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The Irish Volunteer Movement began in November 1913 and Joseph Lawless,
who was an engineering apprentice in Dublin, joined C Company, 1st Battalion,
Dublin Brigade. The focus of this article is on his account of the fight at Ash-
bourne on Friday 28th April 1916, involving the 5th Battalion of the Dublin Brigade
of which he was then a member. Thomas Ashe was the commanding officer,
with Joseph's father, Frank Lawless, acting as quartermaster and Dr Dick Hayes as
adjutant and medical officer. Second-in-Command was Richard Mulcahy. The unit
numbered approximately fifty and was "formed into sections of 11 to 12 men with
Entrance to village of Ashbourne Typical Hedgerow in Ashbourne
by LT COL FRANK LAWLESS
in this article lt col frank lawless introduces us to his grandfather's account of the fight at ashbourne during the rising.
as we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Easter 1916 rising it is timely for me to reflect on my own family's
involvement, particularly that of my grandfather Joseph Vincent lawless through a statement he submitted in 1954 to
the bureau of military History.
Battle of ashBourne 1916
A Personal Recollection
