The Irish Volunteer - Volume 2 - Number 67 by An Phoblacht

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EDITED · BY EOIN MAC NEI'LL.

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Vol. 2.

N~. 67 (New Series). '

SATURDAY, MARCH 18th, 1916.

PRICE ONE PEN NY.

The stupidity of Eng).ish militarism in Ireland continues to treat it with contempt. The Act · is l5eyond belief, The oompetent n:li.l~tary autho- r equires the legal authorities to have an a_ccust'l!i rities in Cork ' actually proposed to turn the cele- person tried where he is found. Mr. Birrell bration of S.aint Patrick's Day in tha t city into dr ags his accused from one end of t he counti'y to a Brit ish military and n aval demonstra tion . a nother. Then the L aw to Order At torneyThis week we celebrate , the- festival of Saint Why not stick to Mr. Birrell's plan for the dilu- General " find s " the accused in Mr . · Birrell' s Patrick, eur National Apostle, which is also tion of Irish patriotism by· " :wa tering and wa t er - dungeon at the other end of the country. A Law the festival of our Nationa lity . Tirechan wrote ing " ? Perhaps the anti-Celt who supplies the · to Order judge says tha t is all right" exactly the traditions of Saint Patrick which he learned London " Times " with " the best Irish opinion " what was meant in the Act ! Very honest and from Saint Ultan in the seventh century. Of the from Dublin Ca stle would prefer firing and firing . honourable, the whole performance by 'the Right three peti£ions of Saint Patrick for the Irish, Let them try 1.t whichever way they like, they Honourables. Frank MacDonagh, F:hmer's Son , " as they are.. handed down to us Irish by tradiwill not conquer Ireland. I~ may be that, like of l\f.oycullen, in the west of Connacht , w_as t ion," says Tirechan, one \Yas, " that we may Pharaoh, they will make· another at t empt to '- ', fo und" in Dublin, a fter Mr. Birrell had him never be subjugated by the b;>rbarians." Saint keep us in bondage. " Once too often the pitcher dragged there; and tried under the Act by the Patrick h ad chiefly in ming the Anglo-Saxons goes to the well." excellent 'Drury,, the self-convicted illegal intimiand ·other Low Gei:mans who in his time were dator of a witness, and therefore the nght sort of engaged in the conquest of the neighbouring . P adraig Mac Piarais sends me a copy of his magistrat e t o try a case from l\tfoycullen, in conisland. It is clear that our forefathers under- pamphlet on "Ghosts." With that title, it travention-of t he Act . The Farmer's Son is duly stood this prayer to have been g;rant ed by God, should be sent to Mr. Birrell. The ghosts of the sentenced to three months imprisonment , as a and thus to ha;ve become a propnecy. We have pamphlet do not haunt ine. They ar'e four wit- cure for disaffect ion in Moycull~n. The evidence not been subj ugated, and we t-rust that we never nesses to Ireland's perpetual resolves to be a . showed that t hose who were locally in_charge of shall .be subjugated . free nation. Only one 'of them has a Celtic Irish Recruitment decided to hold a r ecruiting meet.* * • name. The other three were of British descent, ing at the place and time at which the local Irish The Northmen thought to conquer Ireland. and Protestants in religion . Parnell was -a :fifth, Volunteers could ,be expected to be on the spot . Their descendants became Irish and resisted the whom Padraig names and quotes, but hesitates Not a single disorderly act was eveR a)l~ged conquest of I reland. 'Fhe Normans tnought to to class with the rest. What he quotes from in evidence against the Farmer's .S on. Tt was conquer Ireland, and Giraldus wrote that Ire- P arnell's speech on Saint P a tri<;k's Day thirty- said that one man in the crowd was jost led by land 'was conquered. Their descendants became _ one years ago is, to my mind, a piece of sound, t he' Volunteers as they marched 'past, and that Irish and resisted the conquest of I reland. The straight, and honest political thinking. The best one of the Volunteers spat on some papers which E lizabet han invaders thought to conquer Ire- testimony to P arnell's p9litical creed is the fear were· lying on the ground ! There was no preland, and once more the story of Ireland con- and hatred it inspired in the enemies of Irish tence that Frank McDonagh incited either of q uered was written. Their descendants became nationality. these· atr ocities' or was at all aware of them . The I rish and fought against the conqu est of Ireman who jostled the other man was not charged. land. · The P lantation of Ulster was to finish t he I have read a fairly long report of t he t rial of The man who spat on the papers w11s not charged. conquest, and the - descendant s of the Ulster Mr. Kent, of Castlelyo1is., under the Defence of Consequently tnere 'was no possi ble way of 'test·P lanters became United Irishmen. · The Crom- the Realm Act. T e Castle lawyer promised to ing whether these atrocities happened at -all. wellians ~hought that I reland was finally sub- stagger humanity, or something to that effect, Mr. Birrell's evidence mu st be g1·owing still dued. Their descendants became . Irish · and with_ :th~ l~'l'.elatiol) · he, "l'~~ predu<l<l<n- this ~ mo1'e vo'l:umi:aous.' · fought for Ireland. 'Ii-eland · f"effi ains uncon- and Mr, l\tiacSwiney's case.- The danger of Ver* * * quered and not to be conquered. She has con- dun must have interfered with the eifect , but The other Sunday I was with a body of V olunquered more conquerors than any nation in t he the ta wyer may hope t hat h,is conduct in court teers marching · thrbugh Ballyboden . They world. H er people may seem yielding and easywill recommend him' to his m ast er s. marched close past a military band and ot hers natured, but .they are. t he mo$t tenacious of all * * '* who were coming to hold a recruiting meeting. .nat ioni:;, and their history has been so -shaped as t o The Defence of the R ealm Act certainly de- I am quite sure that some of our men touched make it impossible for them to lie down under con- serves· no more respect from I rish people t han shoulders with some of the recruiting party. I n quest. It was St. P atrick's desire that Ireland from a number of eminent E nglishmen who have any case, if it was sworn in evidence that some 'should never be conquered. ·While we celebrate protested against its gratuit ou s creation of an Volunteer, unarmed and unidentified, jostled his memory, let us resolve to be of his mind. official tyranny over public liberty. Mr. Birrell somebody _in the other crowd, and that another

N OTES

r-small Nationalities. . The Surest Mark of Nationality

a National Language.

