The Irish Volunteer, Volume 1 - Number 15

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t;-6:sL~6 .,.,

a. blow

for

Ireland,

unexpected and cause

'\\"as

happening>

Nationalist

1relaJld:

ever

such

.

.because

~ressed

ago

Home

was apathetic

be-

Statute

Volunteer

To-day

,Ii~;illd, Another rnon.h or SO! ~ ,,,-''.' , "'" h: of Yolun.~~! t,:rogre~"3 3.111 l ...){"y. w u: v, :!.:C a ,:eirlE<ll1e>:t o£

price,

tila;- will

R1!~c ;:.t :u~y

Horne

disarm

the

Irishman.

~ "<-O,-~

constitutionally, Rule

same

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Irelands £.)1'

May 16, 1914

Bill

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will

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the

methods,

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1'1o-c ay

of the

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rmy u stan d

we

0

utt eels.

greatest,

!power

that

Irclaud

within

the century,

and: any

lution

of

question

the

Irish

bas

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and

from

Press

sh~rt

of

Let

,"

pro,test

a~, will re-\\':ite

United

Kingdom

the .history

and

of

of tne

tee:t;ll are an tbey

index,

howled

with

: ragh fiasco

made

i cor,gtitulional

or

to thcruoveiucui

"'c drove

on

the

delight

growth

the VOIUD'

when

it evident

protracted

a:go and the

that

Cur,

Ireland

'back

tile Dane

Europe,

witll I

ted Tory

nncons,!itutional,

might

if it depe~ded upon It was the old c.-y

are gone

",;hoever

hc cared

as the soldiers , were

in would

thei;:' hands

men; and

L~ at the

But they

1 h3.1'e it,

All

else must

to the

after

beat

England

paltry

cf a l'alc

Iimits

him

now

the

<>

have

ev en

and body

trained

until

in-

desire must

the ranks ..

Face

severed

at t.be tune, \\ e wrested back , , _ , ' O'lla- constltutlon from England ~\'lth the cannon and mu,;ke!s o[ the \ olun.eers, and .. .

1hrOll!!h all the eenturJes of strife pre~ "~n'ed Ollr Katioual cOll:inuit\" \\'illl, ot-her

01.

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wcapons

..

•

beaten

the

forct's

the

sword

o[ reaction

\':e

tlt:t,t,

are

sigilt-tlo weapon

mere

men's

;:.rrns in

heart,.

to_I;lerye

failure,

weapons them

\\ e have

of cOlll:;titut'oDali~m of

again,

force, or

and

,goa,1 is in

\\'on

"'Jtll

the

and

\\:ith

t,he

we \l'Jll

with -whicLen'l:

deed

they

are

very

or passively ill

through

the

man

few,

who

against

of their the

or

rthe

country, ironical

them

to

the

or men,

increase

A few humour

c.f them

ment

l,as

get our feet

The

lUilde wonderful

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to

present

supply,

ellow

demand, wi ll

If there

are

district,

run:

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particniar

for the present proclam'~lion

and

c.amour

wi:hdra\'n.

Let

!

There.

us s.art

to have; \\"e

must'

by getting /

what,

i

~

inwith

More Vlork. ,, " BIcycle

,"

corps,

Volunteer

moye-,

progress

f"c;.- point ~f view of 'the, spontanei:y ex- f Jwhl'OO It spran"'o m!-o ex:stence and

in

Red

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to the

, rerr:men':s

cavalry

Cross AS~-CClc.tlOl1Sare parts of tbe Volun_ _. , tee. p.ograll1l11e that should rccel\'e more . ~tentJ.on, There l5 a vast field to be ,.. r • ! :;o\ered Jll all these departments, and the ' Sooner the \'lark is co=enced the better , .

A., far as posslhle the movelnent should ba,::is froll! the

rather

than concent:'atc'l'pon

s:na,ll

lJU::,ber

cJ,hned

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so to speak,

it

and the traders

the

ill your

have rifles, we can,

act,

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earth,

the,

demand

be ,put on an cfficient

mU:5t

.

:

Volunteers

/{~ep on tlze Work we

,

one just yet, but there

to meet that

not enough

~

~lealJ.wh.ile

is,

easy

•

the logic of events confound the d t, ' ki t d id ' th narro\\' an unth.;n 'tng s an aSI e ill e " 'd h ,"' 1 n.k h' h IDll10nty outs,[ e t e .I.,atlon,~ ra ~ 'IV Ie, f h J 1 d t a ew mont, sago t tey I\'cre OU es to ,1 U t 11 It 'th I I d conu..Clnll. u a g.oes ,"'ye WJ re an ,. f h fi ' , • t' th and or"'l C Jrst tJ1UC JI1 g.enera lons e .

I "[' d t h t natlona W11 lS rea v 0 ll(:et w a ever , CJrClliU!;:.;lIlCes lllily oppose tt,

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you win be

how

rifles ,in Ireland

enough

quickly

po liti-

are

not

Increase

to

allowed

to ,get it and

to find

which

wlth

WJ!l

our enemies thin1, ~~nollld be nle fill'll tor ,in .... mandate, '~.Je dl1el. . ~. lreiaud's

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and

way,

i3ll0l'-

rule

,anrl now_ 11']lCll' tbe

in the

be

Set yourself

is enough

ha\'e..._

as far

us,

differences

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every man to procure

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than

enthr,2.l

of

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petty

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as part of the Volunteer equipment every _', 'p' " , : ' . \ o .. l11 •• er should make an effort to procure a rifle, Don't think of the difficul-

the

subordinate

'

Got Rities

and ,,,:e ~111st

be

should

deserve-

and

,_

of

howl The

that

was not as birr as one Irsh county, "', • thouzh Ireland s forces were scattered

Xo

fact,

i,ely

a

ant of the lC~'lOns of tbe a6c,: ,sli!l 5eek to

to English

l\Iind

and

the

,

suqpriser]

and

freedom

sub-divisions

happily

of

mercy

to a whine,

freemen's

persis,

of cenhL.'ies

to exterminate

is droppinc;

are

a venge;>.nce"

If the Celt spite

responsible

concerned"

,triumph Irish

with

a nel'.' variat:oo, in remaining

sham

wan"

stand

Ireland

\\'c

~

Celts

hate

front

str ugg'lc,

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of "the

with

\\-e

We Must Succeed.

Volun-

A few weeks

: whistie for protection the Currag11 cav:::liers,

us away

I beens." that

of which

spir-t

efficient.

Every

with

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ties,

t~e)

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Iroru the refer,

comments

of the .:\ational

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is abso-

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_.conces:SiOll of OUr , ,:\~t :ona! tl!ht; '~::,ll.,actuali ties of the s_iiuation \Vitbo,~t brood,::!.wakeu such a. whirlwind 0, passrona ..e in." over the ,'to be" or the "might have

politicians

in chargc that

,;

be imbued

disciplined

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The Real Situation.

so-

cal

of their

committees

it Is work

and,

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The mo.n III the \ olunteer ranks IS Ireland's soldier, and upon him everything depends ~, ~

Armed Ireland.

cnces

work,

of U1e movement.

must

become

I be

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known

attempted

,

is evident

in ;

ls.st word

hard

:\-0 ~:,<e, ::1 ;t C~'!'i'''; th;¥. ,. on paper or :11 the mere slJec-

merely

I·

. , pi shments ann the progress of the nations.

Th oug J 1 tb e "I v 0 unteers areon I'y a f ew months in existence, to-day they are - the

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So much

...

dividual

I to

f OU'f square t 0 th e ' J • d upon I l'ls. ish IS pian .e

ai the work,

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b;<.:::v -:'-s-;ei't';,,1.

l exists

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--¢--

tccrs.

but

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From the Outpost

(be Irish

units,

it.everywhere. details to be

and

I

like

to arrive It means

\[J1enty of it, for the

the

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Our

earth,

l

don't

after

efficiency.

preval.

I

Tories

looked

demand

characterises the thousand

are filled with soldiers '_, and better soldiers f eet " ' than F.ngJ.~nd can boast of, "e start WIth to t h e sxies a,b eve an d ."

'11e S,,":J. , 1_!.'(J:.s ," Let us make the most around t his O'urs, 'E' 'vcry 111C h 0 f I .great advantages, " , , , b ' h d 'J I' h 11 I' d I of them.

Everv 1U'1n In the ranks jo.ns Rut they have gone too far. When Ire, it has een o rencr ec wit 1 n.: ) ooa an , an idea of national dutv,• and, has Irish tears' everv sq_a, 0' f" it IS sacre d WIith through land relinquished the rifle in the past and , ,... , aatura.lly a keener interest' in learning tlte depended rrpon the resolut.cn how these memories clear to Ireland, 10 long we '1' ~ ., , essentials cf his work, rIe lS a better Enz lish inus] have smiled knowing as have ignored "the barriers that God ,placcd "" " , , " " , , .' around ns and accented III good faith the type, as a llhe, than the man who LS driven they did that- In the last Issue the bullet ., "', " , ,.' a peal to ccrry our claims abroad and through force of circumstances to )010 a and the bayonet would DUll ,he fruits of PP, , ' J h _ regular army.

And his progress should .'. <rust Jil the ~tl"f.1.il6Cl·.Even were rc wort ') 0 .c'cneratJOI1.S of S:lcn.fice,'S and struggle. _\nd l' ,'uC :1,,1the more st.nklllfY, Inasmuch as he ':' t ~ ou,' trust to-day ~:>ro,es t Ij a t "'5 power lS " ." , , ' , It has reached that stage wnen the find I d submits himself volunta rilv to disc.pline , " , , onlv what he borrows from Ol'r,.'e \'es, an,I' " appeal IS to force, for constitutiono lism !

• 1' his honour will compel him to ,a more • ',_ that u ocn OUir o\\'n pcwel', not liS, rests " " has knocked a, the door of \\ estmmster J' I d d h th nnquestromng obdience and a more exact, , che final decision. re an to, ay as ~e , " ", and the mailed hand may yet have to f b d d • ish punctuality than If he were the victim of ', " _ Volunteer movement or a' 0 y an HIS , awaken I~S Tory sentinel.

1- orce has been ntati dO' circumstanres. " ,representatives as a he-d. ur !power is tried agauist Home Rule, and uut I Ire, " d J hi' , the power of rizht backe )y t e strong land sprang to arms the result of that force ~ , "-h th t . . ... 1S different, a.nns ' of Ireland s sons.

0 &1Y« t ..;'1 I':-a.:; too certa-n. lo-ua)'!t _ , , Ireland demands,,I what be, Ireland's aJ'n~y is other than the \ crun- , 2!1d a united , f" v :J i • , , ' ,leer., that In any stress 0' circumstances fore rt prayed, Ireland- s right to make. us ,,' , '. ,'," ' ," '" , , 1" "f.1 I ' C.lVII war or military pro.ecuon w 11 be upRilles, niles', and more rifles.

L nt.J the own raw,', to .nve l:-t.S own 11 e, aau :)Y its . . ,,' , " to add to the accomaccorded by other forces=-Jics. time comes when rifles will be served out d;stlDctLve~",lionhood .held or , ;. ,

The Nation's Demand .:

The

thusiasrn which There remains

way to the the

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N A world,

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I tacu lar work

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on..)ts when

,by different

unanimity

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Us

that

Price, Id.

demands

If and

~ook,

is to be expressed

rifles back

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A few months

not arm for freedom.

it did

it is seditions

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a l~rge

cohesloll,

i very

of

well

\ olunteers nll~Jber 1 he

~'Uita1!e ior

drill,

equipped

\;-ould

be

;::tart ' antI

and

preferable

1~cking in efficienc'y summer th:s

montbs

\\'ork,

and

",~th ,. ittees e\'erywhe.'e shculd mal:(' the (;1, of ibc time at their di;;')os~J <' J. u. .

a

dis, . and

wiiI

be'

tbe comthe

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of .cOnve~tiou

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that bad, II. secret attached to it which was never known to more than three persons If-.i ;j! time, via., tho Earl, his eldest 50n (to whom the secret WQS told 011 J::t'sat. taining his majority}, and the agent or factor of the estate.

Its nature waa said to he. of -... terrib:c ordeal i ~d ~e secret Y< ....-; connected with a room In. t:1C castle, the

pOS1JOn of which

w;s

only

known

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Fontenoy.

I had

from two barred windc'r!.6 that stood one at th¤ end, th~ other it the tpp of the way. A. second ~OOI' led to ;0, ;;t.ur ~'l:tt CO=U010:~ed W1th;). lower room, into ws:cll ae ushered" me and retired. . The Baron seated in t'ho middle of the room, Q l:l.~ and lefty apartment.

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urIl111,Z on t e e~ '~~ :oe .ong<'.d~, . e told me that a desceno.unL of one o~ the 'I;\'ild Ge~se, a Baron O'~rien, lived ~~. a tillO connery place net fv !rem th~ L'.,n, .a.rui offered ~o tJ.ilie me to see bID. I W.1S interested on le.arnh'1g: this, and (l{:com·

been

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g-.:ns,.cI a~y s~und:of life beyond the tint. !er or :t bll'd or the tread ef so.ne wild aDi:r.al.

After a considerable time I caugh;: the sound of a weodman'g axe in the di;::l.r.ce, a~d :ht:stened to the spot.

The man c01.ild giye me no information

him th,e. next d2.y to the ,B:.u-on's I found hun an elderJY ~:::.n., II. student, an =tiquary, author of so:ue ic:entific wu:rk!!, ailQ: qlli:e unli-ke, I S'lioul~ th.UIk, h~ military. ancest,~r: On hecdng'

IJ.bout e'thel,' army,

but tdd J!!e I W25 Tourn.ay, . He ad\'ised me 'Dei to remain in the ~'ood wh~ n.i_ght f-ell, £or, =:1' e\'il things, he said, dw;lt there, 1 :t~od rim if be kne'w' of a house

~ied

r=denco.

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J~ues

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of

ancient

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yew trees.

uusheched

stood Ib~' his side,

I;word,. with

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hun to .mat side I b~lo~.

He I h::;!en~ wi.;]:! a eUri:us;y tml'llOb':!c a{;&,! expressron alene in his eves. ., ... . You require a horse, Illy servant tells ., ., " . me, he sa, a.

'1 have one m my stable _ _, , ' " . I I regret I am unr ote ,0 prace it at your

tell .

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I replied I could,

I~ MIL ITA' RY I'll ' '-';

btlt

indiffe1'6l1tly;

fOT

\'he ~e W'~6 too euc=be:red wifh rulos • and <Aolcul~o!1.S to b~ 11 {nourite ig. C4m.;>. jl I

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He bowed. "r am a. :trul'l~let', Gn::t 1li:}' ~-L~1i ta tw. ohate!lU cl.epri\'e me cl my indu~1l; in play. Y()U lJave ~'1 my &ervant.

My vO"k f b:d ,-' . h '"" ,~. orr •.,e EO you . me p"'ym,g Wit . ••. . .

(O~:~e .,.o~A :ll. ~l:" caplt.;n.!le, my YlE,ts ne.e ilL ... ,..,nl).n~.

My ~y~ mt:;;t hil':e aSk.ed bz why he came,. r~r .~~,\';e..'1ton~ ":li o~. ~onder I eudur~ Ul.~ p~n,e.

It l~ ,he ;:.nClen, ~O!lle c·f l1)~ falll.lly, .and it is a ru!e that

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Tbs Best 'field. G~ ~ i{< mado. R•..fl.om.a..'1. call a..'lc, i:lave }<Q".:r I' j,~ ,,!~ht tested free.

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the b'adc, lay on the middle of the; CHURCH and SCHOOL . He low.ered b.is hand aud bo.wed, h\l{ Furniture Manufacturers did not rise or speak. I told hun I had' lost my way and wa.'l anxious to reach tbe '-i;iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii_iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii~· • , • French army before the next day.

Wbe. . . ' ther his intereats were With the French 0.;-

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The Only Geznunt IRISH

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I W'zs :u.rlOUS to ~ee_ the paper, ~u, the grass was mnk and long, and the avenue day" ~011l. dn~ l.D the )~ 1Il lhls cha:B,aron eVldently hes:ta,ed to ~how lt to.:l! co..-ered with moss, All the windows b;>.d teoa~, 111 the fo.est:.

D~2: these forty stranger.

Fu~ther con\'ersa~lOn reye.:tle::l il'on bars aCross them. days I extend a 'i, elcome U) any' armed iiLat our families had been. connected, §Or I c;imbed the terrace a-nd willed 1m to m.an '1':00 kn.xks at the dCCl'."

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C'T "" .. :_ • he p::-eserved with pl~:de his Iriili pedi- <1, doer set deep irr the thick walls, and '~n '''-'-''' case, morrs.leu.r, you have exgree, and be invited n~e to be his gue.it studded with knobs' of iron.

The knocker tended it to an U!larmed :man," I replied, to']' a ,,-eek. At the er.d of that tL..'1leI ;~·:ts :l p.iece _of oak hung by a chai.'1 to "~ot sc," be rctl.!.l'ned.

"You are a.

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yeu ha\'e ~i!l oo:-net~,~ to sell, to w::::-e.r,

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() bre1te.c:\ri1.dll'1

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I wa5 eollectulg t.::.a,(llt.lCIl3 connocted wh~. I eould tµJd a ho:::se, but he e,b.ook I with the Wild G~e5'e, l::.e was kind encugh bis head. . tsl ehow me severaJ relics of Donncadh I' "The ne~.re2t hemo i,,; Cha-teau l!uys. .o'Brien', who had been a,c.apt<>.in in C1:ue'e ma.'1," he replied. "Bll: no ct!o goes there . h . .

Regunent.

T·~ cons",te:i of b3 !lwo:r~, b"t M Ie DoYon and the keepc:;'" uniform, and nulta;ry _decor;a,:lC!1s. _ ~e 1 in~uiroo i\~ direction, and :hen set cut l<>ld me he a~80 possessed ;J. ll'"a,nJu:cnpt to fino the ch.3.tea\l, In about ;J.n hom":; written. by O'Brien in the Irish lan~1..'a.gc,I ti:ne I came to_an open l);lade, where s:ocC of which he, the Baron, had :l liter~ry a ,'~'gl.', grey build.ir.g, flaJlk~d ",~':h .towe:rs.[ knowledge, that related to an e~traoraJll-1 T ue.:e \yere u':lces cf a gu.']'d.en en one side, ary and fearftt1 e:<peJienre that. officer h,!d c.nd a :errace in u-ont, OIl wh.ich grew a

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Claro's Re~i!llen.t of the Irish Bri. .fort)·, I jud~ed-witb. $in:ul.arly ~eJ ~~, ~ade in the Service of France. lceen Q.Ild steadfast In dle:r 2:aze..

Hill "Vhat. 1 put OO'h'U in thb pa~ hapel~O"'" WltS ,CD tb~, ~lo, a,n.d' ~ia cheek j pened just a day before the Baine of rested O!l b .. hand. A loag-cecked ~o1.l1e

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Cl . . iU=.! een [>,ro.onged to this extraordinary are, .and while endeavouring to CHl)' length of. time.

Hs scid the secret always lout this duty I W,."!S captured and sent wesc, ., " darkened the heir's life, so that each ,suc- wuh other prrsoaers.

About noon IlB we cessivc heir became, from his twenty-first passed through a wood, I manage~ to ea. day, a silent and thoughzful man. cape and hidinz in th a un d er~ow "h'll tJ..

This tale Wµ3 -reealled to rna Q, few the convoy '-,,' zone I anen ~'h ......

1 l.w.u .. .u, so t out t 0 mouths ago while on a visit to Belgium. find lil)' way back to our troops.

Tbe I had been present at tbe unveilin~ of the wood deepened ,0 -1 a ddt' d I' vance ; lie.av memorial to the Irish sold ers who fell z.t was cloudv which incre d th I' "f . ", . crease .e ~ 0041 e.

Forstenoy and thence went O~ to stay with 'he 1_ -1 it id _.~ . '. . ~ P"~, cno 1 ,,':'8:5 evi ent ,0 me before ;. friend In Tournay.

Ou rconversatron Ion:; that I ll<>.d lost my way.

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His eY~8 ftasl::e'd and ~g2.in a'S he spoke, bot his lips moved sJowiJ, and his tone W~ 10..., Oi.'Ild in one key. After he had shuffled the cards he laid them down on the table, and filled t ....o glasses with vrme irom the lon~· secked

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dividing the darkness. The sound of cDolts" and bars behind me had a: faint and distant sound.

A glass was held to my lips. I drank the wine, and my eyes cleared. alone ip. the room with the Bal'0J1, and \Yhere are the ::r=t of Irelaao candles shone on che table, Of high and low estate, "\'Vell?" I heard him say.

The heroes true to Ireland I made no answer, but fiun~ the sword . Who died to stay her fate? on the floor.

Where are the strong of Ireland "Yon held the. stair?" he said, Through misery's long night, "I ha,:e killed i-t," I answered. "','ho kept alive in Ireland I saw his face change, His nostrils The torch ~f truth and right? widened, his eyes blazed.

,_bed, and there "':IS a damp, fungus smell, a strange and: strong odour as of rotting fungi, mingled with the SIDell of a kennel or wild beast's lair. iI took post by the stair, Twjlight h.ad fallen, and the room was _in gloom. The sword I held was a long, slender one, ...nth a flexible blade-fine tempered ..teel, I know. As! I stood, all ears, waiting for the first 90:J.nd, I wondered wh.ll~ I was to preveat from ascendmg, HOld the Baron a oprisooer in tho VIault beneath?

Other questions follo\vod the thought; for why shouki I he selected for a task his servant could have filled.

<01 w=.er m':f horse ag'a:iist your service," he said, P:baciolli one of the Iilasgei before me. "If 'fou win, my horse-sa fino Hungarii!,u-is yours. If I win, I ga~n an hour of your time"!'

"Before I play, ~!. le Baron,' I all, .swered, "I IDU,st ask i. the service one thou a man may engage ill with h.onour?'

He smiled, a slow, even ~rim, smile, "It is a service of <!-~~er;'! be replied, "and 'Ifill not Slllly your honour.:" We i>egotll the game. I had not played pllcquet s'nce I had 'been in Paris. when it W~ the fashionable ~RJJle. The Baron was master of every rule, of every device i . his C:i.~6ons \foro complete wb.'ie 1 W~ IIlurublin~ tb.l'Ouzjl the numbers.

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are those men of Ireland, Scattered their flesh and bone Fax from their native Ireland And is their Sjpirit flown P ~ : ' Nay! the genius of Ireland Long dormant though it has laiR, Glows. brightly througb~ut Ireland And mil blaze forth agam, Take couraze sou" of Ireland, ~' . ., icThe break of {l;I.Y 18 ~_.b.

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-' , b:~--aJbno.I·Ill.a.l-for the head had to SOil, that if it could be prevented from the t.,;.hle- and !:;il'O it to me.

Then he iliiD~ • . ,.. . sQoulders_""ell' ~tb en~rm~ the bed 111 which It was born, pointed to. a .b2.rl'od door ai the OI)d of the rested on human • . . . .. room. I, was of b~ck oak, crossed with 10 bound towards tbe bod. when It comes up the stair, It might be . '. ,r,,"1--' . i . \.,;1'--' b _--' f b --, d b lo-OIl set deep In the masssva W'~lL ~ul, "'-' With ear, my blood ran !J! an ... """ J one "",. 0 our ' .0 ...",- an t e " ,. v ~ ~~ v ~ . , " . ...

"Yvur tasll," he said, "is to guard a ICY current through my' ve.ns, No battle- cu~ averted.

Thue, each head of the lair ill a chamber beyond that door, and field, n.o danger, had ever froeen it like house has to stay here ten days four times kill auytlitl{ that attempts to come up." this before; fear gripped me by the throaz , a y~r, and welCv"'meany a'rmed m.m who I walked >to the door, an<1 heard h.ilL t choked.

Then, ,amazed, trembJ.cing, I c.omes." strike :t bell. The servant entered, and, sought for my manllOod-my courage.

"And these armed men have c&"'Tiedthe without 3 word from the BaroR, e;ppe~ed Soddenly I rovived; the brood was S!.r=n· ' !;ec.ret away?" to know why he wµS summoned.

Groos· inil: down my face; I d'rew back, seeking A grim 5m:le. crossed the &::-on·.;; HipS. lug to the docI', fle unlocked it, and reo my sw,oro.

"Thor have never betrayed it monsieur. m::n'ed the ba~. A brio! space separatexi A pale light e1ele ilIto tlae rcem.

It \\':23 They-did not leave tb!:s clJ.a1eau ag'2in." i~ f"om an inner door set in tho =0 the moon shirun~ throug:!.l the \vindcw Then I knew tha.t I had -faced II double w0.1. ll'ass:mrs fiiro-:lg'tl, the man led me c-a5t!Jll.1:h0 shadoW'S of tlo ~rs u;po,n periL I steod still, e..'1d I Saw !lim raise fu·· filth," sword and leok at it t\) 2 e!IlAl 1 ro'onJ, bare I)'f l'lI.hCre, lie oor. A bO>'!IlIgleotmod ell the !bed, and ~ • '.

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I·You held tne ..-:.arr-head' Yell killed t ~ll.

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And t at , ' . 'f'- 1 __ ,the lon~ b1-e:ll.i1,now closer, came out of! woman, speaking under- tbe '1"1'0.

