Delete the 😅 accident.

Many went on to join the IRSP after this. again It failed in spectacular fashion after Costello was offed..

Seek & ye shall find; )

He was my great great uncle

My grandmother was his oldest sister Catherine. She told me the story of him when I was very young.

@@44Celtmy sister met my grandmother’s niece Nora years ago. Last year she went back to Ireland and met with Gretchen (Nora’s daughter 🤷🏼‍♀️). Just wondering how you are related to Charlie. Which sister of Charlie’s?

@@noreenwredberg1437 My fathers' family emigrated from Cork to Cardiff to work on the docks - I heard stories from my father that his fathers' uncle died in a farmhouse shootout and was a local hero - my uncles visited the grave in later years. I only realised who Charlie Hurley was a few years ago after I done some research. My father has passed away, so never got the chance to ask him anymore

@@noreenwredberg1437 Have you any links to family tree for the Hurleys ?- my grandfather was Michael Hurley

The US supporters primarily supported the Provos who were much less left wing although this changed gradually over the conflict but they remained more conservative than the Stickies.

my great uncle was a black and tan.were all very proud of him for doing his duty and may he rest in peace.

My family is from county kerry in the South. My gran moved to Scotland, my mother followed after she had me. Born in Ireland grew up in Scotland still with family in both countries. I grew up watching early army movies. I then nievely enlisted in the Scottish divisions as a teenage lad. Misguided at the time I hadn't seen I would be a British soldier. Deployed to Derry originally to protect the catholics from the orange scum. The home and deployed to Belfast with further time in what we called bandit country. As a Catholic Scottish soldier I found myself in constant trouble by arguing orders. The British military under orders from the English government played both sides. That is denied to date although starting to trickle out. Intelligence and officers knew exactly why the key players were. If I'd have been brought up in Ireland I'd have went the other way. In our early teens we used to fly the tricolor at our football matches and that was not celtic fc. I'd also say fk the other lad and his comment, proud of black and tan relative I'd piss on his grave if I knew who he was. I'd also note a change in the thinking of soldiers after the bombing of the Scottish KOSB unit. Catholics thought to be of the provos were dragged out their beds and usually beaten severely guilty or not. I always had that turmoil in mind an Irish Scotsman who was also a Catholic. Still does not sit well with me in my late 50s

@@davidwatt4511 I'm sure there are Germans proud of their SS ancestors, too.