Afterwards, he was put in overall command of Free State forces in County Kerry until January 1923. He lobbied Richard Mulcahy, commander in chief, for 250 extra troops, to bring his command up to 1,500 and help to put down the guerrilla resistance there. In the early stages of the guerrilla war, he organised large-scale 'sweeps' to break up the republican concentrations in west Cork and east Kerry. These met with little success, however.Hopkinson p 204 Murphy exercised overall command in the county but day-to-day operations were largely run by Brigadier Paddy Daly, of the Dublin Guard.Tom Doyle, the Civil War in Kerry, p188
