Recalling horrors at Kilquane graveyard

With the upcoming sale of the letter from Harry Quinlisk to the authorities in Dublin Castle, about informing on Michael Collins — and the excellent article by historian Ryle Dwyer about this episode in the Irish Examiner last week — when there was a bounty of £10,000 on Michael’s head, I have a contribution.

After being picked up by a member of the Cork No 1 Brigade, Quinlisk was brought out to the brigade’s prison Sing Sing in Kilquane graveyard in Knockraha. Michael Leahy, an officer of the Cork brigade, came to Knockraha to tell the local company that they had an important prisoner and to increase security.

A new strong lock was put on the door.