" A people without a 111nguage of its own is on1ly half a nation. A nation should ,guard its language more than its territories; it is a surer barrie1r, a more important frontier than: fortress o,r river.''- THoMAS DAvrs .

. THE GAE L IC LEAGUE is trying to preserve the Natio·nal Language1of - I relaind. It is trying to pr omote t he use 0£ Irish Manufactures. It is developing in the

Irish people a spirit 0£ initiative and self-reliance. ·It is concentrairing their t houghts and energ ies on their own country and native interests . I t encourages a feeling of. self-respect, and thereby helps the cause of Tempe1rance'.

The L eague now a.p peals to the sea-divided Gael for their support to carry on its work. Will you help? 1£_ you w~ll, now is the time1, . The Collection for the Irish L anguage National Fund will be held in connectio·n with the Festival of our National Apostle- during the week . 12th to 19th March- and everybody willing to co-operate _· is requested t~ kindly communicate with

SEACHAN T. O'CEALLAICH, Ce1n enl Secretar·y, ., '

.or STIO~HAN BAI READ, Treasurer,

25 ParneU Square, DUB LI N. "Ob! lrish,men be .Irish still, Cl,l)d save th·e dear old tongue, Which, as i-vy to a ruin, to our· native land has olu,n•g ;' Oh! pluck this· relic from the wreck, the only and the last, And cherish i1n1your he~ut of hearts the' language of the, pas~."

t . IRISH

LAN6UA6E FLA6DAY-ST. P4TRICK'S 'DALJ

Saturday; March 18th, 1916.

THE IRISH VOLUNTEER.

