The Irish Volunteer - Volume 2 - Number 12 by An Phoblacht

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No. 12.

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1915.

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of government from London. Mea.uwhil0 their able representatives in Ireland have gj..ven gracious permission to the National Volu_nt()ers to relieve the armed police of our share was to come frorn . Mr. Lough the ~i'duous duty of guarding the Closetl also said that "Ireland . was. a very 'im- ' Gat,~, : and to act. as '' special eon , ta bies '' portant country, but thei'e was nobody ·witf{out arms. · * * * to say a word for her." ' Nobody! . We , · .Si1: J:ames ·Long, Chairman of the Cork have heard that title - lately. Hut who Harbbur Board; told the same Commiscan Mr.Lough mean by Nobody? Surely siOQ: that " it was perfectly usele ·s going not---? to Parliament and having a contract * *. * Mr. Lough ;lso said that "Ireland entered into, 'if it had to be abandoned. " wants to be decently treated and not put This te;x.t is of wider application, and off with rubbish." All Ireland. wants is sounds like downright Sinn-Feinism. to . be let alone, to be rid ~of Imperial in- ·when did ever Imperialism keep any conterference . It may sound like a gross tract with us that stood in the way" of material doctrine for people who expect our I mperial exploitation? bett~r things in the next world, but ·it is rlearn that Cardinal Merc.ier's coui·agethe incontestable truth that Irish wellpastoral on the sacreclnes; aml duty · ous being and Irish prosperity are bound up . of patriotism is being made kno\vn with with thoroughgoing · Irish Nationality, good effect in some parts of Ireland .· I and that Whiggery and I mperialism in , doubt if the scourge of war and invasion every form and guise, old and ri.ew, never has reduced the population of any district did and never will ma.ke anythi!}g thrive in Belgium from 240,000 to 90,000-as Ure in Ireland but officialism, poorhouses, scourge of I mperial peace has done . in prisons, bai'.rack~·,. a~d l~natic asylums . Co_ u nty Cavan . But let me quote again . ·:t< • * * When Ulster, after four cen.t uries of the "Catholfo l'imes" : "So far . as is stout resistance,' went down under Im- known, the Catholic Archbishop of Lemperial force and guiie, "the Queen's berg is still in p1·,ison " -he was imO'Reilly" was allowed to be possessor prisoned by the Russians when they inof the grea.t er ,part of Ca-van county. H0 vaCl~d Galicia at the outbreak of the war ·fell in battle fighting for the Empire. - "for no crime except _that of urging His daughter and heiress received the clue his flock to be. loyal to t4ei:t>' legitimate Irish reward for Imperialism, she was sovereign the Austrian Emperor: '' It is set as1de by English legal chicanery, and suggested that "a 'ivord :fro.m Sir ·E dward the county became the property of .the Grey 'to the Russian Ambassador-:i;ri.ig'ht Crown. It was then "transmuted into get tlie Catholic Archbishop 6f :Lemberg the seat of a great British colony ." At o·u t of prison ." * * * the time of the Union, Cavan contained But suppose the Russian Ambassador a large and thriYing Protestant population, the desce:p.dants of the British were to reply that Irishmen have been colonists. 'Where are they now? Even deprived of their li velihoocl . and hunted "a great British colony" could not thrive from their .homes for no crinie, but the crime of adhering to the Qrig'inal policy in Ireland under Imperial Govei·nment. ailcl programme of the Irish Yolunteers? • • Mr. I . ough told the English Commis- I al.~o note a Press report that :a. high sion that "most of the American com- Russian official avo>vs the purpose-of Rusmodities 'vhich Ireland bought were got sia is to get possessicin of the' Bospliorns through England . You, would think," and the Dardanelles, from which it has he added, '' there . was Ro Ireland for been the constant policy of England since navigation purposes." We are not in.,. before the Crimean war to exdude her: formed how_ the g'entlemen in London ex- .Sir Edwa_rd Gi'ey may h~ve more ahxio11s pressed their satisfaction at this result cares than the ma~ing of a _v.en much

Again th~ questjon of the closed Gateway to Mr. Winston Churchill's Greatest Tra<ie Route in t lle World has been raised. 1£ we cannot open our gate.ways to the world's trad!l, in deference to . Imperial interests, still we have the consolation that w_e ca11 open discussions . . Mr . Devlin on a. celebrated occasion declared that the mailed fist of Prussia ~ould never be . allowed to close on the throat of Ireland . .Quite right. Ireland's throat is only of a moderate size, and has room for only one ironclad fist . Mr. Thomas Lough, M.P . for an Englisl1 c9nstituency, gave evidence last Fxiday in London before the Commission regarding . the Queenstown . call. " I reland," he said, " is the oaj.y unfortunate country in the world which is an orphan child which nobody takes care of." Mr. Lough forgets that we have now got Home Rule on the Statute Book, and that having achieved that independence, some-= thing far better than Grattan's Parliament, the orphan child is now in a position to tl}ke charge 0£ the affairs 0£ Europe. Honour a-nd duty demand it. Mr. Lough informed the English gentlemen of the Committee that the county of Cavan, \Yith which he is connected, has · had its population rechrc·ed, .under two generations of Imperial government, from 240,000 _to 90,000. It was not the Turks that did it. T'here has been no war ill. Gavan, at least no wnr of the ordinary -kind. Cavan is an Ulster county." At the time of the Union, its chief industry was the wea.v ing and bleaching of linen, and its bleaching es-ta blishments dealt with 91,000 webs of linen-at a time. In 1845, the Cavan linen hacle had " experienced prolonged and comparatively ' great declension .'" In 1915 - - - , Mr. Devlin is again the authority, Cavan is waiting for a. further share in the tTiurnphs of the Empire. "The Irish," said Mr. Lough to the

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'Was Tom Moore making a prophecy about Home Rul e when he wrote" While 'l'or:ies mar what Whigs have, but begun, ' 'And Whi gs undo ~hat Whigs th ems elves · have done ?'' At all events he took a clear vi~w of English politics from the Irish standpoint. 'l'he original manifesto of the Irish Volunteers wa~'lled the Irish people against being trapped in the· unforeseen complim1tions of British politics.

