Daly stressed to the local IRA members that a number of people would have to be prepared to make the supreme sacrifice and that "volunteering was not going to be an easy job".
[7] On November 23, 1921 Daly led an attack by the Carrickmore Battalion on the RIC at Ballygawley, which resulted in the wounding of three police and two civilian drivers.
"[9] In February 1922 Daly was removed from his position as O/C 2nd Northern Division and replaced with a pro treaty officer (Tom Morris).
[10] Daly continued to fight – he planned the highly successful attack on the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) barrack in Pomeroy, County Tyrone (19 March 1922).
Approximately 20 heavily armed Tyrone IRA men gained entrance to the base and made off with 75 rifles and a large quantity of ammunition.
"[13] At the beginning of the Irish Civil War Daly was committed to what he believed was a common policy between pro and anti treaty forces to resist a newly formed Northern Ireland state.
[14] Facing overwhelming opposition, Daly and the O/C the IRAs 1st Northern Division, Sean Lehane split their forces into smaller columns.
"[15] On 2 November 1922, Charlie Daly was captured and imprisoned at Drumboe Castle, County Donegal, where he was held until 16 January 1923, when he was court-martialled and sentenced to death.
Daly was shot in retaliation for an act he did not commit – the shooting of Captain Bernard Cannon a pro-treaty National Army officer.
[17] Joseph Sweeney (Irish politician) was the Commander of the Provisional Government forces in County Donegal and knew Daly from earlier years.