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Volunteer, also unidentified, spat out; there , was no - way of disproving it. .A.nd Mr. Drury HEA.DQ,U A.RT-E RS BULLETIN could have been relied on to send me to jail. You see, Mr. Birrell has told his subordinates : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - : what he wants. • For my part, I don't think we should go out of our way on Mr. Birrell's . ac"G1on6L uo fli .&5 Cori'l.&111te Snot.& femne place the necessity for Company and Battalioµ Commanders keeping in touch with members or count. And since it is now clear · that if .lhr. f.C.1L 1n.& n'Ounpo11{; c:11.&tn6n'1 'O. Ce.&u.&01n BirrelI's evidence-makers are present, and if you .&n 8'1t> t.d 'Oe'n ri'li ro .'15Uf .'111' Ce.&n-n C.&t.A ex-members of their co1:ps who are unable, for private reasons, to turn out with them at presay "it is a fine day,'' you may find yourself sent. All who are not paying members of Comaccused of saying tha,t Mr: Redmond ought to 'P:4'0)1.6tC m.&c Pt-<11\.'11f Ind Cdt.&otttle.&c panies will, ef course, be in the Auxiliary, but 0)1t.&. be murdered, my advice to the Volunteers is to there is an intermediate class,· consisting of , exclude Mr. Birrell from all places where it is 'Oo tttnne.&t> .& L.C.n 5n6td uo l'.Mtn le necessary to address the Volµnteers on ·any . sub- h1mte.&ct::dtt'.> n.& u"G1mt111i, Le h1omcu11 .&:sur actual members of Companies who · for the . moment are unable to drill and of the able-bodied ject, unless the representatives of the Press are le SoL.dt.&tt, ic., ic. members of· the · .Auxiliary, which should be also present-. I would also take good care that 'Ounpo)1t:: n.& f etn, n e, looked upon as a reserve, and with which ComMr. Birrell was not collecting evidence " under pany and Battalion Commanders should keep in· -<it CL1.'1t, 8 m.&11., 1916. the window ." the closest touch. These should alL be on the * The Central Executive of the Irish Volunteer~ mobilisation list, and commanders should make Another pamphlet that I have read deals with met at Headquarters on Wednesday evening, 8th sure that they are in a position to mobilise them, ·the " Defence ef the Realm Act." I should like inst., . Commandant P.H. Pearse in the chair. with their equipment, just as readily as · the to see the fullest available · reports of all cases A large amount of business was transacted working members of their units. On special that have been heard in Ireland under that Act connected with the movements of Organisers and occasions many units might be nearly doubled by reprinted in pamphlet form. They would supply with questions of Transport and Supply . the mobilisation of their reserves. Tery instructive reading, and I have no doubt · Headquarters, 2 Dawson St., that they would be in great demand . The Dublin, 8th Mar., 1916. ' SOME HINTS. Government of Ireland ii; not proud, and has a Here are useful and very portable articles modest and sensitive shrinking from showing off -0-mmmste. which every Volunteer might well add to ' his how it behaves . It is a sort of secret society, a SLU<:\S .<it.& Cl1.'1t-.O-n Ceo.ttMmo.t> C.&t. marching kit. We regret haviRg to give free · Grand Mafia, with its secret service and its -0-n leA1r-C.opt::.&on entti rn .oc n10t::.'1tLL advertisements to English manufacturers, but secret instructions . Peace · or war, its methods no Irish manufacturers that we know of supplies do not change . . It is a continuity. Let us give cum t'.>e1t tnd Co.pt::.&on 1nneo.Llc61t1i. such articles. They can be had, we imagine, it all the daylight and all the fresh air possible. -0-n cO:st.&c Se.dn mo.:s flotnn cum t>e1t through. most chemists or direct from the manutn.'1 le.&r-C.&pt::.'1on 1nne.&ltt::61t'i. facturers : * The Whigs, Daniel O'Connell's "base Whigs,'' . 1. Boots' "Tinned Heat " (a poeket stove conm1re, are having a great time urider the protection of taining solidified methylated spirit); 7!d. p.&un..0-1c m-0-c p1.0-n..0-1s, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Dillon and Mr. Devlin. They 2. Boots' Pocket Case of Compressed MediCe.'1nn C-<1to, cines; 2s. 9d . · never expected to have such a time agaiµ . All Rlo.ttdt-Oe .o.n 0J1'0U1E;te. over Ireland they have crawled out of the holes 3. Boots' Iodine Tubes; 3d. Six in box for 'Ounpottt:: n.& f etnne, · that Parnell and Davitt and Biggar frightened ls. 3d. . them into, or have thrown aside the disguises 4 . .Ayrton's Six Cups of Cocoa, Sugar and Milk .<it Clt.&t, 8 m.&11., 1916. they wore, and now they are all over -the place in tabloid form· 7d. just as they were before the Land League , talk5 . .Ayrton's Six Cups of Coffee.~ Sugar and ing the same sort of talk and behaving generally Milk in tabloid form ; 9d. NOTES FROM ijEADQUARTERS. as if Ireland belonged to t·hem. There is a long 6. -.Ayrton's Six Cups of Tea, Sugar and "Milk cue of them a t Sir Mathew Nathan's back-door. in tabloid form ; 7'd. THE IRISH FLAG. From Killarney, they wrote privately denounc. Messrs. Boots' address is Nottingham, and ing Mr. O'Shea, Chairman of the Rural District An Order issued last year with regard to the Messrs . .Ayrton, Saunders & Co.'s address is ·Council, for daring to be in the street with Irish National Flag has been obeyed by a good many Liverpool. Volunteers while they were making speeches at _Companies and Battalions, but not by all. It is PULL-TH ROUGHS. a recruiting meeting. They also denounced Mr. · considered desirable by Headquarters that every We hope our recent hint about pull-throughs John Murphy, formerly M.P. for the con- Company should have in its possession an Irish stituency . .u:1e Government removed Mr. O'Shea Flag. 'The · Flag prescribed is the uncrowned' has been taken to heart. It is quite obvious that from the magistracy which he held, not by gold harp on a plain green ground. This Flag every man that has a gun needs a means of cleanit. A pull-through, some flannelette, and a Government favour, but in virtue of his election should be well in evidence on all occasions ot ing supply of oil are the essentials. The best oilis to the chairmanship of the Council. '.rne Council formal parades, such as those arranged for St. that known as 3 in 1. Nothing could be more ·held a special meeting and Mr. O'Shea told them Patrick's Day and those contemplated for Easter than to lose a campaign for lack of ~what had happened, and they unanimously and Whitsuntide next . Companies may also humiliating backed him up. Half of the members of the carry the official Volunteer Flag, but it is be- pull-throughs. Tralee Urban Council have condemned the im- lieved that at this stage th recognised National THE AUXILIABY. pi::isonment of l\ir. MacGaley. The other half, Flag more fully sy:µi.bolises what the Irish Volun.the Whig half, excused themselves on various teers stand "for and will gain a readier underEvery friend of the Irish V 6llunteers who is paltry pleas, and the Chairman's casting vote standing and f espect from Irishllilen in general. unable to drill · with a Company should join the saved the situation for liberty, civilisation, Each Company which has not yet done so will Irish Volunteers' .Auxiliary. smaller nationalities and double taxation. take immediate steps to provide itself with a Forms ·of Enrolment, and Special Forms with National Flag. . 