Carty was arrested in February 1920 and his first escape from confinement came on 26 June 1920, when he was rescued from Sligo Gaol.

Carty was taken from the city in a coal boat, the Carricklee by the first mate Oskar Norrby, a Swede.

Taking the anti-Treaty side in the Irish Civil War, Carty took part in several attacks and operations against National forces.

[9] He remained active in local politics, being a member of the Sligo County Council from 1928 to 1934 representing the Tubbercurry area.

[10] He was re-elected in August 1942, only a month before his death, after which his Dáil seat remained vacant until the 1943 general election.