[William Geary] Colvert, Brendon K.

On my honour – One man’s lifelong struggle to clear his name.

Cork, Mercier Press, 2011. 20 cm. 160 pages. Illustrated. Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

William Geary was an intelligent, resourceful and successful policeman in 1920s Ireland. By 1928 he had also become a thorn in the side of the still active anti – Treaty IRA, so they contrived to besmirch Geary’s good name and have him dismissed from the force. A coded message, which they knew would be intercepted by the Gardaí, was sent implying that Geary had accepted a bribe of £100 from the IRA for providing them with secret State information.

Gerry was confronted by Commissioner Eoin O’Duffy, Chief Superintendent David Neligan and Deputy Commissoner Eamon Coogan on 16 June 1928 and was summarily dismissed from the force on 25 June 1928 without any form of trial or a chance to reply to the charges against him. He spent the next seventy one years trying to clear his name. (Publisher’s Information)

• Keywords: Case studies · Catalogue Irish History Four – Irish Postwar History & Administration · Catalogue Irish History Six – General Irish History · Catalogue Irish History Three – From Famine to Free State · Collection Tadhg Ó Murchú (This is a book from his personal reference library) · County Mayo · From the library of Tadgh Ó Murchu · Ireland · Irish Law · Irish Legal History · Judicial error
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9781856357562
• Inventory Number: 100604AB

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