A Liverpool friend, in. sending a subscription for the Irish Volunteer Equipment Fund to Headquarters on the 11th inst., has, by design or accident, g iven neither name nor address . · Last week I quoted the "Catholic Times'' of Liverpool on the subject that is treated wit h so much eloquen t silence in Ireland, 'the prospect .of Home Rule•. I have been . a constant reader of the . "Catholic Times" for over twenty years, and as. constant an admirer. I f:now no paper more ably, honourably, and intelligently conducted . As a.n organ of the English Catholic body, it takes a standpoint on matters of current world politics which is not our standpoint, but which it is quite entitled to take . It is not kept orga.n a tied. organ. It belongs to no party and to no · purse. It honours principle and speaks -from sin-· cere conviction . It has consistently supported the cause of Home Rule, and it now shows a. deep uneasiness a.bout 'the prospect of Home Rule, while par ty orga,ns are playing: mum. "You may fool all the people part of the t ime, and pa.rt of the people an the · ti,_me, put you cannot fool all the people all the time ."

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The " Catholic Times," . in an article by "De1nocrat, "' returns last week to the problem of the Government's .attitude towards. Home Rule and towards Ulster. The article begins by avowing that the Government's attitude· "is a disappointment and a great disappointment," and' that believers in the Government's constancy "have suffered something a.kin to a shock at the news that Mr. Asquith int ends to take on hand no contested 'legislation." It ends _with a pious hope that "all will be right at last," and that M1i.: Asquith "will' get his own way."

tion, but is not coercion if the Unionists live in other districts and do not threaten armed revolt, provisional govermnent, ,· · etc .-and at the same time they have discovered that it is not coercion to exclude Nationalists, with or without a military organisation, from Home Rule . At all events, Mr. Asq,uith can be trusted to this extent, that having abandoned his long-sta.:ri.ding pledges to the people of Ireland, in virtue of which pledges he received and accepted their political. support for years, he is no party to the concealment of the fact .

It may be that ~fr . Asquith was sincerely desirous of fulfilling his pledges and that events have proved too much for him. That in effect is what he says, and we may believe it. At best, then, . Mr. Asquith confesses that he has signally failed to get his own way. On what ground· are we ask~d to believe that events will not ~.gain prove too much for him?

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·IRISH VOLU-NTEERS IN FINGAL. All me~hers of the :F ingal Companies of Irish Volunteers are ·to assemble at Swords. on Sunday next, 21st inst.ant, at ·ll< ·1' * But what exactly is Mr. Asquith's · 12.30 o'clock (p~ m.). Company Officers way? · It is all yery fine to tell us to trust will see that there are no absentees from Mr. Asquith .' A year ago,. he, his the ranks as a full muster is required. Cabinet, and his party were publicly R ations to he carried. Dublin Companies, whose arrangepledged to the Home Rule Bill. They are now publicly pledged to some unde- ments as ordered by the H eadquarters fined but drastic cl1tting down of Home Staff will permit, are cordially invited to Rule. They have made the remarkable join in manoouyres, so as to encourage discovery that the· inclusion of Unionists their brethren. By Order, in Home Rule is "coercion." if -the J_ v. IJAWLESS, U nion~sts happen to live in ce:r:tain districts and to have a in ilitary or ganisaA.cting Commauda'nt.

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CUMANN NA mBAN. , The Executive of Cumann na mBan at the last meeting had under consideration a scheme for the better organisation of their numerous-city and country Branches. They decided to . send an organiser_on i~ lecturing tour to their different Br:auches, begin:qing with the Midlands and South . Iri~h women wishing to join Branches of 'tfos patriotic Association ~re a~ked to communicate 11·ith the Hon. Secret~ries, Cuma.nn na mBan, 41 Kildare Street, Dublin . · /

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'l'here has beeu 11othing beyond the average llie._asme of activity in the Western theatre during the past week. Ou the Ostend-Royon fron.t fhere has been no deciding balance of success ·to either side: both Germans and Allies obtai11ing minor successes at different points, and minor artillery combats being frequent . The most noteworthy single feature in this region was the British air raid on Ostend and the neighbourhood, 34 machines ta.king part. The weather was unfavourable for such operations, heavy banks of snow-cloud being encountered. 'l'he Ostend railway station was 1 damaged and a considerable amount of damage to property resulted, but the purely military damage was not great. The 1mi.ch more important point of Zeebrngge-10 miles north-east of Ostendwas untouched . Westwards frmn Royon to Rheims the fighting has been somewhat similar, and has included ·a, bombardment of Soissons . But the chief operations of the week have taken place in the remaining portion of the line-what may generally be called the Verdun region. J;n this re.g ion the most westerly fighting is reported -at Souain- the north-eastern angle of Camp of Ohalons. Now Souain is only five miles north of the Paris-Verdun railway at S~ippes, an important road junction. This railway across the Argonne Forest is the only line connecting Verdun with the west, and if seized by the Germans would contribute greatly .to the isolation of the fortress . It is true the French were the 'a ssailants in tlrn engagement mentioned, but the Germans held their grou~d and made some prisoners. In the immediate Argonne region not a single clay has passed without a fair share of pretty heavy fighting: occasionally forces as large as a brigade are mention.eel . 'l'he main result of all this fighting has been a steady advance of the Genmuis, who have gained a little grouud each day. 011 one occasion they claim to have takeu over 300 prisoners an<l halfa-dozen machine g uns. Aeroplanes have also :flown over Verdun chopping bombs on the fortress, · but without inflicting material damage. On the whole the Germans are well placed in this region and maintain a steady ascendancy . If they can continue their present p1~ogress in this district, Verdun will soon be very seriously threatened. It must be remembe~·ed that now, since operations against a hostile :flank are no longer possible, · this ad~ance a.gainst Verdun is much the most likely to succeed of any piercing movement by either side. Unless · and until it i defi11itel_y stcii.rpecl there cau be no prospect of· an Allied advance 1n the West.