1"""", the darkness, I held m,~i in roadine..c.s! before the nounds were let loose upon her, Fcrward : forward!

New Ireland ; 'fo:r wh.<tt ni.~ht. 3{J'pe.u.

Suddenly the told my ar,~stres:: that a ~olf should ~ Forward your 'vatchword be, fe-et Q.SCon!k<i" slowly and steaHhily.t born. to her. If rt were killed before it Forward, vui:ed Ireland, fi.nrt. then bo1cLly, rapi.aly, as if what .Q.Jl. I vr.;;u!christened, each first-born son of our A Nation, bonoured, free! preached lIleaIb1 to, force iis A mo. f, race should die young, each finn born "KELLS.'! n:r.e.at mor. it leapt up tit. stair; aad out ~ daughter ahoulc:1 Ito mad, and the next of tlte da.rJ.'nes:! sprOUl: It heM, sh-.go:y, heir h;;!ve .a. .... olf 's heart.

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What W'~ it?" stair; a few moments later lhev becyan to I "\'nat ~ou ~W. A monster born of 1 ascend.

I woman, that could not die, Two lUll· I barred the passage with my sword.

It dred !e~I5 ~o a woman cloth~ in Il, "HaJ.t!" -I called, "No one can' pass." fresh 'i'iOH'S skin was torn to pieces by The steps ceaaed and a long drawn bounds, by order of a Baroness of this breath, as if an animal EDifIed the cir,! house." rose to my ears. Thea the feet came OD :.J And~his-thing-" , ~.

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I had come to the ha .. e ~!)= t.9 d . oor wide. .., .

"Is It slain ?,. he whispered; then, before I could answer, he raised his voice, "Why do I ask? If it were not, it is not a fino ho~'Se you wO'Uld get-no, no, but wages that men p13' but once!"

I found the horse s;;.ddled. and standilia; by tM side of the house, its reins att.achod to a ring. Lea;PI'ng into the saddle, I .heard tile mall shout •• directiou behind me, and galloped away.

The. (kr:m~ closed l'otUld IDe as I rod~ deePer into the wood and I made rrry wau • , J by dusky a,i~Ie.s, not knowinZ whi~r I \vent. So all night I rode listeIlin!7 for ' ... the soun-d.of guns to guide me to the camp. & the dawlJ stole into a "'lade where·t}l.8

it ci!~6d·, iGe'keJ a:i!.d bar.red' cehiJ!l,d !!I.e, Wlrll,t ~ ill lb. ileti •• "ed, 1;eu. IPM . (C!\e-. It }ea'pt loy me," I answered, .h.o.rse's hoofs trod o.m.;ng 'pale, wild I Saw, ~at InY f:jHu:d w'a.!! to be ~ !k;litary a m=.elit it stood revel!.led iJi tke ~~,on- "It reached the bed."

Bowel's, I saw a woodinan's hut and be__, H" ' (l':ae, and tb:a.t rot:r.eat f:3,..~ of e;:o;,trttme li«bt, red, lib-normal, like .nd.1ling born lS .ue loo.k.ed frozen fer So' moment j fore ilta door a rj'::~r.

He leallt from the "e~l, ,.;as a:ut off, . . oJ bJ.·ute or woman; lhe.u leeped out, was ~1S eyes w_ere,fixed and ~la5SY. Then so~e !:I:.:.d~e~nd called to the man.

1he room was of s.ome :uze, a.x;d c;r- upon me widl0Ut a ,sound. In the hor-IUlDe: fire lD tnll> lJ1~ stu red, some deVils Yawnmg, the peasa..ut looked out. "Cha.",u.lar in shape; light entered it hom a ror oJ that c01~tact driyen by sw:>reme passlon awoke, te-au Huy=an?" he said, "Chateau Huysba.rred wir.do\y under the roof, an.d it a.p- £e0U', I traced a: C;CS5 with my blood,.

You n,::.ve fooled me!" he ..aid. "Fel· m.an is half a _league aw~y, in the heart PejU'ed to be in the most ancient part of iO'..ainedh-.nd c.n the fiat, brute brow, as if low! You have bwught the curse upon of the wood. But the Baron is not there. ths c.1J.ateau. The immense fue.plue b..ad the sacred sign cO'u.Jd alone deliver me ,our honae. .And-you sh.al! die."

He rode by .this hut ·::.t midnigt, he and been blocked up, "nd a stc.ne stair near crying. out, "I,n th>l l"ame of the Fa:ther, \V:th one stride he reached my sido. I his servant." it led c.owow:ud. A bedstead of antique ~,nd of the ~on, ;L'1d of the Hely Ghost." fel the ~1vord at my thm:!.t., I sprang "Then it cis to Tourn.:lY he must haye sh.:lpe, ....,th carved ,black p:i.llar3 and canAs if eompelled by that sacred mark, back j but I "'-'!S unann~, a:nc1 I knew he gone," s.Ud the rider, "if the French will 0'1>1, !'.tOOd Il<l{ far !rom the s:tllir, s,'!ld 00, the grip oi the c!m....s relaxed; and the could !;-In.y me. let him by.

I had <:, P<I§S, and cam~ the 5001' W9S a ~wed bOlle. The waJls ha;iry a...-rns fell from tny .shoulders.

As "ruOJ:l,Sieur," I ;said, "I have .averted the thrOllgh the !;ines myself.

For the Baro. lu-d b~ 0<lC& hung \-rith Q.rtas; tattered the man-brute sank on i,~B ~ees, c. sound C'.lIbO, W~~h my christened blood I made ness sent me out of the town before mid'7ld moth-~teJl fralJ:lll.en.t.ssrill clung to lli..\;:e h~l::c<ln moar.:ng ::-ose to my ea.r~ a the sign 0:[ the cross 0::1 its bead, calling night to bring the geed news that the ,b.eIi;\ a.t a heizht of 8e'l'0I) ~' eight fe.et soo i l)ut my sword had found its heart. out on the Trinity.

I artve it rts soul, lit-Je Baron has re"....overed!' ~ fu~~.

BeJ.:y,y these moa·1C.ering!

Whe~her tllen, 0: lcn.g aHer, I do not thE'J.lfreed i1 f!om its foul form."

I uncoyercd my head. The dawu 'bright. k.nor", <bitt I he:u:cl a voice CAll me, a.,d Hi.;; :i.rm ~; he steed motierues;:" star- Cl;ed the glade.

Su:idenly U'01ll the ra. c;l=~a:.IJ;:;t~y "e.re 'ba,;-e, the 5lc.n~ sb.~·, The...~, ari I iitaggered in~ :l:~ l::!e tor \l minute. iIi: i"l wde ~~c.bk:l '!'rb.eie tb.a ~'er l:.ad ,SlW the MO,r open.

HPel'!lap.s.,H hetCi.nt ea.l.Jt ~L"la the ,a.1l~.r7 sound of c....':t.n~.ill seized mine, aJld 1 S<id ;;lcw:)'.

"Perh:LI~."

His tonG grew nOLl. "It was <l hapti,;.;n tb~," I L'lcll~h.;; t~l.lr1<. Q.q ~ lat~ were mad.:;! 2.? ii oo',r~'d$ ~!, w:t5 le4 thro~ the ante.room to . thei 9.te.::n a.url i.c.y a~.a.

"My~:n lie;;; ill. a:t" and rod\) forw~rd La. ti!t ~ re~ta.oH !)f (~fl &,g,mM sharp w.sirqm.aAt 1araQ hea. ciUl~~ tk~ ~irf'ac.: ~ f.rsed. t!te' tutlr dlta'l!tt,'e'r. L{:kt~ ;k$8~ _S:6]1l;leW~ere,T&ur.~:J-. lI'ey .f r.:kt. It •• die~, by battle.

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•ownl'" . 0 ., ~. _ 0' 'be re"u ations • ~(IovermnoTh ,~, first Convention of tae Irish Volunteers

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The prclimiuary arrangements for pro· meting the movement here are wefT forward and further announcements may be looked' for in these columns shortly.

Secretary, Mr Bernard Gallagher, Derryberiff, Cashelmore, Letterkenny •

COLLON.

Th~ work here has been started with ~ractically a ~ull company under the tui~on of two instructors of long experi-I STRAKORL ....

'I.R. -_nc.e. The ~embers of this company are Mr. James Boyle, solicitor, is presitlent m.a~l.v .workmgmen who after a hard of ~h:s company which is "oino- ahead d:y_s toil do not grudge ~ time necesrapidly, .. '" so.IJ' to become of service 1U the national army .of Irdan~.

There is a stiff uphill MO'l'XTCHARLES fight oefore this comp;:ny but thcv are H:1S s it 11 ' 'Jl . £:t,chv;; jt with stout h(ltl.r'ts n~'d \~r;'th an 1(7'] ": ru au ..e (l~: halls \"\'lth 00 111.en reo "' ..... ,~._ d .. . t· •. ~ • "')u arrv enzaced In acouirinz' '1".. . ,'~' ,:b. ('t"':'r11!::l:-C~lO:1to reach the most I 0; ••• ~,.". ~;"" ; '". l1,g nH.u<u,.y InVi:':'l~('t efficien- y possible.

Secret:nv! .. I.'.,:,:~_' J ,,'1. (:-::l.ned e,xpc,!enceJ msuucjtr J::lI!lC,;; Tavlcr J' I' .(H nas t 1" company m hand and good _ . ;c~~lts from ~i.;, tll~,ion may be looked PARK l?I soon., I'here IS a local Committee I dealing with organising matters.LSecre-

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I make their corps second to none in IreAn org.an;~lll.g committee is ill cha:JE land.

A local committee will be appoinof the preummary arrangements and a ted to look after the or()'anisin" details S t r~ng._co~p~ny IS expected as the result ~ good results \'~Lll be reported ' . ,0 d '" ,~ shortly. of their work.

Hon Sec, John Hargrave. ~'" the result of their work.

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ANXAGHMORE. .Annaghmore Company is well supplied with a go~d drill hall and qualified in. structors .• The hal~ has been very kindly pl;cthed a, the disposal of the committee b e l.ocal branch of the A H. 1be J company has not :yet reached. full str ength but. this happy consummation will be re~hsed befm:e l.ong as the movem int is being cnthtzsirtst ical!v supported h,. tho men of th.~ <11~!d"'~r <:-ccr.:..::t;'''{: ~.T''''r Jy:)t~~\{ ,1... ,r,," .. .'_'" .... I •. oJ I .~.

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Reports and fixtures for this column must be received at the offices, 206 Great Brunswick street, not later than, Fr~ay morning.

Official report forms can be obtained

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}IAl' 16, 1914.

SATURDAY,

-Fhere is ~\ strong feeling ~mong the , 5'oun6; men ill this neighbourhood favourI able to starting an Irish Volunteer Oorps, The movement will be warmly supported ! when begun and the necessary prelirninary steps are being taken.

Sec pro tern, :\Ir '\'illiam Kinley.

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County Regiments

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VOLUNTEER

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Doy'le.

. ' C \.STLEH " ,~ILL. A unit of thc Irish Volunteers has been formed at Castlehill.

Commutricati.ons rega~_eli ng_t.eh compan):' ma,y be ~ddressed .' to :'1, "11harn Sheerin, Castlehill, Burt.

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r r Yl'Laun-hJin. <> I :\HDAGlIEY, . ' , " , "'GO~~ C, C' IS resident The first Convention of the Irish: Vol' '~ Tl L- T)'.CV• - •'\ C Ward . . unteers shall consist of the Iollowiuz perA,:1, PU01!C meetmg ~ ,,' J c r Wn ir.st I ~ of the local committee and pre '~ed t sons:b 1:1. IO:~l corps" of the Volunteers w~.s! l public meeting reeentlv when sllDO ~,Ci~ P f~r;H ..a. ?vcr. so ~nen were enrolled but were enrolled.

-rhe - ractical work of L The members 0, the Provisional o.v,n:; the verv inclement weather large . instruction ,":'1 b e sto~It ed' 1=-e di1· . n l'n c to L ." .

• l drill "" Committee, excepting a-ny members who ui b~-rs irorn the ouuvmg districts were Ii TZIt \HCRE AXON atelv and the local committee may-\ be rcUDa re to attend <0 that a much 1 r-er ,_.

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1; d may hcve been co- opted after Lst May, number will joi~ l;te". ).[r I . ~'b:l , . ,e~~ ~pon to. leave nothing undone to enI!)l-t . : activclv interestinn him."]' . I 1J Hunt JS Started ClI Sunday week with a bal. I sU'h" lobe j)elluanent success of the Ard. " , . ' isinz '~nLl 'will £<07' __ rue organ- r talion nntlet_the care of ex-army in!;'r~c-I o,g oy . unit _. of the Irish Volunteers.

2. _Ono dl),-cg<l:c. elected by c.:l'_l: Com.! c:et~r)', the pres ..nt act :IS se- tors. of_ eousiderable experience.

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P P. 0' 1 W : Tune _ 10th " H)'14 movement Jtl O'CaUa"h· . which has be,en inspected prior to the j ans J\fi.!is has had an excellent start. 0 An" _, A meet~ng !or the I(urpose of formi,n date of Convention. i local .c<?mmiL~.ec has taken up the work of Dl,U.IlJ30LOG1JE. ~._,?~rps In Carlow WI!! b~e, h~ld lJ1 t~e ..,... _, .' ",: ' . I orgamsmg the district so that coed re- I _. , _:-v.,n Ihl! on Sundar, 11,\..11inst. \\e r o secure ropreseutaucn all Compalues 1 sales '::ill be reported shortlv. '" In' t Abo started the good. work on Sunday ...r:e sure that the young men of Carlow must' atfi.!;a,:e with the. l';ovisiol1:l1 Com(o~10\Vin:; a spc('ial meeting tho C~~~- \~:e:k Wi:~. t\\:o companies. .Tbe ~e~tiDg \\-I~l ardently respond ..t? the. ca~J, and tnittee on or bef _ T \ •• 'U. 1(114 Th m.ttee 011 Eth- inst sufficient men en. \',a" addressed by I~[:r Patrick M'Gmley thus show themselves citizens rn the real l , .0'~.J unc ; "),:; e rolled to form a company.

Hall sec Mr who eloque~tl.v cxhor~ed ~h:e young men sense of the word.

0m fee payable lor,aff1lJatLOn for a full ComT Lynch. ' present to immediately 1 the Volun·. pany is G5 '1d per month.

An« Comiecr m::n':01:l1::1t and so help. 0)1 the good : ~~ k I cause. :\0 umc was lost In getting to! panies _ under or over full strength shall :':orl;: .as imn:ediately following ~the meet. pay pro r'alil.

YO'l;GHAL. I mg t.he n:crUlts were formed into sections BOYLE .Ail affiliated C011loa:'ics wi:l ~s .' , and w~re. pt;t through a two hours drill.

-rh ~ . . ..' . ,',' " ,.' ' A r<:pre;;cntatlH) pro\'1sLOnal committee Commt..nlcattons regardmg the movement " e \olunteers, \,:10 num:)~' now con· qUl.cJdy as lS pracllc{\b;(', be Inspected by has ~}een .appointed. in 'Jlis ynv!1' It. is l;c!c. ~nd m K.i~a~reanon may be ad·l s:~e.;:_abjy o~·cr ;OO.nl:~n, held! I::l parade last u the -Inspec-tor Ge'lH:'ral or b-.- <l n,<lmber of the lllt-cntlOn to ll1Vlte all soc)ettes WJih. ar~sse~ to ;'oIr I atnck Carberry, Ratb-! \: ,.e;, at S;. I ,atr:c,,~ s I~all.

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'C ,,:.., '. out e~cept;on to participate and appoiIlt donnell, Letterkenny. ! :h~r b:l~:Q, ,~!);Cy m"(lIC('le~. thr0; lh :he "as a, .nno 110 o,rnpal~j' \ulJ be gl\cn :.t geoeral committee. .li\fty rec'rnits ,v\\n, ana lhe.lr fine llllLlto'.!r)' l)Canll3' r{,])resenta't;on ::\t the C'-m~mion unless it haye already enrolled and there will be ~JO\ ILl.F.. ~h:>:ved' hO'.~ ~tnctly they had attended to has been dlll',,- ins ectcd a,ld renorted on no ~fficuEy i.'1 ~ecurit1g competent-'in.-t .., ~~e:r d:nlJ mS1ructlOn/ .• On Sand:lY, 3rd , .;. ,_ ._,,,,P_ ,< •_ strll.C'<_?'·;;., A PUUIC meeting will be held I }i.,~ John .13rau,ey, 1. P, presided at a .5") _~. secor.d.,lpara(.e ,cok pk,ce, ::nd it Lyourab.: oy tl:!", inspec.or eGneraI. on 21 th In::t to pnt the movement on a' l)ub.)c D1~ctlDg held Jl\ the Tempe-ranee i lS c.;umated ,U'3! wJlcn tbe compan,' Each Comp::lny io on..'-'.:r to be entitled firI-:1 footing i~1the d~strict.

Secretary, I Hall on. SnndilY week. and promi,;ed. the: rc:.acheo _St. Josci:h's Chnrd). t.h<tt, th(:.c 1 tIt dol '" .~ t ~1,,, C ,0 f h 11 ~ir :M1chnel "helan, (J D C. I D.!ovement all the asslstance-financ .ally I "ere up,va.rds of GOO young men 10 the o e ec ~, ~ eoa.~ 0 l,,_ om_u 1~n s a _ and otne:,,,ise-that he could afford iLl ra.nk~.

The I:,en stepped perfect" an~ thc be r,ecrnJted up to 1.1:c fall Company DOO:\EE~.' . -\ cOInnuttee of ten was, ejected and 26 ~.hg:n,nent '\'.'a', Ye"'Y well 111 Ol,LUta'ned. strength. i. e" 70 Volunt("'<1rs, I. .' ?'en were cnrolled as recrui!s. )Ir .John 1 hese hay; ::In .. in.~piri~~ effect, , . ' Dnlls arc he!d l\\'J.ce weel(]\' b'It as I :::-herry, secretary pro t¤,:J1) , 111 mo..-lJlcY a nnd th" dllll )1::l11sare (']'o\',(,ed l1I"htly for !wo com_am,~. \vbl1.:h <lr.,: uDd{'r full there no convenient hall tit;' wo~k 'i5 Yote of than\ts to the Chairman, thre() hom':;. cril!. .

Fathers cinc 'and s 3 h an are sttuate In ad- done in tbe opea field!! of which there is I gratlll~t.ed the :ncn of ~ro-.-ille on the ~Jl\r;~y 011'.0mclefa\lgab!e in t]lcir exertion:; tIen t jacent distri,.. ombine to elect one no lack.

It is hoped to. reach company sl_llendld start they had made and urged tc I:inng e\·e.r~· young man in the distri-t s '<l.elegate to the Convention provided both ~~renfrth shortly and it is notewortl,y ~s 1hearers to pe~'severe in their nobl~ ID~O lhe !<!!!f:S of t~e, ,Yoluntecr . :'Ir. r' .

• that Ihere are no ,absentees from th.e drill \~Or,(, The Re, r ather_ Hasscn, 'p P, has Jchn 1.a\·m .act~ as (ll'11 nla:;ter, and tue have been a.ffJhated a.L,d Jl1~pected and ground.

Secretary, 1>rr J 'B Driscoll. ~~r'y generously goranted the use of the re5u~t:~ of ill:s ();:,ref~l tra.iuing were very that their cCD1'bined strength shall exceed ,lemperanc-e Hall for crill purposes.

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Secretary" l\Lr P Griffith,

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At all m[ormal meetmg.held on Sunday we,o>1; it wa'c :, •• decido.'... ru t 0 Slt ~art a con1p~nj .... ~,!d th,~ prellllllnary work with that ob. le~t wa~ cntrusted to a pro"<';siOlJal com. mlt,t¤<1. Sec_pro tem, Mr ..\ I1I'Gnrk, (,TuLladuff, Knocklogh:rim.

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The secre~ancs of :111 Oompanics was, ~1eld ,on ;'jth inst to make further or- ch::l'-ge of the organising arr=<:(emeDt:~ are urg~nt!v requested to o-et into com. gamsmg a,-rNlgenlents.

Communic:ltions and are worl,ing 'len' ca.rnesth- i~ the in: nlt:nication - \.:ith llear1(mart~;s t . mal' l:e addr-ess~j~ to· JLr Fr:tr.cis Ken· tere5ts of ~h~ ·tnovcment.

SeC:re~ary, r > a once. rnec y. Ardaghey. ,m·er.

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The hall is "spaciouscompany for this dis.rict as successful as following resolution was unanimously BATTALION 1. and airy, and the fine grounds are ex-. possible.

The dare cf the meeting has not rdopted : "That ~comp':l1Y be now formed CO::VIPA':-<IES C and F. c~llent for company and extended drill. yet beep defin.tely decided, but an anand that we affili.,"to WIth the central a<:J.< 1,our compames meet here, namely, A !'()uJ:tccl'!l(?nt in regar-d to the, matter may ;11o:;ty, ,Great ~ruD.;'iwiQk .s~eet, DUb-I Met Thursday at headquarters, 41 Par~ompany Monday l1!ght, B Company be looked for shortly.

Secret iry pro tern. un. v.lghty han- .. ed in their names to nell Square, The zrcat influx of recruits Tuesday mght, C Com~any ~hursday ::-.rr l'atk. ~.1orris, Crocle-nbcy, Sneskin form ihe nucleus of the Ballyvartey com. . ", . night and D Company Fnday night.

In flany: It was decided to hold <J.' ·speciJ.I made It necessary to bring the Companies addition to these four drills which arc s.t!,k -0 D ,rneeung for the purpose of enroll inc reo out on <J. route march despite most in- open to ali members of any Company of SL.A ...... \ .• E . ., ' . :l'l'liits and arrange fer drilling, etc. Q " , ,." this Battalion, the County Dublin Com. <,l~~re 15 ;JOW ,.hal~ a battalion of ,men XE'YRY, clement weather.

Various .manoem-r,es pany has just established an Army Sera .• ac .. etl to the neadquarters here.

1- ield were executed en route with, excellent vice Corps under the charze of an exmcnosuvres take place Professor T ::11Kettle will represent the ....

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C> .' ". / ~,.e) e '9:<1:;1.6, ie recrnl~ have reached . rovisiona omnuttee at ie )p:ub. lC meet.c : .: . ,0 • ,tion meets on \Y ednesday nights at g. ~' ~lgl~ st -:lcar~ of ~rfect~o~, and a,,:e to ll~'r to fbe ~eld here _on the ,I Ilh irrst. The 01~lDary drilling ,wa~ vigorously m~m. p.m. an~ is open to new recruits w:ho Ilnd,~r~o an exaunnauon 0,' a ,millt::!.!:')· ,\u A,s~lb1y Hall. has ?een secured tamed U1111!

10 0 clock when a section fancy UlIS branch of army work which gen .. ernan '.at an earl)' elate. \\hen the f?l . the n:eetIUg, It 15 anhClpqte<;l tb.~i" ,_ I ,.. includes the organisation of the transport., men a're rrovldecl with haversacks and ~e\Vry wi ll ta.'ke a foreruost wace in the was called out for rifle dnll until close clothing and commisariat departments, water b:;.:t,es;-whic.h :yill be do~e .shortly ';,~!U~ieer .mov~ment, and. ,\\,1.1 supply, a on 11 o'clock In a short address, .the etc. ?lemb, ers of this section m,ay attend -longer rcure marching end nunnc wa'r-l strong and efficient battalion.

Mr. J, delecatc urzed the necessity of raising on the other rrizhts for ordinary infantry f":,re ."flll be taken up. ,The Naticnalist.

C(:mne~lan, '~The Fror:tier Sentinel;" 2 ., "';, • • training."

• or Strabane are responding zenerouslv to Hill street, Newry, IS interestinz himself I fonds to equip the \ clunteers and strongfhe <:a.II of Volunteers in the matter of in th~ work 'an?, will gladly an~wer any ly appealed to the public to show their I ~ financial ald.

On Sunday week IlUqn'IlM regarding the movement ratural 0 ··d . thei t' b the oOllljp.any marched to ~IuTlog., .'.., . 11 e 111 err coun ry s army y where they were joined by the Kerry. a generous response, 1,:,;,,,,1comp'~ny, headed b~ their cycle corp!', ():\STL EISI.AXD. tt'C'O_'>'Y?! ,< ti f th Kilkennv P.ro,Yiiona1 J ne combined ccmpanres of nearlv 500 . mee lI1g 0 e. .. . meu then marched to Clougl ., -b"·.

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Committee was held on \'\ed)1.esday night , bv the Cloughcor g lCOI, COiU. - mg ';".')' .t" fl"l' , an d excepuona ' " 1e ffici ~ been I j h:i1c'd half wnv ciency h as 1l:\TTAUO:,\ II. ast, 'I' ,,',r, Th,0.<; •. Sta 11 cr d pre~l.sidi n~: »a..ny of l'~O m;"n 'orinoil'\CI the to' 1 ~,ta;;ned: The secretarial work is at pre·l A very 'important commumcatl.on was ~n march vto cl;'s~ on e-700'" -T'h ~ meIn . sent being attended to by !\h .Iohn P. CO'11' ,< xv B \\"lh' .1, I t £ read from Profecsor Keitle, Dublin, re the .,__ ~'~ . e ,-,'OUgl" G.'ff ]\". ., -". x .l.1O w..:e uS ew . ( .

