IRA Quartermaster General
The IRA Quartermaster General (QMG) runs a department which is responsible for obtaining, concealing and maintaining the store of weaponry of the Irish Republican Army. In the Provisional IRA, the QMG department is a large and important department. It works closely with the IRA Engineering Department, which develops weapons.
A number of people have held the post of QMG. In 1997, the then QMG, Michael McKevitt broke away from the Provisional IRA[1] to form the Real IRA, taking PIRA weaponry to his breakaway organization.[2]
List of Quartermasters General of the Irish Republican Army (1917–1922)
| No. | Name | Assumed position | Left position | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Staines | 1917 | March 1920 | [3] | |
| Fintan Murphy | March 1920 | December 1920 | [4] | |
| Seán Mac Mahon | December 1920 | February 1922 | [5] |
List of Quartermasters Generals of the (anti-Treaty) Irish Republican Army (1922–1969)
- Liam Mellows, 1922
- Sean O'Muirthile, 1923-1924
- Andrew Cooney, July 1924 – 1925[6]
- F. Cronin?
- Seán Russell, 1927-1936[7]
- Mick Fitzpatrick, 1936-1937[8]
- James Hannegan, from 1937[9]
- Charlie McGlade, from 1941[10]
- Harry White, 1942-1943[11]
- Archie Doyle, 1940s[12]
- Larry Grogan, from c. 1950[13]
- Cathal Goulding, 1959-1962[14]
- Mick Ryan, from 1962
(also first QMG of the Official IRA from 1969)[15] - Prior, to 1966[14]
- Jimmy Quigley, from 1966[16]
- Pat Regan, late 1960s[17]
List of Quartermasters Generals of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (1969–2005)
- Dáithí Ó Conaill, 1969[18]
- Jack McCabe, 1969-1971[19]
- Denis McInerney, 1971-1972[20]
- Patrick Ryan, 1972-1973[20]
- Brian Keenan, from 1973[20]
- Frank Hegarty, 1980s[21]
- Kevin Hannaway, to 1985[22]
- Michael McKevitt, 1985-1997[22][23]
See also
References
Sources
- Bell, J. Bowyer (2017). The Secret Army: The IRA. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-47445-0. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- MacEoin, Uinseann (1997). The IRA in the twilight years: 1923–1948 (PDF). Dublin: Argenta. ISBN 9780951117248. Retrieved 8 May 2020 – via Irish Military Archives.
- Moloney, Ed (2002). A Secret History of the IRA. Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-101041-X.
- Treacy, Matt (2013). The IRA 1956–69: Rethinking the Republic. Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-1-84779-417-8. Retrieved 8 May 2020 – via Project MUSE.
Citations
- Security, Global. "New Irish Republican Army". www.globalsecurity.org/. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- "Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA)". Mackenzie Institute. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- "Free state senate by-election", Irish Times, 25 July 1929
- Military Service Pension file of Fintan Murphy (MSP34REF11815) Pages 12-13 of application form. Available at http://mspcsearch.militaryarchives.ie/search.aspx
- Military Service Pension file of Sean MacMahon (24SP5162). Available at http://mspcsearch.militaryarchives.ie/search.aspx
- Dictionary of Irish Biography entry for Andrew Cooney, https://dib.cambridge.org/viewReadPage.do?articleId=a2009&searchClicked=clicked&quickadvsearch=yes
- James Gillogly, Decoding the IRA, pp.7-8
- MacEoin 2007 p.17
- Bell 2007 p.137
- Richard English, Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA, p.56
- Bell 2007 pp.229-230
- MacEoin 2007 p.452
- Bell 2007 pp.240-248
- Treacy 2013 p.11
- Brian Hanley and Scott Millar, The Lost Revolution: The Story of the Official IRA and the Workers' Party
- Treacy 2013 p.89
- Treacy 2013 p.167
- Moloney 2002 p.78
- Treacy 2013 p.108
- Moloney 2002 p. 137
- Liam Clarke, "Half of all top IRA men 'worked for security services'", Belfast Telegraph, 21 December 2011
- Moloney 2002 p. 384
- Andrew Sanders, Inside the IRA: Dissident Republicans and the War for Legitimacy, p.209
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