1 • spaces for ten names (for use b_y Organisers of Some people pretend to scoff at the enthusiasm A RESERVE. the .Auxiliary) can be had from the Hon . Secreof the. Imperialists for small nationalities. It is tary, 2 Dawson Street, Dublin., Some weeks ago Headquarters urged in this most unjust. The Imperialists have done their utmost to make nationality in Ireland as small as they could make it. They are doing their utmost at present for ,Small Nationality in IreA M.ILITA.RY CA.USER.IE land. If they got their way, Irish Nationality would soon be small enough to please anybody . But the Small Nationalists themselves are growof a line of fortified hedges would be a valuable ARTILL ERY FOR VOLUNTEERS, AND ing smaller every day. Monte Carlo will soon be adjunct t© the defenders. Of course it ·is a danSOME NOTES ON HEALTH. big enough for them . gerous weapon, and if mismanaged may do harm Many and great are the fears felt by Volun. * * to its employers. So don't mismanage it. teers at our shortage of artillery, and for our In spite of the Press boyco,tt, the threatened comfort we have been assured that artillery is * * ruin of Ireland by taxation will be exposed. The not much use in Ireland. But we all know it is Committee appointed by the Mansion House I have occasionally been aisked by Volunteers some use, and that if a shell hits a Volunteer it meeting is at work. Considering the difficulties who are desirous of keeping fit whether smoking will kill him. For a further reassurance, tnereplaced in the way of publicity for any work of fore,. I shall . proceed to describe a cheap gun is harmful. Yes, it is. But the harm it can do the kind, every assistance should· be given to varies. Some people can smoke more than others which any of us could make. It is not a very this Committee. Mr. B. J . Goff, M.A., 2 Dargie and suffer less. As a general rule heavy smokers mobile gun; in fact, it is not mobile at all. But, - RA:iad, Drumcondra, Dublin, is one of the Hon. damage their eyesight, hearts, and digestiol!ls, we have been told, mobility is hard for the best Secretaries, and the Committee has also very artillery in Ireland, this being its main drawas well as their muscular fitness. To be a good properly appointed Hon. Treasurers, of whom sound soldier you should, therefore, smoke in back. Neither is it a very handsome gun,- nor Dr. Michael Davitt is one. It is my firm belief would it look well on 'parade or in processions, moderation, and with certain rules. P i:eferably . that, if we submit to the claim made to tax Ire- but as a compensation it has no complicated smoke a pipe. It is less harmfUl than cigarettes. land for Imperial war, many of u s will live to (The eternal cigarette smoking some men go in works to b'e kept clean and in order. It is called see ·the population of Ireland reduced by another for is ruinous.) Smoke after meals only, not a fougass . two millions and what remains 6>f our agriculture before. Dpn't smoke while working or taking * * * and other industries destroyed . Now is the time exercise. If you smoke indoors have the room To make a fougass you dig a cone-shap!ld hole to prevent it. well ventilated. Don't smoke a foul pipe. Don't in the ground, inclining the axi:s towards the smoke till you are over twenty-one. These are * * enemy(as one would elevate a gun in sight.ing) a lot of dont's, but if you seriously want to be a .According t 0 the London " Referee "~ so as to mak~ an ·angle of about forty-fi:ve degrees useful Volunteer you should try to obey them. '' Originally negligible, the Sinn Fein Party in with the horizon. The sides should slope outToo many Volunteers drop out on a route march. Ireland is now well organised, and is growing in wards at an angle Qf twelve degrees from the Co. Cork at an alarming rate. The Party's mis- axis. Now place your powder in a box at the * * * sion is not only anti-English but pro-German. bottom of the hole and place a fairly thick platWhile I am on the subject of health I shall add The Sinn Feiners have lately started a branch form of wood in· front. Pile up stones, b1~icks, · a word as to the hair. Irishmen seem to have a for women. The modus operandi is to promise bits of iron, etc., on the platform, and your gun fondness for long hair. Let them be warned everybody illimitable wealth when the English is ready. So as to make sure that the line of that they will find it a nuisan.ce on active serare beaten." What next? Cork gone .rotten, least resistance is towards the enemy, heap up vice, or even in camp. Besides, short hair is Kerry gone rotten, Dublin gone rott.e n ! The the excavated earth towards your own side and . more becoming to a soldier. very places where we have had all the raids and ram well. The gun can be fired by common fuse prosecutions and deportations are turned the or by electricity. · · worst against us! Why not try Bachelor's Walk * * * Olll.Ce more? The amount of powder to be used depends, of * * * course, . on the quantity of the missiles. The The "Cork Constitution "-old style Im- formula given is Should Interview perialist--wants the news of the abortive attempt! , to capture Saint :Patrick for the glorification of " Old Blood and Guts " published all over England. It is a praiseworthy desire. '.fhe only Where P and S represent respectively the weight .See our SPECIAL argument worth a row of pins in England about in pounds of the powder and stone (or brick, etc.·) Prices ~6 tlie "Ii:ish question" is the argument that shows * * * CYCLES Built in from l. ~ fJe the impossibility of palavering, hoodwinking and This kind of artillery is not to be despised .. Bj- monthly. DUBLIN. humbugging the Irish peoJlle. They may wreathe It was used by such civilised fighters as the the whole British army and navy in shamrocks. Russians in their war with Japan, and I dare NOTE ADDRtsSIt will delight the Whigs, but will not deceive say it is i_n use at present. _Their effect, as a anybody, not even the "\\< higs. 2 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin. matter of fact, is chiefly moral, but they can do Eorn MAa NEILL. real material damage. A dozen ~ or so in front ·

