Myles P. Shevlin (died 1990) was an Irish republican

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known as 'the Provisionals' "legal adviser"'Confirmation of Shevlin's death
Shevlin represented several individuals accused of

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membership and/or activity. During the IRA border campaign ("Operation Harvest") of the late 1950s, Shevlin was for a time the IRA Adjutant-General and a member of its Army Council. On 20 June 1972, he attended and took notes at a meeting of IRA representatives with William Whitelaw, the British

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, in

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. The representatives included

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and

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Death

He died at his home in

in 1990.

References

External links

''Irish Emigrant'' newspaper
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shevlin, Myles Year of birth unknown 1990 deaths 20th-century Irish lawyers Irish republicans Lawyers from Dublin (city) Lawyers from County Carlow