Category Archives: Personal Correspondence

Bureau of Military History 1913-1921 II

Posted on August 22, 2012 by buggynamehistory

Please see the first post on this subject for context and an explanation of the Bureau of Military History. Valentine Jackson was a member of the IRB in the years before the 1916 Rising.[1] He outlines how he had vague … Continue reading →

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Bureau of Military History 1913-1921 I

Posted on August 15, 2012 by buggynamehistory

On 7 August 2012 the Defense Forces Ireland and the National Archives of Ireland released digitized witness statements from over one thousand people who participated in the revolutionary period from 1913-1921. They were recorded by the Bureau of Military History … Continue reading →

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Rev. Richard Buggy c.1802-1864

Posted on July 11, 2012 by buggynamehistory

The Rev Richard Buggy died on 7 November 1864[1] and at the time was the parish priest of Clonaslee  Catholic parish, Laois. According to his death certificate, he was about 62 years old when he died giving an approx year … Continue reading →

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K.T. Buggy – Archive Listing

Posted on April 18, 2012 by buggynamehistory

This entry is about an archival listing that gives the location of a letter written by H.T. Buggy (almost certainly K.T Buggy) to Thomas Perronet Thompson on 13 March 1838.[1] This listing outlines that the letter is currently held at … Continue reading →

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