JRISH VOLUNTEERS

Kelly fop Bikes

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T HE IRISH VOLUNTEER .

Saturday, March 18th, 1916.

IRISH LANGUAGE FUND, 1915.

buckets, pans, slashers, hedge-clippers, etc., etc. A p arade " wit h t ools " is not picturesque but loOks t he business. · All men of t he Dublin Brigade h"ave promised various articles, and full lists are scheduled in all Companies. Every man must know accurately where his Section Commander and his Company Officers live, and be able to find his way to them by day or night . . . -.: - - .- -

Subscription s of £ 1 and over from Busiuess Firms, acknowledged~ by the Dublin DistriC:t Committee of the Gaelic League :- · , ORDERS FOR WEEK ENDING £ 5 5s. each :- Munster and Leinst er Banll:, Dame Street; John P ower & Son; Distillers ; ' MARCH 19t h. Hibernian Bank, College Green . I. Classes as usual. · £5 each :-The National Bank, College Green; 2. All Officers meet at Brigade H eadquar ters the Dublin United Tramway Co. · on Tuesday, 8 p.m. £ 3 3s. each :--John Jameson & Sons, Di~·3. The City Battalions meet at t heir respectillers. · NOTES ON FOOD. tive Headquarters on Vi7ednesday at 8. £ 3 each :-Hopkin s & H opkins, Jewellers; T . 4. On St. Patrick Day the Brigade will and Q. Martin, North Wall . VEGET A' BLE MATTER MIXED W ITH .assemble for Church Parade, and In,spection by £2 2s. each :--John D' Arey & Son, Anchor FLOUR. the President I. V., as follows:In a book written by a P rofessor Chur ch on · Brewery; Greenmoulit Oil Co ., the Royal Bank Bn . !.-Parnell Square, 8.15 a .m. "Food,!' the following occurs:- " In times of of I reland, O'Connell Street; W. & R. Jacob, Bn. IL-Fr. Mathew Park, 8.0 a .m. scarcity all sorts of vegetable matter have been Boland, Ltd., Capel Street; W. & A. Gilbey, Bn. UL-Camden Row, 8.0 a .m. mixed with wheaten flour and meal to eke out Court L aundry, E ducational Company of Ire;;. Bn. IV.- Camden Row, 8.30 a .m. a limited ·supply of t hese · nutr itiou s matt ers. land, Dock Milling Company, Hibernian and General J;ire Insurance Co., M. Crowley & Co. 5. Battalion Adjutants will .make arrange- During the Siege of Paris a coarse· bread was P eter Kennedy, Parnell Street; Hugh Moore an,.d1 ments for the men to whom the Church ~arade made containing but little wh!lat, the main in- Alexander, P aterson & Co., Ltd., Qath-0lic and -Order does not apply, to j·oin their Battalions gredients being potatoes ·and beans, with oats, General Insm·ance Association, Johnston, rice and rye , together ith a goo.d deal of at 10 a.m . fibrous v,egetable matter in he shape of chaff and Mooney and O'Brien, Wm. M. Murphy, North E. DE VALERA, Brigade Adjt. • straw . In Norway and Sweden the sawdu st of City ·Milling Company, John MacDennell .&. Co,, · . non-resinous woods, like beech and ~irch, is Lower Ormond .Quay. · ;!2 each :- T . J . Loughlin, Parliament Street; boiled in water, baked, and then mixed with OR CAN ISATiON . flour to form the material for bread ; and in Independent Newspapers, City -Bakery, Store St. £1 l 's. each :--John C. Parkes & Sons, Jolin England, during the"l 7th century, a very tolerEgan & Son, Great Strand Street ; :fames H ill Being Notes of a Lectl!re delivered by Com·. able bread was made from a mixture of the pulp and .Son, Bachelor's Walk; Dartfy Dye Wor ks, mandant Eamonn .Cearint to th e Officers of of boiled turnips with wheaten flour ." MacGrath Bros., Bachelor's Walk; A. O'Farrell, the Dublin Brigade. Commercial Buildings; Arnott & Co., Ltd., ST. P ATRI CK 'S NI GHT CO N CE RT. FOR E WORD. Organisation is here used Lalor, L td., Lower Orm9nd Quay; Mountjoy chiefly in the sense of preparation and equipFollowing on ·the Volunteer P arade and tlre Brewery, R . Perry &, Son, Stafford Street; Tlie ment, mainly personal. I have divided these , Irish servili)es in the chm:ches in the morning, the D.B.C., C. Bull, Ltd., Suffolk Street; . I. $. notes under the heads- Rank and File Section great National Concert in the Rotunda Rmk at Varian & Co., West & .Son, Jewellers; Dublii;I Commanders, Officers, and General; with a word night should prove a fitting clima~ to a memor- Distillers Co., Dollard, Ltd., The Henry Streej; to Quartermasters. · able anniversary of the National Apostle. The Warehouse; Alexander. Findlater & Cq., The National spirit in song and recitation will be Erne Soap and Candle Wor¥:s, EasQn- & St;1n~; RAN·K AND F ILE. capably interpreted by . favourite Irish-Ireland Irish Cutlery Manufacturing Co., C.a:hi).l & Co., As well :as arms ·(of the best available kind) .and ammunition, the private Volunteer should artistes as well as by some excellent artistes. .Printers; Piggot & Co., Kapp & Peterson, P ,. J. have certain essential things :-An overcoat or who are new to Dublin ·audiences. During the Walsh & Sons, Bachelor's Walk; P. O'Reilly, -cape for outpost, sentry, and night w.o rk; boots programme selections will be given by St. Poolbeg Street; Patriotic Assurance Co., Wm. (not shoes) with thick soles, strongly made, well James's Band and the O"I'oole 'Pipers. The Hogg & Co., Ltd ., Cope Street;. Sir James greased to soften, square-toed and a little on the patriotic address by a well-known priest is being Mackey; Ed!f;or, "The Leader" ; Sealy, Bryers, long side; strong pair of spare laces ; a candle ; eagerly e~pected by his numerous admirers in and Walker,_ Bolton & Co., Westmoreland St.; matches; safety-pins for a variety of uses; clean- Dublin, who recollect with pleasure his magnifi- Alliance and. Dublin Co11sumers' Gas Co., Wiling outfit-rags, pull-through and oil; a sailqr's cent national address on a recent memorable son, Hartnell & Co., Commercial Buildings; :Sheath ~nife (about 1/- ) or other strong_}\:n_ife occasion. Tickets range -from 3s. t o 6d. ; the W .. & E .. Thompson., Lo:wer: G.ar:dine1• St1•eet; P a·ulfor cuttmg' food, wood, sods, etc. ; spoon rifle higher priced tickets can be obtained' in advance and Vincent, Mrs. Julia Fanagan, 54 Aungier sling (even three web-straps or a piece of !ope at Sinn fein, 6 Harcourt Street ~ The doors will Street; John Barrington & Sons, Thompson is betfer than no sling); field-dressing (costing open at 7 o"clock. Those who will patronise the Motor Ce., J. E. Symington, Watkins, Jameson, · a.bout 8d.)