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'l'he fighting i11 the Eastern theatre has been much more serious than that on the other front, an'd has been pretty general aloug the e11ti1:e fro11t from the Baltic Sea to the. Rmmmia11 frontier. At the northern extremity of this battle liue the Russians-in German. tenitory-have suffered a heavy defeat. 'l'he scene of this battle is the triangle AngerburgSuwalki-Lyck, and the Russians have lost nearly 3Q,OOO prisoners, 20 field gu.us ,and 30 machine guns. 'l'he Germans are reported to be extending their left into Russia in the direction of Kovno and the o.n ly prospect of the Russians is . to fall back an'd re-form behind Grodno in the hea.r t of Russia. Once more the Russians ha.ve tried to out-manceuvre Hindenburg and have ' signally failed. 'l'hey cannot move anything like as fast as the Germans, by reason 0£ inferior commu'n ications and inferior Staff work . m the next section of the line- a little south of east from Thorn, the Germans are also pressing back the Russian force which advanced in ·this i·egion, and have retaken Sierpec. It may be that the Germans will try a general fi:dvance on. W arsaw from the .north- operating entirely- on the eastern bank of the Vistula : when the conelition of the ' country improves in the warmer weathe-r- such an operation will, no doubt, be possible. South of the Vistula the ' situation is ' mqch what it was at the end of the heavy fighting of the previous week . The Germans are said to have their biggest guns here, an indication that they will strive to establish their position permanently. In the Carpathians the fighting has been also very severe . Spea.k ing generally, the further East one reads on the map the more pronounced is the success of the Austro-German armies. In the Dukla Pass and the surrounding mountains the Russians are holding their own upon the ~vhole. In the passes further East tlJ,.e Austrians are making as good · progress as could be expected i11 the terrifrc -iveather conditions prevailing. I11 - Bukovina, however, the Russians have been badly beaten, and have evacuated practically the whole o.£ that territory. The Austria11s are now on the line of the Sereth ·River-about 20· miles from the Russian frontier-and all the Russians hope for is to make a stand to hold Czer~ nqwitz, the capital, which is close to -their own border. With the slight improvement of weather conditions in the plains, as distinct from the mountains, the garrison of Przemysl have been making renewed sorties . It is a pity '"e do not know the name of the heroic commander of this fortress, the wonderful resistance of , which is the most notew01;thy minor operation of the war. 'l'here is a tenclen0y to uuderrate the part pla.yed by Austria in the · present war, and to speak as if only Germany

were fighting on that side. As a matter of . fact there were as many calls on A.ustria. as on Germany at the beg·inning of the war: s}rn fought on four fronts. Firstly, she sent two Anny Corps and all her heavy artillery to France; then she .seut two armies each of several corps into Russia; she sent an army of equal size against Servia, and yet a fourth into Dalmatia. T~1e duty of the last was to pro~ tect the naval base of Oat.taro assailed by the French Fleet and the Montenegrin Anny; but very little news of its operations has appeared, although it fully accomplished its mission-the Montenegrin Army has been ·totally inactive for several months. Just because Germany has accomplished such re11tarka.b le efforts, the fact that Austria's achievements have been very influential in seconding her A.lly is apt to escape notice to some extent. The Turks have had no operations of any significance for the past week. The quiet in the Caucasus may be clue to the Russians ta.king troops away for service in Europe, but we have no means of knowing the reason definitely. There are reports of the Turks fortifying important points on the coast of Asia Minor against raids from the sea, but in the Suez direction there has been no activity . In Somalila.ncl the Moh:rmmedan tribesmen have had s'ome minor conflicts with the English, but no serious rising o:f' Moham-. medans has occurred in Africa so far. In -South Africa the British forces have. patrolled some distance into German tenitory, but it will be ·some time yet before the operations develop. On sea the only item of note is the large number of British and French ships . overdue- 21 ships, averaging 5,000 tons apiece. These, or ·some of them, ha.ve probably fallen victims to the Germans. The "Karlsruhe " and other commerce raiclers-perha ps the .'' Ven der Tann '' may be responsible; but it is also possible that the German submarine enterprises are being continued and have bee11 more successful than was believed. ---•!•---A WORD FOR HOME TRADE, At :i time when we have to witness such a waste of energy in the propagation of a futile "Foreign Trade Capture " bogey it is encouraging to find signs that some of our more sensijJle men are alive to the possibilities offering in the home market and are giving their alertness practical shape. ·The old established fii'm of Twinem Bros., South Circular Road, Dublin, has put on the market at a very popular price their new ":.Volunteer Sauce," which in every respect is equal if not superior to any J:ivand .hither~o on sale. It is made from choicest mgredients, posse.s ses a peculiar piquancy, and the superiority its flavour makes it a generally _useful culinary commodity. Needless to say this new and superior Irish Product is commanding. a ready sale and we trust th~t tJ;te enterpnse shown by tl1e manufactt~rers w~ll sti.mulate o~her business men to practical effort m the nght direction.

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DUBLIN- REGIMENT-SUNDAY, 21sT FEBRUARY. ADDI'l'IONAL ORDER. Owing fo the· meeting of the General Council of the Irish Volunteers at noon on Sunday, 21st February, the arrangements made for that date previous to this announcement are cancelled. Sunday, 28th February, thus becomes the _third of -eight Sundays .for field operations in connection with the Programme of Special Training. Companies are recommended to use the ' day for route marching or musketry. 'J.1HOMAS MAcDONAGH, Director of 'J.'raining . 16th Feb., 1915. · DUBLIN REGIMENTS. BATTALION ORGANISATION. The following arrangements reGommended by the Dublin County Bo~rd are approved by Headquarters: · Sandymount Coy. to be "D" Coy., 3rd Batt. . Donnybrook Coy." to be "E" Coy., 3rd Batt. -Rathfarnham Coy. to be ' ' E" Coy., 4th Batt. Inchicore Coy. io be " .F·" Coy., 4th Batt. P . H. PEARSE, Director of Organisation. - Headquarters, 41 Kildare St., Dublin, 12th Feb., 1915.