(2)' f cor Company hO'.'.pit:l);ly entertained their I I! Ill, I rain street. . weeks the recruitino in connection with q~lestlOn of 1) ~rocunn.g i . -S~I~e 0 comr.ides from Strabane and Murloz af.

DI:'\GLE. this companv has been most encourazine rifles, and (3) rifle 'µFac.tl~e, an.

It ~vat; l~;'" :r~~ lli: visitors ~ f.o;med u,;:>,"Str';!. ,Tho(! mov e.ncnt is very popular in this ~nd it now' 'becomes n_e<?6ssar~ to for,~ ~ ~~!ered to seek further mronnauon om 1:. ... ,0 v(,1110 reached at .!._,30p.rn. district and the young men. are taking a ~~~~lld, company.

1 Ills will be done it' was ordered w.'lart the following boards (I FNL" r_ . very great iretcrest in it. There are prac=] .:.' Tuesday at ~'1e Company H:a<;lquar. would be asked to \press the Government J .~. ~IG II, vAS1 LED.ER(... t ical ly .two run companies at regular dl'ilJ, ~'5, Clal1~ ~: h "'lre.ann Hall,. Richmond (through :\lr' Redmond) to have the prcc~L: Michael Boyle ~cts as secretarv for ind this number Will be greatly increased!

•. oad (op, OSI,e .~al~~.bough Bridge).

SpelOJuati;n re firearms withdrawn, and which this company.

Glen leigh has ·st.artc-d with <hc r-tlv. }fr Jolm Curr-an is chairman, <..~al ar:an.g:m~~'8 \\ lll,be I!Jade to ensure ! procl,a,na~ion is Ineffective against :'\orth. ~ c:Jmpan.y ,of ~O men an~ Castlederg with ar;u :\.I!l'.s'::R Diarmuid O'Corkery ~lnd J J t, at ',e< ruits ." III ~~ ~,\.(eu In hand b_Y .an erners : (1) 1.<ilkermy Oorporat.on, (2,) xu. ~O'J. .ur E .(rallag.her, jun., presided at 0 Sull!v~ are joint hon. sees. of the ]0,. ex~eTlen~et insthl~L'OI for the prelllllln. kennv 1'001' Law Board, (3) Kil·]ccnny Co. t~l(:' two meetmgs ,:oil , ....hich the comp-anies ('al comnllttee. a;'y wor" ut t '.J' an: also u~ged at., Council, (4-) Callan Town Commis,;ioners, "e.a' s:t on foot. t~nd the. Saturday afte,noon dnlls a, 3,30 d (.,,) Ca]1an Poo· I aw Boa"ct: A como'clock III Father Mathew Park rhilips. ar:;) ., ; L • ~ bUN Avenue "'hich ar 0 ' . nuttee cOl1sishng 0, ~fessr.s StalJ:u-d, De'TI' 11'ORTARLIKGT'OX. "ol""u"':~r 'n'D"I' e ~n tt'?' e\eh'~Y 10'UNhn', and Stephens w.as appointed to . .. , v • _'v~ 1 ltD l.D on· P resen In IS = -.. ' The meehng for thl:; distrrct has been ~ar(l Dr'-Jls a "I J Id . th gp I' Ulake JnspectlOn of the nfle range . \ .! . ~t cd t ,,", .,,' J ~ •.

I ,re" so Ie 111 e ar, ., f 'h " 1 d d '1' ~~s i?cn.

0 Clllnu;e~', uoe Htb. ,(!am.

011 W~dnesday afternoons at 330 for .l5e ore. 'e meedng conc u e ,.. ISSCS !,It;mcatJons regarding the proposed com. th<l5-C wuo enjo" the half holiday.'

When Ryan and J~~nness.y announ~? tha, the 1ft'S c:>rps d:i'l':s twic~ \\cekly and ha:,e pany, etc" may for the .present be ad· B Com llllV went for th,,'r r ,t I lecture< on ~list /ud at Ro~he 5 .-\rch on acquired STea, proficien<:y.

Ineyitable ini· ctres~ed to the Rev II Beauchamp, C.C. on Tll~da)' tb~ recntit~~l to ~~e e n~~b~; th~t n~ght was lh:'()ro.~ghly succ<"".ful. ",ext Eal diff.cnlties "'ere met with, but haa'd a~o'lt fif~y were d~lled il~ the rndidrill (0 Company) 1nursday at 8 p.m. "·orlc n.:J.!.3 S'JTmonnted those, and no\v the ~[l;R ROE men.s by tnree cxpeneuced Il1stru-ctors. c~.;;ps is making l'apjcl progress.

In con.

The voluntet?rs att.(;ndio.g this hall hope j~~:~,~lLJ.n '''I'1'h oompunies ill tce surroundA ,e11 .:lllle \ olunteer Corps has been, t,) reach h;tlf battalion strength l;efore i'lg c; , rict.., a public meeting is in con[o:'med !l1 t.b!.3 town, Rlld n. meeting win IlonlY . . ' ,,,,.

A cor,ps has been e5tab~1s:hed lD CaJkn, t,_"l'!;:':J.tion Wllkh is bound to have a hellP' ':)C he~d soon to still f11r:11"r au,o'ment the L:l effect Qll the movement.

A par~de of ra':1ks of the corps and put the '7:novement I and the mov~eI!l!

'P:9m ses to be illest ~hc \~G~lbjl1ed conlpanies is proposed at the on a sound basis in the di:;tr:ct.

Serre. i CO}lPA "IES C and D. 5!~cc_essful 'n .J1>2.t go--a:head tOWll. At a tnJ)', j\Ir. Daniel O·Brien. preh~Jllary c~)l1ference steps 'yc,re ta~en "or,c!l1Sicn of the Fci;; in Xew Ross on ,',:bit :;unday.

Secretary. )ir Joseph R!\TI-IKEALE :\Iet at headquarters, 2;3 Parnell Square for tne org~msall,?n of a publJc meetmg • .'

-. '}ll \Y,ool1es.jay.

The muster of the two and :!\ir r J Kerwlck, towl!- clerk, '~'ho ae· ,".!.f'[)a~thy, 29 Sa-..l~h street, Xew Ross.

Has begun w~th .:l. c~mpany of one hun, companies this week provided a most t~d as se,cret.ary, comm'1.111lc:!.t~d :\'lItJ:; tJ:le ~r~' men, a'nd IS wor.kll1g hard at the pre,mcc~ssiul parade.

Recruits are stiJI ~ffer~m~ (jaelic Clu~s l.D the dlstrl~t InYit· .,mmary dull. ~hey have good driil h:1115 pouring in and. Company C ,has now al~g th~[ oo-oFeratlOn. The pu1bl'c me~t. find competeI't m.su-l.'cto.rs.

Among"t the ready fa~ exceeded company strength. mg which was held on Sunday week 111 reprt'sentatlve men acting on the local Exercise this week in hall; Company t.be Town Hall, Call~n, was very lar~ely These three distri'cts, wh'ch are it the Ciom.matt'e are-::I[essrs Ja~, ;.\['Dcnneil, Drill :md Rifle Practice.

At Father' ~\.[at- aIltended, and great interest wa.'i- manifes. n~ighbcurhocd of X ew Hess, .ha~e all ~l C C; J J <?'}Iahony. :1'1' C C; \\il1i:ui:.t th()w ParI; on Wednesday and S<,\turday, ;ed in the prcceedings.

The chair wcs f0l"Iiled cOJ):I}:~'ll1':CC.They ;!re acting .in har- ,~,he:'haa, 1 ( ; .and TJlO" CO:."te110, T.C. at 3,30, Extended Order Drill.

All that :.akcn b{' 'the Rev r Delahunty, C C, on Il-on-,- with th2-;r (-,omr:;:.des of .:-<ew Ross, ecreal)' , ~{T M J Hassett.

I can do so should tnrn up r~guJarl'y and t..':!e molion of ilir J D~nne, T c., s~· :.!oo • they are helping to ll1a.~e· the pro. 'f . i [Junctually a.t aU three.

Progress wa; onded. b-y :!H1' Thos,. ].. erwlck.

Th;e ChaIreL.Tlm .Y.~ ! reported at last meeting in the formation man, m the course of an eloquent. s~ech, posed public l1lee'ting and tfl~ concentrated parade on Whit .sund:lY a gTcat success. ~IA~ORH_.DIILTOK. -. the Comp<:.l1Y C~·cli.ng Se-ct:on and in emphasised the ~ece.~slty of es:abhshmg. a. ,.' ., ' ,I ,;he organization ,of the Company Aeridh. !'olunteer Corps In eyery town ~lld d! stnct ~ ," ~\ co P ~[:he lJ. ~ Vo:un;eers IS 1ll pro· enc11t.

Subscriptions to LTniform fund.

III Ireland. lIe referred to the patriotic ".c,.s 0 ~lm,.t10n III thIS .own, a:nd \he I Rifle fund and Volunteer fund were ri pa,rt \\'h~ch Ca1lan took in the great s'J!Uggle BRAY. :o':,ng md~ , Me ShO'iVlllg commendable cei.-ed, /' f'(.)r Iri~h freedom, and he ~(,id that now The I"o;-e.n, .. t hel'e t. amaety to JOIn III the mo\-ernent.

A meet. when the Irish people were in sight of the of ";;:)l~ ~':o~ucne of '~~: a, c~upl!: Sng ~ •. further t]le object "'"as held last 4th BATT ALIO?>:'.

A. CO:\[PAXY. object of their ambitions they had still to 10rs "+tcndi~ , to "iv • u. ~ In! .n.'c, tjPl(,a), and we h1JtPe to report very good ' reckon with unionist tactics and intI':guee str."',,'Cti~n. ',.rhe 0eHtheHP~elim~naI? l'ewlts from saJne. "{r John !1.I'l(elloa. ac!,' .

II to dcpTi"e them of their just ti"hts.

Kil. :1Ccomm;date 'm~n' h~ ~ec ,~' a3 s{"cretal~' pro tern. kenny county, aJd pa.rticwlarly" Callan, for dt'il] 'P ~. d' u,~, A Company wblch meets at the Bat. had always been \0 the fore in promO<tine< an ~ a com'petent aml 'I' II eacq-u~ners 1 .

K" lmm,ag~ .. mo.sier a:l ur.p~se, o;p.led 0.'" .

• t~.lon In con; t 1le lI<abonal ca:use, and h'e urged on those'" o Ciarm~f"'h. ' .. ecret"l."

Seosnihm CO)i(;. ~!Uues, to,/ecel_V~ a "".eekly acce~s!on 01 p"'esent to u.phold the high standard which ,.. ,.. " A ce:mp:m.v of Volu!1:eers h,?~ just been ~ecrU!,s ,_,.en llvmg :n.

Rathmll~e~, or the town had held in this resped.

Tho~e 1 Q,...,HI9R, e~t<!.b]15hed .in Oong, and we hope to fur. S~l1th" Cucular Road dlst~ICts ca~ l.om by ~~'ho were c?!?able of carrying a:rn1S should ._ This co'Cnpany was formed in No\'em. lllsh fnrtl;er. pa:r!iculnrs regarding th.is unit at~en,,!~:g ally. ::I[0~1day _,:ught: Tneu first )():!n thiS movement and show. to the wor~d uer, .:!nd has' been "'0rl(ing unobtrus.i"ely III an earty l...-<8UC, 1\11' John ;\[01':1n is £ec- dnll mil begm lm.me".atel~.

A separthat -they would not be depnv~ of theIr C,YCt since ~o th:., It :t may 'b· re\V' 'ded _ rct;try pro tem. ace sq.'Hl.d of men 1S now In hands an,d legi.sla.ti\'e ri.ghts. 'h,o~ '\' . , . d"1,tnct ti~c £~'$~ COlT','D.1oDV or.o-,miscd ~in "I'ick'o :l.::> _ w,~o Jve "'1 tillS a f t 1Ie The delegates who included representaThe companj is fort;nate in havina' ~~~.

South ,ide shoµld not delay in joining. tives from Cool~"h Foot-basIl Club Ball).·:.];)le. halls' and ,:n in;tructor "of~ STOXEFIE.LD :VIero~e;'s of ".1\. ~oruI;'any,.have been clove~ Hu.rllng", Club, Callan' (John :-c-ptlqna,]y g)Ood expenence.

Sec. pro tern In the OldcaS:le distri~t ha 5t t d; all pu~ through al.lUlll., dnll valli the 5&.

LocJ:~s Hnn:hng .Gmb, end Callan A.O.H . n •\[.r Lg.uren(:e NI"lrpb'<' Tomh"r RO'lnd' 0'000 C"Aarn~'~I,.~.... \";th a. filne v, com :S an· <,.r e _!\'l·r Vlce nne. ~1r Seamus ):Iurphy has been " unanilnously paossed a resol'ntion heartilv , .. ,J , ;:, ..., :\.... <':) ".'<XXI, ,and is~ a:~sisted by Dr. T C Harte P~tk. Shel'idlan of Patrickswel~ didcas~!e' a?po_mte~ ~e~~l?crary S<';j:tlOn Commanddr endorsl,~g the Olk'lirman, ·s views;. and a and :\l.essrs John Devhn John 'IIurphy' w~ll <rive a:] Ill" n"ce"'sarr l'n'ormat' '0, :':0. ;;S .. e~tion, resolutlOn to form a conps of the Irish Yol· '" ,., '" .'~" .' , ., Ion reo • t . C I' . :.<;1d "ill. Byrne, as the' loc.:1l cc.mmi\~ee'l g:ardin~ me',;JDership, njgllt' of driIi. route ' CO'1 ~\ '1 :S un e~rs III a ;a~.

A comm~ttee WM then . lll,~,rchlDg; and ,;;0 forth. )Ir Sherid'an has D and E .. P. :'\ 1. . <1;PPolllted to ,ake furi.her steps, and F~· nndt-l1:~ken . the dutie;.; of seclctal'3' '::one] Had t1~u?l drill on Friday at Larkfield. loer ,~elahu]]ty. and }'Ir II~gh ::Vlont~om. ( r hopes t::l b~!ng ~ogethcr :J. lcc21 OypH1i"i,"!

Th",re w::.s (\ i!0od attendance.

The men ery ""ere unanlmous!y elec.ed, presldent CODLOCK. co.:-n'TI!t:::ee r('presentat 1"" of all sections, ~ were bron:zht out ill the 9pen and put and secretary respect~vely._ Su,i)sequent to "\ J"'~et.i.n~ has been arranged {Ol' Sun. through Co;np:,:-ey ?-"d Ba.ttalion drill.

III the publ.c ~meetlllg ~~O \ olu!1teers wc:-e <1:'.,'. J I'll ),wy. A prominent local 1l"11 1 ,,-,fir.. ~he IY!~an:ll'le an lmpronn~ squad of reo enr.olled. .he commlhee ha,e secured :1 '.-:,j ,':c..s!cC'. <:'.l!.l ,,:'.\:,,..:1 wea kn:)wn p;,,"_, :'cfARY110;<or:(;u "In1\> w-_.rc ,',\It L~:01inh g,.F!:td crU :::1 ,],plcr:':!ld parade grc:tlnd.

'A drill mast('l' Ii:.' n-e:l '.':iil s;x-.ak. The Pro\-ision:ti 1. _,:;." .}µf; h:1.~!.

AD 1~~ i.)ee~l ~?p'CI:1ted. ::!~~d .he fir~t rr.c:e;:r!)~ J'l;++ee ,~'ill ~1;:0 be re re~~nted ' H -" al..,O taJ..n ltS pJ::ce m the l1~O\-e-1 . ,. _ " ..

• _ 171' • :1', ,.he \ ohn~c-u" \':iJi t.1ke nlcc!' on "·c::]'. .: "::l 'h + thi.s~.

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It)S .ment, and the wOl'k of en.rollina- re"~'its D \,;IlLL, SO LTII ", E:::.T .~,'); j' nesd'l)- nir.-rt a' 7 SO o· 'loc'- at .t. e l' L . ~..ope'" I. a..

W1 be the 13.1"stof a cc ed b"'" k _ . .0 ....... "'r.. . ~ bo' t. .t.,; ..... ~, .04.d .l_l}'I.!' series of meetino-',. to orO'ani5e 11 .' e Gt? .IS ly. Furth'c:r pa-rtlculars will --DISTRIOT. man Hall, frvm which they \v'J] march :0 'Po::itan cOIUnty. ~.

0 le mew:o· e hPubLJ.shed shortly.

Hon. Ser.:., ::lIT. ;[0. . the lP.2.'~ade ground. .'\1J memb.ers a.e .e· sep L. Meehan.

1;11,e headquarters of tlns battalIon quested ~o attend.

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COMPANY DRILL --0--

By THOMAS

DONEGAN

eO~!PA'l\"~' 3rd (l)tJBLTh,,) BATT.

All aliglllll.eb:i is any straight Iine on which a body of troops is formed Or h to be formed.

inclining

-

£rori!. the

\he fingers together,

Alignment.

forward,

it may and Its

Divisions.

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0.

between

abont

from heel

measured

are the

~n

tion

half

dard

fOT

exercises in Part

field

is to fit the

in the ranks

to -take his place

P.2.1lY

In

.

of the

Instructors manner.

"-ords

giye

their

of

incline."

are

to

be

loudly and distinctI;y, so as to be heard by all concerned.

Every command that consists of one word should be preceded by a caution , <:he caution or cautionary part of a word must be given and distinctly;

care

the

fect1y

'behind

the

through

command

on the words

drill

~he stan-

with

of Turning.

half

left

through

are

Saluting. \'\,1:en

saluting

a soldier

carrying

arm,

cutt:Jlg

under

aw.'y

the

his

be comple-

saluting,

ted

if standing

still come !.o attention,

which

walking

en

on the commencement of the pace will bring the men to the spot on which the comruand :5 to be executed.

martly _

or

-

b.cvcle

and

,

!n~;

should

and if his

head .

Cadences

of

Paces.

The lengths

of the various paces aretime, 30 inches; s-te?pin,g out,

A squad wich intervals consists of a ,few Quick in line at arms length ; it may inches; double time, consist of two lines if necessary, in which step, 15 inches; steppng

3a

men placed

case

the

men

of the

cover the intervals

second

between

line

should

side

they 0;].

may

These

points are to be ta·ken by first looking down the centre of the pod-y be. tween the feet, then fixing the eyes on object

upon

then

observe

some

same

straight

line,

of gl'1a:s~: or other "'aros als.~ant. ~,

Po,ition The

Md

.

exact

bodv

the

at a d istancc

to

ground

straight

of about

.

the

frod

.'

l~

the

shoulders fir~t

:ll1d,

o,f the

correct

200 yards ground

time

should

to enable

and

length

of

pace.

Squaring

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Squad

rection

ntervals. to

drill

with

in-

Squ-ad' on the March.

Formng Wnen

a squad

marching

in ·file of fours

!be kept

pet-

sready,

and

ing

half-right

or

words

in- motion

and

the

Left.

by form-

diIcet:on

or left,

than

and

a right

changes

angle

di-

by form-

the

halt' , are

after

in file to coyer, each other know

will

invariably

stand

in at the

'fall

at ease.

The rear

from

heel

rank

File.

when

number

a squad

of

men;

from the

left of the

the blank

file.

Centre

file

the

011

.file,

consists the

and

left of the

right

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continue

look-

ing to _their

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neither

inclini,'g

to the

front

or rear.

required lead on'.

di&~ances; the

men

c?rately tance.

rank men front, "and

centre

Cover ind when

the

rank

pxeserve

thru

of

il}g the they

the left

is good.

(0 a Flank

direction,

in Fours.

reform

two

deep

to gradually at the

and

the word

'Open out before

obstacle.

Wroth Anus.

"Dismiss;"

a squad

arms.

MICHAEL'S

of

35. 8d. HATS. 105.5(1. BOOrs

in

reaD: must

COTering, and

CA PS ALL

l1d., 15. Sd., 25, Sd.

the

ALL ONE PRICE.

correct their

marching in

men

arrive

Dismiss

half

ing the re:r

line to the fla1'lk.

marching

Moving

File.

is. named.

mnst be kept in. a straight

four."

30 inches back and then a side pace of 30 inches So as to cover their right file'S. The, ordinary marching formation 'Of infantry is in form of fours; it is to be tested by frequently turning into line, and if there are no gaps or irregularities in the

man will be

dress-

time the feet should Le r:ltsed about SIX mches !ro.IJ"_ the ground. lIn ,the side or closing step t_,'1edi!'~ction

"Form

third

front rank

up their

march~n~

On the command

of an

men take

:\-hen

files"

files."

"Left

wi,:.h

arms w:iJl, after a pouse, bre-k off quietly and leave the parade ground with sloped

As the first rank

,::.tten·1

arc termed

files will take a pace

On

file, is an incomplete

is occasioned uneven

man should

s,tructor should be ca:ef~l.t~ tne men are square J.1l,Olnauallv and JP. a 1 corred line with each other:, a~d th;-,t tbe

""

same

Forming Four s,

front rank man

be the

0

the

and Left Files. are termed "Right

and even numbers

to heel.

Blank A blank

order and

always

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Right

numbers

Odd

the

cf mark-

that

squ;>..d will ascerta,in, .thar. 'q~l.a.d.

l\f&rchin'" Time and (}105ino- Up.

gi'l"en, ~and

exactly: a JUlin he is correctly covered Passing Defile, Ditch or ank. when the head of the man im..mediately beuch pa.s, A defile i a narrow fore hom conceals the heads oi all the other mountoin pass, a bridge, or ail' cnrbankmen in front. ment.

It may be tp::Jssed III Iours or fik Parading 'With Arms.

A stream, o~ ditch should be crossed by When the men parade with yrms they increasing the front, a-nd a bank by caus-

will

the in.

flank

be

will

fours

standing as

when

the halt"

man will halt instead ing time;· the remainder do:ng as they reach their places.

When a squad mO":ng to a flank in receives the command, "Left" 'or "Ri.gbJt unm ," the squad will turn in the

forming.

be taught

is given,

in a

Covering Off in File. old.ers must

"At

omitted

-to move forward

it is required

"Forward"

leading

line the

half-left.

"At

new direction

Right

the cernmand

Right and Left Files.

If ~t is intended to harr. ot the place where 13: movement is commenced, the cantiOJ;l

changes

Before ~Iotion,

is put

squjld.

rank

:1t less

The

Before

body

Direction

to the right

ing

measured

on the drill

and

shoulders

be sixty inches. from his

inches.

of 100 and

men to_ keep

d,:recting'

p~s.:tion, ~f lion.

The heels :l1l.:st oe .m lme and 'closed, the knees st.ra.ight, the toes turned!

'Out so that tha foWt ma~' fOnl1 an angle 'Of {5 dcgl'ee~, the unils to ban:; easily g~·ca.t principle

be marked

to

of ~\ttcn;icn. of th.e

Distances

100 yards;

nearer point on the such 'as.,...a stone, tuft casual object about 50

sql'arC!lCSS

30 inches;

'back,

The cadences of the different steps-Slow time, 75 paces in -one minute ; double time, 180 paces in one minute.

marching

the front

30

side-

40 inches;

the men in the

first line, so that in mr rching take the;-r own po'nts to' march

some

pace,'

attention

be-

ih~,. offl,cer in ~tVss'.no-b him~

towards

Lengths

Intervals.

:1

his

his cap, prevents

an officer

on meting

the the

Changing

the dishand

tive words

should

and

is required

rank,

formed

pontsrequiring

will ascertain if the squad is marching 10 its front by remaining halted in the rear of the man on the directing 'flank and by fixing his eyes on some distant object. Should a soldier find h;'m· self a! little behind or before the other m¤1l of his squad he should recover his place in the ranks gradually, and not rush or jump to it, which would have the effect of m:>J.cing him unsteady and spoiling the marching of the rest of the squad.

when

cane should place it smartly engaged

the

particular

square,

A single

"Left

the

fore saluting.

A soldier without or when carrying anythng which

With

is

intervals

part muse be given sharply .andi quickly.

When the men are in motion the execu-

Squad

of

\\-ill always be done by

to turn

march

The instructor

the turnings

In going

tho

are tha1

The

the last or executive

of command

Drilling If a sqtrad'

..I

band I eyes off the ground.

left

turnings the body must be kept 'erect and the knees well braced back.

'given

slowly

loft

hands

method of turning to the right consists in mak'ng a turn to the right on the right heel and left toe,. rasing the left heel and right toe in doing so. The words

instructions

During

the instructcr's

carried ~o the

rule, at.. squad

and concise

of commands

I

0

the

"~~~

of

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fot

or "Company."

Method

of his com-

in a clear, firm

'Words

going

In

at ease,

The

and

should

ror mstruction

a1 ease

II. that the turnings number.

Commands.

to the .recnit

but not

erect,

q ",

"Squad"

recruit.

training.

Instructions

man will know he is correctly dressed when hoe is able fo distinguish the lower part of the face of the second man :be)''Ond bim.

fore pari

e:sy wiil assume tho posi-

of standing

00 mmand ,

Training

left

.inches

smallest fire unit; it of not less than five men, including the group leader.

