This is a 100-Year-Old IRA Arms Dump!

Follow Tom on TikTok and Twitter
/ tipperaryfenian
to...
For Early Access To My Videos, Sign Up To My Patreon 👇🏼
/ membership
Get Merch & Books Here 👇🏼
davyholdenhist...
Follow Me On Instagram 👇🏼
www.instagram....
Subscribe For More Irish History! 🇮🇪
Thanks so much to Tom for bringing me around south Tipperary and giving me the tour of the arms dump. This dump was used by the Third Tipperary Brigade IRA as a weapons hiding place during the Irish war of independence (1919-1921) and throughout the Irish civil war (1922-1923).

[@lordmopton]

In 1967 I was 13 and I found 3 303s Lee Enfields in a false ceiling of an outhouse behind where I lived. The bolts on 2 of them were free moving, the guards reconed they had been dumped at the end of the civil war..

[@davyholden]

Unbelievable!

[@12counterdog]

should have kept them, and not told anyone

[@casultras1989]

Imagine calling the cops because you found 3 old rifles. You bet you lost your country the 3rd world invaders

[@ffarmchicken]

@@12counterdog This is always the way. Shut up and say NOTHING.

[@ronaldrobertson2332]

Yeah, a time may call for you to take up your arms again.

[@jojokeavy2835]

Fantastic History Here Lads👏👏 My Grandfather had a "small arms dump" in his back garden years back.. In was an old "Travel Trunk" brown in colour buried in the ground... It's still there to this day with some arms still in it... He Served with Cork No.2 Brigade 'Fermoy ' ira 🇮🇪.

[@seanohare5488]

You must be proud of your grandfather part in Ireland s war of independence

[@forgotten320]

Sadly to say, it may come to be useful in the future

[@SimonSmith-yd6tt]

As someone who studies WW1 and WW2 concrete defenses, this is a fantastic beautiful find. Whoever designed and built the dump probably saw or learnt the technique on the Western Front in WW1 esp. the corrigated iron roof and the use of turf to camoflage. Congratulations great video I hope the local archeological society has this marked for preservation. All the best

[@paulkielty6024]

My aunt May was a neice of Sean Hogan. There's no such thing as the 'old IRA'. They are all proud Republicans.

[@davyholden]

Agreed. I don’t believe in the term ‘Old IRA’. It’s just the ‘IRA’.

[@johnroche7541]

I suppose it is an individual thing. Some of those IRA men such as Tom Barry who believed the IRA in the north had a just cause but he certainly did not agree with some of their methods as he stated several times. A lot of IRA men who served during the Irish War of Independence subscribed to Tom's view.

[@olieahern1318]

​@@johnroche7541he disagreed with the bombing campaign in England in the 30s that why he fell out with the IRA leadership the same methods where used in the recent campaign in the 6 counties even alot of IRA combatants even disagreed with the England bombing campaign in those years

[@paulkielty6024]

@@olieahern1318 yet 1916 signatory, Tom Clarke, was jailed in 1883 for bombings in England, which killed several civilians. History will judge. I supported the PIRA then and still do. I sat beside a lad throughout my secondary education, who's father was murdered in a british bomb attack on the Rose and crown pub, Ormeau road, South Belfast in the mid 70's, which murdered 6 civilians, then british mobs stoned their funeral processions. We all played soccer for St John Vianney youth club on the Ormeau road. There's a photograph of myself in the under 14 team. Of the starting 11 plus 1 sub, three of the lads there, father's had been murdered in different british attacks, including my cousin. Another lad's father was serving life in prison. Mad really when you look back.

[@phillipnoone8044]

To see this, fascinating!

[@larrydee8859]

Absolutely fantastic video! To be able to witness the actual historical location, and narration is breathtaking. Great work Davy!

[@davyholden]

Thank you!

[@Jen999]

Just watched.. this is astounding.. especially when you actually enter the cave like entrance of the storage dump.. cannot put the feeling into words.. These are incredible videos.. we feel we are there.. btw the music is awesome.. Fainne oir ort, Davy.. Slan mo chara☘️💜💙

[@camilelcoyne]

When the camera goes right in there, and we can see it up close... I wasn't expecting to feel so moved, to feel such a tide of emotions and pride. Thank you for this video. It's so important to keep this knowledge alive and share it.

