Comments - 'Prisoner 1082' a Taut Narrative of IRA Man's Escape in 1960 - The Wild Geese2024-03-28T10:58:42Zhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=6442157%3ABlogPost%3A159105&xn_auth=noThanks for the excellent revi…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2015-06-03:6442157:Comment:1600082015-06-03T07:20:06.490ZJames O'Brienhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/JamesOBrien
<p>Thanks for the excellent review Kieron. Here's two extracts from my memoir " Against the Wind" in support of what you wrote.</p>
<p>" And then on 2 December, a mass breakout occurred with sixteen men breaking free....fourteen making a completely successful escape.... This ' unofficial' escape was a spectacular success, and it boosted morale greatly amongst our group on the outside." (p 156)</p>
<p>" Most of the active men had considerable talents and would go on to use them in large…</p>
<p>Thanks for the excellent review Kieron. Here's two extracts from my memoir " Against the Wind" in support of what you wrote.</p>
<p>" And then on 2 December, a mass breakout occurred with sixteen men breaking free....fourteen making a completely successful escape.... This ' unofficial' escape was a spectacular success, and it boosted morale greatly amongst our group on the outside." (p 156)</p>
<p>" Most of the active men had considerable talents and would go on to use them in large companies and government service positions in many parts of the world including Australia and the US....regarded by their recruiters as people who would show initiative and leadership.... Once on being asked by a senior manager where I ' had learned my team-building skills,' I replied tongue-in-cheek, " In the army in Ireland." ( p 163/164)</p>
<p></p> Thoroughly enjoyed Kieron's r…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2015-05-29:6442157:Comment:1591502015-05-29T21:48:24.746ZSean Conlonhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/SeanConlon
<p>Thoroughly enjoyed Kieron's review. Reminded me of the excellent lecture Danny Donnelly gave 3 yrs ago at the annual Fergal O'Hanlon Memorial Lecture in Monaghan. My father Vincent Conlon was a comrade of Willie Gleeson in the Curragh. They were considered 'young turks' keen to escape, this action frowned upon by the IRA leadership. Nonetheless, their dauntless spirit would not be suppressed. </p>
<p>Thoroughly enjoyed Kieron's review. Reminded me of the excellent lecture Danny Donnelly gave 3 yrs ago at the annual Fergal O'Hanlon Memorial Lecture in Monaghan. My father Vincent Conlon was a comrade of Willie Gleeson in the Curragh. They were considered 'young turks' keen to escape, this action frowned upon by the IRA leadership. Nonetheless, their dauntless spirit would not be suppressed. </p>