In East Cork brigade O'Hegarty uncovered a spy ring. He was ruthless in the treatment of Mrs Georgina Lindsay and her chauffeur who gave away information to the Catholic clergy, but remarkably lenient on brigade traitors within.Borgnovo, "Spies" p.6, 30. He was allegedly not too bothered about evidence; but was reminded that all executions of a traitor had to be approved by Dublin first.