[@peterfitzgerald53]

Thanks for bringing our history and heritage back to life .

[@davyholden]

Thank you Peter!

[@cliffordbuttle4529]

That’s when there was a Ira now they gone woke there almost broke😂😂😂😂😂

[@Jackko_2215]

And you think the IRA was good thing??

[@johnpearce9891]

Indeed

[@Jackko_2215]

@johnpearce9891 let me guess your a guy in your 40s m8 your country is completely fucked no wonder there a wall splitting your own brethren aside from the disgusting ideals of extremist terrorism of a nanny state, you shouldn't be proud of this I wouldn't be if I was you 😉 🍀

[@Jen999]

We are constantly amazed at the findings you come up with.. this is definitely one we will not miss.. thank you for working so hard on this channel.. your work is consistently excellent and encourages all who watch to learn more.. we are grateful for all you do💜💙☘️

[@davyholden]

I'm very excited for you all to see this one! Thank you Jen 😁

[@Jen999]

@@davyholden You are welcome Davy.. each time we say this.. we also send thanks again.. you are doing an awesome job.. a true patriot you are.. and we salute you☘️💜💙

[@thegridgab]

Incredible. I wonder how many more dumps there are scattered around. Maybe even weapons caches buried but never dug up again?

[@CharlesStevenage]

Why has Ireland been sold out?

[@jason-hy8ci]

Liberals and their Communist brainwashing..

[@aliengrey6052]

Wef

[@Npc1488-wc1kf]

they embraced marxist losers to 'own' the brits, not realizing they were the target as were the brits

[@number-zr6hn]

Ur a credit to our country fair play to u 🇮🇪

[@davyholden]

Thank you pal!

[@michaelcollins9386]

This is brilliant channel keep up the good work

[@davyholden]

Thanks so much!

[@isatq2133]

Its funny. The english ivy creeping in to the Irish gun hides. Like the English taking back all the Irish lands.

[@AndreaPick]

Fantastic, thank you both. The imagination of the people back then under stress shows the back bone they had.

[@davyholden]

Thank you!

[@sandidavis820]

Seeing this makes my heart so happy. Ireland has more history and you bring it all to life. Thank you, Davy

[@loulewis5672]

this is brilliant Davy! thank you SO MUCH for this fasinating piece of history!! TOPMAN Davy!!!xxx

[@davyholden]

Thank you!

[@leeadam2484]

I'm an English man living in Wales total respect to all Irish men and women who fight for their country and identity 👍👍

[@DaveSherry-z1w]

After all that and then the Oirish give away their land to the EU and immigrants. The last time that happened, the vikings took over.........

[@sevatarlives185]

Bit like yer ma gives it away, I have heard.

[@WhiteRoseYorkshire]

I wish the UK was still part of the EU. Leaving the EU doesn't stop immigration. It stops our fellow Europeans from being united with us. But it allows all these people from the Middle East, and whatever made up Islamic countries they come from, who bring their criminality and their own values, not caring about British or European values, and we have to deal with that. Fun fact: More British and Irish people have migrated overseas than anyone else. Poland, for instance, has 56% more British people than we have of their people. Romania has many more British people, too, so give your heads a shake.

[@pegitwillcomebacktoyou]

Never know, we may need those dumps again!

[@seanohare5488]

True resist the globalist EU plan to destroy nations history and sovereignty

[@Maidaseu]

British are protecting Ireland right now as we have no real military or radar. They are our allies now.

[@aliengrey6052]

That’s what I said. “May need” is not may. It’s will.

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

I’d say so, Europe is having an invasion. Yea, the Irish Prime Minister is literally running out of red carpet for the invaders.

[@keltyk]

I am led to understand that there is mass illegal, or should we say, 'undocumented' and official immigration into Ireland now. It won't be Ireland in a few years if it keeps up, and there will be nobody and nothing to fight for

[@thesoundfarmer]

My grandfather was the commandant of the south Carlow IRA Irish volunteers in 1913 and was anti treaty

[@geordiewishart1683]

I had relatives who fought with Cromwell and put papists to the sword in Ireland. So proud right now

[@liamkatt6434]

Great video. As a boy during the Civil War my father stumbled into an IRA dugout in Lisquinlan, Co. Cork. It was occupied by some IRA men who immediately cocked their weapons. Fortunately, one was his cousin James Kelly. He then set to bringing them food and water.