It is usually the of !2. squad.-

.a

tanks

t~

01

weigh.t

0

to fall.in

'Men standing

:II. grcup is the

object

held

~. above the buttocks, grasping. the right.

consists

the

tervals - th-e commands are g'h'en: "Odd D'regs:ing; 011 the March. numbers of the fron:i. rank, ew-~ pa;ceS forward; ~n numbe1:!! of t~ ~a:f rank, In marching the mell mtrsl p~~"'ve their The Iressing 'b'y an eccasional glatlce (cwards t\\"\:) paces step back-MARCH,'" commands for {he men to reSUme their the directing man. original plcces :11'(~: "Reform ranks=S\\>i.riging the Arme. !l1ARCH.', "''ben the squad is turned Men- are allowed to swing their arms ex- about the ranks are thereb~ changed, the cept when marking time and marching in former rear ril-nl;: becomes the {ronl rank, slow time.

The right arm should $\Vlllg and "tbe fc,trner front rank- the rear 1'ank, t1nle~ tbe t'cnnnrall.d '"'_"~e't'rt to.rtl·, p'!'e. forward with th! ieft 1e~ and th~ left afm ('T~ Gqtrad ~'1il with-the right ret, the arm not to be 9'Wt!1!~ ceded -by tl!e eauti~ retire,~ , in .advance of tho le~ing {oot !to'!' m~ ~t5a:r Rak Changillg "-Dir~'C£iol1. the body'When changing direction the rar n:nk of DreSsing.

The Iine of ~ng should be the faees will .n.o1 turn on the eommann, btrt wi~l of the men, not t!le1r breasts er feet. A conform to th~ mcrements of the ·f~\).lrt

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Group.

The

the

on the

fect ; the head

Soldiers

b heel.

of Infantry

principally

I ' ..'

Interval.

men, units or corps,

so that

the position laid down for standing

is the lateral

in

1914.

to rhe left receives tbe order, "011 the toft Directicn 'Of }oJ, rch to be Indicated, :01':')1 squad," the l~ing rr an \':"i11 m: rx. thrown b";k " the chin ,J;gh:ly_, cira" ..n in.. to "!'~ 'ro-' .j (if in Iours) will reZ:;:':! \..ae eye s 100 kinz s.'ra;O'h· '1"=>--" • ~~ ....

Before a squac IS orcereo 't 0 rnarcn" to{" rime, the remainder F 11' I' I directins :Hank or mas, or try the right, form two deep and, form 'up in two ranks 'a. enrr n on. his right.

As soon as tho squad is . ,~ ,-. '.. centre or left, must lbe indica.ted. . . of the

"1 urnit of......J'_ A company is the tacnca ~antr'y; it i~ divided into two half-companies, each of which i~ again divided into sections. .A squad is half of a section; i-t may be divided into two groups.

An interval

bear

is allowed

mall

of 30 .inebes,

!6,

~I.AY

fs

5bO't11dm, e1hcW!l to tpe re;J.'r. slightly -bent) and their {ips tonclllng the tlrigh~ lightl;r behind the seams of the trousers; the hip! drawn 'back and the chest advanced, but with'O!l1tconstrainf ; the body straight and

Company

Each

I space

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THE IRISH VOLUNTEER.

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A' Ibl""'lk file, after turn:ng abOut, will 8;tep np a.nd occnpy the ,:lrant 9p:lCe in ~ I~<XXX>OO* ths le?ciillg rank,

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LITTLE HOUSE :•

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• Iris:, Goods a Specfafify.

District Corps

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DISP'L-\Y.

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Crowd of onlookers gathered in {he d the City RaU, .among whom {he nnblic men of the City to witn-ess ~~ dis~I.a.y, and as each cerps marched into positron they were 'r t~tily cheered. Ju<st on the stroke '6f 7 the DMii1a c011>::-3, splendid body of men ........

'1' '1 t thei ~. -m~'L1ed'!..., In nne military s'Y' e 0 elf "X • • d ft f '1" ..~ l ~~ltt~b an a cr ~ C\V ,111L!I:t:'Y cvo 1u-

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\':bien was '~O'::-:1'C by a National Bov So:)-;.;tin uniform.

Boy Scones in full uniform also bore the other letter llags w>hich denoted the posi. tion eaoh corps was to take, the smart appearance of eire &couts beine very much!

i.

Vi'ben- the red, ~ed mist rose hig~ Oyer neigh bcuring woods, 'iVhile the rage of battle shed Gallant blood in floods.

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It well might be the pleading earth Drank deep the precious rain,' And rnddy buds unto this day Ensh.rine a sacred stain, Gaels, winners of that victory, Over the hardy Dane A foe for whom {Juch,uja:n's hosts !111gb e'en forbear disdain.

Would that again you trod the You then so nobly held; Or that your still prolific race Bred soldiers as of old.

Beauteo~;s blo.-som 'Pet&i R.idL'Ig on the wind; Would ~'Cu had good-fairy might To do a deed thrice kind.

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' nine hund.red YoB'is have passed SInce TIn-an's cnrn great daJ' ' In this olden ga~de~' wild; , Holies from the fray, , .' , Found, perchance, a restmg.piacll; And, congeniail earth; Garnered well the hallowed mould, • 'T'0 glve a ki'mgJ)'" bi11i:h • II Tb~'

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Birth red , . Pi kof blossoms d .' rosv hi' I~. an SD!O'wy W te, A giant bouquet ;ou,tely .spread To honour bra, rs s might,

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the ease and skill of veteran soldiers and day. gained the admiration of the onlookers, J{.. The Cash~l City corps ~uickly fell in, took J{.. up their dressing, and gave an excellenn P! ice's from 6 Guineas or zs ~ account ,of themselves by go~ng through ~ per week. Volunteers should their exercises in gran-d fashion which reconsult us for Tyres and ..~ fleeted creditably on their instructors --<)-,f. Accessories. officers. The whole battalion now being i' .. formed ~ up the. Cal)he~ .Brass lind Reed It is necessary that inter·communication Band took up Its posiuon at the head. be established between the various corps ..}c " There being dead s-ilence the .fine command,e - '. mber ing voice o,f Commander R. Price was III the sever-al counties, and that a nn + heard d.stinctly naming the Battalion "The of men be trained for this work. In time Irish Volunteers."

The battalion was h -'l~a"s and telegraphs are then "told off,"· the following command", o. war, w, en. l'W1' wer.e given and. with ease resp.:Jnded to: 'out of action much will depend, upon the "110\'0 to the right in fours, Form fO'i.lrS, swift messon"'er of the nio-h,t who will speed :;: 6' S"U fH RIo: H 'vIOND ST.. .,. Rigll, Fo~\Va,rd,", and to the strains of T 'r OUT beat:rt.lf'll'!national marches the whole from the . -scat 0 f con ft' .c~ to ~he n~::erves 'r b:lt!alion n1J)ved off in perfect order ,and in the rear. ~lotor cycles should be pro· .. ( DUBLIN. 1" splendid stride through the )lain sIr-eel, db' those who desire to train and .... '<I ') ..~.

Boherclot!gh, The Greens, Friar s~reet, cure ) . ~.. (0n tn, Corner. >-j.. upper :-larin and Citv IIaJl where after become pl'Oficient ns despatch nders. Every "i""X ' A .. .. A gfv.~[lg an, excellent di;pl'ay of,y drill the COmO::lll\' should ha,'e someone trained fcr ba.ttalion v.-as "dismissed" amid tlie cheers ')' '. " , t . k Th~ :!'lew H"dson and aT')olal.l,~-of t,ne wbole rJouul.-ce. Dur., '11,.5 unp,or ..an "or..

-. i!illililll!liil!!!!!iiilillli!ll!il!II!li!illllillillilIli!!lllIllllliS ing th~\ou'.e handkerC]lit(s a11:1 bllnne;'e;tes )fctor CS'c;e Co., 2 Ba'chelor's Walk, Dub· we;:_e wa'l'ed from the \,.-judow. and lusty lin have scyeral che;:;;;>mcr.:or cycles for ~ , ~ cheer's were ra.:sed for the Irish Volun' , , teers.

The magnificent display reflects 9::!le, and \'.-ill sendl a catalogue .ree "Jpon very cred-ioobly on th~ District Counci~, application. "h-r.e, fo1' one to-day and and g~ to sbow th~ llltel'~~ th;e CO:lOCJl qualif' a.s a des.r.atch rider.

ADVERTISE your Meetings takes In eacb oorps In the 01 s.tnct. Never Y has there been £'een in thi s historic city in your own paper ~ snch an ianpres~:ve, "orderly !2.DsJ militarylike parade; and .considering the corps a-re only in. eXTstence 'but a very short THE IRISH' VOLUNTEER. ,time the dI:scipL'ne, was grand and the And support the ~ ~ attention to the different oommands \~S Volunteer Movement beautiful.

The onlookers v.-ere thoroughly § Posters § surprised at the manner in which each ~ Handbills ~ company performed tlJeir perplexing <.nd d!ifficult exercises'. A meeting of the Dis. Note-Headings ~ trict Council was neid irnmedi'ately alter ,parade. All the corps 'taking !part in par. ~ Drill Reaisters ade werc conj:ra,Iul.ited by the Rt\,. Father ~ Condon and l' ather Dunne. It Was decided Target Cards, eie. to appo~J to iho publio for lunds. to equj.p § We do all classes cf Printing, We § the driJiereut corps in the district and a § have machines waitin~ 10 turn § smaH oollectiol1 com.m.ittee was formed. § 6ut your order.

No disappoint§ 11'.e Chairman of ,the CaGbel urban Dis. § lng delays. § trict Council and Dr. Laffan. at their meet'JJg on Monday, 4th inst., referred in fcli. § Special Cbeap ter:n& to Volunteers. § citou'S tet'lllS to the parade on Sunday of § Send yourne:U Piinting Order to § the Irish Voluuteers 2nd congratulated the men Ott their fine appearar.,co and soldierlv ~ THE MANAGER, ~ qua,lifications.

Dr. Luffan ga'l'c notice O'f Dlo~:ion to mO'l'e a.t the next meeting of :c: Council that Mt', Asquith be ,\Is..~<:d to allow S 65 ~liddle Abbey Street, i§ !!he -n.'!le faci1iti..es for 'tI.rming the Irish ~ \'701nnteers :1.S "'-e!re Qllowed the Ulster !§ DUBLIN. !§ \'oluntoers, and 2.s1(ing for the withdrawal of the pn:IC1amwio11'.-P. C. O·:.\1:ahony, mlllttUlIIlIllllnllllllllllllllHIIIIIII!IIII!IIII!Umlllnrlllll'§

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Are made In I re 13D d • Th ey are unsurpassed in the realms of CycJedom, and they cost no more than foreigne rs,

Epple :f}3[oesotns.

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--¢-The Ull110n Volunteers arc progressIngi very favourably.

T.heir efforts to make the I _ ..

•• ' . . " 'C s has induced Fafhcr -, Apple blossoms, pnk anu white, rnovcment a suc es 1 "" On the gnarled tree~(ltrphy to join them, not t] .::t he needed, Say what mem'ries those old boughs much inducement. ' He is a priest eyer I \\1:tis,per unto thec l ready -to "h'e~ a helping hand to any move- II e , .'

I Tales - of love or tales of woement for the betterment of hIS country.

Treachery or truth : In a stirring speech he addressed the! )'J:o.yhap, childhood's 'promise fair .

Volunteers on Sunday, He said owing to I B"~h'ed' .1g....t in sao1 you,'h'.

1':- D"s"'on he could not accept any mili- I .. , , V' h'"me T 0 lk'as snadowe . 1 d bn,ink - -h 10.1b • • cial and ph". ,,-,jg tilt?

C'&;,)U!'9, nt rrom a so 1 s: Tree, thou'st fiourished long; 5ictil point of view he greatly approved Gould it be heroic wine . of the movement, 'and it seemed to have Built thy roots so 5tTorrg? come ttl stay. They should know bow to • ., t'f the were cal. Thou must spring trcm S'0l1 undrenched defend tMlr conn ry I ever y I With blood of gallant Gael led upon to do 50. Even if they never \Yhere the To~:'s sanguin;e) flood /' fired a shot they should learn how to Inrn ] Swept o'er V~k'ng's pale. out their toes. They would kick football and walk aU tj~ better for it. He asked H~ply Ornar I~a..ram·s thought 't and :In thee IS verified, theiu all to stick 10 the movcmen And finest flare the buds that burst .., 't " was ,Yl'. erc_ ~:on:e warrrcr . d'''' try and Induce Ot11C-r'S to join 1 ; u re .....

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cct lln for tho welfare of their country, - nd ~vt t tile lo~e of Gocl came. the love "i" an 0" •.• 0 of one's country.

Here come the Volunteers.

Irehi~d's I soldiers. Here they swing four deep ng~t d the "Bull Tr-ee n np by Brennan,-s ..T..., ". roun _',... , ik were E!(pprec~;).tedby the public. Camas cor~ forge, where then forefathers pi e~, "X ~ '1 .oart ttle 0'" Carlow In 98. soon appeared andr took up their dressing. sharpened .or tie, ~!- The roll of drums and fifes announced the Unbelievers, rub your eyes.

These are "I· approach of !.ho Rosezreen corps which . your oounutr J,roen . Peep forth from your ." ". . . d d b t don't attempt to :;.. made an ':II1iPosmg spectacle. Their arrc- windows ,an oors, U ,.,1 was the s:gnaJ for a great outburst come C!Ut. r<_ 11 deserves tho~ zreatest ..!.o of cheers from the v,,",stassemblage.

Their Captam• K'I1 1 se a' "'., ~ . f the trouble "i" commander .put them through many exer- praise or '.

- he takes with re~. CICe:s all of which . '. drill will take plate on Sun~ they accomplished with. crui it S. Next I

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FALLIN

'Twould be to hear the mother's song Into Ol1e patriot band, Great hosts of green and or:J.nge bound To sen~ their native lalld.

But, mo bh;:on, meih;nks the blossoms \YiIi ",ell ba'l'e turned tv frui,t, Not once-who'll sav not often'Ere rings the grand salute.

The Kation's J:n:;{vo to Eire, Again erect and; free, Her 'rUsty chains now cla.n.king, Cast far to the eastward sea.

Ah, blushing apple 1>IoS'soms, Oro"'n of aodent tree, Fr;;,g;t'ant as G-aeu.c v::tlour, :-fust our h;gh hopes pass wi~h 1hec?

-GRAVES

0'1IARA.

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• fHE- IRISH VOLUNTEER.

8-

B ~bOtlgbt

Parnell

trees-framed

Reflected Begirt

in

the

the

2nd Batt.,

blue

nightly

passers-by on

grim

below-

still

calm

the

To wcnder-if upon

their

Like

they

huge

In giant

but

Ilt::>.ring the brunt

l-illed .A.;J

up Loves

toasted

True .Thci

Ti:I'l",s

and

come

Spru ng

Or

go;

bridge

hill

thro'

Slol'row'g

of

Ardour

gloomy

meadows, vale;

1,la~uc: .crid woe were

Bravery

could

By her own bier While

affluents

not "tem wept

chanting

Erin

'-Requ:em." :-MARY

H. G.

UBLI~ Volunteers should join Tara SwimnJing Olub.

Corporation Baths Tara Street.

Monday night, 8.30 to 9.30 p.m.

Competent instructor Annual subscript jon, Seniors, 2s 6d; Juniors, Is 3d,

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OR Sale-Greener (converted) aperture sight; and a Mauser; what offers.

Box 14], this office.

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Outfit j it can

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Coy.

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Rich,

3rd

Battalion, Coy .• \, York street.

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May;

41

Srd

Battalion, Coy. York street.

12th

May;

41

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B.".1t., Company

B-19'th

:\Olay, dO.,

Batt.,

Company

C-21st

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3rd

Batt.,

Company

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All

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23rd

Headquarters

A.S. r.

Company

Kimmaze. ...

A, 18th jJay, Lark-

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A,

11th

May,

Lark.

-'blh Battalion, fiell.

Coy.

B, 12th

May;

Lark.

·ith

Battalion, fie1d.

Coy.

Battalion, field.

Coy.

C(').y. E,

13th

May·

?d,ru·T<k~trYc:;;:-F. irini5 an ngger Pressing.

Positions,

Smite Has

Lark'1\0

All, 16th ~ray; Larkfield, 3.30-5.30. \~fantr)~ Tr.ain~ng, '?l1:-CoIDp,any Drill, Rifle Exerct~es, Battal ion : Drill.

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It h.. ughtily

beyond

_ - '. end.

who

" Their

foemen

nursed

n·a.~t.,

1st,

Company

C-21st

41

)'fay,

41

strong

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help for her

at her breast

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19th :\ray, 20th

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25

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Instead

enhas

and

drn,hng,

I d' . th k re an 1.9 In e ~'nu.rs, marching, sacrificing

mopey

for

and

the

it behoves.

in the work most

of

cause who

arming

make

the

Those

who ate ser ious

of can

t.!J.e men

to

is offered

them.

in nationality

will

of what

show ill. by their I movement.

holy those

support

of the Volunteer

~

fleet;

firll many

. has a convention of such+importance ?~ ih~ ". appl'oa0JD.g meetlllg of Volunteer represen tatives be-en held.

It will be the first convention held for vears thor. a wronz oughly representative of the active, " : national opinion of Ireland, and

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'Twixt silent night and day, And Saxon dead lie thick .and cold To marK the:r sv:ift fOT{1.Y.

I will

be

the

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Irel:>.nd nur-,,·.ed no

pend SODS

keen

Be sw'ft Oond e::;<u bol<.l.alld Like Ireland '5 RapP2.rees.

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\.hat br:ng

,\i\)eratioria

the

of

progress the

in

ot

that the

as yet' Bre un. trend

forth: day

of

the

channels

will de-

issues of

eventi!

U,pon the de-

wlll

cle~nd

the

movement through

and

. whlch

.'

It

'\Vork out its des(iny will be d<:fined. scale' of representation i.~ generous,

wili The

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,,'ld will bring out tbe reaily . . . . ciP'ln~on of the or,g.anlsat:on

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'1 th d . If and from tbl.S uml e ay use ?or~s eyer_vwhere should prepare to have tbrlr

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issues

but

landmark development

Mighty

must inevitably

perhCl~,

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I FA L LIN ' e

and

'l1!pOn it;

further

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historical

sentimellt.

I foregeen;

strong

BE _'1."R"TA B •..,.

"OGH I,

an

progress

na'tional

Rich-

May,

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D~lblin ha:~ been the venue of many conventions cf different associations, but rarelv

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of I

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avenge

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but rather

time till something happens w e must deavour to make good the time that

freedom,

hale,

and

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swords

square.

square.'

~

wi bin au)' grasp.

put

I work

down;

her

_

'he manhood

~Ie:norandum-Recrnits are not to be Tarn those 1l10~e true or brave, pa5s~ in .companies- until thoroughly ReHn~e the enl, pa,' the\' as~.ed, profiQ'ent III Saua.d, Dri] at~d I~if!e I 0 '.

• Ex~rc-i:3es." i A.!.Kl of her $011- n g::-aye ; ' ' d}' _-1.n(!, CC'.:ll.r.'\ es, \\" len z,.g~un ,:e grasp 1 st B .~,tt., C,ompany A--18th ~ray, B!::t('kh::lll street.

Tile ~he:J.!'i1)g steel that freeS', }[ay,

.,,;.

soon

we were ,ard) m accepnng

I _. .'....

the sea

them

. to share

horses

<.

Their

J3-18th

L

A

cffe~in(T too

district.. the V;hl~tee.r Co;'os are 00 tl;e hizh • equipment, .. t b n .t 'h' ... 1'0--' wu. '0 compl , (J.e • 10 does count ' ~ no. " h ald ~.' r' Lor tthee .ccun.ry as a WJ 10.6.

win renown,

France's

she

I

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In rnanv a: lonelv mountan cave . ~ .

1....

And .valley·s wild retreat tUT1, burning hearts that know no fear,

Training, 19l1""":Sql1ud Drill, Exercises, Company, Battalion and Extended Order Practices._

n 1st 1n.-~tt., Company 1 arne.) square..

C,r t l 10

lost, and by iucreased attention to . . the mvriad details:1 rene li t h e maxunum ,(,.

-. 'hh 't' Th .

01 eiucieucy In t e s or-est ime. ere IS ,,~ . b.i . . only 0.,_ bar /? prevent 08 ac reving that eminently desirable end-s-money.

In SOJl~6

Athloue .

wal l«,

XO dauntle-s soul ·that ne'er To TIght ap.;ain~t her f~e?

Aiming!

week

o'er

battered

that should. be drawn

hetrt

.-r;...

for

I

has been a mistake in tiruing \h.~ ,,, ',",· we did no: ~ov A'~ ........ .:.~nt 1it 1.'0 ~, tJ.lo....

there

time

May ; Lark-

!In

are

lacen

Cy.

swords

tilt') aitua .. 'h the "1 t vO un ecrs

sbOI\·S. Q.

necessity of rhe present moment -md not a prob.1eJllacic;:1 need of the Iuture.

I that

R-ide down the Frenchman'S foe, . .

And Ireland conquered-vin the dust Sav who shall ease her woe ...'

I-L'r children

1914,

r irnpera'ivc

~z:::a -

God ~ in Lands

:>.1AY 16,

,

0

flag files

STREET,,'

every , hour S110',\'S that they

II"" ,1.(".1' t

Trf -In \}.t)e !I\appa teeS False' Wlnillm'':)

ABBEY

SATURDAY,

I if

~

1Mh May- ; Sandy-

Battalion, field,

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F,

15th

Brunswick

DUBLIN.

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D,

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The

206 Great

Staff,

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Communication Company, Section, 20tb ~[ay, Fairview.

Lark-

Secretary,

. Every hour that passes" ')OtJ:, uon clearer f or the f uture

Oomnam-

3rd m Battalion, " t oun .

4!h Battalion, field.

May;

be

Assistant

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Issued.

O'er plundered lands and I.Ul1l<;; Lord Lucan's Horse en foreign fields

C, 14th

Ior

should

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C, 21st -:o.[av, do, O:)1r.p~n:v D-22od )fay, do.'

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'YI.ay

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Sandy-

Parnell

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As per .Instrucuons

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~

May, 41

Coy.

May;

The

Abbey

intended

do.

F-19th

3rd Battalion, mount.

E, 12th

; Mid. not

~Iay, 41

18th

And Limerick's . <': '_ HIS soldiers lord

1st Batt., Company D....,..23rd lVlay Bla,ckho:ll street. ' •. ;:-' 1st Batt., Com!panv E-241h )fav 25

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3,30-5.30;

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f

May,

Battalion, Coy. C', l.J,th May; 41 York street _ • .

3rd Battalion, Ooy. D, H1h May, Sandy. mount.

w ,Parnell Q.

Bandoliers, single and clio loadil1<Y Haversacks. ::- I ~~catlier, B(.'~s~ Bugles: Secona-.lct_!1d,. fr?ll '16 Browlllng, Walter .3? .32 Au.tomatlc Pls!oi.50 3~ I~''.22

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A-21st

4th Ba:'~t, Company iUI Batt., Company

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street.

4;~h Bart., field.

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publicaton in the offcial

Fairview,

3rd

3rd

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:'Iuskctry Regus. 1909·12-Aim.ing, trigrrer pressing, Firing Po_'_ition~, and Judg.ing D.istance.

Box 145.

,

13th

and 2nd (All), 16th May, Father Matthew Park,

Infantry Rifle _Drill

F

COD

C,

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Programme of train ing ing 2,j.th }[ay-

Rifle; cheap;

OR Sale-Full Set in Splendid condition 20 Volumes with Oak Case "The International Librarv of Famous Literature"; splendid opportunity.

What offers.

Box 143 this office.

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Ist

4th

be seen.

25

May; '.

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Battalion, Coy Parnell square.

4th

'l:7IT ANTED a Tent 'f V good condition;

41

of all meetings as possible to the

as

addressed,

'JIay,

.-\1l-23rd

suare.

3rd Batt., Company YOTk street,

3rd

Hope's

:Vlay,

Parnell

2nd

of ages

no more-alas! the

I

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in sequence pass, journeys onward

from

Rich-

F -22nd

Srd Batt., Company

ne.l square.

'I Battalion, Coy. A, 13th :\oray; 4.1 York , street. . , .

21)d Battalion, Oov. B, 12th May ; R\,chmond road.· '}[ay,

mond road.

g;lorioUB Inuisfail!

Journeying Dar],

that

wood.

flow,

and

Black-

May;

17th

Coy. F, !:ltl!

2nd Batiahon,

must

of many

\\-hi!'e, through

A brook

the

11th

E,

2nd, ~atta]ion, Coy. /Parndl . square. . ~

us

storm

bridge

stood

Heaven

through

May;

2nd

traitors fellpain all reckless-s-

~:e(:'s mankind All lives Each river

well

nobly

B,

Battalion, Coy. Parnel l square.

Lst Ba;talion,

Freedom,"

the tide before

In calm

. In

crimson

'-Eire's

echoing

But-e-as

1st

bayonet

braves-c-they

\\'hile

FOR

MAY,

1St Battalion, CoS" C, 14th ,May; 41 Parnell square.

Ist Battalion, Coy.· D, 16th May; BI~hail street.

shield-

war-cries piercing

I'

rest.

arrnies->

and

\\ bile mvriad Of WOllllds' and

_

would

of b;:~tle

battle-axe

17th

Coy . .ii, 11th

h.!l.il street, 1st Battalion, Coy. L'amell square.

n gory field.

