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Original Eviction Order sent to Miss Maria Murphy from Colonel Commandant, 17th Infantry Brigade regarding her role as leader of Cumann na mBan in Cork

"This is the eviction order which was sent to my Aunt ordering her to leave Cork. She was the head of Cumann na mBan in Cork at that time. Her house was a noted meeting place for the IRA and Sinn Fein. Their residence in Friar’s Walk had a saying attached to it: “It was pointless going to bed before the Murphy residence had been raided every night at least 3 times by the Black and Tans”. "

Submitted by: Finbarr Murphy