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During the Irish War of Independence, the British Army opened a ‘Military Prison in the Field’ on Spike Island on the 19th of February 1921. Republicans were held here as prisoners and internees.
Prisoners were those that were arrested or captured by the Royal Irish Constabulary or the British Army and subsequently charged, tried, convicted and sentenced to a term of imprisonment for a particular offence. On Spike Island, they were held in the prison compound.
Internees were those arrested by the same Crown Forces and imprisoned without trial for their suspected involvement in republican activities. On Spike Island, they were held in the internment compound.
Prisoners that were nearing their release date could if they were still considered a threat be kept in custody as internees.

Number Owner Internee/Prisoner Entries
AB 1 Florence   O’Leary i 108
AB 2 Patrick Tobin i 82
AB 3 Daniel Dennehy i 45
AB 4 Thomas Conway p 43
AB 5 Michael O’Sullivan i 92
AB 6 Patrick O’Connor i 94
AB 7 Patrick O’Halloran p 59
AB 8 Denis Murphy p 89
AB 9 John Brett i 35
AB 10 Patrick Barry i 89
AB 11 William Dower p 33
AB 12 James Butler i 48
AB 13 Patrick O’Donoghue i 74
AB 14 John Dowling i 56
AB 15 Maurice Walsh i 89
AB 16 Denis McDonald i 75
AB 17 Sean Sinnott i 62
AB 18 Tim Healy i 96
AB 19 Mick Murphy p 76
AB 20 Michael Bowles p 63
AB 21 Geoffrey Morrissey i 94
AB 22 John Cahill i 100
AB 23 Henry O’Mahony i 90
AB 24 James Fraher p 11
AB 25 Tom Ryan i 110
AB 26 Michael Connolly i 30