photograph / Mick McDonnell / The Squad, 1948

Photograph taken on the presentation to Mick McDonnell, Officer in Command of the Original Headquarters Squad of the Irish Republican Army, 1948. Also known as The Squad or the Cairo Gang. Included in the group are: Piaras Beaslai, Frank Thornton, Pat McCrea, Vinnie Byrne, James Slattery, Joe Guilfoyle, Ben Byrne, Frank Bolster, Mick McDonnell, C. Molloy, Joe Leonard, Sean O'Tuama, Barney McMahon, Jimmy Sheils, Frank Saurin.;