[@emilyflotilla931]

Thanks so much for this Davy!

[@davyholden]

Thank you Emily!

[@johnsmith-ik6uz]

Class Davy.Sheer class.

[@davyholden]

Thank you John!

[@Steve-bo6ht]

Question not sure if this was true but didn't the IRA use oil drums buried deep in positions all over the land, they would put weapon's and ammunition in thick oil coated polythene bags and seal with zip tie's and it's possible even today there still could be hundreds of weapon's still easily activated for when the time is needed ?

[@COUNTYGAINS]

Thats epic!! Shoutout to tipp fighting the good war!! 💪 Our history is fascinating!!

[@karukun0212]

Incredible again; deeply appreciate Davy's passion for keeping our culture, history and sacrifice front and center.

[@seanohare5488]

Always because it's inspirational

[@1murder99]

Good thing St Patrick got rid of the snakes in Ireland or that thing would be full of them.

[@DannyBhoy88]

My uncle Charlie was a captain in a donegal chapter, he trained volunteers on his own farm, he was jailed in Wales for his part in smuggling weapons to England. I went to the farm for many years and never heard him once talk about his involvement. I only found out from relatives after he died. I'm so proud of him.

[@DannyBhoy88]

🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮

[@geordiewishart1683]

I heard he liked little boys

[@davidsoulsby1102]

Your proud of a man who killed women and children with nail bombs? Ran drug smuggling routes, beat people to death. All because they didn't want to be part of a Republic. The IRA killed way more Irish people than British, they ignored legal referendums because they wanted the land the Irish people who wanted to stay British had. See the hypocrisy yet? since 1924 there was no moral reason to kill anyone. Your proud of that?

[@smash7777-]

I wonder what these old fellas would make of what’s happening to our countries now eh. They’d have fought the Gov’s for sure, not just rolled over and took a shafting. Men to be proud of who loved their country enough to fight for it. 😢

[@sr633]

My neighbor fled Ireland in the 1940's He was in the IRA. He told me he would leave his shoes in the woods after an IRA raid. The British soldiers checked his shoes for mud.

[@hydrashieldbasementservice8453]

A bit anticlimactic

[@martinatravers330]

Thank you Davy for this and for all your time and hard work in the production of your videos. ☘☘🇨🇮🇨🇮

[@davyholden]

Thank you Martina!

[@TonyM540]

You have done a fantastic job in recording local history. Many young people feel a disassociation with history because it’s something that happened long ago and somewhere else. To be able to teach our youth their local history brings it all to life. My father remembered playing near a stone wall in his garden field in north Longford as a child. He moved a stone on the wall and found what he thought was a hammer, so he was breaking a few small stones with the “ hammer “ when his father came along and took it off him. Turns out that it was a side arm or pistol.

[@Lucysdad66]

Dam I thought we were going to find some ammo and weapons

[@CurlysJournies]

You need to get the Band back together

[@michaelcampbell-ys1mt]

Well done Davy keep up your good work

[@davyholden]

Thank you Michael!

[@John316OBrian-cm4fj]

My great grand uncle was in s flying column in Tipperary he went on the run the day after he killed the very first RIC man killed during the war for independence.

[@rupertmcnaughtdavis3649]

And you're proud of that?

[@Sean-ws9je]

They Might Still Work

[@svd47]

You're doing a great job davy...keep up the good work lad.

[@davyholden]

Thank you Cory!

[@chloeew4627]

The English made damn good guns in the day for sure .😊

[@peterobrien9194]

Well done lads.

[@davyholden]

Thank you Peter!

[@jamesgilhooly8922]

I'm sure there is still some stuff (arms) out there, not taken up in the 1972 'gun grab' and subsequent 'amnesties' by the Irish Gov't.

