ABSTRACT
J. J. Kelly had his own power-base in eastern Tyrone and took the local Irish Republican Army (IRA) organization with him in a new direction. The IRA kept a close watch on it, warned off orthodox Republicans, criticized Kelly for dividing the faithful, but because of Kelly's local popularity did little but isolated him in one area of Tyrone. Fearful of both rivals and amateurs, the IRA spent long hours and great effort on such groups to discover in most cases that it had not been worth the trouble. Suddenly, realizing that there was no chance for anyone else to get through to the main gate, the IRA men turned and along with the two casualties rushed off for the bottom end of the square. A doctor was found for Christie, breakfast and dry socks for the lads, and transport to Dublin organized.
