“Blackguard” Tom Daly …a story so big we needed two parts to tell it !
Irish Citizen Army Members on Roof of Liberty Hall
On the 16th April 1916 an Irish Republican flag was flown for the first time over Liberty Hall. It was a hugely symbolic ceremony , a message of defiance and a signal of intent by the Irish Citizen Army. Amongst those caught up in the excitement and emotion of the day was Tom Daly. In the second instalment of a two part feature, Hugo McGuinness continues the story of “Blackguard” Tom Daly. ( See part one here –http://eastwallforall.ie/?p=2261 ) A North Dock resident, ITGWU member and Citizen Army volunteer, Daly was acquitted of murdering a blackleg during the Lockout , but jailed for assaulting two scabs. We continue his story in 1915 after he had been released from jail, and was working at Croydon Park, Marino, which was rented by the union.
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