[@adrianhutchinson2894]

Another great video, well done davy

[@Frawls42]

Brilliant content Davy! You continue to amaze me! Slán

[@ConanTroutmann]

Fascinating stuff and great content bud. Big love and respect from your Cousins in Wales ✊😎✌️

[@mrhairypalm5006]

And you guys did all that. just to let the foreigners in😂

[@moonshinershonor202]

🦅 Greetings from Turtle Island 🦖

[@Irish780]

Im a middle age man my grandfather died with irish medals and to this day nobody knows what the were for .... im guessing the 40s

[@mjh5437]

I would call that a Hedgerow not a "Ditch".

[@Slievenamon]

My Grandfather was a member of the 7th Battalion, Kilkenny Brigade Old IRA. Part of the 7th Battalion of Kilkenny was in Mullinahone which is in South Tipperary. West Kilkenny and South Tipperary border each other and was a VERY active area.

[@MrChristopher42]

The walls appear to be made of mass concrete. The roof requiring no rafters. A simple corrugated sheet. Very simple and very wise construction. 1920s should be a protected structure to be honest. Good that they are protecting it anyways

[@MrChristopher42]

Infact if you made this simple mass concrete structure with an arch for a roof. All mass concrete unreinforced. It would last like roman concrete or the pantheon. And would be an excellent man made cave for a shelter for wild life foxes etc. To replace habitat destroyed by modern farming techniques. If you made the formwork to make this mass concrete arch simple structure. The concrete cost wouldn't be much.

[@billrossignon8621]

I'm from Canada and have had long interest in "the troubles". I was a teen in the 70s and watched the conflict on the TV news. I remember Bobby Sands hunger strike. Those days were something. Great video.

[@brendanoneill6267]

You should do a video about Woodstock house and Inistioge. A lot of history around there

[@jamesjanson6129]

Anything still in that dump?Wonder are there any still around that have been forgotten about.

[@SanitysVoid]

As in it's a long way to Tipperary ? And why not leave the weapons hidden for the Return of the British or even the anti Christ's reign???

[@misterbacon4933]

Very interesting! Greetings from the Netherlands! 🇳🇱👍🇨🇮

[@shoominati23]

That remind me of the Joke, the guy has got the Rary Bird in the back of his tip truck and is reversing up to a ravine. He's about to pull the lever to release the load, when he hears this horrible screaching voice "Thats the wrong way to tip a rary!!"

[@cannibalwarlord1884]

If you find these things definitely keep it a secret, it will come in useful in a couple years

[@Npc1488-wc1kf]

WHATEVER YOU SAY, SAY NOTHING Your Fathers wisdom is IGNORED

[@JeffBrazeel-fe4wc]

Good on the Family for Keeping it Untouched! Thank you for sharing!

[@johndoran3274]

I fondly remember the trips to South Boston with my grandfather in the ‘70s where he took the money he collected for the Irish Relief Fund. So many large paper grocery bags.

[@JimMcCrudden-w6g]

Who is deleting comments?. There was one here which mentioned tom barry and its now gone!

[@nealgarner6431]

I don’t think you will find old copy of Good Friday agreement here 😂

[@ANDREWLewis-p9j]

A town near me was bombed 3 times children killed if it was left to me I would have given N.I back then all the troubles would have been Dublins not Londons

[@paulseoighemcgee5772]

Love the epic history and story telling , go raibh maith agaibh , a chairde .

[@beandrive]

Ok, so some abandoned cubby hole in the country, some guy talking about the history and no ammo dump to be seen. An empty hidden cubby hole. Click bait.

[@behindthespotlight7983]

0:40 nice sweater. Seriously. Secondly everyone should be required to either watch or read the source material on-or the actual films of -Jim Sheridan

[@bobbeckhart1707]

Grandmother sent her IRS checks to the IRA until I joined the military

[@95Comics]

another great video! one day id love to see you do a video explaining the ira and all the different factions it split into..im not even sure which one is the real one...is it the real ira? lol

[@dannyb9140]

Fascinating piece of Irish history. Thanks for sharing.

[@uprebel5150]

I have heard stories of members of the IRA passing away in old age and when their family goes through their possessions they find full auto firearms. Has this actually happened or is this a myth?

