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Thomas Hand (Irish republican)

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His brother Cathal was at home when he was killed and recalled that while being interrogated by The Tans he heard gunshots, when he was finally allowed to go outside he saw his brother's body below a window in the backyard in a pool of blood. Hand is buried at
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In September 2005 a plaque was unveiled on Baltrasna Lane where he had lived by his niece, Molly Wherity. The Hand, MacGowan and Sherlock memorial in his place of burial, Baldungan Castle cemetery, is named after and dedicated to him.
419: 352: 429: 434: 185: 57: 444: 424: 414: 276: 360: 329: 439: 49: 250: 207: 159: 72:, Thomas Hand was one of twelve children of Patrick and Mary (née Farrell) Hand. Patrick Hand was a farm labourer. 100: 93: 89: 319: 409: 404: 111:. The Tans had surrounded his house and he was fatally shot in the head and the chest at a window. 228: 139: 325: 128: 116: 69: 53: 108: 104: 37: 26: 398: 81: 45: 389: 44:) (17 June 1878 – 5 December 1920) was an Irish republican who was a member of the 353:"Skerries Remembers 1916 Programme of Events for Commemoration of the 1916 RISING" 21: 385: 85: 254: 138:
On 23 April 2016 a tree was planted in honour of Hand and two others in
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he was on the run and stayed at numerous safe houses. He presided at an
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in 1920. He was shot on 5 December 1920 at his home by the
186:"Skerries honour for Irish volunteer Thomas Hand" 307:. Skerries Historical Society. 4 September 2015. 96:, where he was held from May 1916 to May 1917. 127:In the late 1940s a street in his hometown of 8: 420:Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) members 58:Irish Transport and General Workers Union 179: 177: 175: 173: 430:People of the Irish War of Independence 151: 7: 184:Maddock, Fergal (8 September 2005). 160:"Civil Birth record of Thomas Hand" 56:. He was also the secretary of the 435:Trade unionists from County Dublin 277:"Death certificate of Thomas Hand" 92:. After the rising he was sent to 14: 253:. irishmedals.org. Archived from 284:civilrecords.irishgeneology.ie 231:. easter-rising-frongoch.wales 164:civilrecords.irishgeneology.ie 1: 48:and the 5th battalion of the 445:People from Skerries, Dublin 425:Deaths by firearm in Ireland 321:Melia and Mike, a Love Story 25:Thomas Hand presides over a 16:Irish Republican (1878-1920) 415:People of the Easter Rising 461: 229:"List of prisoners' names" 101:Irish War of Independence 318:Hooks, Patricia (2012). 94:Frongoch internment camp 251:"IRA Volunteers Killed" 440:Irish prisoners of war 80:Hand took part in the 76:Revolutionary activity 41: 30: 29:weeks before his death 131:was named after him. 68:Born in Baltrasna in 50:Irish Republican Army 24: 363:on 19 November 2017 257:on 18 February 2017 70:Skerries, Co Dublin 140:Skerries Harps GAA 31: 105:Arbitration court 84:and fought under 452: 373: 372: 370: 368: 359:. Archived from 357:skerriesharps.ie 349: 343: 342: 340: 338: 315: 309: 308: 301: 295: 294: 292: 290: 281: 273: 267: 266: 264: 262: 247: 241: 240: 238: 236: 225: 219: 218: 216: 214: 204: 198: 197: 195: 193: 188:. independent.ie 181: 168: 167: 156: 129:Skerries, Dublin 117:Baldungan Castle 54:Irish Volunteers 460: 459: 455: 454: 453: 451: 450: 449: 395: 394: 382: 377: 376: 366: 364: 351: 350: 346: 336: 334: 332: 317: 316: 312: 303: 302: 298: 288: 286: 279: 275: 274: 270: 260: 258: 249: 248: 244: 234: 232: 227: 226: 222: 212: 210: 206: 205: 201: 191: 189: 183: 182: 171: 158: 157: 153: 148: 125: 78: 66: 60:of his branch. 17: 12: 11: 5: 458: 456: 448: 447: 442: 437: 432: 427: 422: 417: 412: 407: 397: 396: 393: 392: 381: 380:External links 378: 375: 374: 344: 330: 310: 296: 268: 242: 220: 199: 169: 150: 149: 147: 144: 124: 121: 109:Black and Tans 77: 74: 65: 62: 42:Tomás Ó Laihim 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 457: 446: 443: 441: 438: 436: 433: 431: 428: 426: 423: 421: 418: 416: 413: 411: 408: 406: 403: 402: 400: 391: 387: 384: 383: 379: 362: 358: 354: 348: 345: 333: 331:9781624887246 327: 323: 322: 314: 311: 306: 305:"Thomas Hand" 300: 297: 285: 278: 272: 269: 256: 252: 246: 243: 230: 224: 221: 209: 203: 200: 187: 180: 178: 176: 174: 170: 165: 161: 155: 152: 145: 143: 141: 136: 132: 130: 122: 120: 118: 112: 110: 106: 102: 97: 95: 91: 87: 83: 82:Easter Rising 75: 73: 71: 63: 61: 59: 55: 51: 47: 46:Gaelic League 43: 39: 35: 28: 23: 19: 390:Find a Grave 365:. Retrieved 361:the original 356: 347: 335:. Retrieved 324:. BookBaby. 320: 313: 299: 287:. Retrieved 283: 271: 259:. Retrieved 255:the original 245: 233:. Retrieved 223: 211:. Retrieved 202: 190:. Retrieved 163: 154: 137: 133: 126: 113: 98: 79: 67: 33: 32: 18: 410:1920 deaths 405:1878 births 386:Thomas Hand 142:clubhouse. 99:During the 86:Thomas Ashe 34:Thomas Hand 399:Categories 337:22 January 261:22 January 235:22 January 192:21 January 146:References 64:Early life 27:Dáil Court 90:Ashbourne 52:and the 367:3 July 328:  289:3 July 213:10 May 123:Legacy 280:(PDF) 38:Irish 369:2017 339:2017 326:ISBN 291:2017 263:2017 237:2017 215:2019 194:2017 388:at 88:in 401:: 355:. 282:. 172:^ 162:. 119:. 40:: 371:. 341:. 293:. 265:. 239:. 217:. 196:. 166:. 36:(

Index


Dáil Court
Irish
Gaelic League
Irish Republican Army
Irish Volunteers
Irish Transport and General Workers Union
Skerries, Co Dublin
Easter Rising
Thomas Ashe
Ashbourne
Frongoch internment camp
Irish War of Independence
Arbitration court
Black and Tans
Baldungan Castle
Skerries, Dublin
Skerries Harps GAA
"Civil Birth record of Thomas Hand"




"Skerries honour for Irish volunteer Thomas Hand"
"1911 Census of Ireland for Baltrasna, Skerries, Co Dublin"
"List of prisoners' names"
"IRA Volunteers Killed"
the original
"Death certificate of Thomas Hand"
"Thomas Hand"

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