`."System- "System}gl̈UF-"System--@Times New Roman---@Times New Roman--------- G2 q`(cFormation of First Southern Division IRA          ---  2 qc  @Times New Roman--------- 52 `cIntroduction from Chronology       ---  2 Sc  @Times New Roman--- v2 `GcFormation of First Southern Division at a meeting held in Kippagh near                    ------ 2 ` cMillstreet.  2 c   2 c  g2 =cThis was the first major move in the divisionalisation of the                 2 c  2 cIRA. ---  2 c  --- 2 ` cMore Detail    2 c  --- }2 '`LcThe First Southern Division consisted of the three Cork Brigades, the three                    y2 <`IcKerry Brigades, the two Waterford Brigades and the West Limerick Brigade.                  2 <c   2 <c   2 <c   n2 e`BcLiam Lynch (formerly Brigade Commandant Cork No. 2) was appointed                    2 z` cDivisional    d2 z;cCommandant and Florence O'Donoghue (formerly Adjutant Cork                I2 `)cNo. 1) was appointed Divisional Adjutant.             2 c   2 c  42 cErnie O'Malley represented         2 `cGHQ.  2 c   2 c  j2 ?cSean Moylan is appointed Commandant of the Cork No. 2 Brigade.                   b2 `:c(Lynch says that Cork No.2 is split with Moylan given comm                 "2 Acand of Mallow,      _2 `8cKanturk, Newmarket, Charville and Millstreet Battalions.            2 c   2 c  (2 cWhile George Power       y2 `Icis given command of Fermoy, Castletownroche and Mitchelstown battalions.)                      2 c   2 c   2 c   t2 `FcCork No. 1 was represented by Sean O'Hegarty and Florence O'Donoghue;                    &2 #`cCork No. 2 by Liam         2 #c  Y2 #4cLynch and Sean Moylan; Cork No. 3 by Liam Deasy and                   y2 8`IcTom Barry; Kerry No. 1 (North) by Andy Cooney and Kerry No. 2 (South) by                     >2 N`"cHumphrey Murphy and John Joe Rice.          2 Nc   2 Nc  52 NcThe other brigades were not        2 c` crepresented.     2 cc   2 cc  X2 c3cThere was discussion of sending columns to less act              2 cb cive areas.      2 y`QcThere was also a decision made to attack all Crown forces on a particular day in                          2 `Octhe divisional area if the British executed the four IRA men due to be hung in                       ------ 2 `cCork    2 c   2 c  2 csee  2 cApr   2 c- 2 c28   2 c- 2 c21/2    2 c.  2 !c ---  2 &c  --- e2 `<cSean OHegarty, a master of invective, verbally tore OMal               "2 @cley to shreds.       2 c   2 `c(Co   2 }c- z2 Jcincidentally, in March 1921, Lynch had taken over as Divisional Centre of                        D2 `&cthe South Munster Division of the IRB.           2 c   2 c  D2 &cThe South Munster Division of the IRB           G2 `(cconsisted of Cork, Kerry and Waterford.)            2 c   J2 G`*cFor a discussion on IRA divisionalisation             2 Gcsee  12 GcTownshend (2014), pgs 274         2 Gc- 2 Gc280   2 Gc.  2 Gc  ---@Times New Roman--------- 2 o`cBack  ---  2 oc @Times New Roman---- @ !*q`- "Arial--ccbbaa