'.('he Central Executive of the Irish NOTES FROM HEADQUARTERS. Volunteers met at Headquarters on Wed'J.11rn Dum;,IN RALLY~ nesday evening, 10th inst., Mr. Joseph The muster of the B"a ttalions of the Plunkett presiding. Du' b lin Regiment in the Antient Concert Va.rious matters connected with OrRooms last week was magnificent. It ganisation, Trailling, and Arms were was by far the most impressive gathering . dealt with. A general muster Gf the four Battalions of Volunteers that has yet been held in of the Du'b lin Regiment was held in the the city, the most impressive demonstraAntient Concert Rooms on F'rida.y even- tion in connection with the movement ing, 12th inst. , for the pm'pose of being since the memorable inaugural meeting · addressed by representative~ of the Head- in the Rotunda Skating Rink. 'J.'he fact quarters Staff and of the Executive. that it W\iS not intended as a demonstraProfessor Eoin 1fac Neill, President of tion, but was simply a busin-ess 'meeting the General Council, presided, and ad- gathere.d to deal with certain technical d:i;esses dealing "·ith their resi}ective de- detai-ls of Volunteer orgauisa ti on and partnients . ~1-ere delivered by the Director trniuiug mucle it all the :more impressive. of Orgaiiisatio11 (P. H. l'earse), the. Direc- Neither Press nor public was there: it tor of 'l'rainiu g ('l'hi:mias MacDonagh), was just a business gathering of VohmtL-e Dire,etor of Arms ('l'he O' Rahilly), and teers. 'l'he immensely important fact the Geueral Secretary (Bulmer Hobson). about the meeting was, as the Director "A N atio~ Once Again " was sung ' of Organisation pointed out, tha.t every (Volunteer >.V. Sheehan singing the solo man there was _a soldier,_:_every man in part) and the assembled Battalions the gn~at audience that filled the large saluted the National flag. The 1st and hall to 'overflowing was under military 2nd B a ttei.lion~ then marched to Parnell discipline, was receiving militai·y trainSquare where they dismissed,-and the 3rd ing, and, in nearly every case 1 was the and 4th to Camden Row- where they dis- possessor of a rifle 'vhich he was learning missed. Lie ut . Fahy uornman<letl th.c 11uw to use. 'L'he mectiug was therefore uuique i11 the hi1;tur,y of DulJli11, at uuy gu::ir<l at the hall .. . rate since 1783. 'l'hat fine body of Headquarters, H Kildare~St., earnest, trained, and disciplined men is Dublin, 12th Feb., 1915 . . 1

Satmcia;}', February 20, - 1915 : no unworthy fruit of all the enthusiasm and all th~ hard work that have gone to the making of the Volunteer iuovement in Dublin. CouR.~GE ! We have . every reason to be .satisfied in the progress. ma.de d1p-ing our fifteen pioneer months. We have not failed in the difficult thing we sought to do. We have succeeded . - We have in Dublin,' at the service of the Irish Nation, what is virtually a Brigade of the finest fighting . men in the world. There is not a Power in ~urope to-day that would not· pay a rnyal -sum for the services of that Brigade . But its services are_ not for sale to any Power. 'fhey are f\}r Ireland only, and to Irela.nd they will be given at the right moment. Or rather, its service in and for Ireland has already co,mmenced. Certain things that were once commonplace of the struggle for Irish freedom will never happen again. The Volunteers are here to prevent them. HARDER ' WORK. Hard and harder wo1~k is still needed . 'l'he Director of Training outlined a programme which certainly does not 11i't on the side of easiness. Our Volunteers must make themselves within their own peculiar lines · j_ust as efficient as any Reg·ular a.rmy in the world. Their efficiency will be of a different kind, but it must be as high of its kind as the efficiency of the Regulararmies. Rather, if we are to win, when we meet regular troops, it must be higher. And this is feasible. It is quite possible for us to make -ourselv~s -the finest· irregular troops in the world; finer eyen than the Boers, for we 1,mderstand discipline better than they and qome of a. more soldierly stock. :Elard work, then, and courage. TRAINING. The Training Scheme will make large demands on the men's time. 'l'hose demands must be paid cheerfully. One's leisure, one's hobbies, one'-s . a.thletics, must, if necessary, be willingly sacrificed. Nothing is so important now as the training of our men as soldiers. 'fhis is ·a time that will not come bad:. 'fnE ESSENTIALS. 'l'he essentials, as they seem to c11H:rge from :Driday night's speeches, are these: 1. Rapidity of mobilisation: 2. Ability to march far aml fast. 3. Markmauship . 4. Good scouting . . 5. Accurate g_eographical knowledge. Other things are important: these are the essentials . OFl<'ICEitS IN COUNCIL.

A useful Conference of Dubliu Officers was held on Saturday week on the invi~ tation of the Director of Organisation. 'l'he Director of Training had also somethiilg to ,say. - The offi<.:ers arc requestctl tu, take uofo of i11·ogre1;1; along the lines suggested and to be in a position to report to a future meeting.

