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- MacEoin, Uinseann (1997). The IRA in the twilight years: 1923–1948 (PDF). Dublin: Argenta. ISBN 9780951117248. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020– via Irish Military Archives.
- Moloney, Ed (2002). A Secret History of the IRA. Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-101041-X.
- Treacy, Matt (2013). The IRA 1956–69: Rethinking the Republic . Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-1-84779-417-8 . Retrieved 8 May 2020– via Project MUSE.
Citations
- ↑ "Free state senate by-election", Irish Times , 25 July 1929
- ↑ Military Service Pension file of Fintan Murphy (MSP34REF11815) Pages 12-13 of application form. Available at http://mspcsearch.militaryarchives.ie/search.aspx
- ↑ Military Service Pension file of Sean MacMahon (24SP5162). Available at http://mspcsearch.militaryarchives.ie/search.aspx
- ↑ Dictionary of Irish Biography entry for Andrew Cooney, https://dib.cambridge.org/viewReadPage.do?articleId=a2009&searchClicked=clicked&quickadvsearch=yes
- ↑ James Gillogly, Decoding the IRA, pp.7-8
- ↑ MacEoin 2007 p.17
- ↑ Bell 2007 p.137
- ↑ Richard English, Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA, p.56
- ↑ Bell 2007 pp.229-230
- ↑ MacEoin 2007 p.452
- ↑ Bell 2007 pp.240-248
- 1 2 Treacy 2013 p.11
- ↑ Brian Hanley and Scott Millar, The Lost Revolution: The Story of the Official IRA and the Workers' Party
- ↑ Treacy 2013 p.89
- ↑ Treacy 2013 p.167
- ↑ Moloney 2002 p.78
- ↑ Treacy 2013 p.108
- 1 2 3 Moloney 2002 p. 137
- ↑ Liam Clarke, "Half of all top IRA men 'worked for security services'", Belfast Telegraph , 21 December 2011
- 1 2 Moloney 2002 p. 384
- ↑ Andrew Sanders, Inside the IRA: Dissident Republicans and the War for Legitimacy, p.209