Court Martial of the five IRA
men captured at Drumcrondra
Introduction from Chronology
The five IRA men captured at
Drumcrondra on January 21st are charged at a court martial (presided
over by Lt Col Powell) with high treason which carried the death penalty.
All except one are sentenced to death.
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The
specific form of high treason they are charged with is Levying war against the
King in his Realm.
The five IRA men are Frank Flood
(19 years old from 30 Summerhil Parade, a third year engineering student,
single, a lieutenant in H Company, 1st Battalion, Dublin Brigade
IRA); Patrick Doyle (29 years old from 1 St Mary's Place, a carpenter, married
with one child and wife pregnant with twins, a member of F Company, 1st
Battalion, Dublin Brigade, IRA); Thomas Bryan (22 years old from 14 Henrietta
St., an electrician, married with no children); Bernard Ryan (20 years old from
8 Royal Canal Terrace, apprentice tailor, member of F Company, 1st
Battalion, Dublin Brigade) and Dermot O'Sullivan (17 years old).
The trial lasts two days and all are found guilty. All are sentenced to death, except O'Sullivan whose sentence was commuted to penal service for life because of his age.