His family had a very strong republican tradition and he was the great-grandson of United Irishmen leader Roddy McCorley, who was executed for his part in the 1798 rebellion.
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The reason for this was that Michael Collins and Eoin O'Duffy had assured him that this was only a tactical move and indeed, Collins sent men, money and weapons to the IRA in the North throughout 1922.
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His men also carried out a number of assassiantions, including that of Unionist MP William Twaddell, which caused the internment of over 200 Belfast IRA men.
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