>English, R., ''Armed Struggle: A History of the IRA'', p. 69</ref> Maguire was in the party because his trade hade been as a [[Roof tiles|roof slater]], and Donnelly believed this particular skill would be useful breaking out of the attic and onto the prison roof; it was, therefore, Maguire who removed the slates that enabled the group to get out.<ref>Anderson, B., ''Joe Cahill: A Life in the IRA'', Dublin 2002, pp. 86-7</ref> Apart from Steele slightly injuring himself, the escape was successful, and Maguire and the others made their way to a North Queen Street [[safe-house]] in the staunchly [[Irish republicanism|Republican]] [[New Lodge, Belfast|New Lodge]] district of Belfast. Splitting up, he and Donnelly made their way four days later to [[Dublin]];<ref>Anderson, B., ''Joe Cahill: A Life in the IRA'', Dublin 2002, p. 89</ref> Maguire did not remain there long, however, as [[Belfast Brigade (IRA)|Belfast Brigade]] had received word of a major [[tunnel]]ling operation by the Republican prisoners in [[Derry]] prison. In order to provide [[logistical support]] for such an important escape- which was timed for 21 May<ref>Coogan, T.P., ''The IRA'', St Ives 1995, p. 185</ref>- he made his way to Derry. Four months later, he was arrested by the [[Garda Síochána|Gardaí]] in [[County Donegal]].<ref>Anderson, B., ''Joe Cahill: A Life in the IRA'', Dublin 2002, pp. 92</ref> |
Having been sentenced to six years imprisonment,<ref name="auto"/> Maguire was with the other IRA prisoners in 'A' [[Wing (building)|Wing]], when it was noticed that there was an unused [[trapdoor]] in the roof of a toilet block.<ref name="auto"/> It was decided that [[Patrick Donnelly (IRA)|Patrick Donnelly]], [[Hugh McAteer]] (whose suggestion it had been),<ref>Bower Bell, J., ''The Secret Army'', Dublin 1990, p. 230</ref> [[Jimmy Steele (republican)|Jimmy Steele]], and Maguire would escape through this, with the aid of rope ladders fashioned from torn bed sheets and across the prison roof, followed by a second wave led by [[Joe Cahill]].<ref name="auto"/> The escape of the first party took place as planned on 15 January 1943.<ref>English, R., ''Armed Struggle: A History of the IRA'', p. 69</ref> Maguire was in the party because his trade hade been as a [[Roof tiles|roof slater]], and Donnelly believed this particular skill would be useful breaking out of the attic and onto the prison roof; it was, therefore, Maguire who removed the slates that enabled the group to get out.<ref>Anderson, B., ''Joe Cahill: A Life in the IRA'', Dublin 2002, pp. 86-7</ref> Apart from Steele slightly injuring himself, the escape was successful, and Maguire and the others made their way to a North Queen Street [[safe-house]] in the staunchly [[Irish republicanism|Republican]] [[New Lodge, Belfast|New Lodge]] district of Belfast. Splitting up, he and Donnelly made their way four days later to [[Dublin]];<ref>Anderson, B., ''Joe Cahill: A Life in the IRA'', Dublin 2002, p. 89</ref> Maguire did not remain there long, however, as [[Belfast Brigade (IRA)|Belfast Brigade]] had received word of a major [[tunnel]]ling operation by the Republican prisoners in [[Derry]] prison. In order to provide [[logistical support]] for such an important escape- which was timed for 21 May<ref>Coogan, T.P., ''The IRA'', St Ives 1995, p. 185</ref>- he made his way to Derry. Four months later, he was arrested by the [[Garda Síochána|Gardaí]] in [[County Donegal]].<ref>Anderson, B., ''Joe Cahill: A Life in the IRA'', Dublin 2002, pp. 92</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 23:24, 1 June 2024
Ned Maguire was an Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteer from Belfast,[1] Quartermaster of the IRA Northern Command[2] and perhaps best known for his part in the Crumlin Road Gaol breakout of 1943.
Having been sentenced to six years imprisonment,[1] Maguire was with the other IRA prisoners in 'A' Wing, when it was noticed that there was an unused trapdoor in the roof of a toilet block.[1] It was decided that Patrick Donnelly, Hugh McAteer (whose suggestion it had been),[3] Jimmy Steele, and Maguire would escape through this, with the aid of rope ladders fashioned from torn bed sheets and across the prison roof, followed by a second wave led by Joe Cahill.[1] The escape of the first party took place as planned on 15 January 1943.[4] Maguire was in the party because his trade hade been as a roof slater, and Donnelly believed this particular skill would be useful breaking out of the attic and onto the prison roof; it was, therefore, Maguire who removed the slates that enabled the group to get out.[5] Apart from Steele slightly injuring himself, the escape was successful, and Maguire and the others made their way to a North Queen Street safe-house in the staunchly Republican New Lodge district of Belfast. Splitting up, he and Donnelly made their way four days later to Dublin;[6] Maguire did not remain there long, however, as Belfast Brigade had received word of a major tunnelling operation by the Republican prisoners in Derry prison. In order to provide logistical support for such an important escape- which was timed for 21 May[7]- he made his way to Derry. Four months later, he was arrested by the Gardaí in County Donegal.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Anderson, B., Joe Cahill: A Life in the IRA, Dublin 2002, p. 86
- ^ Thorne, Kathleen (2019). Echoes of Their Footsteps Volume Three. Oregon: Generation Organization. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-692-04283-0.
- ^ Bower Bell, J., The Secret Army, Dublin 1990, p. 230
- ^ English, R., Armed Struggle: A History of the IRA, p. 69
- ^ Anderson, B., Joe Cahill: A Life in the IRA, Dublin 2002, pp. 86-7
- ^ Anderson, B., Joe Cahill: A Life in the IRA, Dublin 2002, p. 89
- ^ Coogan, T.P., The IRA, St Ives 1995, p. 185
- ^ Anderson, B., Joe Cahill: A Life in the IRA, Dublin 2002, pp. 92