The IRA brigade commanders, with their political allies in tow, met on the outskirts of Kilkenny, two days after the debacle at Tralee. Convictions were on the agenda, and there to be minutely examined.
“We want a list of all who knew of the Sarin and the time it was coming ashore. The only good thing that came out of all this planning was the bomb in the centre of Westport. He"s a good and clever man, that Percy Crow. Have you seen him since that night, Charlie?” they asked.
“I haven"t set eyes on him for a couple of weeks. I thought it best to keep out of his way, what with all that he had going on,” he replied.
“You and he have done well,” collectively they announced.
“Was he in the know about the boat landing, Charlie?”
“No,” answered Charlie. “I was told to say nothing to anyone