[@siwc]

The weapons hides I came across during my time in N. Ireland were quite a bit more sophisticated than this old example. Not just more modern materials but a more complex system of markers to lead to them.

[@tonymc8268]

It would be interesting to read more about your experience.

[@maudiemcateer90]

Really awesome! Thanks for the video!

[@aikidragonpiper71]

Have y’all ever found anything in these gun dumps ?

[@brianquinn4528]

As an American of Irish heritage, the responsible use and keeping of firearms is what keeps a government in check. After Free Speech, it is the 2nd Amendment to our Constitution. Tyranny requires an unarmed populace. With an estimated 400,000,000 firearms in private possession and 12B rounds of ammo; if responsible gun ownership was 'the Problem', you'd hear about it. It ain't. Every household in the World should have the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.

[@dennisyates1762]

An arms dump SITE. I there are no arms in it, it isn't a dump.

[@COMANCHE3]

That’s nothing. You want true adventure you need to go to Afghanistan, the whole country is a mixed high density minefield.

[@lachlan1971]

You're off to Tipperary, you say? Isn't that a long way?

[@Sean-fb7cy]

Fair play thanks for the video Hope you make one on Richard Behal some time

[@christianmccann9400]

Fantastic .. subscribed

[@victorocallaghan6791]

Davy did you ever hear of the incredible story of how General bernard Montgomery of Ww2 was nearly picked off by a sniper in the square in Macroom in 1921 during the truce

[@kingofcastlechaos]

Did you check the dirt in there with a metal detector?

[@neilhansen5663]

Sorry but no arms dumped there

[@williamcreighton1417]

Lost me at the overlong intro...jees get on with it

[@mj-mr5yu]

This is fantastic, thanks for sharing ut,👍 that galvanise lasting the lenght it has is testament to the quality of the stuff of old, wont see todays crsp lasting that lenght!! We have an arms dump on our land aswell, except our is a souteraine in the middle of a ringfort. It had a flagstone against the entrance covered with scraw, and a whitethorn set above to identify its location. They were smart men. Nothing in it now though, ive been in there a few times. Although it has another smaller cave off it that i tried to get to the end off when i was s child, but didnt go all the way for fear of meeting a badger! It goes a fair way and i dont know where it comes out.

[@rupertmcnaughtdavis3649]

Too bad those arms caused destruction.

[@MrReymoclif714]

Jameson vs Bushmills? Green/Orange.

[@HimWitDaHair98]

That looks more like corrugated asbetos than steel. Great little piece of the revolutionary efforts

[@michaelshanahan4042]

I bet the little people use it now 😊

[@D_Seveneight]

I know tom Hennessy some lad

[@ATLmodK]

I always thought you take a deep dive into Independence history 😊

[@jacksmith7726]

How they stop them filling with water

[@waynelincoln6340]

Looks like a culvert to me

[@kieronheath4813]

Davy, do you know anything about Dundrum, Co Tipp during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War? Ps My mum was born and raised in Dundrum and went to primary school in Knockavilla....my grandparents John and Jane Ryan [nee Carew] buried in Kilpatrick graveyard. Also, Mrs Nora Crow, a local teacher in those troubled times [1921-1923]... whose son Austin (Austy Crowe) eventually bought the convent in Dundrum and converted it into the luxury Dundrum House Hotel and Golf Course? My mum Sarah [Sally Ryan] worked there when it was the convent...

[@666JPF]

Was it a long way away?

[@jimmymorgan3324]

Must. Read. The. Book. “Step together. “ my o Dar Patrick. Horgan helped with. The. Writing of it

[@frankroy9423]

Awsome, just watched a couple movies about this. Cool.

[@glenpower1749]

Fascinating to see the interior of it. These forgotten nuggets of history help build a new understanding of the War of Independence. And I would like to add, Davy the quality of your vids has improved exponentially since you started this gig. Keep em coming!

[@KingMob.]

Anything or material about the IRA in Wexford during the War of Independence?

[@Ard.cfc90]

Davy needs to do a video on the two irish Republican heroes who were honoured in Belfast City hall yesterday,Winifred carney and Mary Ann mccracken statues are long overdue, they are the 1st non-royal woman to have statues on city Hall grounds.💚