Four Soldiers In Hiding

On April 24^th Easter Monday four British soldiers were making their way along the River Liffey quays towards Sean Heuston's garrison at the Mendicity when they were attacked by a group of 'hardened' rebels. The soldiers frightened and scared made their way to a stables on Usher's Lane where they hid. 

They were protected by the Griffin family in their hayloft where the matriarch of the house provided the soldiers with civilian clothes and they made their escape back to the Royal Barracks. Aidan Lynch then grabbed the abandoned British rifles and handed them over to the rebel garrison of Edward Daly in the Four Courts. 

Lynch was arrested and deported but was released in July 1916. He felt aggreived and attacked members of the Griffin family including the head man of the house John Griffin whom he believed had turned him into the authorities for handing the rifles to the rebels. Aidan's brother James in turn attacked John Griffin who was then defended by  James Griffin of 55 St Mary’s Lane and Lawrence Quinn of 172 Church Street who were charged with assaulting Aidan Lynch at Usher’s Lane on July 22^nd. James Lynch brother of Aidan charged with assaulting John Griffin, father of James

Corporal James Brady of Dublin Fusiliers relayed that equipment was taken by Lynch and handed to the rebels. Griffin and Quinn were fined twenty schillings while James Lynch was sentenced to a month in prison