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were annihilated. Only t he Colonel and _ .. three men escaped . 'I'he cavalry did not venture to take ~~~~~~~~,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ part in the action, and, when theinfast~ were beaten, fled to Wexford, Ennis_ IX.-THE BATTLE OF OULA.R'l' A.ND IV hen ne"·s of the i·ising reached W e:s:corthy, and Gorey. THE CAPTURE OF ENNISCOR'l 'HY. ford a small force of the North Cork 'l'HE ADVANCE TO ENNISCORTH-Y. - Oulart is the pi.keman's battle. The Militia, under Colonel Foote and Major Next morning the Wexford men left action itself \'\BS small, but its . results Lombard, supported by a body of YeoOulart and marched by, Camolin 19 Fems 1 were great, and it has many l es~ons. '1 he men cavalry, under Colonel Lehunte, was .without meeting any opposition. Gatherearlv battles of ' 98, being the victories sent out to suppress it. They arrived at ing recruits as they went, they crossed of l;alf-armed peasantry, completely un- Oulart to find several bodies of Yeomanry the Slaney by the bridge at Scarawalsh used to war, over fully-equipped profes- watching the hill witheut venturing to and halted at Ballyonel Hill, two miles · . sional soldiers, are of special interest to , atta.ck it . Before ordering the assault to the north-east of Enniscorthy. They Volunteers, and. are worthy of careful Colonel Foote sent a messenger to W exnow numbered about 7,000, of whom ford Gsking for a half-company to be sent study. about 600 had firearms, a large quantity to protect his line of retreat . PRECEDING EVENTS. of which was the spoils of Oulart . Tim BATTLE . Martial law let loose hordes of British 'I' heir commissariat consisted of a herd Father Murphy, seeing the variou_s of cattle driven in rear of the column . soldiery and Yeomen over County W exford in .May, 1798. In their destructive bodies of cavalry surrounding his pos1- ,,.. 'l'irn A.TTAOI~ ON ENN~SCORTHY.

IJRISH BATTLES.

A.t half-past one o'clock the Wexford. men left their position and advanced on the western .side of the town, and the garrison ·came out to meet them some distance beyond the Du~rey Gate. 'l'he advanced guaJ.·d of the ins1~rgents, consisting of 200 musketeers flanked by pikemen, was charged 'by a body of cavalry and driven o,ff the road. They held their ground, however, behind the hedges on each side of the road, and the cavalry had to fall back . Strong detachments were now sent forward against both flanks of the enemy, while a novel strategem was adopted against his centre. A.bout thirty or forty of the cattle· were goaded on by pikemen against the infantry, who were thus thrown into confusion, and then fired upon by the musketeers . When thus driven into the town ;they still kept up a hot fire, but the Wexford men advanced quickly and steadily from hedge to hedge, firing all the time. On the left wing the peasantry tried to force the passage of the river by the

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ca reer a lJart,Y of _them 1nnned the Ch·a J..Jd of Father John Murphy of Monageer and Doolavogue. 'I'hc priest himself allCl a 11umber ·of the peasantry escaped to the woods , allll, arming: themsehes 11·itL pitchforks, am Lush ed . the retui·11i11g Yeo llleu a11d routed thelll. , 'l 'he peasa11t.ry uo 11· floeketl to Fa th er M uqJli .r' s stamlanl,. aud tLe force march ed to Camoli11 l'ark, the residerrce of Lord lifountnonis, where they obtained arms and ammunition. PRELIMINAR y MANCEUVRES. In order to raise the whole County of ·wexford Father Murphy decided to get po~session of the principal towns . Enniscorthy was his first objective, and he the~·efore marched on the following d~y, \Vhit Sumlay , the :27th of May, to Ouhrt Hill, t eu miles frolll ·vv exforJ , a11tl five from Enniscorthy_, Here his army of about 4,000 men encamped.

1.io11 rea dy to cut up Lis men when the infantry had broken :them, resolved to devote bis whole energy to the Jestructio11 of the North Cork Militia . 'l'he .Militia J.i.tuuLered less tha11 two L.unJreJ, Lut tliey were armed with musket arnl Layouet. l•'a.ther :Murplty's men bad only pitchforks allCl pikes; very few Lael fire anus. These were thrown out to liue the hedges and ditches, from which they fired on the advancing Militia . Gradually retreating they drew the enemy after them, the hedges which _had sheltered the peasa11t skirmis)lers breaking up the formation of the Militia . 'I'he. main · body of the pikemen, who had been lying Lehind a hedge well to the rear, no 1v leaped up allll ehargetl. For a few moments there wuo a :lierne hand-to-hand fight, but the Militia were soon overpowered by numbers . They

heavy fire from the slopes of Vinegar Hill, and also to an enfilading fire from the bridge, they desisted. / Meanwhile in the town the enemy had SJ..Jlit up into several parties to defe11d the various roads, and for a time the fight was 'rnll mainhi11e<l . A.t _last, when seYeral Louses were seeu to be on fire, a 1t<l when they were on the verge of Lei11g surroulHled, the eueilly ga.ve way . , 'ome house-to-house fighting followed, and thell the bulk of the ganison retreated towards VVexforcl _by the road east of the river. The victors, who had been .piarching and fighting for two days were too fatigued to pursue them, and the survivors got away in safety. The garrison lost over 100 men, and the besiegers five times as many. Immedfafely after the battle the A.rmy of W exfonl c11c:ampeJ on Vinegar Hill. Co~nmNTs:

The first thing that strikes the st udent of these battles is the great staying

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power of tbe peas:rntry. Dming ]Jart of three days t hey :nrnst liave ruarcl1eJ and cou11i:er-marc-l1ed more t ban t hirty miles, arnl £ongl1t a skirmish aud t\\"O Lattles, a 11 UJHler 'a liot s'tm. 'l'.heir prepornlera tiug numb ers might seem at first sight to deprive the insurgeuts of much credit in winuiug these victories. B ut it must be remembered that they 'vere badly armed aJld worse · equipped. It would have been creditable for them to have stood up to the military at all . Father Murphy ' s position atOulartwas well chosen , and his forces were well