On many ,-.. ]1(')1

Ieaning.L

valour

Company

Batt.,

lork

Ist Battalion,

standing

o:d. Erin 's

Kuowing

TRAI)lIKG

EXDING 1914.

flow!

trees

silence

T n)i.no:

WEEK

abreast-

wondrous

E, 19th May,

3rd Ba:t,_ Company mount.

waters

trunks

warriors

Those'

OF

PROGRA~n:l.E

are miraged

In shadows

Company

3.30-5.30.

dream.

and fixtures be sent early

Reports

rondo

2nd

DISTRICT.

hi ll-wczdens

Of Shanncns

Gaze

DUBLI?\,

!ITa)" 25

D-20th

should

2nd Batt., Glasnevin .

in :ptlrplc-

stream-

Oompany

square.

mond

.---<:>-dark

Batt.,

2nd

Programme of Training

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The

1914,

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The

::xr-.-\y ie;

SXrU}{D.:\:Y,

view.,> yoiced

at the great

representative a'5 a wbole,

asse~l'b!y.

~itljJlg as it, will sit ~n Treland'~ capi~l, heJr to :;_mlghtv trad,t'on, and Its memo " • • ,: bers '. filled WIth toe lllspHa'.JOns of the p',-::t

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and warned 'by it.; l¤'~.ocF, ~he ,pmceediogs ,.,,', "0-,,,., \.,..1.,. __, SU!"'"J'!n1".

- . "-. o,l••ll,.d .. ".,e more t.r,.n . \' . ... .. .' '... r~·'-)O:1\ In:l.,u!(t l"'.,;i 1(',~!:1t\'o::'il 1:. il:>~ path it has. I.Q t..-a-nri to uationhood, and

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procure from for its road..

i.t the requisites

necel?\'~ry

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VOLUNTEER ,

.Clontarf Centenary

,

"[~ U::boseWlbo are not

From the Firing Line • iI

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JSnr.... oIle~ as \l)oIunteers

)get

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oth:r'\\'ord's dnrmg these to the

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Arm The Volunteers. I

Had

t~e soundness of Y~l1r sleep nights pas':' was entirely due

forbearance

of Sir Euward

his disposition

had

and

been more

Carson.

belligerent

seized. him to march

the humour

:'le~ of Ireland!

Men ofTrelandI on Cork earlier, we have the fullest What! and are. ye sleeping S.hll grounds for supposing that the Ensrlish Though the Clarion-call to action '0 Rings o'er every vale and hill' Although we have read comment ad IlPopinjays of the Cnrragh and elsewhere Slecping : while the, tramp_ <?f thousalld~ nauseam on 'cen:ain recent political inciwould have done nothing to prevent him .• South and North, the Nation hears , '" .

Wake ye : Wake ye! Erin calls ye ',de,nt.." ,I don t think t~,a:t t~e Irish pubBe you ever so valorous, WIthout a m~.

'Wake and join the Volunteers ! ! lie vet realises the full significance of these ern weapon in your band you are ahsc-

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. -, at Ennrstymon .

C e 1e b ration --<>~.

• • A gr~"nd' National

rally iof

of the

Danner C-onnty . day last Olt Ennistymon mory ~f the victory Previous to the

meeting of loc~l

the manhood

was

held

on Sun. the me.

to honour

of ?lontarf. holding of

a public

' I events- .

", t '-_ ld d' 1"0 a .man but wou eny ~t Were it s<li? he l<?~ed her. not; Or that by him anoient glories 13vg01l6 Battles were forgot· Yet - unmoved, unthrilled; re5p~ri.seless ~ound~ her summons .on his ears.

Men! bel men 1. !our country needs you _ Rouse : and om the Volunteers.: )

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of love;

~:i~

in the Square a large company Volunteers, headed, bp. the . -.

!

to ask vou .

• how long do you purpose to remain so.

There is fortunately one force in sight

I

t ntil recently Ir._!?land was to be in the military occupation

U!pPn wh:ch you can rely for the defence of your life and property. That is the Irish Volunteers. nut the .Irish Volunteers,

!IT'

