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The Kidnapping of Gilbert Potter: A District Inspector's Fatal Sense of Duty

The Kidnapping of Gilbert Potter: A District Inspector's Fatal Sense of Duty

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An IRA ambush, a journey into captivity, and the tragic cost of duty

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In April 1921, at the height of the War of Independence, RIC
District Inspector Gilbert Potter was seized by the IRA after
stumbling into the tail end of an ambush near Clogheen,
Tipperary. Marched over the Knockmealdowns into Waterford and
held for days by men he had known since they were boys, Potter
was faced with a decision that would have profound consequences
for him and his family.

Drawing on IRA witness statements from the Bureau of Military
History, Potter's own letters to his wife Lily, and John's
decades of police experience, this episode explores duty,
decency, loyalty and the terrible cost paid on all sides during
Ireland's revolutionary years.

Presenters - Dr John Reynolds, Helen Moorhouse

Producer - Daryl Moorhouse

Sound Record and Mix - Sean Byrne

Recorded at Tinpot Productions Studios

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Póilíní, commonly misspelled as 'polini' or 'paolini' or even
'poleini', is the Irish word for 'police'. The Póilíní Podcast
covers stories from over 200 years of Irish policing history,
from the Royal Irish Constabulary, to the Dublin Metropolitan
Police, to An Garda Síochána.

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