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soon after the column has started to enable the men to overhaul their machines and equipment . Subsequent halts are at r egular intervals; the commander letting l1i.s suLordiuates know beforeha.n J their ' RULES FOR MARCHES . time and duratiou. l. Columus shoulJ Le guideJ, whe11 2. The1head of a column1should not be possible, by men who kuow the roads to ha lted at t he, top of a hill . If it is·, the be tra.ver.s ed. column, on resuming m a1::-ch, will be far 2. The men should mount quickly the - too dra,wn out. moment it comes to th@ir turn, to avoid 3 . When columns are marching on lengthening the column unduly. If the parallel r'oads the 11alts should be made · column becomes lengthened it should. be in such. positions that commtmication beclosed up by slacke,n ing the pace1of the tween the several columns can be easily leade rs, not by exhausting those behind. established, and the march resumed with3. Columns should not ride up stiff out loss of order or distance. hills as it tires the men and sa.ves very ---·:·- - little ti~e. On reaching the foot of a hill the leaders cycle up as far as they THE FLAC OF NINETY-EICHT. · can without exhaustion so that the pace Oh, hark! Once more th roughout our laud of those in rear is slackened as late as The tramp of marching men! possible . ·Similiarly on reaching the top An Irish army strong and br ave Has risen up again. of the hill the head of the column should And as along our streets they march continue to walk until the rear has 'l'hey bear aloft in state reached level ground. Des<:;ending hills The grand old flag- the dear old flag, the head moves at the ordinary pace, The flag of '98. slackening out on the level until the Oh! what emotions stir our souls column closes up . · When that dear flag we see ! . 4. Any man falling out for any reason 'Ti s surely meant by God to wave moves ait once to the side1 o,f the road, Above a Nation free! rejoins the rear until the column halts, Then as beneath its folds we stand, and then resumes his place in the ranks . Our lives we'll consecrate, 1 'ro guard that flag, our Nat ion's flag; 5. 'l. yr es should be wiped with a damp The flag of '98 . cloth after a march. This removes all I . grit which, if left, might cause a punc'rhe martyred heroes of our land t ure. For this dear banner fell, 1

RATE o :F MARCHING.

1. 'l.1he rate of marching varies accorddisposed. Volunteers should make a note of the use of the hedges both as cover to ou:r marksmen and as a hindrance to the enemy. 'rhe reserve of pikemen was kept V.·ell in hand . A premature "charge might have meant defeat . The behaviour of the enemy's cavalry appears to . be unexplainable unless Father Mmphy cl10se. gromid espe~ially u11£avourable to cavalry operatiorn~ .

'radius were not so · good at. Eirniseo:rthy . 'l'here· were too many desultory aud independeut · attacks : 'l'he enemy shoulJ have Leen held along most of the liue, aml attacked vigorously at one point, say at J)u:ffrey l+ai;e or the Islaml. Only / superiority of numbers would have , eanieJ the day ·with the plau used. It should be noticed that iii. spite of thei~· small forces the ganison took tJie sound course of "tbe offensive defensive in advancing beyond the D uffrey Gate . 'l.' he :same was done by the insurgents in defending the place at the subsequent Battle of Vinegar Hill.

ing fo the weather, the nature of the country, and the state of the roads. For small bodies, including· ha.lts, it should . be about . 8 or 10 miles an hour. At the beginning of a _march commanders should, if possible, inform· all ranks of the rate and ·speed at which they are to move, and during the march should frequently ask wli ether the pace is too fast. 2. With head wind it will generally · be advisable to halt 'more frequently than usual, aJld to alternately ride and push the machines . 3. A clay' s marcli may be auy distaJl(,;e from 50 miles up. Well-trained men can, if necessary, reach 100 miles in a / clay. ['l'he tisual formation when marching is column of double files of twos. 'l.'he distance between machirnes should not Le more· than o_n e cyele. length. l£ the meu are 'well trained it may be as little as two feet. rrhe clistan.ce between companies sholcl be 50 yards:- When halting rearward companies close up and when resuming m~rch the Ie.ad-i ng companies .ride off a.nd those in rear follow at the regulation distance .]

Their' love and great fidelity No tyrant's power could quell ; They fell-but not in vain they died ; Full glorious was their fate; Who died to shield the honour of The flag of '98. And can their memory ever fade? · Ca1i Ireland prove untrue To those who sacrificed their all That he might live ·a new? Who laid their young lives pro udly dowu, Nor thought to hesitate, That Irelaud still might fly her flag'l'he flag of '98. And now o' er Erin ' s soldier sons The same old flag is seen, Their measured tread is marking time 'ro "The Wearing of the Green." '!'heir liearts bea.t high- this moment Fur t. i1 e past do.th . compensate. The~· ·r c rnluuteers to guard with life -'l'he flag of '98. With Ireland's faithfu l Volunteers Le"t all her children stand And swear to lift her banner up Above a ransomed Janel. A \~all of steel around our flag No foe can cau penetrate! With every br eath we' ll ser ve till death The fl ag of '98 ! ''EILEEN.''

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Saturday, Februaiy 20, 1_915. where, it is hardly necessary to repeat them again. If "Potheen; s;' letter and my not1'.~ :ire the merrns of g·1tttiug th e Fianna officers to seti011sly consider those proble:g.1s I think both of' us shall lwve succeeded in our object. · Vale! "Potheen ," Vale! vVn,LIE Nm,SON.

I am quite sure you hav~ all bought the first number of '.' Fianna," and you are now (minus one penny) conside;ring if you h~ve paid too dear for your whistle . I may state, in confidence, tha-t my own thoughts have been ;r unning in a somewhat similar channel ; for the purchas ~ of a new Colt automatic pistol has mortgaged a 11 my pocket mo1iey for this :md the coming month . Even a penny is a consideration to a fellow in such sore straits . I apologise for introclucing such an unpleasant . topic into my notes, but those of you who have experienced the nu.pleasant sell:sation of being really barcl up will understand how it becomes a;n obsession_ on a. fellow's mind. I will say nothing more about it . There are .some things .. too intimate to be discussed even ~:ith your best friends, aJJd this is -one .

