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'''Charlie |
'''Charlie Dalton''' (29 January 1903 – 22 January 1974) was an Irish revolutionary. |
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Charles Francis Dalton was born at 8 St Columba's Road in [[Drumcondra, Dublin]] on 29 January 1903 and grew up around Drumcondra.<ref>[[Kevin Myers]], ''[http://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/kevin-myers/pity-those-poor-children-all-victims-of-our-rising-heroes-1276255.html Pity those poor children]'', 29 January 2008, [[Independent.ie]], accessed 17 April 2012</ref> He was the son of laundry manager James Dalton and |
Charles Francis Dalton was born at 8 St Columba's Road in [[Drumcondra, Dublin]] on 29 January 1903 and grew up around Drumcondra.<ref>[[Kevin Myers]], ''[http://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/kevin-myers/pity-those-poor-children-all-victims-of-our-rising-heroes-1276255.html Pity those poor children]'', 29 January 2008, [[Independent.ie]], accessed 17 April 2012</ref> He was the son of laundry manager James Dalton and Catherine Riley. He joined the [[Irish Volunteers]] in 1917, aged 14. He was recruited to join [[The Squad (Irish Republican Army unit)|The Squad]]. He was a [[colonel]] in the [[Free State Army]] and participated in the [[Irish Army Mutiny]] in 1924.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/cobh-attack-on-unarmed-british-soldiers-in-1924-recalled-in-new-book-1.3179534?mode=amp|title=Cobh attack on unarmed British soldiers in 1924 recalled in new book|website=www.irishtimes.com}}</ref> |
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He was married in Dublin in October 1928 to Teresa Morgan. He died 22 January 1974, at age 70. |
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In 1929, he published a memoir entitled 'With The Dublin Brigade'<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mercierpress.ie/irish-books/with-the-dublin-brigade/|title=With the Dublin Brigade-the Squad-Michael Collins|website=Mercier Press}}</ref> |
In 1929, he published a memoir entitled 'With The Dublin Brigade'<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mercierpress.ie/irish-books/with-the-dublin-brigade/|title=With the Dublin Brigade-the Squad-Michael Collins|website=Mercier Press}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 21:17, 18 April 2024
Charlie Dalton (29 January 1903 – 22 January 1974) was an Irish revolutionary.
Charles Francis Dalton was born at 8 St Columba's Road in Drumcondra, Dublin on 29 January 1903 and grew up around Drumcondra.[1] He was the son of laundry manager James Dalton and Catherine Riley. He joined the Irish Volunteers in 1917, aged 14. He was recruited to join The Squad. He was a colonel in the Free State Army and participated in the Irish Army Mutiny in 1924.[2]
He was married in Dublin in October 1928 to Teresa Morgan. He died 22 January 1974, at age 70.
In 1929, he published a memoir entitled 'With The Dublin Brigade'[3]
His brother was Emmet Dalton.
References
[edit]- ^ Kevin Myers, Pity those poor children, 29 January 2008, Independent.ie, accessed 17 April 2012
- ^ "Cobh attack on unarmed British soldiers in 1924 recalled in new book". www.irishtimes.com.
- ^ "With the Dublin Brigade-the Squad-Michael Collins". Mercier Press.
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