OJ~~"i~ni~ Arms the

~~~.ecr~'~h f~~;;Icish, Volunteers.

-

directed

army,

<>

to

'bv 'and: obedient The several

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them

an

that

d th

' ey

\ Curragh

! Army

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England coruro lled this "'-, 'ed .l. " . . ac"",,:,p uierr policies

cor<lin.gly,. none o~ ",t,hem .contemplating resort to tb6 decision of war.

But incident, which of Occnpaticn (like

helpless,

and

I write

.,.

understood of an army the U iti h. r 5 parties in> Ire-

Covernment.

land asourned

lutely

"-

do not appear to appreciate ." the more-l of them, nor to understand how ritaJ.1y the sltuazion concerns' themselves,

In the valleys 'by. !he .~voodJands On the mountam-h!6J.O',hts above, Muster' those whose e.... ~ are flashino\~\h,' t~~ ~nlencl;less.· fire Lo'Ve_ mV,lncibll'>--etern:u

they

.

although

.

.

mel!

growth

and

is

progress

n6thing less than phenomenal, are not y<;_t-eO'l;Dled fo ct . ~1 I !l"1'l r a nve sen-lee. eray

11V I h·,....

I I

a the

shows {hat the Kipling's J~a\\'

al~o, sir, ask :bat you and.;y,our rend.ers arc dom.g to eq.mp them?

It o~n har.dly be :h!at ~:cu sill! doubt :that .theu .eqUlpm~nt cl!e5IJ~,."b1·e and p.o:ss-ble. The Curragh m-

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Brass Band, paraded the town. , , • . 0' .,' Recruit) "v,'on't obey no orders unless thev ! cident has: made Jt clear to you that you " '. .

I Rouse ', then, rouse : .l'~ _ons of herces ! I . '.. , , ' .• I rna v not rel v U ')011 the scarlet warriors of On tho monon of \fl' J1 Clair, secre.!

Marrial blood beats m ecch heart.

I ale JlS 0\1')1, ' has rudely shai tercd rnat de·! , • _', . , Ul.r.,· Gaelic League, the Rev .J Cassidy, Seiz;- ;~e ,5\\'ord, ~:: g~n, <lO~ stand _yc 11\1"'011, !l.OU.the importance o-r the di.scoverv I .r.llgl,~.'l.d, a::~ the uni.npcded ~,L-;:charg(! ~~ r.r., wa s moved. to the chair at the "'uL.] Ready 'Ol .1,• par .. ot span, ',. ,,,,',,,,:,, d t .,( ld L, tl ' '_A,'I f,the Fanny has left your pale: the onj~ .',.. ," ,..

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D~y by dnv 1.l1e threatened stru,ggle I ),1 u,.lo.LJ·."ue et ... o. l)~ 1e rema rkaute or ' _ ,. '.'

• r., ~ lie meeting, A large number of represenSurer and more su re appears i coup 0." which the ~.rlUy of 'Ulster has pro- I considerably unarmed secuon In Ire""I1, .. lave men were on the platform.

Ad-! Would Joe, "hare the ,s.hock of baWe?i! .,'_,_,", 'f ."1 rl ",1 am!),Ul1!lIO~1 ' . ". 'd.c'. I' The balance of power has not only been ,I,t..:.(" ..... lt..~,e;_ \'ll.la ..!Il~ c.n, dresses were delivered by the Rev G.1nir.

Rouse : and join the '~'II!n~eer8!

I disturbed bot dcstroved and the status , ,:' .' <.

I ,. 'p'"e the combined (>ffo"'l~ of the nn(l~': 0 J -'_ < ~ ... < m.an, !'fr J, D~ton, ~>olunt,-,er. Council. ,. Or. should lowering war-clouds vanish I a nny, nar'y and polr e. q'110 ran be rest0~'{'d ~y the il11JJlc· Limerick ; S. 0 Murtlruille.

Gaelic League And their muttered thunders, cease .! diatc extension of the Irish Voluuteers and .

J J' Daly, LL D ,vI C C and 0 r., 01l~UI'<1 --._a 11 unu sed=-t s vord be I his 1l,e.:11.S that the 0_1) party III II e.. ff . d se -,no . w ~ I ..

I _, by their- bein-r armed as an e icrent eO rgnruser ; . , " -' 'I' Fashioned . to the plough. of peace, land which IS not fully armed. are the 'old , , ""., _ .'

-r many others.

None the less shall ,~ 'J.,A their.- clorv I n"'AJl, ,,' 1.e., th e Cie.'tolC an d na,l'e ,. _ popufensive force.

Th, s is the Ob\101l8 Na" .. . ,-" ~ • .

I'he. Rev. Chairman said at was but naAnd their fame in future vears . . .. ,tlOll:l:l duty of your reader:'>, and for those .

I 'd dId '. th 'h' 1ac:1OJ1of this countrv In which VOlt SIr .' , tural that tbe people of Clare would fore.

A:),U an Oil er rrng e c eermg J _ , 'of them to \~-110lU the sense of NaHoIblll, tl b . f h For our Irish Volunteers, have the honour to be induced.

It leaves d tv docs no' appeal rr oy I point out that ga te'r an d ce Ie ra t e t h e victory 0 t e U \ wcs • , ,. .','.. ' UJ< .

-:1.f. GIBBONS. YOU in the pleasant position of being . .-' f great King' Brian over the Danish inva.

• '. . . it 15 an. urgent nudi necessary measure or .

Largely without effective arm", and beng . b th der.

Gre-at things were about to ha,ppen cr iV6 them one hundred thousand men to. . . . (lmlr personal 'protectIOn ,0 usy em. ..'"

- . forbidden to obtain tuem by prcch.matlcn ..', • .,.

10 JrellUvj. Ireland lost her nah.e PaJ:- arrest and the" could hardly accommo-. ,..' b set\ es 111 ,he WOI". ,J wht<'h <pTevents thelr bemp; landed at Dn . lill.mcnt through one of tho hosest acts of date that number in their IP'risons.

1'. . m, w hi1.e :perDU'tt''lJg _'-". "..,,,lr Q"el'IV er Y at , Bel ,The P'l'Ocla.l.:ration need worry• 'nobody. trMchery 0.0 the part of ;pe01?le who Mr, Sean O'Murtb'uille, speaking prm-· fast. In tbi.s position you :.:re confronted Thc late5t decisicn of tho Govenunent h(ls fsnora

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and 9tatesmen.

"aid thBit such a r:uly of b th d 'son of 1'lgla:nd a -ar , • , Y fl I!TUle gam ·.r,', 0"' proved' thal the Sj[)lT':{, h' h d "t O"~ co dr' II ro1..et I180n v,; 'C (J.e .• S Y ,u.~ "a y ""'" stered. and .t w,as for tbe, Id~h people to of the,ir Dalcassillu 'ancestor~ w<'.s not yet it w111 not maintain eVen the laws of Eng9(:e that it wou·ld not ~e interferoo witb. extinct, or their loye for the language in ~and when the;,e la.ws nre 91:lch as you -de· It \V'i)uLd, pernapa, be :1tsked why he (the which King Br(an urged the DaH gCas to s:.re to be maintained.

At the sa.me time speakel-), whose duty '"it was to try to battle' and to victory nine hundred y~rs you are cQ'1fronted w,ith another wellffitahlish pea.ce, should be found on that ago.

The gl'andest, noblest and most equipped,' and considera:ble aim:: or irreplatform.

He held ~hat the best way to glorious duty of an Irishmall to serve gulars, which army has openly threatened preserve p~ce WZ.8 to prepare for W'1-1'. his country weli !lndr faithfully, ,And the to invade yellr terri,tory a.nd presuma.bly Having referred to the story of the B-attJe best test -of a' man's determination to do to desolate it on its m~.r("h to Ccrk.

In of Clontarf at length, he S<'1id there wa:~ that was to see him' drill, a'rm and pre-

Her

.~ati\''e Parliament

would

soon

cipally

be re-

in Irish,

1!J:J.'ovedthat

tJ1.e men of ,Claw

(~

d

f

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to do so even at the risk of his life ., , ' m ~attle. [he Volu~,te~r movement wonld umte the men of Enn ill a common cause. ioare

for their lished

nuity

en;r, the 'people

I, j tam

'"

"'-ays

was

....ictory,

we=e u~too

all

Wben-

they

\"'ere al.

_;,'OlO!;ous.

Mr .. Dalton, lni.cute!y'

"pealorlg

in19, the history

flict ,vi'.h the

Danes.

bting among

them

.,' be ;ble "

friends

length,

went

of the Irish

con·

He that

to go back iIi the

at

day,

aDd tell

Volunteer

felt' p;ou~ and

his Limerick the.re

that. all was wei! with: t~e movement l'nil1st)'1uon (cheeTs) \'n"n uro-ing • . : ' '.v ..". young

men

to Jom,

be "aId

<lit

'Would

movement

that

in the "

it was

iar nobler .to- cCLIle ill and share in mak-, . .

1nn- Co' sacn.fice In a. good cause than to· •~ . . siand 11]." by and scoff at thos. e who were ..... ' l;.:·a~·e c.~d ft:.Olrlt"Ss eu-ougll ',0 .drill :ll1d,1 , , ' ! p~(;p,ue, It ..... aiI s~d 't.b:u tb.6 Govern. ,., ment would. lay h.and,s OIl the mo..-eme.nt ,

rutd prodal.tu

.,

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tt; bUt "he .m:ovemem wou ..d

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good.

It wa's est~b-

0'£ bril1gi.i)g men '" . to protect :wu. malO-

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me nghts and lJ bertLes common to .'. .' .

Inshrnen m theIr own country.

John

:~l~:.~Sr~:!:~e:~~ii;~:::~;~ta~~~:~: d d -h' to epen on 1m to save I re 1an.d land own

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the nroclamil/tion "

of small

admiss.a'ble

wi~hout

I_et us profit

I•~ .1 .-'. m'11I'tart" ¤"~Ul"m~n: t· ,-

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He would tell th'em It w,as not exactly to march on 1:lster or Dublin Castle, b'ut to'

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HAVERSACKf! (""'Me an~'Khaki)' .:. : LEATHE~ \VAIST BELTS frout .... _. , BLUE ~KD- KHAKI puTTEES.per pair ,: , LEAI'HER BANDOLIERS, 5 Pockets , _.

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"I'RISH VOLUNTEERS

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Irish \'oltmteer movement had eome to stay, but it should stay not as a halfdeveloped, half-sla'Vish mo~'ement, but ~s a vigorous, active one, and, it shOUld be ,Irish through, and tbrough.: People were

a:11 th' . a.

con·

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ri~t~hll~ CV~ ;y UJi.e~~

I n"" :Ah pe old p 6. an

remarkable

FA RATHGHAILLE,

• : •

was

by these

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realise tha.t it wa.s his duty to work and toil G.11d,if neoo."l be, die for Ireland, was worthy of me nQ.Ill{) Irishman, The

the ". movenient

prosecu-

_

diti911j,. P,rovide the money and the Irish Volunteers w:t! proc11'l~e themseh'cs arms.

• •.

what

.

of sporting

interference,

tion or punkhment.

Shl~ludldbe prodtected and sahYedd~dYher c II ren, an no man W 0 1 not

wcndev!ng

on!y fOl'b;'ds

.

quant,t;e<l

:i\fiEtnry rifles io lots of 50,000 <'J1C caIi~ridges by the million are freely

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th~ purpose

togethr::.r to prepare

;l~t:;:ef~'e~a~:e ':~:,;~~·l1U~i~:~;tf~\:o:~= accrue rom the setuement of the Kational • . . ,.' . ,eifan·s.

Bn:!l.n Born Ii: cruef !U111 '\Vas to U'nite the peopl6.

Unity wa~ ~trength, it , had been rightly sai~; be would go furthe).' and ',siy

for

country's

I

entry

•

goOds.

\V,~s

a small ~ino.ri.ty of !people dictating as to what leglslatlOn v;-ould be ,passed for Ire-.' land, but- th'e ma(ori were not "oint'J' to , ' .. ~ . ty 0 '" ,ake the dlct;>t.b:on wlthont a contes,t There .. ~. . h ,~ never bS.tnce~~he Act of Union be~n "ny peace ut tu<;;. pf.ace of the QTave III , . . '" ,.hc days ot the Famtne and there could "1' . b '3 no peace' unt!

Ireland's wronO's w'ere

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THE·IRISH VOLUNTEE_~

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~.AY Hi, l!H4.

~ The C.larenbridge Corps which is now a month in. ttaiiti.l'lg and B.'tl.mbers ~OO men turned up sharply at fhe appcinted time 3 o'clock, for march to the village of Ki1· clogan o~ Sundayoweek.

prOQr~ss

Ballymote

ve~

Bray Although , av ing got a slighl ~'_b>cl<' ti~o ~O\-~~~:l).~. :~~~ was ~ut, it is hope~, C'..t ,..<[l,.3. __ nt foo<mg on Fri-

c:"t#~.·.

wrok

last.

'~,~,hen

th~

I

ColombkilIe

11_:;h6 are\·o!(.(fj~~~~ in ~e pa~sn at },. ~,oo I

o, ...

0

org:ui:iS3.fcn

too:': place nity took part in the movements under an Iustructor from Ueadqua-:-tcn;.

The number eiirlling would have been much larger but for the fact that the ball, which is a small one, would hold no more, and nego!iat'ions for a larger hall are in pro. gress. 1£ successful it is hoped that tho movement "ill go ahead with leaps and bound's, and that Arklow, Wicklow and other towns in Dwyer's County fo1low+-P. \V. Kenny, se~.

drill

5 ''rc:1'l

~3'ClH

7C5:-d cJ Leaguers

first

A successful tn~t1ng w:ts h:e1d itt 1'ubbettUn'y to a.rra~ a public demonstration so II:!! fu put fae Vofunteer corps on eo d~furl'te ~ Great ~1!sm cb:::'ra'Ctert5ed tIle proeeecHn:~ and it ~ resolre(i fu hold the mee'Gng' em Strndey, 17th inllt. Delegnte-!} w-ere selected to! the otrtlyin:g ~e!l1r~ to carry ,an tbe prepaganda there and to ad ~ re~l:·tdting ~E!r. goeant's \b t1h~ir rCl!'~di'V'e' di13tn"efS.

of Columnb· g, and tom-

~.;}rl nibe7n!"?11~.

!S in 'a £.'01:!ii.sJrin3

state,

3:nci .

the members ucder the~ instructor, Mr.!

Flaherry, are a fino lot of r-.Qu,n<gIrishmen.

Mr. T. C. Kean is president, and Mr. Bernard ~1'Gor:a!i, vice-president. M~ssrs.

Cra'w1ey and Octad: have given n, great deal of a~·si.#.<,.rri::6.

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Doogra

will

...4.. meeting of the Nationalisas will be held at Doogra on Sunday, 24th ~ray, at -1 p.m., for the purpose of forming .a corps of the \"olllnteers.

Every KationaIist is expected to attend.

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BEST VALtIE.,..

In PURE NORWEGIAN

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A meelir.,g was. held in lIiacyhoroogll on Sunday, Srd May, for the purpose of starting a corps of the Irish Volunteers. - Mr. It, Charles Baldwin, T.O., presided and ex-I

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These c~rp." now 500 strong, have dnll _A large and enthusiastic meeting was p!,ained the objects and ~onstitu:ion of the e,erY"e"e.D1:g tb~ RoSs d~.~l ...~o.11:SUll~ ,held at Old P~as 'on Sunday week, when '\ oluntecrs, On the motion of Mr. Joseph! day e emng nt) •• a. Farrell) " \.,1'OS5 at 0 . <:. company of Irish Volunteers W,C~formed, '''i.eehun, seconded by :?lIT. Denis Brennan, p.m:_W. G._ Ahem. ~\.tr. ~t:chael !\fa-grath, Co.O., presided, and it was unanimously decided to establish a. I _ ~ I introduced J.\!e..o;;sr'S. W. Ford, P. Coli-ret, and Sergeant Lawlor, Limerick City decorps of tho Volunteers in the parish of legates. Mr. Ford said he was delighted ,;\la:ryborough. Officers and committee to s-ee such a number of mer. and boys were elected as follows: President, ~lr. present. Corps had been formed all over The ~Ionaghan Company Irish VolunJohn P. Moy, T.e.; Vice-President, Mr. F P Harckhem ; Treasun-er, ?ir. J<lhn teers held thei.r weekly drill p:1.rade in fue country and he thought it right that Brophy; Secretary, i'fr .. Joseph Meehan. St. Macartin's H,~iJ on Thursday evening Pallas should falJ into. line with the rest It had many advantages apart Cornmirtee=Xlcssrs.

Martin Rourke, :VIan- under }[r j~hn \'leO<!:!; an-d Sergearrts of Ireland. from its niilitaryaspect, lind be advised Holland, Lardner, ::I1'Mahcn, Cussick. rice Kavanagh, ::I,rchael Donagher, Joseph every man who \I'a, not a sfave to be -a Target practice 011 mi;iature rifle range; Lawless, James Doody, John Walsh, Ed.

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6d, 1/-, 1/6, and 2/6

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ARTHU2t

,CAHILL, Dorset St.

Chemist

Monaghan

Ra-msbottorn

, .Iames

~#oha.des Baldwin, Brennan, Cuffe.

Connell, John

Quigley,

Hargroves

John

Peter

Lalor, Denis

and George

Belturbet Committee meeting in Town HaII on Sunday enllng,_i'Ir. J. J. Gleeson, P.L.G., presiding.

Ten recruits' names submitted and passed. A collection bf country and other districts next ",eek.~P. J. !lFOall and H. J. Small, HOb. Sees, ~'

Templeport

excellent cards wfre obtained at 25 yards.

Total points, 17 out of a poS:<-ible20: This com,,~l'Y will be one of the foremost- -in Ulster; they can march and shoot which is the lGeal- of every trained soldier. On conclusion of target practice prizes were given to the fcllowing r' Sergeant Holland, Smyth, 2nd; Sergt. Cusack, 3rd; Pte. :\1'~I=us., 4th j Pte. Maguire, 5th; Pte. }["CcUli, 6'.h. ',The members take a Tery keen mtcrest in shooting, Competition)! \\'111be held weekly and ;PfZe3 given for best oard,;. Eyer)' volunteer is proud of the scores he has made and nest t'me they will be able to put on the maximum score.

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Manchester District

d!rii}-, at

volu nteej- ..

~r:,. Colivet,

in

a

brief

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eloquent add-re-ss ;poiuted out the nccessty for ha\'ing Volunreem in Ireland, and g:l.VC these present to understand that this "~:J.'S ~ot a .mPvement :a~t It.he 1\atior.iU Party wh:o were so successfully fighting I ill the English House of Commons to have Home Rule for .Ireland placed cn the Statute Book. Once there jt was {he duty of Irishmen and Volunteers to Soc that the Act w-ill not be repealed. He also expla:rie~ the provisional co~5titu,ion of the Volunteer movement.c..M. ::I{, Fitzpatrick, secretary,

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Volunteers,

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Callan .4. fine meeting W)."S held in Callan, unde-r the patronage of the Rev. F:r. Delahunty, C.C. The meeeting Was well attended tby enthusiastic Nationalrsts and 93 members were enrolled, A splendid corps is (')1:. pected sho,rlly.,-;-H. P. ~I=tgoU1~ry, SeC.

.COlnpl\~S

A vete oi sysnpathy \'!'.as passed to the ta.-uily of the late ~h r.1khael O'Connor, Casher, at the l,a.st Ilk"eting of the committee. It was also decided to suspend drill practice and meetings in connection with corps for two nights as a mark of rcsepect to' .his memory.

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MAY Hi, 1~1~

THE

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Progress of the

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to NATIONAL BOY SCOUTS) and with a' practical knowledge of all Military Outfitting, we can supply' the right article at the right price to

Duniry ~r1'\. xr.

D.C:, presided at a

~!. Egan,

,mee:ic:g 1n

public

;

D1iiiifJ' on Sunday

I'

i:ist to

,

1'on]l' a c6~Jis 0'£ tbe

'~ohlltt~er3.He,

Irish

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iaid th'2.t iJ.{te.r l!.i~ m~a1'i5~ yetitS ~f tiif'!l,est £ghi f."'t ge'!«e ~u;e ~t was his pY'!9lJ-dI l'!e'a'1ru-re to ~no{l~(: tb tb'at gre;at .tnetlting: i'he ~'aer ~l!G de.fe'at of Ifs ::r~te!it "~O'!l:~~ '\Vhich ~;a!; m';t~nly due fo £be qni't'K ~d =nim:on~ -=-y tM people of Irelalrd tock Up the Volunteer -movement, !\!;>hicii..~ mea~ to atqclr~ f~ Ireland her Na.tior.ml -rj~ and free.dO'm £Tom ,mrs· goverrmrent. The men, of Duniry kept ~he fl:;~3 of Ireland to the breeze is the past l'.Jfd to-day tn~y entered

r::,l'r..t aad

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bIde

its

natiocs

Irish

\\'ui'i

to raise

Here are a few of sur lines: BANDOLIERS

people

our

earth.

fa

should

valued at 8/6:

LEATHER

(cheers).

not be 'a,ga.in taken fina! tribunal

The

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and

(Psstage, 4d).

HAVERSACKS (new) Milltary=-double pocket, 1/. . (Postage, 3d);

to de-

iIt from us (cheers).

the land

Our price, 2/-

\V_AIST BEL TS~ with plain brass buckle, 11,6. a ~L..

A'i \.'P os t abe,

country

themselves

(Military) all leather, with 121eather pockets"

move

place cs a nation amongst

of the

velop and protect ,Tho

new

Irish Volunteers

~~:a"n".o.;}.1tn,c.! -fta.g 1'3 tee Icrefront

under

to its' rightful the

on this

, .

see that

ARMY

on earth. $1 the rille and .

the sword, and any country whi'ch is net to ~ thl!!_ tribunal to decide in its Iavonrr is SUre of destruction.

The young

WATERPROOf

BELL

TENTS (to order) 42/Carriage forward.

•

able

men

of Ireland

have

new

no difficuky

Scout Outfitting of IrishJiJanutacture in great variety.

in

organising and training in public to be soldiers. A drifl was then organised at

Boys' Irish Kilt Costumes from 17/6.

which for two hOUG the 't"oung men of tile parish. displayed' tlh~ir natural taste and, desire tor proficiency in miltary nloye·'

WHELAN & SON,

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Cong At

a large

and

representative

meeting

held in Cung 10 establish

a corps

Ir-ish

Volunteers

ntotioa.

Glynn,

D.C.,

"1~S moved

said

that

on; the

those

and

to be given

present

that

night

claims,

which

back

to them,

were

now

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to be trampled were not

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co

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, If four

Volunteers.

standard

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were

considerably

mined

to o-17Y

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counties ,:n tne North-East had made a la~hing-stock of the strongest Govern. rnerrt England has seen for a lone period

until

hatnpered, on their

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a new Volunteer

ha ll

for

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Doon1

Ireland

erected,

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insio-nificant

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people I?lh.er t.han Volunteer~ Il;t. as admJSSI?n IS to. the public in The artistes takinz part "'ave !\:(iceal 0 Suitiobian (\Yatcrl;>.ed)., Sean. th-eir services gratis, and a.s" the. c.o;ccrt De Royce (Drown's Mills), P' O'~eill, was ~mly. inaugurated a few days preJ Murphy and Sean 0 Dearnsig.

111e "10US1)" It was .irnpossible to ha_ve a pro.,;' _.

• •• ' • " . .! gl'amn10 arranged.

However, In future, cf pronUl:l~ a e-m hall, m- coml'l1:~ciug .. Sund~y, -:2-1.h )'by, the orstructors, etc, ,·..as deferred to a further , ~amz~'l~n . will . hold a concert weekly, . ' I I'" tile acnnssion beinc oulv one nennv and meenng, is hoped that tbO ". f l"h~.'

L.' Ulvr'" • ia e pecpic 0 tA_e :d-!istrrct ' will ~tteuQ 111 large numbers.

By so do-

HaT!. ~~tf1c pra~llce at~d (.'::l~·o~,~.·tigh:',mg ':nS'truc!icyu 1Je~ng g,,·en.

This corps h~'" f i' 1:1 d '11 h 'I t ougn or•• want 0 a suitab erial

men or Cong \i-e~c- never .. found lackiug when Ireland required their services, and s, 'd .

11:; '1'::;..., quire conf ent that every man In T • ~ to the

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to serve on the comJ11itt~~-1 Colman, Padraig ' 0 Madaidc,

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The men of Ardaghey meet for weekly drill on \'Icclnci:day nights under Mr .. J. \\'ood'S assisted bv ).[es:>rs O'COllllQ,l' and

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be p.:.nsJ1 w-ould rush

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the following

Dornnall 0

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1\ at"011, and; they were prepared to defend and maintain that claim against any Powers 'which mizht dil'pltlie ilt.

The ~

_'-'"-"

Ardaghey

tolerate any i~t~rferen~e with Ireia1'ld's' title to be recognised as an unconquerable

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just about

t:

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Ormond Quay, DUBLIN.

showed

not to .ail:1ow their

upon -by any foroes whateverThey liherc to proclaim their determination

the Irish

II Upper

Mr. J'ames Clarke, D.C., to the chair, The Ch~,:rmall

their determination rightS

of tJbe of :'IIr.

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incurred

are JielpL.:-g, the movement, with which great expense in providing equipment.

in is

.

A large, meeting r..e,d 10 Dooll was addressed by ,,,iT Sean O'Dea, the local Vol· 1 n o. ' . unteer secretary and bv i\Ir Coli vet the remamlng 28 counties could: accomplish 3 •. , _. 1.

• ~ i ,On May 3rd there ;va., a large muster wonders.

Alter e.xplainiuO' the objects of b financial- secretary to the J_H.1C>lC.\ City; of .the Volunteers III Ki lmacrenrian.

It is th _ , <:>. " • Corps.

The 'attendance considerinz the I estimated that SIX or seven hundred peone movement, the rules goverrung the for.

Tb is splendid conps meets- len Friday , , . ': 1 ple were jn attendance includinz a r':,,,i.

• t'" '. . weather and the lnco,wemecne ot the t f I V' ' ,-e -", rna Ion 0" companies were read.

The night under their officers, Messrs Toal, '.

I men 0 t l~ olunteers oyer 200 strong'olJo~";ng ~~ el '00 ... J Cl R' d ... '1 .. , Tb 0 Itt 110nr was remarkably good.

After the 1 fine, athletic youn", men, whose appearl H-~, '\'Y .... eel : .!.Y.lr amea arke ooney an v..el cua. .1 e :0., ns r uc Of, . .. .

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I a,1c,:, ,~ \VOU!ld d 0 credit -='.

'1', .t' ....._ ',' " '.. .' meeting SlX instructors gave drill lessons to any mintary orpresident; Mr Michael Glynn. vice-presiMr. J. \\ oods, 1U c,'jmmand, ,pnt the men .' . '" '. , • 1 ¥aillzatlOu. They were headed by a " t : P B urke tbrcucb (\ u series scri " took, ad,an.ag""I-~o..."d and went thrroug 11. a series . cent ; . F'0\', 'r "_. secretaries' _ it rouzh CI rifle and bavonet prac- of which 68 recruits I" :' WoJ. .1.. o.f CvOl ~ , _". e _ . ., .'"

Thev marched throuzh the town after un- : lutions under the sucerintendencc of a d ('cct; :\iCSSl'S I'. Foy and :\J." Burke, secs.; I. uces, New recru.ns are being • cm'olled· in.~si...ictor . ....il· c, b ..

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• aeIO'o.!.n~ an tlo:>ur'3 dIlll, "Nuh extl"a.'.)!.. i bib'_ oualificd ":. '\.. ..mi,1i'o:-),' .. l.t.O.l I. u....

J. :II!. R. I- oy, tr~aS-.t.rer. AlJ present were II The men. are ,... \1l<lkmg steady pfo'gr.t::s':; In . "':,. 0, . . . ,\ scquerH.lJ the >,ound of ,di:;t<lnt music , di~""~' r~o"ll-·tt,· ~.,,' pr"'lo"~n T~e 1 " h-_.J ,.l " di ' .

HI-! '" D "1 I 'C' d h ," ...... ',.; T"': 1 '••~• .J -0' ."., ,"~C1 c~ -.Y ." "'1, "".'J. an~ ;J. ':1",.... _ n.. nstructor nJ.&e al!

S co~g l:1S'l..rUCw.on. .u.lS COr}!3 _:-=r-' 'VlolC'U - . o~ ... '''eo'-L~ enrolled and P a.t J.u.t ugn, dr!.HlIlt; ,\VIll be oont!nned e·\·e~J· 1 u;-:sda"", rei-IDOa. \ O.l..h~t·,.ets C'a.H1.en1.arclung up ln put , ,the company tMOUgh.. ,their• frst ddl. I lS "ery poPl!,a~ and the ll;..en most efh- I r1,; t.lu!ly 'J • ~ .

• s:J)endid or,;'cr he:1dQd '0,'J" 'bel'r ""l)'d , • " an'" "'t:!nrh,,1' """\'e'!"l''''''''5 U1"Gc·· Lap. .).

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in ~i!1,. p.ryrade and ,'fighting exercises.

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Tb3 men of Ol:cntlbret hav,e fonued a At a meeting held in the OoU!t house St l'atnck's B!lttc.n0p. h~,~cltheir < th I'; h "I t weekly eonccrt 1U the DIlll Room, o. e . "~,,; yO un eel's.

130 I' . Ok' g H a l'I, on S un d'ay evenmg _ . 'I .. ,., !nen . lon Sunday '. week a. corps of the Volun· . , ~ t nco ,..e~e. om:olled, .squad dr:,1 ana 1llltl al teers was estG!bhshed. T3.d~ Ua Lorng;-Sl!l; wnell a :er~ enjoyable progmmme.

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t'ralnlng InstrulCt:ons were gwen hy ~JT. ood. :'>0 "",1. ,_ .' .,_.. .S ,t), '" J:J.n COllul:v Iu"x..cto,.

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Senmas

Risceard

13,ea.uac,

bon

fi~5t Sf. a9,t was 0 BU'Old- m;tch app~Cclat~, b.Y ,the large audIence, \\'~to.comp.etdy .n..:kd .'he hall. ()wmg to sees, and i s:na:l charge {o:c acirmSSJOll a great Dum-

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'!.~d O?'~:~·lD.~ voclfe!'oU:J~y,

~ When both IH'l.ed UI) 1t \\'2.S i!. thnlhnrr s-p:"ctacJe, and eve.r;-cJuo eX?ress~d admi.r: ;;tJ~,m (or such a fi~1C bedv. :\r.ili~rY dri!.l \\.~~g g;. 'De thr,()1.Ig-il in a ~fi-eld Otlt~i(:{e the \Own In wh:dl both COJIlpall'~;; took pan.

Some. stirrinrl specd).e3 were de· livered in th,e cours; of the f)'ening. ',express;"'" renewed confiden e .' ]\1 . J h -0 c IIIparty - ron and R-edrl1ond and hfs tgt>,llant c~-erishing the hope, the unqnenchable de.

Sl.r~ of all trne Jr,ishmcn fe,r the linal tJ'lHmph of .he cau;'e of Xatiooal In de· pendence. cv!llpaI.1_eS

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of

Progress

Movernent

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ing, five comp..nies being hard at work three, nghts weekly.

On Sunday last tJ1C Augher Corpc mustered to 'the number of ,1.00 under Drill Instructor Kd:y and gave a-very, creditab-le display.

Cu.la.nore un'dcr Iristructor Duffy were also out, and numbered SO '111C11. Thcynl! ~1),:')"":1.rthor oughly efficient, and arc a fine i)cd,\-,

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::-r.AY 1G, 1914,

S.\TL:RDAY,

THE IRISH VOLUNTFER.

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Pe Northern

Inspection

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Belfast in who

immediacely,

11:1\,(' not

Tyrone,

Address:

The

Derry, Hon.

treet,

and

Fer-

Donegcl.

Sees. Headquarters,

The Irish Volunteers, wick

commu nicated

Cavan, ::\Ioll<!ghan,

viz.,

managh,

y(,t

til"

20G Great -Bruns-

Dublin,

Palish A mc,,::n'~ in;:!; a branch

fer the purpose of organis. of the above wi ll be held at

Carron at 12 oclccl: on

/ Tile

. ta.:r,:'tg

Greenan's Cross Crcenau's Cross CGn1pnny !T.C('t for on Sl!'~il~.ys. ).~r \', cods in co:n-

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S1..V:.l!:::lY,

17th :'Iay.

The pea;,!c cf adjacent districts w:Jl f.n-d C," non the most convenient centre, and are (,}1fca:cd to be with the people of Carron on tha ; day.

The acting· cor..l1nji·~.."c hav e received :1 ,proIr!i:-;c £:-01n ~rr. Sean ()')ft~rth,j:re that as he will then be in the neighbourhood on Gaelic League bue iness he v.i ll ~5S:St at the intiaiicn of the new 'brnn~h.

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f I)~~1:cy.., aiL j~ ('.:-',('11. :~'.(:~·b('r :-;; ..(.1 ~17-!:l·e~· g--:::z:...:' so.ne !.3.rg::.! p:-.:t.-ti· ·C. :S.: :-..: r..cui.s are lh;h~r; enrolled, ~nd an crdcr issued fo:, re2'~lo.r weck'v attendance part of ach n~r.''71:.)c ,- _·..1 -," ,..~ (..1.,ff'lC_~. "',... ....S .\ - n";'"'-''' e_\... ... an... .•• I... .. lnt~

Rev l' J O'Grady prcs'ded.

Also on the pl,tform: The ).layor of ,Sl;go . (~'~lde:::n~n a-iul\::5:' Aid. Foley, :~Ir J' ~{:Gnr.rin, ol I Drun.xeerin, Co. Sligo; ::;lr C J Devine, Iloylc ; :'Ilessm P C::nv]cy, ::\1 C C; 1':>.:k. ~.I~_\'fa:la:'!iy, ~\I U·C~; J xr Cryan, J PJ an.l rl'~·"f~.,~·1v {...... r- t,oli''';1"1U 'I>'''pr'tl-l1 ...t·t_'l'(:_! :\1: Grav, Chairman 'of the 'BoYLe Br.ard oi J:::i-::~";~'.'::~-~"o_f ',tl~~,"; I~~::! _ 'd ":;' s;i.

Guardia: ;::, Bar-ds and con .inacnts ",'ere {i.le .... ", I'he \ C.lH1',\';'(I v.no 15 (,J.j·!:'L~:s UI r p::(,~'~··:1t frc:11 r~t...ny centres. j~cl~dj-ng art Vot. ~ o. l' ..,.... ~:~~, no; .

• "' ·'l.'l·'·ln" nrac_,_... ict....::. s ,(':........ "",,4 excellent bras.: ('lid reed h'!l::i from iJ:\ilvmote.

The proceedings were marked by ~h~.Ulli:~-08t~n~!l;:si~.~:n, ~s t11e~·cwas e;·(:''l''~· mdicat.on tnat Kcash \\,111 be H stronghold of the inovement.

Father O~(~r='..dy is verv {.h~l'ir~ .b·:,·i!"' ..~ r}1"C~~.:'..!,{>(~1..0 c.c-£<.:rr-J. his horne enthusiastic ~~¤';a.rdin6 ir, and that means =, .d r cuntrv.

EYCJY Volunteer in oJ·co c -:--~1' it brL3 come to stav a nd to he rcinfcrced .c::\ll. by recruits by the" score.

Rcu ..sing addresses were delivered, and up to 200 menlbers were afterwards enrolled in th > corps which 'V.33 forrncc. .A. cQrpret~n't drill instruotor bas been employed, and Dinjle there is every reason to believe iuat wi h The services of a compe.c-t n:,:"'n h~''';'e the- fine 'material to work en in the (.~:~~lt ..t Kea=h will have one of the' best <;~~p,~ in been sccu-ed. and under his tiJ.~ti,:,:J. drilj:: Co. Sligo 'n the near Inture. take place everv njgh~. 'l~}':.e rau'<s hav; been consid=rab ly ir;..creased, :~lld even in a lC',,;! days' exs.ence rCHct1es over tho hundred figure.

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T!"_' t' t f t' I' h X "!e .!.\a.'\'~!) eon lngen 0: ne n~ - a~ -ti,-;-n':',l "o]t!n;ecl's he!d their first route n\~-:-ch ~n Sunday t:"enin,z, .lnd had 0. most •.

:il'~"X·'~Jft.:l <cl!J·ing. n',"~, hz:!k·J. b:; le:l;

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n1en:

wli:) were

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.~111boy. All ;:he recruits turn in two nights ·w('t-k.:,· for drill, and ~at enthusiasm I~ore•

over

unday, the 2Gth .A.i:'xi:, was a '--(i;:-y to .... remembered in Labasneeda, Y. hen the (.1.....

Mcmbers x no .' ...1Ct l'=il~vsu.~1. J~attaEon or th::" Xa~ior:ol Ycl· dinary nights \",i:l I Jl in fer <hi.:! 011 'tl:1t.c~r3 .marched Iroru the latter place, Thursdav r!1ght;~. at ;l~p~~oi:'J~~"d.

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J. O;-{;I" 3GO ~tro!.'g, f-or the t.urpcse form~\[uI('ahy" Lyons, Co::-!'('>!)r,r:c1ing Secretary. ~np: a cq~-r; in Labasheedc.

They ?-:::.!!\"C'd , abc..t .], l~.,..a., and marched 0!1 through -I dl~'\';J1~::;c, and went tJ.1fongh the various I exercises \':c.1cil would. do credit to men I of many " cars truin.ng.

As they marched past the ~r'1S:~ muh itnde that ~';;~('j'0~}e::.l tf') J\. n~cc:ir:g for the ptrpcsc c: cn:Gli;n~ I Meet then-, ~t wc s in..deed soul-stirraj !:) :1 Volunteer Cor-is v, ~.~ lr('Ll in t:le 1'0\\'1"1 " witness the' en_.ql1:s>~.srn that 'pL "'::~~~t-:d 't".,' ·.~.,11 ....·.._""1•• - •• ,;. ~ ....,•. :,. lr -,~·l, Xer ... _~.l." en '(r ..-' , b..: .. L:C.I) r., ()~ tt.Lh.. ';_'Lf that !lJ.._"... L~;. ~!trcng. "''h'""'I~",.4:Tlr,>"'-''_ !..,_, ~ (".;; ..... 0 W4S po ""-

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Athboy

FCS~!lt

Labasheeda

i!l5:ractor,

:>-Jr 'lIf'C2.lm,

Q:w~:':I:r ~··.Jg.:}':e!'lteJ ell :-,:,:'.:'':' .. be J~...:..;:~l;(',:' .:;;:t,~geljl~·r t:~:n.g .:,:.!.~ r:l ..[:3 rr..::.;:ch 1"..light he· p:.1t dc'..:n at ·!·OJ. Le..w:u,J ~he Hall, accomp:mied 'by the Pi.pcr&' Band peeying s~i.rring n.;:tion.aJ

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Castleblayney A public

meeting was held in the Town nigb: j or the r;n:posc of establishing a branch of the Ir i=h "ohmteers. The nH~.eting \V~S nT('s~<lcd. c\·~r. by 1 ':1 ""I' 1 1 _1,,'" "Ir .fohn I"'lndl1 T,l ') .. Ch,.ll •._a.1 ~ .,.",n D:stric: Ccn~lci1. '-th, CI~rke :1.p.d~.I:-. C. La'V<:rt}~ 5'C,lic:ror, ~-dd.rc, sed the meetin3, On the mClio:1 cf "-lr ,Jo;m D"{f:~', SC~: onded by 2Ifr Jell!) F Smyth, 501:0'\0):, -Jl was decided to csi.;!b1ish ? ccrps.1;:1 O:1£::cbhl-yne,,'. :\,.:- Phil 3.I·:~r~bon and ~rr ,Tcl1;1 ::'1'Ci:1:1 \,C~'e uppointeu h"Il. !:cc;,

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~' l~rg(~j;~tt~~i~;lc~~~-i(~'·i:.~ :"~~ the cou:-.::::ecf his ~-;<!!'C~3) r~.'r\:;·r'·e.Jto the I .....

101',::.r'" ~, :1.... ~ .. ,,~. , ~ 'r'" .. .....·.. c .;....... n.c'.-.::..nC~1.." .. t'l r.>... v\c~ ...._~,.I,,;\;';_~ of 'a~ <':c~un'..~!ed the fr0(;:}·')m. r.f Jre1t'.nd, :.:1:d, ~ot it, hl1~ 1h~ ~'::i('C~~c~t I~1j3t:.;(C ";l;:~S. m.;).s.-e in di.;'b::r:.cir.j ~h~""~., f<::i' ~~x:n t1~\!

Bljti~ll Go",:,e1·11· ..j'ent took. l..·:~~C~( Cj~r fre.eSlo_:i:n. ~~r .~. IJ D0\-npsL':v, :\':' J. ~~v::tn, .~nd

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T'ne Volunteers i:l t!~e C10,:zher \-allcy conti01.:e 1.0 C:O !1'ood work, and f:esh recruits are ioining 0.1 every practice.

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).Ir O'>~el1!, seconded n~- ~lr .\.:.Jcba·..!l C':'1,e,), -.. nd ;.,,.. ......... '__·.'o~~ "l;j .... ted 2,.1 l ....l~::..~v __ ) b;..c.'::r;~np' ..... '.") th~ ~ild'·~,:.rt D'· tt?lion cf the Ii.'~sh Yol. r:n.ce::-s heo:i.'ty ce~d rrrilc io:iltc. , tlr )'I'Xo.:r:.r=:.. K-ldy=::;.:""t, thea expl:'lzn-cd t.~e aimS ~r:d cbjec:s cf the Yoh:nt·.eei.·~. a:1d aF{''£a~o~ to. all presen;.~ to J?~~'::;'lSi :1~

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order

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2. Secure instructor. possible,

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headquarter

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have

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a t<:c;:;_l ccmmittee

::lst;

.A Cntrpany-T.o. be composed ,0£ ~our i:'~"::!"::~':1~? o';....tl:;ing di.;:tricts. such scchons, d~v decl pe~manent,y mto twO' ha1f·comp'']'es "YO C:pctions e2ch co··-r-r;"T'" ,\.TTO'· 'U \RCTT to be '~alleg' R(ght' ~'ncl C~:11~ ." v. __ ' -,- -, -'-", L. Fanie~, respectively, cach under tDC cern· I On Sua:::::.:;-, 10,:, ;;lSt, 3GO n:en vi the mand '0£ :t. Lieuteoant~ the \,_'hole 10 b.z! .,"0"'0 t"!'t~~jC'l \7='(h t'F' e~.,"'c~)tiO·1 of G cOl!1m~ndcd by a Cap:ain. l\tt::cbcd iol'· ,'<••• ,L .L_ "~l" .' p y the cC,r:;pan ' tl-:O bliglcrs or dru;u."ers, 3nJ J r com :::.l1i~,S h<1:1 0. co.:oentratWl1 one p,:or:ccr, on·~ colour ~ergci\~t, fOu:" m<:rcn, t:le lKint kil:;; Kilbcuenny, The: , '1 '-8 (. f :.!1l r~n",s. ' • "'o:~·']o. •..,j/~· s;gnaL::C':"·:::-t· h._ c}.(Il!:t,·J{.· t"l:"l"i1Gcd o·,t,;ut r

__

"C' 1 d "

_I

interest.

Rer-. Father Condon visited the Ira]! and erriressed his enthusin ...:n at '.~"!'3

at I

~

SJd"'l,."lOlL

J.

l

CASHEL

I

I

l.Hl£',:'::':~'·"·Rrded to proper

.,

on

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'I

.

D. ()

~

pa,ad~d

.I.

BALLYPOEET::X. D ,\ n·,1"ic m~ei.1'" . -~ ," '-.... ~ ,:_ .-' L .:>

S,:m,a:" 10.h c ghc men .• ',,,0 {,., '0";'

Grounds

~

•

,Y,., "

.

'

A Squad-To l?c composed '0. one of whom WIll act as Corporal.

A Seotron-To be composed of (wo such S''1'I~d" un"er the con'rol of a <:;~-O'eant ....

r..-

I ~w::w~~!':~~~~::""':':'::O::~~~~::=~~~~~~~

\,ill

Drill

Gaelic

Rlcochets.

.has

..:~:;, 10th i;,$~, ~nd the n1cve:nent is pro· f"'·~O.'"'' f~~o'"r~bl\'l'n t'lC c"strl'ct

•~he \'CtUn:ee~s smt1l be ~~.. dn':ded for • • m litary pu~poscs mto. squ::c~: ~cc"ons, hdf compamos, cpmpa:l!cg,.

J.,n,:uhons all~ regwlcnts.

The V~TlOlIS nn:ts cnumera:e~ above to be cOi:#pcse-d as fcilov;·s-

,

.

"~,._:.':~~.~~!Z~',,,"~ ~O_dL_"H~

CO?JPA?{TES.

association.

,

.'

...

__

I

the

ass.:st-

__~m~aaag

Mention Voluntcer iuheu writing

1'1, Cashel ] .., "J:J ,";"0 'rr;<', ,. " .,,1 '" .e ~., e. crane C'. ... ~ "'-u., _\~'JC~, •• . _jJ(.'Y SC01:'ts are llnpro,"ng grear.y l~ "'51:;. was held on 'I'uesday a'alling and other matters.

They have ., , 1~Ir J .1\. Lynch pre- had a senes\o"1 route marches and cressaddress was delivered country running and created great

of the on

" 1·...

in order the pre-

on Sunday, {he. sen-ices of :'!r Dc..nald::-;cn b~_ll1O' !"cqu:sltloncd ~s dnll instru~tor, ~

ted.

.,nUL\l~Y IXSTR'C'CT!OXS

.~

1:1

VC?

A

I ~ ~Gr

,;,J.

~I

underwcnt Instructor,

l11e£

cee:! !D::UCU and::lLL 0 Sulhnn's c.~ an lllS;..,:uc;or we;c gre<:lly

_

.

CQmpan)' C· '.

,yard, O'S lJ'

,:,',lr

tr.g

IIea-.:lqnarters.

",

a(;o'l'e "1'-

u.!:'G ..~r

rules place;

I

BUY AT HOME.

~==~~

are iI

provisions

I Shandon I

"a

.

to the take

!

F1-:"C ..... __

1' .............

~

,

by l~~rr P F Crotty, U D C. At ~ast fifty joined the ranks and a~recd\ to conform

_

.;::; ..

BOY SCOUTS.

drilling.

of

su N.

handing

III

made .£01' recrttits cOii\"erS~JJt with

l' . ~i~l!ln:try stages

-. ~

Baznine Teacher a ,,,

'..

should

in, .their

company ...

~ ~ ~

the order to disruiss was given. men desiring to join the Volunteer ~

"tIl

t!r.,.d~-rwcnt ,drill ~r;.d considering it was ~n.:y their second a.?v¤ar,~n.ce on parade, ~. ., . r ,...:1.....1J.. ccnaviour "';"':.1s, ve,ry satisfactory.

I co be

look

\"OiUl!-:'CC:S-

Spcrtsfield where th:;·O'.lgh 'the var icus drill

by Instructor

were:

where Young

AND

LONDON.

to the

•

Ld , per month per man, company organ.sation. \

---

WIREs:-BANDS,DiJ

the

S1l1H.!::t.v

_.

on Tuesday,

MONUMENT HOUS~·. DUB

Twomey aud Fi~zgc.:·':lJd. Tb!::.:e was a 1 r1 ttend d 1 ar",e a ennance an marked advancement W:lS displayed by the men in the execution of the different formations.

They went throno-h the various evolut' . .J irabl ", 1 d d . 1 roris aumlra ly. .ana o ecye or fers with ',' '1-' miutary precision. ney a .terwards 'marched four deep to Ballybr:icken Hill

.

CO!":l', T!._:"~,J.YLA~bERS.

.~...

in

H Companies

brought ::;::(l~·('s of company u.ey

CO~IPAXY.

•

'O!'

•

spring bayonets, for bayonet fight-

G~' di , -reat ere ,t IS uue to lccal here for the assistance rendered

inst,

12: l~eep in ,trequellt and .re~l1]a, nlUl!lcat:on 'v!tn the General Se-c:ctn:nes,. who wii! b,; re:H:I~ to vise a:;!o ,css'st in every way poss; ble.

l-

of efficiency

and

pa:-~d.~ cf

p.ace

put them in touoh with any

GL\"!\,\YORTH.'

his'I

l.l.

11'. No ':Ol:.m:cc:~: C~rnpa~: c~n b,;_; (:1lcwed 'to ta/\'e any acticn that :s net !jJ. accordance with the Cons'dtution.

"'l'-"~'

ana

expressed by manY'I' of men code:. be

arrange

:0.

E.<tcr. 1lI.Hrrv company s~ouJd. ,i1.f- ,GAL.!3ALLY, G CO:,iPAKY. D1:;Kc.;ARV!~N. fil:~tc direct wi.h tl;(~ Central Comruivtee u-rtil such time as local authorities .c<.n . A Iull muster of l!;.:s compauy Y;':::'2C::d :\. Iurtlier mccting 130 orcaniacd . and the Central Committee , \) ., / .... '. wll ;\"c the' comnauies all the assistance :-..t .L._.·]-O p.m. on Sunday, 3rd inst, ~;~d evcnmg, at which in their power. ' . "';"~3 t:;'ill~d bj an instructor from headsided, An eloquent

Send

I I

arouse~ sides,

~

_\

.

nrm wIH:ng to supply body' pads, and masks,' ing. ,

T..4

member U:t.:.

~.I.

body h

en. iform and his rfle, Cl'.!Jdmay be aided ~:1 Ih is eithei .1»)" f)u1?1:c s;J'!;;scl"i.pt!ccn ~r I~V al:n- surolcs of toe Company J.unas "''{'.,r ether ; -r ..,E; ...... ,. .... 11·ve b.el)D r'lct, n.'_.

all

Waterford

..

must P'Y~' small i:~:;the movcrr.ent, and sufficient to. d~f!'~Y ~ffc!"c:::tl \h· P Coughlan, nayrnent of jIlSlrUC- ' etc.

'11!,;t=!~-cco!', OJ! ta eir vrsit

The

1'1 'J.

to

the very

CATALOGUES, MATES AND SAMPLES FREE.

o~

[j, Let e;G,~·one. clar ly un~ers:"nd til:.t tIl rv am or the \ olu nteers IS to secure o:1d mainbaiu the rigb:s common to th-e whole people of Ireland.

6. After ,the f,oregoing. po:nrcs have been m:>.de clear to everybody, then enrcll :hc men who are will'ng to serve.

13~ _

__ ._. __.

,,_ •••

all

I

S.

~'ble

III arch for early date.

week

lectures

march

on

state

Committee-

be

and

deserve

the

enthusiasm

to that

quarter

mastered

organisations of ana· "Patrol Duty by Kight," "Scouting," ticnal tendency to take part, and see that and "IIO\V' to March. in Unknown Places, no one is excluded from becoming a Vol· It is hoped to be able to un teer on the broad bas: s laid down in by Night.'~ tho Constitution. ./ equip all the men of the above companies 4. Secure a /co:nmittee that is as far by Sunday, 17th inst, the pattern haver. :1~pc .ssiblo representative of a.l .. f:Ccti?DS .C";:::.":!r, l)':::!t, baadolier, arid hat have been of 1:- S~1-;l';d1 aud combat (!~y rc ea Ul~~~ j...... :.. "_ ,.,.' .•• , ... ( ,: .... "e '" (.,..,.,I~;., .;-~ cr e sec3:.:h.,;~J~,:,.:,1 ~n:l. approved of by the local ,., ""It.,.,.s ..... _ .\.

U~~""'v (;;"':'.' ....., ,L,.: 1i:,:! ....-i.i.··~~l-,!U~';l to secure a, pol (cal al"';. 'I.:;J::;.~::;~t,2'~.'''In.e local cO:11n1jt~ce will be vaut.ige o':c;' any other secuc n. :.)lc~z0:1 to l1'::~r froin any c·ther organizing 3.

.,_~~~.

ruen

a- short time, as it is only they h?_ye been organised,

good

cQ..ning the

already

the

comment;

brought

the

very

drilling

have

preliminary

order.

of

L)~K1·e

company

p:~~:'week

0 af competent ex-nril.tary men

•

displayed

surprise was such a riu.mber

~hat

companies

of

discipline

greatest

zreat

CORPS.

_

The

I above

the Const.tut.on,

is done

••

Ist Batt HCo.Uql.::U

at

bearing

favourable the

--0--

1

bo received

The

I general

DATI',

v.omparues ---0--

.

._~

doubt

"

II

_.

I ter~<.

--0-1st

r

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0

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For Forrninq

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THE

14

IRISH

:'_HVRDAY,

VOLUNTEER ouly

.,.iitb the

verament

consent

olonial

01 tlae

be employed"

to

such

limits.

- Specially

After

1

the

I of the

I

of

Australian

the

British

lir$t

division

was

to create

Government

of this

decided

The Irish Volunteers.

naval

Q

Squadron.

and Company DrµJ, made s. d. easy, with Illnstrations .. , 1 6 Tr~nins; of an Infantry Company 2 6 Section

The

that

which

home

welcomed

rejoi.cint.r;S

to

to replace

fo%:& is

haTe

public

recommended

Federation

in _chiU'~ter,

the Australians amidst

the

Colonie'S it

Australian

b'y the Commonwealth force,

I

formation

BOOKS

lVIILITARY

Go-

outside

16, 1914.

~:L-\'f

1~st1ng

ever

Rifle

and ted,

a

Sword E~ showing

Illustraand

"Rig~t"

"Wrouz" positions .. _ On Guard. \Vhat to do and hQw to do it , ,., Extended Order Drill And the ComThte squadron cocsists of the 'Austr a pan~ in B"ttic ... ... lia" of the Dreadnought class, wJ.:ti.cb ""ill Aids to Scouting,

by Baden Powell carrv the ensizn of the fleet commander Scout!. Alphabet of Notes ~ Quer~elJ - ., ~. . , I Sketching and Map Reading, with Rsar-Adrniral SIr George Patey, who has Illustrations ...... been assigned to this d;ty by the British Aiming C'afq for using the sights of week,

- I

The Ships.

.

06

I

I 6 ' 0 S 0 6

I

".l.u~t::t;ja

';s coming

0':

o-~

,_

into

her

own.

\Ye

a,

.~

I

and

that

'lot

alene

f

Ct' overnmen The tonnage

The Beginning on

'._

.~,

•

0

f

three

-~".

• -

,.

ShoO ~rries eigh~ 12-in. f;UD.S, whl~~ be discharged simultaneously.

Built John Brown and Co., Ltd .. Clydebank,

'-'in

keel

was laid on June

2.3rd, UHO,

W:l,S

l~a=~ed

on the

~.;)th October,

eif-ectn·.

:::~n.:;e or

•

(l!'ar

faster

fia3

!lying

at

the

fleet.

blue

vessel of

':~ry

.

hLSI

as he sees the

foremast

of

Sydney,

",Lel-

r«:

_

we wonder,

i j~iced"

then,

re~oi~ed

that

i

people

.

re-

left behind p:ay:mg;; the days

th~t .th.ey

:.1-0<.:,,,:3 of subsidy

I tnem

the b~

The

I

'J

c'rocse

to

t'v.,- ,~ :'-.,

_c_,..

_,

i;,e called

Britishers,

;;<""'3o'u"o to be called

~.-

....

I C:J1l.S!'!:.

because } ustralians

-

-.

,.

lof

".,

"

I do uct forget that our fleet is the fleet r,; his !!lll.j-eetv- the King ; nor do I want .,~,.~,.~

AJ.~ -to

<-.')V.,~

c.~

1-."")"~ 0" ,_,."~ .," .vdmiral fC<1d

is

Iorzet '0-'

'he ,

Patey

I't

'b'lr-"~n .'

U~,

and his

first li.'

re:::l,,:Hk~!-e

;_.'1C:l'~

vr

r ;

_\:L

••

O"'-'l' l,-\;l.lY,

T "

sessed ,.,

vessels

t.r(wla

was

cur own Aus-

,3:"

,tb.e

Very

.'y

ihe

Old

and nome,

which

T

".

The

uow

protected

cruiser,

1ritis1.t

Goverumeut

' _' ~

they

.

v.

'or •

Her

r,

breadth "

sot

Arman-..ent-Eigbt

0-

t,

".--

Hl.

.xavv.

•

of the 1\aval

prOYl:!!OIlS

the

.....

. ..

Bnush

:.I.l1.

A>irecli:le1lt Gove-ru!Itent

d

:¢'1)7

ke.ol

x::_:en..

the

present

'.

0

0_

i

I

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;:;S'l.l\::l~·O~of the f.ustra:ian :l.·,nval J:l, Sydn<'y Hamour

1'\:"'Y

co

its!

I

,"

.

Squ:\dron (l:ld ('1;0

ex;.en1, IS r: ",.;' 1

poor

In

Its

popula.

waters.

liliau

he'

~.. ~ .J..C~l, acco.owg S:>l of Iffil, nU!!lbered

.. or.,

to the

1 rOll,

I ~d

exi9tinr<

comes

.

.,

.,.

t l:S l'.1:n:.ature

. " IS t,:\, h'

['~:nl

_

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,....

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1

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..

re-I

.

.

6·i.

11 . ~It

torpedo

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0

e

method

1

It

fuil.instrn~tio; ~

Lm"

SlQfJe

tnbes·l

I

eompleme'llt. lYlO c&icers ~ by t~ Loadon and Glas.

Co". Ltd" O~ow, her ... 11th 1911' J ." l:u~ Qll Februas "'.J".~J) \y~ l.ann:chcd Oil tl e 9l}ili A sust

th.il I"e.'iy

.!ISO

GALE & POLDEN Well.i.n::t09

\'forks,

Corner,

Amell

-<.__, .,

I

I

II

I

"Sv-:lney" in tonnage, possccsses three destroy-

LTD.-

.Aldershct,

and

London,

E.C_

2,

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lP;

au'd 82 ,~h:lp~,i!l urj~.

W'j.~ he. llltete!rtIeg to v:atch the g.r,?Wd:l .... 6t tpi.:! tl~w¢.l~ 6~~t all.cl the eor·

r~_.,

1

at

each. of 700 tOD8, tlle Parramat:a, the.. \\'~_""';.ao and the Y h . _ . .,. a.'t<\. I n a dei"!tlon i.!_-Gl:e ~~~,(o'n~~'I.>o.~'t:~"'~y'~~~ I~ :as ua.a.nn-ed -.i~~~· .t... ... . " d _' .!~\Jlit' ' ~ "'i)\}(, (r,tf... 1 r,!!'.Ts.. ~ ~~W'~) ." ",-=u'~'. t.[l.e .Dns~.aae, Qll ,""'~( :::1!" ~~1l" '" ,~to:re40_-boat des<royers stlIJ under ,,-~ eonY..ruc~oll 1Il ~~!aru:l, i', ...., " ,~.fc & ~:s .13 ttiC_ root W~ic.b. the Royal ~~ V "_~t:.>tmlin.ll ,:'\<I\-Y IHll 5'''-'0« 0 ',. moO,' c.. t' r)..L o· n 1~ ~ c:m5'"..ructic-n <1-" C ' l-h !%,J '!.IO t: , - ,_ ommonwea, proposes ~""' ,,'S II ...~ 2"i?end "l t·:>+~l §':'f!ll t .oS7 000 AtV\ )...:~k< ii>+ It .1 ., ~ .~, ~ o'.:-r.' ,vvv, V , wh:ch be ~r, O'T'Ire-ad oilt b_ ~t "",.~t ~,.;j6 t' w"l I'd , ...., ~ r'~~"" l1'':';;1 , con emp a~. to tbe ~'t'ar 1932.

When;m . ccmp!eted ill 1933 the t!eet ,,>ill eon@st ~ A SelectlOlI of the Best Articles of ,52 .~hip~, t'ight of whieh will be Dread. 'that have appeared in 'IRISH !:lCughts, Its pTdt:r'.em'-e sttenlT'J:. i~ e.~tI.. ~~ fl~EEDO,I'I\" in the past three :nato:!: to, ,b~ 23. rollo"'a ': in "191.8, 23 ve'S· ..,_~~ years. ' ~1.s; .I.~ 1928, 42 ~hi~:;; '48 ~hil'" in IV'lB.

The following a_re the Titles of a few of the Artlcies : ,~

~ ~~"

~

fil ~

l!l{ ~

re.,~nu.m~ lIler:ease. 5.! Ui10n':l! pride al'ld ~ Men and Arms. ~ s~nl.t!lr.e,lJt. It t!! -:!~'!'I=!! to r-ef1ect that fj¢.l}(, T". F<n!"~M;nment ~ while Gl1r friends down tlUUe.r p05Se.'$S .~~ "Open Letter to King lieorge " ~ bo1J:.. eo'" army s.nd. a fl.eet \Ve iQ lrelo.nd ~"What Frees the Brave" Yi. 'Po!!S~S hardly a Ii1}e,. ~ "The Irish Ilolunfe,ers'" ~ . ".,.' . .