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SUPPLEMENT TO THE IRISH YOLUNTEfR. PROGRAMME Of MILITARY. TRAINING· POR IRISH VOLUNTEERS. ._..,.....,,.....,.....,..,..,..,...,...,..,_...,.......,..,....,.....,.,. • ..,... ...,..,....,,_,ema...,...,,_,.,.......,,........,..,.,..........,..,...,....,.;:

APP E:NDIX I. F irst List of Books recommended for study in connection with the Programme of Military Train1ing and Syllabus of Qualifying Examination: for Office,rs

(Supplement to I RISH VoLUNTEER, J anuary 23rd, 1915):I. Infantry Drill and 'l'actics . Tactical INot es, 1914, Kinsman (Dublin: Ponsonby, 5s . net'). Infantry Train1in1g, 1911 (Poi+sonby, ls.). · NOTE .·- 'rhe Irish Volunteers have not adopted the changes made in 1914.)

II.. Musketry. Musketry

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!Regulations,

(Ponsonby, 6d.). V isua·I T1raining and Judging Oistanc1e, Bostock (Gale and

Polden, 6d .) . III. Bayo,net and, Pike Fighting . Bayonet Fighting (Ponsonby, ld .). V. Scouting. Aids to Scouting, Baden-Powell (Ga.le and Folden, ls .). Notes on Map Readi·n1g (including use of compass, stars, - etc.), (Ponsonby, 3d.) . VI. Entrenchments . Entrenchme,nts, Imperial Army Series (London: Murray, l s.) . Field Fortifications (Gale and Polden, 4s.) . VII. (a) Camps and Bivouacs- and General. , Active Se1rv ice H ints (London : Temple Press, 6d . ne't). X. Work of Armourers . 1

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principles can be fo und in them, and their information adapted to our conditions and purposes. All Irish Volunteers should read in addition the "Memoirs 0£ Miles Byrne," published by Maunsel, Dublin, for ls. net.; and the "Fianna Handbook," published at Fianna H eadquarters, 12 D'Olier Street, ·Dublin, for ls. net. Such books direct thought on the right lines. It is hoped to publish in the next issue of the Ims1-I :VoLUNTEER the first of a series of notes of instruction, prepared by the '!'raining Sta:ff at Headquarters. 'rHOMAS M.-~cDONAGH, Director of Training·. February 15, 1915. • .

Armourers

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Only the prices so indicated are net. Irish Volunteers are not advised to spend on books money that can be used to purchase arms and ammunition . It is recognised, however, that officers, instructors, and others want some books of instruction; and so this first list is published here. It must be :remembered by all instructors and students that warfare in Ireland, more especially with a Volunteer Army, di:ffers in many ways from the warfare considered in these books. The value of such manuals is that the gene:ra.l

PROGRAMME OF EICHT WEEKS' SPECIAL TRAIN-INC FOR THE DUBLIN REGIMENT, !RISH VOLUNTEERS.

In addition to the ordinary weekly training of Companies in Infantry Drill, Musketry, Bayonet -Fig]J.ting, Signalling, First-Aid, and Ambulance vVork, and to the special classes in Milita17 Engineering and the Wark of Armourers, the four Battalions of the Dublin Regiment will, during the next six. weeks, continu~ the course of special training arra~ged by the D.i rector of Training and ordered by the Dublin City and County Board in instruct ions issued for the week ending February 6th . Members of H eadquarters Training Staff will direct _the work, which will consist of (1) such indoor lectures as may be arra.n ged between Batta1ion Commandants and the Sta:ff; (2) preparatory practical demonstrations and field instruction for officers, section ~nd squad commanders and selected men ; and (3) similar instruction for all 9fficers and men of Battaiions . The field work will be .done on Sundays . It will, unless otherwise ordered, begin at 10 .30 a.m . and continue for about three hours and a half . The following the the details for the · four Battalions:FrnsT BATTALION. F irst and Second W eeks.- Entrenchments . · Third and Fourth Weeks .-Protection on March, Field Manarnvres. Fifth and Sixth W eeks.-Physica.l '!'raining. Seventh and Eighth Weeks .-Scout~ m g.

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SECOND BATTALioN. First and Second Weeks.- Scouting . / '11hird and Fourth Weeks- Entrenchments . Fifth and Sixth Weeks.- Protection on March, F ield Manarnvres. Seventh and E ighth W eeks.-Physical '!'raining. 'l'HIRD BATTALION. ·F irst a nd Second W eeks .- Physical Training. '11 hird and Fourth W eeks . -Scouting . F ifth and Sixth Weeks. _:_Entrenchments. Seventh and Eighth Weeks.- Prntection on March, F ield Manoouvres. FOURTH BATTALION. First and Second Weeks.- Protection on March, Field Manoouvres. 'l1hird and :Fourth W eeks . -Physical 1 'L raining. Fifth and Sixth ·weeks.-Scouting. Seventh and E.i ghth W eeks . -Entrenchmen ts . To Physical Training, ·which will include forced marching, will be added some Ambulance Wark, stretcher exercises, use of improvised stretchers; etc . The Officers in charge will be : Captain Daly (Protection and Manoouvres), Captain De Valera (Scouting), Captain Colbert (Physical '!'raining), L ieutenant Murphy (Entrenchments), Captain Begley (Ambulance Wark . Arrangements are being ·ma.de for Biouvacs for each of the fo ur Battalions. Orders will be issued in due course. This programme of Special Training is publi13hed, not merely for the use of the Dublin R egiment, but as a model which may be followed by Battalions and Companies through the country. It must be understood that it is supplementary t o the ordinary training with which it is not to inter£e1;e. Officers and others who follow the course in full will be prepared for their first examination . All Irish Volunteers should keep by theip. the Pro:gramme1 of Military Training, published as a supplement tq the I RISH Vo:i:,uNTEER, J anuary ~3, 1915. Additional copies can be procured at H eadquarters. Battalion and Company Officers out side Dublin are invited to communicate with the Director of Training, at Headquarters, for information and instruction. TH0¥AS MAcDONAGH, Director of Training . F ebruary 15, 1915.

Saturday, February 20) 1915.