·, which must not be opened; a -- :ajess- €oncert are asked to secure their seats early. Pim & Co ., Daniel .O'Connell, 13 Heytesbury St.; tin or billy-can; a water-bottle; ammunition Johnston & Co., {:}rafton . Street; O'Loughlin, ---~:---;pouch. Murphy & Boland, Fountain Head Bell .Fqund:i-y, I r ish F inancial Relat ions Comm ittee. All these are necessaries and should be ready The Executive Committee met on Saturday, Anderson, Stanford & Ridgeway, Ha.yes, Conyngpacked or available in a compact parcel for in- 11th inst., at the Mansion House, Dublin . Mr. ham and Robinson, Millar and Beatty, A. & J. :Stant need. Other useful things which may be W. L. Cole presided. Main, Leinster Street. _, _ _ , .regarded as comparative luxuries are :-Electric - £1 each :-Sir "I'atnCk Shor.t'itll, Wm. F . But· A ·· large oamO:uni ~f correspondence was read torch and acetylene lamp (both somewhat unre- from supporters of the movement to oppose in- ler, Walter Conan, Esq.; St. James's Band, liable); field cooker (price 1/-), being a combined creased taxation in Ireland. Bridgefoot Street ; Andrews & Co., James · ;;pirit lamp and stand, the spirit being in .a solid The Organising Sub-Committee reported sub- M'Cann & Son, The Irish Feather Co., Walter form and unspillable--an excellent ar ticle, but stantial pi·ogress with the wor k of holding meet- Brown & Co., Madigan Bl:os., Henry Street; dear at bhe price · strong thread and needle ; a ings throughout t he country, and furthe.r details O'Kelly, ·Wine Merchants; Cler:-y & Co., Bewley fork; a scissors; thermos flash (keeps liquids hot and Draper, Ormond Printing.Co ., Thomas H enwere decided on so as to reach other districts . for 24 hours) ; a belt. , The Publi:cation Sub-Committee were in- shaw & Co., H . & M. Woods, Ferrier, Pollock N.B.- A stout haversack is an obvious neces- structed t o forward copies of the resolut.ions and Co,, _K elly, Bros. & Co., Upper . O'Co11nell sity not sufficiently realised. Headqu ltrters cap._ adopted by the public meeting in the Mansion Street; F1~zgeralcl & Co., Midd_le. Abbey Street; now S11pply good ones . House, the Dublin Corporation, the Dublin Murray & Sons, Todd, Burns & Ce., Michael . Every Volunteer should know how to use and Trades Council and others, t o the. P ublic Bodies O'l)onnell, Stafford Street; Hovenden & Orr, handle a rifle, shotgun, and revolver. Few in in Ireland, with a request for an expression of Kernan & Co., Camden Street; MacBirney & Co., practice know how to .safely handle a revolver. opinion on the over-taxation, question . L. & J. ~gan, ;36 Arr::i.n Quay; Laurence A. WalHe should know how to cook simple meals like dron, P. O. ~,W. L . .Ryan & Co., Lo.wer Ormond Irish stew, st irabout, soup, and make and bake Quay; - lVlinch, .E§q. (Watson's) , Bachelor's TO CO M PANY OFFICERS. a cake. When food is scarce masticate slowly Walk; J. Lawlor & Sons, L. Keegan, Inn'>1 Have ALL your men go.t Haversacks'? If not and tight en the belt. Good waterproof capes order without d·e1ay from the Quartermaster at Quay; The "Freeman's J ournal," American are advertised at 3/6 (second-hand) . A t wo or Alliance (A .O.H .), 27- Great Brunswick Street ; Headquarters, 2 Dawson Street, Dublin. The three days' emergency ration (for inst ance, bread price is 2s. 6d . .each ;. carriage e·x tra. Send cash O'Brien & Co., Gallagh er, D'Olier Street ; J ohn and salt meat) should be thought out and readily with order. Nagle & Co ., 'Adam Scott & Co . obtainable. You will be surprised how much a man can consume in two or three days, so do not For the Institution, the Mansion or the leave home short of grub. The wat er-bottle, PHOTOCRAPHY. Cottage. which is an essent ial, should be filled and kept so. ABSOLUTELY CHEAPEST AN,YWHERE Wounded men need water. Make your will if You are invited t o inspect our stock of you have any worldly property. Keep the hair Three Premier Cabinet P hotos, mounted short; short hair doesn' t look pr etty, but it discomplete, from any photo, 2s. courages dirt and disease. The rifle can be conbefore ordering elsewhere. We guarantee veniently carried by putting one arm (but not the heltd) through the sling; it t hen hangs perthem to cook perfectly, and to be econopend.icularly at the side. The short strap of the mical in fuel. Our prices ar e righ t . . bandolier looped through the trigger guard also 75 LR. DORSET ST., DUULIN. takes the place of a sling. If you have neither a stout haversack or ammunition pouch, have GAELS ! Remember an your pockets strengthened ; this is a wise preIrish Irelander when you caution in any case. All second-hand equipment , 21 cfc 22 CHRISTCHU'RCH PLACE. belts, bandoliers, bayonet frogs and the like, want New or Secondhand Telephone: Dublin 261. ·should be careftilly overhauled and restitched E stimates free. Duplicators, Typewriter:s, where necessary. Leather fit tings should be St encils, Stencil I nk , Ribrubbed with paste as a protection against t he bons, Car bo:iis, P apers, ~tc . weather. All men should be encouraged, by fre Any make of Typewriter R epaired. _ quent inspection, t o t ake a keen int er est in t heir Of THE _personal equipment. THE FOLEY TYPEWRITER _TRADING . CO. , A bicycle is a military machine of the first imTelephone p 7Y. Reis Chambers, DUBLIN. ·portance and deserves special mention. It is no ·exaggeration to say that the efficiency of a The aim of this Pamphlet VOLUNTEERS I Send your Shlrts , Collars, &c. 'Volunteer corps is doubled by ·each man having • . is to show that the REALM :a bicycle. Volunteers ·without bicycles must be ACT is the LATEST and WORST 'FORM TO THE ,able to r ide, and be able to commandeer a OF ENGLl$H COERCION ACTS. N A TIQNAL LAUNDRY, •machine when needed. All cases of terrorism, per secuti~n , • Any call, ho.,i,ever ·sudden, should find men bullying and deport ations in Ireland are 60 South William Street, DUBL:IN. ·prepared. For tha:t -reas0n arms, ammunit ion, fully revealed and explained. SUITS AN.D UNIFORMS CLEANED AND food, bicycle, and general equipment should be :It is a most valuable publication an.a PRESSED IN Two DAYs. at all t imes in good order and easily accessible. SOLD FOR ONE PENNY, "The inspection of men's kits might be handed . Or Post Free 1!d. '°ver te section commanders. But it is the duty Pay for your Clothes _as you WEAR THEM. o0f Company officers 'themselves t o make occaGet a dozen post free for 1 / - and h.and i · .·sional inspect ions of arms and kit . them round. · I n addit ion to the 'it ems already enumerated, The Irish Tailor WHOLESALE and Retail from ·each. man should arrange at a pinch t o pr ocure a -portable tool or piece o'f equipment. I n this way, WHE(AN & SON, 38 DRURY STREET on mobilisation "witn t ools," a Company finds 'itself · inst antly provided with shovels, picks, 17 Upper Ormond Quay, DUBLIN. ·«One .door from Exchequ er Street)~ ,spades, ropes, wire, cr owbars, wire-cutters, -saws,

