William Rynne

William Rynne, known as "Willie" Rynne, was an Irish Republican who fought in the 1916 Rising. [Irish Times, 20 May 1916] He was born in Clouna South, Ennistymon, Co. Clare. His parents were David Rynne and Bridget Gallery/Rynne. [Census of Ireland , 1901] As a young man he worked in a drapery store in Dundalk, Co. Louth and joined the Irish Volunteers. He was active in the 1916 Rising. After the rising he initially held at Richmond Barracks in Dublin. He was transferred to Wakefield Detention centre in England on May 12 1916. [Irish Times, 20 May 1916] In 1917, as Captain of the Dundalk Volunteers, Rynne was active in the South Armagh by-election protecting Sinn Fein voters from attacks by members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, who supported the Irish Parliamentary Party candidate. [ Memoirs of Andrew O'Donoghue, Ex Commander, 5th Battalion, Mid-Clare Brigade, http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/war_of_independence/sth_armagh_byelection.htm] He was captured by the Black and Tans during the Irish War of Independence but escaped while being transported for his execution. He moved to the U.S.A. and never returned to Ireland.

Relatives of William Rynne

Rynne's first cousin was Daniel Vincent Gallery, the U.S. Navy captain of aircraft carrier USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60), who captured U-505 on 4 June 1944. [Census Ireland 1901] . Another relative was Michael Rynne, aide-de-camp to Richard Mulcahy, Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army, during the war of independence. Michael Rynne was later Irish ambassador to Spain under Eamon DeValera's Fianna Fail government.

References

ee also

*Daniel Vincent Gallery first cousin.
*Frank Rynne grand nephew.

External links

* [http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/war_of_independence/sth_armagh_byelection.htm Memoirs of Andrew O'Donoghue, Ex Commander, 5th Battalion, Mid-Clare Brigade, of the Irish Republican Army, on South Aramagh by-election 1917]

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