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Tom Ruane

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Ruane was a member of the County Board and a chairman of the Galway District Council for seven years. He served as a Sinn Féin member of the County Council and chairman of the Finance Committee. His son, Paddy Ruane, was elected to the council six times for Sinn Féin while his other son, Stephen, was
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as a fall-back during searches. However, a letter was found in his wife's handbag which gave his address as at Bohans, Borra, Moycullen. He was arrested and sent to
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Arriving at Moyode they congregated with other companies but lack of orders and supplies led to fatigue and hunger. When news of the failure of the Rising in
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courts for south and west Galway. His activities came at the price of a thousand-pound reward for his capture, and he was targeted by the
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to proceed to the deserted Moyode Castle, in Oranmore. The volunteers were discovered while resting at Carnmore Cross by a group of
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After the Treaty, he fought on the side of the Republicans. As a reprisal for the Kilroe ambush, near
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arrived, the men dispersed, some going home. Ruane himself went on the run.
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Ruane died on 31 August 1937, aged 53, and was buried in
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in 1908. He was already an active sportsman with the
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men. They rendezvoused with the Castlegar man under
19:was captain of the Second Western Division of the 256:People of the Irish Civil War (Anti-Treaty side) 8: 149:. One of Ruane's grandson's was a British 251:Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) members 117:Prison he was appointed a justice of the 178:The IRA in the Twilight Years 1923-1948 169: 67:at Carnmore. Orders were received from 226:Claregalway Parish History - Pictorial 194:Claregalway Parish History - 750 Years 7: 136:. The charges were later dismissed. 200:In Their Own Words: The Parish of 14: 31:Ruane was a native of Carnmore, 55:in 1916 he was captain of the 1: 109:Military and civil activities 37:Irish Republican Brotherhood 277: 176:MacEoin, Uinseann (1997), 246:People from County Galway 95:Frongoch internment camp 73:Royal Irish Constabulary 134:Boyle, County Roscommon 113:After his release from 89:and used an island in 21:Irish Republican Army 23:from 1916 to 1920. 51:During the Galway 35:, and joined the 268: 181: 174: 276: 275: 271: 270: 269: 267: 266: 265: 236: 235: 190: 188:Further reading 185: 184: 175: 171: 166: 142: 111: 99:Wormwood Scrubs 49: 29: 12: 11: 5: 274: 272: 264: 263: 258: 253: 248: 238: 237: 234: 233: 223: 208:and its People 197: 196:, Galway, 1999 189: 186: 183: 182: 168: 167: 165: 162: 141: 138: 123:Black and Tans 110: 107: 85:He hid out in 48: 45: 28: 25: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 273: 262: 259: 257: 254: 252: 249: 247: 244: 243: 241: 231: 227: 224: 221: 220:0-9539834-0-4 217: 213: 209: 207: 203: 198: 195: 192: 191: 187: 179: 173: 170: 163: 161: 159: 154: 152: 148: 139: 137: 135: 131: 126: 124: 120: 116: 108: 106: 104: 100: 96: 92: 88: 83: 81: 76: 74: 70: 66: 62: 58: 54: 53:Easter Rising 46: 44: 42: 38: 34: 33:County Galway 26: 24: 22: 18: 225: 206:Turloughmore 199: 193: 177: 172: 155: 153:as of 2000. 145:a member of 143: 140:Later career 127: 112: 103:Winson Green 91:Lough Corrib 84: 77: 69:Liam Mellows 65:Pat Callanan 61:Brian Molloy 50: 30: 16: 15: 261:1937 deaths 158:Claregalway 147:Fianna Fáil 57:Claregalway 47:Easter 1916 240:Categories 164:References 160:cemetery. 115:Birmingham 27:Background 119:Sinn Féin 87:Moycullen 17:Tom Ruane 214:, 2001. 130:Headford 202:Lackagh 232:, 2002 230:Galway 218:  212:Galway 80:Dublin 216:ISBN 151:M.P. 101:and 63:and 41:GAA 242:: 228:, 105:. 222:. 204:-

Index

Irish Republican Army
County Galway
Irish Republican Brotherhood
GAA
Easter Rising
Claregalway
Brian Molloy
Pat Callanan
Liam Mellows
Royal Irish Constabulary
Dublin
Moycullen
Lough Corrib
Frongoch internment camp
Wormwood Scrubs
Winson Green
Birmingham
Sinn Féin
Black and Tans
Headford
Boyle, County Roscommon
Fianna Fáil
M.P.
Claregalway
Lackagh
Turloughmore
Galway
ISBN
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Galway

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