R.N. D.S.C, 1916–1975. In his letter to Breen of 30 September 1966, Tom O'Connor, in 1921 the Captain of E Company, 6th? Battalion, 3rd Tipp. Brigade IRA states : We were all sorry for Potter who seemed to be a very 'good' man. He did his best to get the Tans out of Cahir, he got a certificate from the Medical Officer in Cahir to state the barracks was not suitable. This man is there yet to prove it, Doctor Michael (illeg.), The Mall, Cahir. Transcript of the letter received by Lilias Potter on 9 May. It was typed and enclosed in an unstamped envelope. D.I. Potter, having been legally tried and convicted, was sentenced to death, which sentence was duly carried out on Wed. 27th April." (Signed O.C.) The apparent meeting of Charles Potter and Thomas Traynor's son was related by Dan Breen to Carlton Younger for his book. (see bibliography) . Younger dismissed it: "a nice storey, but an old man's fancy, it appears." (p 146). However the event is recalled in the correspondence between Charles Potter and J. R. Goulden in the 1960s, and was almost certainly told to Breen during his discussion with Charles at the Kilcroney nursing home in 1966 prior to his interview with Younger. 1887 births 1921 deaths Deaths by firearm in Ireland Royal Irish Constabulary officers British military personnel killed in the Irish War of Independence People from County Leitrim Irish people taken hostage