2 April 1998 Edition
Fógraí bháis: Jim Woll
The death has taken place of Jim Woll from Cloyne, Co. Cork. Jim was involved in republican activities from the 1930s right up to shortly before his death.
The 1940s found Jim in The Curragh concentration camp, where he spent a number of years. Conditions were atrocious, but he emerged in the mid 40s more commited than ever. Later he became the owner/driver in his own lorry business.
Again he risked all. In 1954 Armagh Barracks was stripped of all the contents of its armoury. The booty was safely delivered by Jim's V8 truck. A song entitled ``My little V8 truck'' was composed at the time to celebrate the event. Had the Omagh raid been successful some months later, Jim was ready to deliver the captured arms.
Many republicans travelled in this lorry to camps preparing for the `56 campaign. When the time came they travelled north in the luxury of the self same truck.
While the 60s were relatively quiet, Jim's lorry was always an instant platform for speakers at parades or meetings, especially for the boys of Clonmult and the Manchester Martyrs Commemorations locally.
At this time of his life he became IO for the republicans in East Cork. Even this was to bear fruit in later years as information he gathered, on two occasions, foiled planned ambushes on local republicans.
In the 70s he was again in the thick of things. Suffice to say he put his life, freedom and business on the line on more than one occasion. The 80s were only a little less hectic.
In the 90s he became Chairman of the reconstructed East Cork Graves Association. It was as if he knew that he had only a limited amount of time to do all that was needed to the graves and monuments in the area; he was ruthlessly efficient in getting this work done. Jim was helped by fellow members in collecting money and running Wolfe Tone concerts to raise the considerable sums of money needed to totally refurbish the republican plot in Midleton. Most of the republican monuments in the area were in addition cleaned and repointed.
There is only one monument that could be for Jim and it is a 32 county republic, nothing less. Ni bheidh a letheid againn aris. And it was a privilege to have known him.
His life could be summed up Dia, Domhain agus a Chlann.
We send our condolences to his daughter, Rosaleen, son Seamus and his grandchildren, James Stephanie, Raymond, Claire and Tanya and other relatives and his many friends on their loss.
Go ndeanaidh Dia trocaire ar a h-anam dhilis.
The 1940s found Jim in The Curragh concentration camp, where he spent a number of years. Conditions were atrocious, but he emerged in the mid 40s more commited than ever. Later he became the owner/driver in his own lorry business.
Again he risked all. In 1954 Armagh Barracks was stripped of all the contents of its armoury. The booty was safely delivered by Jim's V8 truck. A song entitled ``My little V8 truck'' was composed at the time to celebrate the event. Had the Omagh raid been successful some months later, Jim was ready to deliver the captured arms.
Many republicans travelled in this lorry to camps preparing for the `56 campaign. When the time came they travelled north in the luxury of the self same truck.
While the 60s were relatively quiet, Jim's lorry was always an instant platform for speakers at parades or meetings, especially for the boys of Clonmult and the Manchester Martyrs Commemorations locally.
At this time of his life he became IO for the republicans in East Cork. Even this was to bear fruit in later years as information he gathered, on two occasions, foiled planned ambushes on local republicans.
In the 70s he was again in the thick of things. Suffice to say he put his life, freedom and business on the line on more than one occasion. The 80s were only a little less hectic.
In the 90s he became Chairman of the reconstructed East Cork Graves Association. It was as if he knew that he had only a limited amount of time to do all that was needed to the graves and monuments in the area; he was ruthlessly efficient in getting this work done. Jim was helped by fellow members in collecting money and running Wolfe Tone concerts to raise the considerable sums of money needed to totally refurbish the republican plot in Midleton. Most of the republican monuments in the area were in addition cleaned and repointed.
There is only one monument that could be for Jim and it is a 32 county republic, nothing less. Ni bheidh a letheid againn aris. And it was a privilege to have known him.
His life could be summed up Dia, Domhain agus a Chlann.
We send our condolences to his daughter, Rosaleen, son Seamus and his grandchildren, James Stephanie, Raymond, Claire and Tanya and other relatives and his many friends on their loss.
Go ndeanaidh Dia trocaire ar a h-anam dhilis.