~~~

_

I~

fC"l\·lt:eS.

~~

Sydney We.Jlt wild 0"& tbe reception o.f t.he fleet.

Tb..;:ciry wa,s bril.liatnlv ilJ.!:1IDi-1 D~ted, the str~.t.s being th.ron.ged ·wi...t.'1,the iliousar.ds of 5Jgnt~'S w.h.o pOll.L--e-1 ill from the S'Jr~eul'!dia~ co'S.ntry (,.lL.-riod by thil S(a.t.e RaQways at clre.ap mret!SerTkes '...nd entcrtaiun:1013.ts of :l.11 kinds ~re tho order of ~ day .;,~.tr-~ .... ;~ , . ~ ....._~ ~~ ~""" .-~. ture-houses hM to cJ.cse th6r doors ag. ai£.st the thoui>:Ul.ds who =]d Dot b~ QCcOlllm.odated in h.alls fillod to oVeJ'fio'i>-ing.

Pi.lt po....~~ly ene, oi ~~<l" moat trtriki.o~ ~!ure!' oJ' the ~:eb;lL~Or: '!I":lS the d£clti~.] C_JZ.c.:to .hy 'b.~ r~i::,e:nh: c..f S),'d!lCo; to s~.ri.1rc GO 0:.:0 - c02!!!fjm.o.;-;:.thc r:::M.'l\' . )':h.~.:l.t y;1.:J ~ cii~tri.ffi~0.J ~on:.!.:'~ 'l1~e :i.l.l,.:)o1. ~,[,.£id::t:n =d ",o..-;u bv U1:6lli a:l' consi.alli r"m.i.r.~ • .s ot t.hg bixih Q! thl.tir

I

8 8

.

If'. ,.) lease mention tAe Insh Volunte6! when orderi~ and enclose re.:nittanc.: with O1:dcr, "to(leth~r with Postag~.

The best Catalogne had n roi "Military Books (lao be upo applca.JOn to us .

fffi"l

.

1 0

P

-I

t~, the

i'!~

Easy,"''lfith

e

] •

shields;

W<l,S

eq_~

:Ialade

, 1

TO, !l.ne . SoldiOCl!, e i erritorials By the Sert.

9& Obtai bl f ."

P' ' ....IDa. '" rom ... e naters & Publishers

C:l<~.!l~,I~

IS

6 6 0 3

""" TH:ntsfto Ipll Or

r : ••' n 1'0 ... ",.

:Ull.S ill

two 21-is

~

J~n."y WIll grow. lhc rnam qu:r0d.

Tbese ",_?ssels.;I,"ereto remain wil.tht' . l:Jnlt.S ., , ne C o!J')mOll1\'ea l't"- h as rna d e I' , !~ t:l,e 0,r t h C J \' ustra l'lan, statton and

~

f9 cruds,

o(

-=,

to t, ~ en· 1 th.i:I squadron entered 'Port Jackson.

Thre.-e 4,449,49'3, with, b.1iscrs ">e:e aJw9y~ to he held in com_ -~ ""~ _ .. h b" l:tV,I)vlJ S!Xi!'H?:ltlCS, ..ilS Ul!t a na~·. mlsslon, the renl:.l1ncier heJ.ng kept in . -: . ., .

T,:t~, 1t IS O!1:y :t vi!ry small o~e yet, but 9~rve, bnt ready 10! commISSIon if reo

I ...

Signalling

Army

f~~",

N'j

e.roproyed in. thetrade ill Austrn.

September 5th, 1S91,

On

on

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,l~tzation8 ......

How to Keep "Fit," the Soldiers' Guide to Hulth ill Field, .'

O:am~ and Quarters

a displaceRexi ia size,

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of five fa.st third.class cruisers torpedo g'unboats on the Austra-

on October 4',b. Th.e occ~on was sufficiently Dotable Ilian station in addition •,0 ca, '-1'" -' lor llie ahelltlon 0 fl' us_h men. T'" ",,6 Ii squ.:ldro!l, to" be spoci2liY ,,:,t' ., , th' t' , lJ •. .c C:)~~l.ry:-.or ._LOU~_ vas lD ! protection of the flooring

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',' C thcl T' d ti 'I d ' i'~ cie at 'one L' e erat on ca: e I sud the Aus:ralian Cobnies pro ....ided for I '.. ll .. · U." at Ea:hurst to make arranzemel1t~ u'1,~ pa\-ment of a subsidy of £120,000 I' 1312, a!U.l IIOm:m>SSlo=d ,June 27th, 1913, •.. 'h- fit.' . _ .. - " f th d' I t~-er cost '!:lein" .c·,L~f\ 000 'I'h- ""i.eJ .0_ " ~ L •• l11g 1:::p,e~e_l':l'10n 0 e 15-, per annual by the Colonies towards the - ..... ~:wv,. ~ U' ".__ h~-_~ " .' '. 'h l' !l>CU;:18" the fo"~h cr,' ~ rh ad ._,~_ ~t t.!.v ,("ep,lOn LO De ~l\ en to ,l.C S. mal.iltenan(;e of all Austrahan Au:ullary . ' .... L .Ul,s~r o. e squ

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Her CODll- A.B.C. of tile an ~lluitrat~ p.le!L~l:ft cf men i.s 900.

The' second in Guide to mi~ltary kco'lrled;'o toaaaee" is,..'be "Encoucter,' second ~~.1~,SS Trum~:_ and Wlth ~ui:~e'lforda Sounds for the .c. .~~ -~, ~.~ AJ.wy

bourne, Adelaide, will be home to the wh.ea they were tie-d on to the a_pronof th~ Roy~l Ausirafian Fleet. London strmgs of the beneficent mother-country, ;c 11"'''''' 1'0 more e:..csot to those~"I,.,110' \Y,ho sent h-er obsolete ships to ~u a rd their ,., • ~~._ > •••

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objections to its !lOOpti011 Q.S a :round colour. D~ _ ~ee:!l is .. good all-round ~bMl shade, thoup not proclSl:ly the eeloer I '.woo1d persone.ll;r fAvom.. . . l' L;ts:tl.y, consid~ng the f1ertie-ry series we ~t 'brown, olive, and slate grey. On \,'itltotrt :defr'O;etln:! in Ltb.e Leas-t n"Oln _ consideration, . I 1:LaV'(! . como to the • carefUL the il'li.f'O'rt:u!.eeof arnUJl. our Volunteers . '. ' .

-, coaolnsicn that tho final choice for the th.e,re can r , I believe be AO, doubt, ilia, the! iTOUJld colour of . our Volunteer uniform .' ~i~ of deTi.'iig..:m<l Il.doptwa a ,Ury

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Answ~-Germ.any with imu ........ 0 em 1:> .. r" -1'ae or 60:>· •. ~. , . .~._ 11 f th h t proved M.;Iuser, t.h~ United States with n<;e,) ","",u2:" a 0 em -ave no an , .' ' .equ;J parade y;<.lu.e, tor wbich p1:tTPO-S.lI th~ SPTlRifie1d ro;1,:;;a.zl.:<~aad Gre....t Bri~reJ ~ Rot, r edien" ~uiU! as iJl.tisla.... t.:u.n .he, thou::~t nest.

TralJ'.;µt awfl1.l ac. tory as brown or olive. 1'ru! choioe beinc m1..'>SlO~ ~Rd Ul the Iace of It we find thOi th.a:s narrowed dowa I would person.;illy Irisa Natf~al Voluateers :i.re to be Q..'lll,ed prefer e.J.iTG or elive-green.

This colour with an oblesute weapoa.

New let us see hei.n~ a b1end of ora~ .. an-d e.en would the merits of the British Lee Enfield be an escellent symbol of tbg;I-V! +__ Rifie: a m..izzle velocity 0 0 un<=> _. , of 2,000 feet sec. lde.a.l- .... union ill pe~ca with honour o! oads, trajectory .!!at u~ to 400. J.a.r~s: rl~a all creeds ad classes of 'our people! to itself cnmbersome ana unhandy. nfting ill ilfW.re and II!aintaUa. e:ur ri~ts ;.lnd libec. 75 per 1;=1 of _~l1ns d~ectiye in sorce retie~ as Iris~. ~ect o~ aaotaer; ~mpli~~ and no wa.y For the tlui.form i;tciJl,ts I would s~es.t sunple Ul 0OnstrnctlOtl, Slahtin~ rough a.nd 'a distinctive colour for eotcl1 p!romoe Q~ not reli,a.ble., is ~. very e~pens.lye gu~ an,d t:!l~, ..vould facilitate o.r~ll~tioll into t not 'Worth half l.t s eest new; cor.dite lS: '.I,.:;my I;orps or Dlvisional Commands, condemned as b~i most ().e.structl~·e.on T~ colours. mi~tct b@ for Ulster, crange : the ~1..ads of the barrel, the bullet 1! t.lll,~U!lster, brown ; Ccananght, greJ'; Leiaperfectly Jl1allu.f"'~tured at tlw base .Ul~h , ter, violet. Bands or atripes indicative of and makes the fhi:ht of the bullet erattic 'rOl..tl.kou~ht w' 'b4I unif&m in COlOUr! and 'UllIeliable; the Lee Enfield b~ no. thr~~<-<h" .... <__ F . thi.Jw w recommend it; I have no axe to ~ut <;H1i LVJ.co. or nou·comID.lS- .'" sioned offiaors I wonld sna(7eS '"""on a.nd :riod :md'L.'not mterested in lUly particll. ....... ..._. "!.hi nn,t.... fox the ~h& fa.nks blue ox !ellow. Gold W ~ ~n~ ~ .st.ran~er Ul ,~co...-J Lace ~ pu.~y omitted ~ ll!lsIDtll.ble bu,t ot. Ir~ Orl:l:Ul. 1 would lik~ to. ~ fOf: ~Y;..ce QOnditio~, howe..-er pictnr. t114 Insll ~Qti.()n:tl Volun~~ Il[m~ "nth de . the best and the most efhclent nfle that e.sqll4 Of! p>Lt'Q • , ca.n b~ ol>tlli.o,ed for mooe_y and not worth~ ar: oth.e!ll fltme.nts ;ru.cli. ~ belts" l~ scrap J>O!!,cites bandolie,rs etc_ m!;b.t b. broWn l'l-OW let us ~e tit- ment5 c.f. t~ Gor· If' , .. ' "",' =:1 w'th a considora:blJ" l:l"l:st 11 :",'Ould, ~ m:n~1a pLOfenbl. from mO-NI,li"u£eI: thall the British trajectory. ~t lJ" to...