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· Do chum glofre De agus onora na hEireann .. ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY " , . A SERMON IN IRISH will bEl preached In the Church of St. Columba, Drumcondra; By the Rev. A. MORIARITY, C.C:, ' William St., . . ,At Four o'clock .. • ' TAG AIDE; A .GHEADHALA !·

G R AND

CO NCERT

Will be held in the

ANTIENT CONCERT ROOMS _,SUNQAY f'.llGHT, 9th APRIL, 1916. Doors open 7.30 p.m.

Commencin~

at 8 o'dock.

AD_DflESS BY EOIN. MAC NEILL. DON'T

FORG~T

THE

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BANBA HALL, 18tft MARCH, . Commencing a t 9. TICK]j}TS :-DOUBLE, 4s.; SINGLE, 2s. IRISH HISTORY LECTURES. March 19.-'' Ireland and the Spanish Armada."

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ADMISSWN-THREEPENCE. · ~·sensational News! ! No, but a Grand Concert and D.ramatic Perf9rmance will be held in 41 PARNELL SQUA.RE on SUNDAY, March 19, at 8 o' clock, by Cumann na mBan . Craob lnghinidhe na hEireann. Come and See Shaun Connolly as " Michael Dempsey" in P. Keogh's Great New- Iri_sh Play, "I RELAND FiiiST." TICKETS :- (Resllrved) 2s. , and 1s., and Gd. 2nd DUBLIN BAT'tALION. COY. "B's" CONCEBT will b e.

SOMETHING NEW. Address on a subject of great importance by .ARTHUR GRIFFITH,

SUNDAY, · 26th MARCH-8

p~m.,

41 PARNELL SQUARE. TICKETS-2s. (ResElrved) ; 1s., and Gd.

"IRELAND

f :IRST"

and GR.A.°ND

" Everything that is not Irish must · be . Foreign."

GtEEsoN &

. The Committee of the above mean to make this year's· Concert a memorable one, and have sp~ially engaged the renowned . young Irish Ba!"itone, ·MR. E. O'CONNOR COX, for the occasion.

THE .FORD PEACE CRUSAD.E. For the first t rue acc~unt of this muchmaligned and misrepresented e:xpeditioi1, written by a member of the part:\'..'. see the . . • '~IRISH

MA,RCH 15th.

c1:r1zEN," ONE PENNY.

.Owing to the . .St. Patrick's J?ay ~arade and ether causes, the . Drawing of Prizes in aid of Bal-lycahalin I. V. Equipment Fund, announced for March 17th-, has - be~n. postponed until May 21st. LIVERPOOL "B" COY.-Draw for .45 Re~ volver postponed to 28th March. Winning No. in " Volunteer " " Nationality " and " Spark " 8th April. Co~nterfoils, etc ., 'no·t yet return~d are ·wanted by Secretary, M. Gleeson, at 2 Dawson Street. COURTBRACK · 1. V.-Dra wing of Prizes. Result :-492, .662, 210, 627. T. J. Golden, Hon. S.~~ - , Donoghmore, Co. Cork.

- MR. E. O'CONNOR COX (Baritone) , (Feis Ceoil Gold Medallist and Winner of Denis O'Sullivan Medal, Feis Ceoil, etc.), OPEN to ENGA~EMENTS for CONCERTS, etc. An unlimited repertoire of Ancient and Modern Irish Music. Special Terms to Irish Volunteer and Gaelic L.e ague Con~erts.- For terms apply St. Malachy's, Oakland's Park, Ballsbridge, Dublin.

~ANDS. VOLUNTEERS, we ask your support when starting Bagpipe or other Bands. We are actual makers in Ireial;ld, and can give you ·better and cheaper Instruments than those wh,o are merely Importers. Best Uilean Ba1MJipes always in stock: Chanter, Bag, and Bellows, 755. net. Wholesale Agent for all publications by Carl Hardebeck. Write for lists.

D. McCULLOUGH . MUSICAL WAREHOUSE,

8 HOWARD STREET, BELFAST.

Best ever produced for comfort and ease in marching. Made in · my own workshops by skilled Irishmen, under Trade Union conditions.

CATALOGUES ON APPLICAT ION.

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McQHILLAN,

_<iroun·d · &· Set ~.

Tool Merchant,

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3 INN'S QUAY, DUBLIN.

l35/3~UcB~r:.• st., I·

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·Repai"rs•

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Cleaning Rods, Pull Throughs, Oils, and aU Rifle Sundries.