SUPPLEME NT TO THE I RI SH' VOLUNTEER.

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.ADDKfSS BY f OIN MAC NEILL .TO THE DUBLIN VOLUNTEERS.

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The present meeting of Volunteers of . Dublin is . brought together for th,e purpose of instruction, so ;that we may all have as clear an understanding as possible about our future work. It is my duty to deal in the first instance with a few general matters. ·we have not met to make orations or to listen to orations, and I think I can promise that what you will hear 'vill be brief, business-like, instructive: and to the point . GENERAL POLICY.

First I wish to state again clearly and shortly the general policy of the Irish Volunteers. Our JJO·licy has undergon:e no change since it was first announced in ,.,//Al {t1,.November, 1913. It is to arm, train, incum "1s l1 t;t e " t:-0.rt.~1 s "J.n:o:6.1t;te .'' struct, and organise the men of Ireland t:.&1111.&m:ste.&11 .&n :sunn.& .&nu.ir f.&1'0 .& tt.&5for the defence of Ireland . Irerand is a 1Sl1 f;l'O-:sun nM .&1"0 .&n t.&m cte. len.& well-defined country, every inch of which , -0. ll --O.On t 1n n rm, be111t:e"-'11 · :s11e1m .&11 .An n:sunn.A, we claim for the Irish Nation. As Irish Volunteers we are not concerned with any or c10nn .on tfo"0.01ttc "O e1111"0, t e1r .on l.&1ri1 "O e1r 1 bio"O .on t.&ril Cle :SO 'Otilt te1r .An country but our own. Our work is con:SCOt'P· structive, and must be carried .out on S e.Ac.Ant:.611 :1. :S.An .An SUC.t.6 cte '00 te1 5 mt: rior j steady organic lines . We desire to see, 2. :S.on b.or .An s unn.d '00 t e rs mt: 116-t.A'0.6 not this or. that selected body, but the .Am.Ac ; whole able-bodied manhood of Ireland 3. :S.on b.or .An s unn.A '0 0 tet :i;mt: 116-t.A'0.6 fully prepared for the duty of national rM11 .i (b.A"O ce.Attt: .An fl.Ar 'Oo co1me.&'O ru.&r defence. · This implies in the first place that 'Oi11e.Ac). 4. :S.An :s11e1m 116-ire.At 'O o t>11e1t .011 .An they will be suitably armed, and though n:sunn.o te1r .An t.&1ri1 "O e1r m 10n.A'O :s11e1m there is a g:reat deal yet to be-done before 'Oo ti11e1t .6111 'Oitte.Ac or c10nn .An l1.A'O.A1ttc that purpose is fully achieve ' morenas "Oe1111"0 . been done in twelYe months than any of us thought likely before the work began . W e look for intelligence and knowledge Secondly, there is training. Here, too, in the ranks, and in the officers of every · immense pr.ogress has been made . Tr~in grade, and not merely in those holding ing for the defence of Ireland is of a very tlie la.rger commands. In our force, it is · ·special character and r~quires special especially necessary that · all officers study . The training we have in view should be ~ell instructed . will be such as to enable Irishmen to Then there is -the qJ.lestion of 01·ganisamake the utmost of the resources of their tion and what I may call collective equipcountry, which has very great advantages ment. It is necessary that we should for national .d efence. Our training must have a genera1 understanding on these differ very much from the training suit- matters, so that we may all know what able for campaigns in other.. countries un- to work up to, and what our comrades are like Ireland . ' ' expected to work up to, and be capable Thirdly, there is instruction . By inof the most effective co-operation at all struction as distinguished from training points. I mean · enabling the soldier and the I wish to say a word to you about officer, of whatever degree, to acquire all . those whom we may 11all our separated the Jrnowledge n.e cessary and to have a brethren. It is altogether out of the quickened intelligence for ~very aspect question, it would be _giving the lie to and detail of the work of national de- the first .Principles . of OUT organisation, fence. We look forward to having this if we were to regard these men with any knowledge· and this intelligence ma.de a feelings of enmity or ill-will. For my household possession t;hroughout the pa.rt, I hope and trust that they will k,eep nation. But in the first place, every Irish before them the same purpose as we keep Volunteer is expected to have the mind before ourselves, and that they will never of an intelligent student for all that con- rest content unj;il they, as well as we, cerns national defence, to be eager to a.re fully armed, trained, instructed, orlearn and to understand. At this point, ganised, and equipped £or national deas a lifelong student, you will allow me fence. l£ you can do no more at present, to express a word of caution, There is my a.dvice to you is to give them also no danger, in the pursuit of this branch every encouragement and every inciteof knowledge or of any other branch, so ment to that end. great as the danger of becoming··vain of A further advice I will give you is to · a little knowledge, especially theoretical keep steadily recruiting your Companies. knowledge. The last point on.which I w!sh specially

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to speak to ·you is, the general condition of affairs in the country as regards the Irish Vol un.te!'JrS. I have to tell that from every quarter, I am daily in l'eceipt of messages of encouragement. Our position and. the position of the country is daily becoming clearer to the minds of the mass of the people. 'l'his day, for example, I have received two messages, one from a country district in the North-East, in County Derry, and another from an urban district not so far ·away from Dublin. · I n each case the news is · the same. The _young men want to join tis . The other. day, it was. a. large town where a few months ag·o the Volunteers, owing to the misunderstanding, _then current, melted away altogether. Now I am told they want to begin a.gai;n. I ask you to realise that, under great difficulties, with a great and extraordina1~y combination of forces and influences against us, we ha.ve come t hrough the worst_. a nd we have come through it carrying our colours, and with our purpose justified, our honour unstained. · Much bas been due to the fidelity and staunchness of the men of Dublin. Much will be expected of them. It is not only in ma.tters of na.tional principle that they will be looked to for a lead. On them also in a la-:i.ge measure will depend the working out of th~ Volunteer programme in its many practical details. Feb . 12th, 1915 :.