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Th. dotll. a1ronld be of -;-e,y simple nothin~ complicated and 'with· • .

• ofa~: c'f Wild We&daperotdcesmthelservice ~tern,) well mado and of Irish out the wretched box ma~i.n~ as is ~nl. Church St;'eet, Belfast. ~ _,_, "cr" It -" - 1d th ~ ; . c ti bu 1... the Lee Enfield, hoMs 5 shots Inserted 1n ~ • """-' m'llWl_ <>-a"iS. "...,11 ta e:: un· matenOlls, eas... ..t n; t not C,uIll.SY· 1" t t" .'..'.

TIl A 0 'r~ B d Th I " . , " , a c lp III 0 ",e magazlD.,o, spring zlg·zag, c. . ..... age.

6 ,...orne ..,.. i!lress him QS 'b.!ltok.enill~ the &~fted_dePuttees of a dull shad. sho;nld lYo worn f.h.<l rie is a splendid \ve.apon, accorate, • Rule B-a.dge, in Gre.e.n.and Gold, 7d. ~ tar~ioe. f-r~en, c~sciot:l.S o,f their as lena trousers are :lll incnmbrance in U:t.~ and han-dy and wouM cost in fairly" eGl.ch, post free.

• .... _" '£ ., "'1'0 ... lh <.. large lots about £3 ~ ~un for a first " ~ \'1:= a.,!,.. 0. Uld.r avl roy to ..~'fe o~ field work wu"n not coverod by putteeji. ciasl, S ~Il, tho =un~tion otbotn lOs per r"~b.t8 L~;;9e<:t.edby ~l comers.

It may, A bro:l.d fui=ed kat ~th chin strap 100 or ev~ le&S for l:l.r~e lots, smokeless I uk-e it.. 1:e ·fnrth.er assumed that, it is would rnrob-ably be more sel'"iceable than ~~~ po.:;'~es, n1C');16bullet, w, '~ight a-beut 200 . s:ot thiO, p!'~,nt intention to provid.!! two the re~:t.ltio%l ~J,:cap ... The eolonr of .. The. U S army rjjl.e is the Springfield fl 4j.s.J{ct Wl:i,t:onns; tbe ono!, a riot of col- . the C:lp or: n-.t band Would match the ~mCl model 1906, 30 ~l, bolt :u:tion, ~ V 0!l1l1 teers, .'" " '-_ f' .'

I~"e~y fill,e weapon, 1011, ran~e, j!'at traOUlf ,~ ~de oJlly.: tU e,lt.t5li, u_ u1t,ra. ~ ~"'3, tm: ~ (/ ~ ~:u heUlI:' ).ec~Y Qp 'to 700 yards, muu~ veloci Er~fO..:l i-eld Se..."'Tl48 tne exlu.ln'tia: a t of ~ ~ shade, wMch 1S a. ~cy ~ood eel- 2,73& fed s.eeonds, rang:e ~nd si~t 2,5li, JQ.a.n.-e:1~ du!lI.$li. dUI fo:o:' aemc:e FU~es. !YQ,!'ds ~t longe<l ran2;e o~rved 4.,700 , '. . ..' j'JIrds, olltag ~at ~ troe, si&Mi~ simple b ~t1l ... ~ s:tl1ta1a e.l.us ~ 1». CORchlSlOJl, ft IS aot~.f eour.se, b-n-t ~ery finely constru{)~ peep or ordin. it ~o-uld b,s ~Jci~ t. l<!Xitas Q ~ e!.almed that Ute for_eg,oinl ~i.ons IU'~ acy V,. nothi.o~ complicat~d. boot this gun IUld \utlaOtit the box ' ',' h ld ~ l>e-tween t;he ~.coe.k hll~ fXf £ull in a:l.l l:e9pects ide.l; but tbeJ an! put 5 sho..... ~"~ bo '_Q"A~g~n:e G.gGl lhn't 0gunS , _ . ,~, ~ ~~ ~~ _ Slllg e 8 0 ~ .

At 69 ~ ctrts.6 p~lI.d. lUId ~ tuUlcce$arlly dO: iorw.ard as a help w t~ s~ solution 11 del">U'e<!;this ride is perfectly troe, O'Connell Street, ',p:essi.u~ diu~in03.9 typified bT khaki, ol the lJn~t qu.estiou .,.,f a snitab~! ~~c you point t?e a:un the shot goes, 'mndaS'o h.n.s Very little or DO effect o.n the 1~c-r F~ ~eld "'Oi'k ~udy colO'U~ ICIllifQOB,Jll! :the ,!)'atioaal AtIDJ· bulle;. This gUll to ~my ~d ia the finest For Irish Tweed '1 ~e ot COUf'S>6 q1l..it>o ont of pla~: but, SEAN UA MAOLIN. ~un III o:o;;tellce or lI1. use of any' army in . h' . _......1. tho U S Go.-etnmellt 14 dollars B gUll a,ub l,eC1.to i t8 e8Se::l.ual r= ..uctlon let us In thb '''''"e''-ry ..u..

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-'he'" _, -..-. £9...., 1~1- \)'\J.; ll.av6 ~ artistic ...'1.d ..attractiTt) a 1:1.11iform a'!:>out 108 per 100 alld ,in large lots would as pos.'iib!e from the pa.rQde pomt of 'View.

C?st less; bulle-t pointed weight 175 grains, , • , , ' n.ickled lead core, finely finished, amriJ.'!lnlrne gro~d COl.Ol.1r of SUUl an all ro~d tion in clips of 13: After th;: summer camp uoeJul 1imform would h.a~e to bo a dis'. r;,[ 1008, at A.mencan Lake State of Wash. , ·b.. . _1.._-' bil J.ngton th.e Canadian Militia of British f L. DOYLE, Proprietor. , tlDCtl,.._ • '11, no. CO!l.l\plCUOUS' ........... 6, W ' e 10000 Vol I t B ColU~l..l·" t a tea x to , un.eers 0 uy . ~l> S¤ll 'm d own to S'eattle th~ faci.nZ$ cotud be of somewhat bri~h~' • fire Ii. final mateh off.. for a cup, with the h;;:es. _ LOUGHLIN'S Irish Trade result that the C:madlan team was badly be!lten on the range at Americ:m Lake. At ~ regards' the grou~d colour for OUI Mark Olltfittiogs. a supper. given w the vjsitors tb.::t.t night S............

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TO"'h Cler-«; ,pi:op'osed a .vote of thanks-to ,the. Re,:. 1~ .. Fletcher and )1(. judge fO,r their kind 'aetendance and eloquent addresses, and t~ Mr. Lynch. for. .presiding : over that magnificent gatherm.g .. He hoped II .~e desired effect of .'b~ulg1Dg. the British hl~tory 1~ "-C1rld; be an absolute cure o:f that the good work would ,be followed U,P I --<:>Govern~cnt ~o n~gotJatij.ons with a certainna:r~ow-ll1mded bigotry .and that intolerable in every itown and vi.llage in the county : I • ~cct.Oll in th,IS country, I'hey \\'~re. n01 gofeelu!;g: that kept -them separated one from (applause). r Illig to sub,nut_ to that.

II the. British Covthe o.her (bear. hear).

J:fe agree? wirh The votes of thanks having been ackuowI --<>-e~m1l:ent arlo'\cq '''.rJm to be imported a~d what ~Ir. Lynch had saul. that If any ledged, the hen. secretaries. assisted

by I A public meeting W:lS held in the Owen- I chstl'l~llted to their Iellow-countryruen In person read of the treatment that England ~I-r. Judge, and other gentlemen, proceeded i ass Hall Mountmellick on \Yroncsdav ~he North of Ireland, whose avowed had meted out to Irelsnd in the past his with the work of enrolment.

A total of n:gM for' the purpose ~f forwarding th-e ject. was to fight against the British GovJ1lin"d ,vould be full of .indignant feelings, ~early 250 recruits handed in their declara- , movement for the formation of a corps of ~rnmen,t, what reason had they from keephut the .pcople who did that were dead uons. the Irish Volunteers in the town and dismg arms from thcm ? \Ye the Chairman and buried, and gone 'before their Maker ~ I trict.

Before the meeting the three 10caJ added, don't w~ut to fight the Br-itish centuries a,;;o. They ~d not want to rake I I bands marched through the town playing.

00vemme.nt. \\ e only .wan.t to. defend o:lr up these c-Id. P!l"t crrmes.

They wanted .!I{R, W. RE.D?>10:XD, :M.P., AND st;rring National airs and when the chair rights and defend our lives, which we wi ll , to treat Englshmen and Scotchmen ami THE VOLVNTEERS. was taken by Mr J Lynch, J P, Ohair. do (ap.p!;:'mse).

Gc~m=s, and all other men not as what man of the Moun'tmellick town CommisThe Rev. Dudlev 'Fletcher, who was retheir forefachers were but as what they sioners, the spacious hall was p-acked by ceived with applause, said that he shared are them9Clves. (hear, hear). .It was beSo much has been written and said an enthusiastic audience, mainly composed with the Chairman the feeling to-night that cause of the Volunteers and 'oecanse the about Ulster that there 13 just a chance of the YO'Ul1g men of the town of all classes this was. one of the proudest moments in men of the North had come to uw:lersta~d that the feelin~3 of the rpecl?!e of the and sections, several of the elders of the his life. He believed that everv man worthy one another, as Mr. Redmond had .s~d, rest of Ireland may be .overlooked, and i community bei~g -interested spectators of f of the name should be ahle'to fig,bJt for ~t t~ey had gone thr~gh this cntl~al' ?ot. only the feelings of the.(rish people ! the procced~g'S. . . his country w~en occasion a!ose (2,pplause). urne Wlth~~t a drop of Irish blood being III the. rest of .Ireland, but the people of \ On the stage With the Chairman were He was having a dISCUSSIon .before the shed (applause).

• the Irish ,!':?cc mrevery part of the world. several represeiitative men, The Rev. meetin,g with Mr Judge, and they both }.It,~:1.

J. Judge who was accorded a For be. it remembered that not only in i Dudley l;etch~, Rector, C_oolbanagher, I agreed that ~U th~i,r . rights ultimately res- _hearty welcome, d;livere9, a stirring ad. th_!l United States but. ir: ,cvc.r;Y part ()<{ the :. ~nd. .!I~r ~': J _Jud.ge: repr~9cn,alIve, of tThe ~~d upon their ow~ r:ght arm (hear, hear), dr essj in which he told of the progress ,of Einpire .there are mlll~ons. o! people of, ,ro\'JS'()n~l Commntce 0.( the Irisl, NaI'hey, Irishmen, like every other nation, the Volunteer Movement throughout the l the ~nsh' race and .thClr friends who MC! L"';:-1.:::1 'o,l!n:ce~s, were ,;:150 :prescn';, and ~honld be prepared. to assert their riglits, COL1n"rv.

The men of Ireland, he s~id>! looking forward with hope to the F~"Ild~,'I\'e:'~ z:dc!,re::;.C!;',. ;:1U he :hol.~:;;ht ihcre were : good r~:~ny I·.\"crc t~'.a.rcl1i~1~ to liberty.

The dury ~hey ~g~ (\f~}Ioi.1~eRult.,. ,If . ..tb~t h0:;;;e 'ce ~!(:.-I • j he Cho.l.r~'·~ said th ..nt t..h:.s. V';:Y.::. one of t (a~!.TIe·rs m th,e Q:iet:n·.::. County \\-·110would were performing W?3 a dU~7 they owed to ~c:~.cd!t~:!l undoubtedly c.c a t·aJ th~ng- ; tne proudest uicmeuts of J1,'3' life when he be lieve that If "~hey had their volunteers rhci r ruotb er; .nd+-the dutv cf forrninz the Dot only lL1 Ireland, IHlt III every part r \\~as in th~ ~cs.ition, ,as Chairman of the tbey ,,-c,uld, net l~ve their f.aL:cl::tl.e rurXational Army of .Ireland (a;1iPJause) e For, of the Eugl!s.h;s~ea.h-j?g world.

Ju~t think { : JlOuntmelhcl, Town Colpl~~loners to we!. ?ed back .wnen there was nothm,Q; m the over 300 years Ireland had not had a of th.e. BOSLtlOn. Years ~o before th;e.: ~ome rthen; there f?r ~he purpose of enroll' loam t~ golve them (applause).

A young National Army, FrOID the moment that fr?:nchl;;e, was extendeq,. and . before die' ing th~m in the N ational Army ~f Ireland fellow 111 Ulster when his day's work was the national forces capitulated to the F,ngIrish people had Parliamentary power,! (aipplau~e).

He hoped when the time carne done, went out for a walk with a gil'l lish at the siege of Limerick Ireland ceased ga!lant attempts were ma~~ to remedy the ~ to d stribute the enrolment forms that they (Laughter).

He did not wonder at any to have a, national army.

Thanks be to ~nevanc~ of Ir~laod by force of.. arms. ! would find e\'ery maa In, 'the h~ll ready to young roan of !lIountmellick laughcng, be. Providence Ireland was now coming into Such) attempts faIled! all:d Mr. Rl!~t and i'en:ol,. and at a moment IS> notice to fight caus~ he was sure no YOqllg ~a;~ in .:Mounth.er own" and Ireland had the .right-a \\Ir. I arnell .taught the Irish pearle to Tel}' I and die for. the dear old 11J1d (applause). melhck ever did such a foolish thlng (r!!- right which she would never yield-s-the on constitutional methods.

In 'S(3 Home; ,w~s c~m:J~g very near the time when newed laughter).

But .since the en-rolling right to bear arms in hel' own defence (apR.ule \\,2.5 defeatcd because t~c peopJe .0-f f t~eJr ~.~pl::tt~ons wou!<.l be /eali;;¤'d~ and of the volunt<lcrs comme!1ctd :lny fellow plau$e): }{.cv. Mr., .Fletcber a~v:sed th~m ~~n~}a;-;:t.,::-ere _"sllll . unconvlnced of Its' I "lll'n ,he), "oukl be IV IC<hlt~· "- :\atIon that wa,; not a yoluntcer c0u.ld Dot get a to ~ttl'lv ht.;to]'v.

1£ thev studIed ~he h,s, oe..;ua>vJ1.It:·~be In,h ,pec,ple, although, ! once _ag,!il1; (ap~lause\ .. \\nen 1.hey .lo~ked ~irl to ";alk \,1t?_ hi,a at all (l~e~r, lle::Lr, t,?"Y of -their co'untry they. wouid fi.n~ mt:.ch ~.isa?:~oiut~, sti.l_l worked 0 rrc0n3titu,~0~al ' ! aroU!.d tllC.r town lbe)' saw the buddlDgs ,-,nd 1::mg,1.tcr). 1 here wc.,¤: no 3,rh; (here tnerelll to. c?usc them ,Nnef and pam, but :ne, .. In ,}3 "nell IJo"lle Rule- was car- , :a,l~t-n :;:tto deGay that ,were the .maullf'1c, : to.n1;,;h:t-:010rc wx', the pirt-l)l]t the most those pages in the h:sto<>~ of their country n.:~d l~l ~be ~Iou.:e ot CO;llmons, only to i , ,0Tle~ 0'[ former ):ears. fl;e lUeanl(1g of aU ' ~nthusJa"t1c ,'.o!.umeers In ihe ="or.h were were now turned down, and they had a, ~~ ~er<;a(ed III l,ne I~orcs, _,~he people, ( 1 that w~.s Ih"t ,heIr n:~:lol1[,1ctur.es ,)"ere n?t ;hc gll'l~, al;l~' 1.[ ihey "'ere lhere to.nj~JJt ('jean sheffi before them ,(hear, hear). all .boug:h f.-:)rel~· d1S:lppolllte~, StIll kep:t ~o: : fosterect lJ:V the nnt,,~h Goyernment 10 I GO \\'on!d ~_;"e ,hera the :hinl, r'Don',t YOU [hat sheet they )ntenol!'d to re-wrile the constltutl0l1:?1 l:nes, and worked p:lt'ent.y !

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O.n the Gontr~,r)', e\'eryth:ng p~~ "'alk out with an~: young fellow that is history of Ireland, a!.ld. please God, it 0,11,\I' ~~h ,the l-ei!.llt that no"': th:ey s.ee Home s.'ble w:!., aone to try an<.l do away W1t)! not '1 v'o-lullteer" (h(,s,r, hen!).

G-cd h:ld \\'Jll,ld be a prouder history .for the CIu:'al r,ulc ..endorsed I.J~' t1:.e !ll:1.j~fJt~· In. Gnat ~ ,lhe111, and, unfortnna'icly. the.v,.had socmade them. and they cllght to make the of their children, a.rld of their ch,ldren's BrnetTI, the .he 1ll:tJonts lIr ParlIament,' I ~e~ded .to~. ,",ell. . In !Ionnll."ellick, in II body t.hat (;o~' ~nd '~:vc.nth~m as effective children than the past h.-story had been and ~av~. the sa:isfact_i~n of l(l1owin:~, tha't !

I ~oIme.l yen,s: tney had mtll.s I.or the manu- fo., domg their work.:15 j>:Jsslble, .and, cer. for the':1 (hc:~~', hea~). Rev. :;\lr. F~et.cher ~b~ ll0l:!"': of Lords J" powerless to stop, f~ct:He.of \\oollen nVl.t~nah, tan yards, talllly th-ere was noth.lng !Ike dnll to make also rClen-ed to thclr countrymen III the . L course:" ~ d'ls~!llenes, and cott~~e 1Odustries.

That n man. lIe hopedo wilen this rnovernen~ ~orth of Irel:!nd.

All' he (Mr. Judg-e) I;.' a,t thIS moment, through apy t~n- i was aLl gono, :but, \\';th the hel,p of God, '.:'If!S started they "'oukl get a uniform, wwld say WI3S that they had 00 quarrel l<?o'~:ed for chaooCe, tg.e ho~ of ~he Insh ~ 'I under theIr own Parl.'ament, when 1,t was lhey should get their uniform or w,ith their countrymen in the Korrth of N,~tlOnalists were to be d'sa~poJnted fOT i .establis;hed in Coll,ege Gre~n, they w~llld t_h~i_r nation::.l, costume, and wear Ireland (no, 'no). -They owed ~hem "debt tl:e t~rd time,. the resnlt WOUld. ,be q!!ite I , ha:'e North aDd South, East anti f "est, 1515t1 t\\':!ed. fhey ought to have a of gratitude for coming fO)'II'ard ,as they :1" u1:fort;nate a.:! ~nyr~lIng'whlch =ght: nn.tted ag:!m:!t .the c,?mmon e~emy-Jor the ::":l.tlonal dr<:ss (h.ear, ear).

130dily tl_id two years ago ,md: point!ng out the conce;~:ab,y.ha?pel\ ~ l.!ster.

Tn my own CO.1.1m0::1 eDel,l~ of :11,:; cOlln,tr~ 'ya.~ ::Uld al- .::.tr~11 was not enough.

Young wny to arnl (hea'" he.ar.)

Ihcy should const:.uenc),. and tntOugnollt the whole of , ! w~,y'3 had bceu-EngJand.

'Ih<:y h;).C] boen ,ie.:lo ..'.'~ who had just ldt scbool s!:lOnld nat iorg,et that it ",,15 ~o them that the, I )[uns-,er, Lc?ns:~r ~.nd Conna.u.ght volnn· : , for th3 bs~ 30 _years agitating ill the not put 'the:r hooks' on the ~helf and lea\'e o"'ed the ini:t'c,tive in form!l)-g the \'olunte~rs are "'.onngmg ll1lo exi;;:cnce, and ar6 ; Br.iti~!l Honse of CO!1H110M; they had ,been the.m there.

They should ',ee,p their brain teer Force ill Ireland.

I1f it were not for bemg rap.idiy trained.

T1l~e ;yonng men, ~ sendw'i!, ~e:preset1ta~lVes therc, and they a,Gt"'e.

An<.l if tlley !(ls],eel him what they t!,le men in. the North of I.reland ,he would 1\0 matter ,;li'lt happen,,', WIll ~I<:,\'or.toler2te had bC1:>n L:eeplllg them tbero fro,,'1l one year ong]lt to studv he woula S<lV "Studv Irish not be there to-ni.CTh.;t asl.-ina them to e::~ l!le old S)'Stem Iof <rule be ncr Imposed, ~o .another, anu th.e~ \Vh~n it ~=.o to the hi~tory" (applause).

They ;vere as history tablish a cor,ps of Yolt,lUte~rs in ::'vlount- ~:pon then:~ in Ireland.

Let one pamt th~t the cup o. theJr asp I.:at IOns was I madc them, <!nd they could not understand ll?ellick.

If i,t were Dot for tthe~ !he nrioln.e that ;" l~ t:ue to ~y .~hat ~he Ir!sh ti.sh Government would not be lU the silly people are luke\\arm on thJ.:. subJe.ct. 1he posjtion it Ocou!p~ed in the ey.es of whole volunteer mo\'ement. in, the South has ;;.s. civilised world-.a Government, the strongsUlUed :vast .p~oportlO~s, .and even if by: gest in modern days" ren.dered helpless SOllle ex:t~aord.il,l~ry turn ~he. wheel of' . *<><><xx><><>c-'<:>o..--x>o<>c<x><x>o<><>-<><><X><><><>OO<>OO<><><><><><>* and impotent because of the Ulster "olun:he _politlc,~l world the vw?mst? oame: teers (hear bear).

ThCY.'c lnen in the Korth oack t<? :po.vcr, does any man llnagll1e that the , Bnn.ll A-d.n~. can' 'be" u..'ieu to suppress I [mde1 o.f Ireland who had ~hown them thc way .' ,to liberty anu \\'110 had the eC'U'N"'e to' the. ,.o:un!ees ~A the So'Uth, or does any ., . f ..'=' . m::Ul mJa''''n~ tnat .' 'h~....... 1l10' ' \Iy' h"leo 1,5 . ta k~e up arm::; J11. de en-cc o( {e;r COOYlct:OllS be' 'Q...... _ ,ement deeerved the gl'eates! credit, ~nq those men "Hl.g.fr~l1lot-e~ /n Ul~ter \\'o~ld, not. be , who ,had the ccur:'..~e to do that a'nd to ~._,ul1a 0 l)C cau,ed.on 11l the S~lu,b. 'Iwo defy the mi::;ht of Engl'll1d we.re wonby :l~ls can 'rlay~ 'Or It .ay be a satisfactory of being in the ~ational Army. and he le,t em:nt" bu, cert:t:nly tll~~e ('an nev~r looked fOn';ard to tn.e day w hen. those men H: . a s~ttleUlent unle::s .l?llhhv thought 18 0)1 :n ,the Korth aud the men in the South turned u.pon the poss!bJ)'lties ;11 }he South r..nd in the East and ,,"est-the men of tIl';' ~uoCh no'; to the possibilities in lne four pl'ovinces would Ibe united in the ,out, •. _ ..... _ ..._._ .... ~.__ ....__ ~ ~ • __ ..

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This volunteer ~ , movement would benefit their peop~e aud benefit their dear land.

Eyery m.an who I became .a \'olunteer would leaorn self-reliI , I ance, obedience to lawful o.rders, discipline Order and manliness.

The t:me was past for 1* Please find endosed ..-s;·a:;ii·pi-·value " " ..

I passing resotuHous.

The ti;ne had come I br <'icti,oll, a.lld thalt a_ction Ishould be' for which please send me paper. direct for weeks.

I I quick and sudden and immediate.

They This corps is now workiog on a firm gigned, wa'llted in this mov.ement to unite e,ery I and permanent basis.

Almost 90 per ckss and every creed and every section in cent of the able--bodied men in the town Ireland.

Every man, no matte~ \ what he are in the ranks.

At the, call of the migbt be, was welcome into thc ranks of !bugle the troops assemble on the square the \'olunteers.

It was' the 'ntention of tlu'ec times each week regula-rly and after I , the Provisional Comm:ttee \yhich initiated roll c~.11 a course of drill is gone through.

I this mOVelJ:lent, t,o hold a CQ-nventioll of At intervals route marychcs are held and: Iri~h \'oJulIteers in Dublin in the earlv th~ corps can boa~'t 0{ having th-e services, AutuDln. At that ("onve1},tion he ex,pected of one of the best instructors in the mid.- I to', 6e:e "fountmcllick \",ell represented pate ~~~~~; ~ ~.~.. " . lands, cl.:.Sergcant r Flaherty, who was I (hear, heM). for rears an instructor in the Driti~h I )fr. J-ohn Twomey, CO.C., in a brief army. Attaoboo to the C011)S is a dra-! speech, -said tlt;],t everyone should join matic society ready to -take the stage. I ' ONE YEAR ...

6 6 ~ 2 dollars U.S.A, a~d Argentine the Volunteers.

Mr. Laurence M'E...-oy This will fi.nan<::ially help in getting rifles, HALF YEA.R ."

3 3 ' said that iot. afforded .rum grcat pleasure / uniforms and general equipment.

A per year. to propose that they form n <Xlrps of the branch of the National 'Boy Scouts' will j' QUAR TER YEAR...

I 8 ;. \'olunteers ill Mountnlell.ick.; )(r. D. Conb<l started i'J conn('ction. with the Volun-: te:ers. .

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