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Bloody Sunday Collection
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| Author: | NA |
| Format: | Archival Collection |
| Reference code: | GAA/BS/001 |
| Published: | NA |
| Covering Dates: | 1920 |
| Extent: | One Box |
| Reproduction: | No Reproduction Allowed |
| Access: | By Appointment |
| Subject Matter: | Bloody Sunday |
| Available: | Yes |
The file contains the proceedings of the military enquiry held into the shootings in Croke Park. The file is a copy of the original file held in the British National Archives, Kew (original reference number WO 35/88). The military enquiry was held in camera under the Defence of the Realm Act; the documents contain no indication of when the enquiry was held or in what location. The personnel of the three man inquiry consisted of Major R. Bunbury, President; Lieutenant S.H. Winterbottom and Lieutenant B.J. Key.
The file contains two sets of documents (one handwritten and one typed) which contain the eyewitness testimonies of 30 witnesses. The content of both sets of documents is near identical. Included are the testimonies of the British Forces (Military, R.I.C. and Auxiliary), Ambulance-men, Firemen, Spectators and the Manager of Croke Park, Luke O’Toole. The identities of all military or police witnesses are withheld. Appended to the report is a copy of the unsigned order given by a Brigade Major to the RIC containing details of the operation to surround Croke Park.
The contents of this file can be viewed on the GAA's Centenary Digital Archive
www.gaa.ie/centenary