Reduction .for Companies.

E.AZORS

Guns~

Rifles.

BOOTS.

J. MALONE,

Lucania, Pierce, Swift, Rudge, B.S.A. New Bicycles. Cash. Easy P ayments. Repairs. · Accessoz:ies. Second-hand Bicycles from 25/-. Pr:allLs and Gramophones Re:i;:iait"ed .

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Price 15/6.

1~ 16.

"6.3 " Talbot Street, IHJBLIN.

Irish Volu_n teer TaiJors and Drapers, 11 UPPER O'CONN°i:LL ST :, DUBLIN.

Telephone 2574.

(W.

JOHN ·P AL Y'S

CH-ASE

Tobaoonnlst, Stationer Fancy G-Oom, ~handle;

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26 WILLIAM. STREET

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AND

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stores,

~ 115

SARSFIELD STREET,

Parnell St, DUS-LIN.

LIMERICK. All Cfasses of Feeding .StUffs Stocked.

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Sc..it <1 Ce;te Se.:\'t'> m~1f\1 "0 n.d u~orne,"-~ :5.:i.eue~t~

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.We appeal to you as a Gael only for a trlat order. We are certain •to give you satisfaotion. LADIES' AND GENT'S 1'.AILOR . . p .Son..0.15 6 bout~rn., 2 LOWER ORMOND QUAY.

For Big Value in Chandlery, Tobacco, Cigarettes; etc.

AU T O.M 0 BILE . S.C H 0 0 L •. VOLUNTEERS,

DON'T FORGE'l'

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Wexf~rd

St.; l)ublin • .

We give you a· Complete Practical Course in• Motor Car Driving, Mechanis.i n, and repaire. for 2 GUINEAS . . Up-to-date-Cars. Certificate when competent-. 4 Dartmouth Place, .Ranelaogh Road, · DUBC.IN .

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ST. PATRICK'S NICHT CONCERTTRALEE.

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VOLUNTEERS'

March 18th,

Miss -E. J.VIacHugh

CON"CERT

Will .be held in .· _ BOYS' SCHOOL, SWORDS, On FRIO.AV, MARCH 17th, 1916, at 8 o'clock. . AD~ISSION 2/ -, 1 / -, a~d .Gd.

Sa~ur<lay,

THE -IRISH VOLUNTEER.

Rings EYE~¥ FACiLITY for choosing exactly : the ring you re,qui;re is offered . at · ~A_NTER BRqs. Almost unlimited selec»,tion ; · No hurry, no ·rush, ·no· pressure. Catal~gue free ~n reque.st. · . .

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Removes Pimples, Spots, Skin Eruptions, coolsthe blood, regulates the syste.m.

ARTHU}l .

J . . CAHILL, .

The N atioµ,al Chemist, 82a LOWER DORS·ET STREET, DUBLIN .

We are an exclusively "IRISH FIRM" . . employing only IRISH LABOUR. .A.lFgarments made to 9rder in our own workshops. EXTENSIVE &TOCK to select -from> bought for CASH from best IRJSH MANUFA&.~l'URERS. . ".-. · -

. · SUiTS,- 42s. to 848~

CASH...TA.ILORING CO

T ·h e Irts. h :: · Tweed Hoilse

EQUIPMENT CHEAP. Haversacks, Knapsacks, .. Belts., . Waterbottles, Puttees, Military Coats (secondhand), Entrenching Shovels, Ammunition Pouches, ' .Army Cord and Serge Breeches (new and seeond-hand), Reyqhrer HoI&_te:rs (new and second-hand), MaiGhing .~oots, Mess Tins . . Oil, Cleaning O:utfi.P~ ; ··Knives. SEE PRICE. LiSTS. '· r

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"COURT

LAUNDRY,

ssa HARCOURT STREET, DUBLIN. , (Propriet,pr, H. c. Watson). -- ·:, Winners of Silver Medal for F~itpy :I roning Work, and l;>iploma for Shirps and ··Collars at Ma_nche ~t er Laundry ExhibitiOn, ' 1913. Post Pard one way on orders of 2/ G. For Collars and Shirts only. · Telephone 1843. ~ E<1e'Oe44, c.dl'if'u151'0 te :S<1e't'>e<1t ! For reai Bed-rook Value in Groceries a:qd Confectionery try

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CoHars, Hosiery, · etc:

THE BEST VALUE _fOR CASH IN, . LIMERICK.

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The Mun_ster furnishing Co., 11 CT. CE-ORCE'S STREET, CO.HK.

JOHN JENNING'S, Proprietor.

.M. O'RIORDAN AND CO., and 2 SOUTH MAIN STRE_ET, CORK.

- (John Neliga:n, Manager), 4 . C~P-E. i: STREET, . DUBLIN, 50. •Upper George's Street, Kingstow11 ... __

- All kinds of Household Furniture1RISH MANUFACTURE.

CITY CLUB CIGARETTES. .

10-for 4d •.

l"RY THEM.

P. Conway& . Co.

is better than the Foreign Shirts, Hosiery, TOB.4.CCONISTS, Gloves, Braces, Hats, Caps, Boots, etc., etc. 31 Exchequer Street · and 10a AL!ngier ALL IRISH. . Fair Prices. . Street. IRISH OUTFITTING HEADQUARTERS, _ Establlshed 1894. 19 Parliament Street, DUBLIN. - .COMFORTABLE APARTMENTS at 19 Bless- Frinted for the Proprietors at Mahon's Printin.g ington Stree~. Full board; from 14s. to 17s. per · W <;irks, Dublin, and published at .t he Volunteer · week. Hea·d quarters, .2 Dawson Street, Dublin .

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