The Irish Volunteer, Volume 1 - Number 8

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An

r;...6:st,,~c

measure

not particu.larry

-IGlI1d whether military

the

would

in the highest positions

protest

militarv

impunity

the

sistance,

and it was

only

subordinate

officers

and

relea-se from

should

masters'

It would'

supporters.

with such

part

be

take

themselves

friends

and

interesting

numbers, m il itarv

that

orders

and

without

fight

righteousness

Iike the Boer

till it went

;0

has an event absolute

made

need for

resignation

plainer an

'('0

Irish

necesNever

Ireland

the

than

of officers at the, Curragh

the when

in the North. of party W ..i r-

, fare all ·the institutions that were 'supposed . to be .above and beyond politics have down

resignations

to the

partly

revel.

can only have the

to destroy

the

morale

of the

Such

will be directed.

. land's

officers

set at nought officers 'l'ory

pathetic I'm",

their

O\\'Jl

something,

army

to leave be done

to do it. natur~al,

done

ted out at

army

, hy officers,

the

to show

proval '61 ·Aq'"

their

are

'IreJand

with

the syrn-

has been

in time

of' Parliamen

t

may

.lies

meetings, could

who

i~ Iri.sh

o have ;polll'l

if England .pant

spare

of

the

to pr'otect had

commissions.

quite

alrerdy

•

by

similar

ing

The establishment

a:

liament

in Dublin

ther

wi!l' be

it

is near

that

And

it is

reedy

and

duty

win

to equip

to demand

is needed.

their.

are ready

country,

is possible

Par. \Yhe·

embracing

with

truth,

to tell. to

is that

Parliament Volunteer

all

of

Army.

eign .arm

depend

to carry

sub-committee

a

and

Once

be

is no

movement,

a wise which

might

short

period.

the

presence

it is the

would

ada

immensely

may

be underrated.

duty, i-ecognisej troon,

to

course

by everyone

take

up arms

recognition, show

thn t

patriotic

in

known

and

it

course

C~,ontarf on Easter

the.s-Natioual

the various

the

Those

now

who

take

an active

part in

drilling

other

branches

of the

movement

after

of

be . made N'o

of uniformed to -the

have

a;

decision

of ~ few_d;,ys.

1

at

even yet,

to procure

great

!

men

dispTay. but

time

for that

a

event.

~

a

Clontarf

cannot and

the

Sunday,

corps

number

country

appreciates

worth.

in the

goodly

a design ,

wil l probably

save the 'Pol.

time duty well done

At "the same

should

I ever

Of

their

wait and make select

Meanwhile

doubt,

'offering

of the

than

services

of their

upon

uniform

11.'\ve to be discarded

committee

due

is decided

and it is better now

in

being impa.:

use in

ihe design

choice

Provisional'

decided

will beThe permanent

it

already

is in the hands:

of the

will

There

uniform

lYe have

'Or

tient.

already

upon.

out fha.t this matter

'spontaneity

r pr ice

the freedom.

nation

is prel?ared

There is also some doubt

the

should

ing

as to just whac

pay for

to

tingents

I

Resolute-Not In

the

another

Mf rOAn

r unteer

which from

Remond,

lllov.ement

were

the

the

kernel

spirit,

not

'but

provoking

they

1:'5

WJ'0

the

atmosphere Volunteer

instances

of unconscious

.

the Irish was

chill arranged.

Corps

character

not intended

but was

merely

part

corps

be carried

ou't in

any

of the

Bu,t the message

from

town.

mend wisely

pointed

I' ance

just

for The

even

then

those equal'tQ

though

construed, clinations constitutional The

in, charge,

parade

and

motives

and, as such

might

follow

the

wishes.

of the

Irish

that

be misown

in-

of

the

people.

and rightly

in the

the

saved aad

the

our

brave

weak.

_upon us own,

prowess

we~e

Thus Press,

'British?

crew

event

is

a splendid

and .daring.

a

rhap.

lifeboat

Norwegian :he

as

sight

our

were "not our

already

pluck

and

Norwegian

records

of British

be lost

"Dritis):!."

the

ye~r

sngges-

The

not

and

word

Roger

Olympic

duly fathered

ago the

over

the

'om vices

virtues

who

down

at

going

instance With'

our

newly awakened dignity of n3tio'~hood should proeest and show to the sister

we nn .

tions of the earth that Ireland to

a moral

our

Fethard,

with

their

abandoned,

Heretofore

were always

Sir this

nation.

of.

she

sink

leader

as a distinct

at

is one' .hat should

~nsequences.

could

was

Games

sodised

I

issu~s

1ion

~en

NIr. Red. the appear.

victory:

Irelilnd

. represented

few days

southern

the o.her , showed

their

they

be

merged

bullying

of. the drille. d battalions of the Irish Volunteers on the streets of Derry would Jead

first

while

'"

and a: !

Irelands

that

couraze

as it would

'out that

urg,ed

should

nesses

'Of the ordin-

of the

In one of our

along with a few that

in any

works

of

was 'one of

is noted.

And undoubtedly

will be a fitting

Dane.

Ossement

refrain

In a hostile

conof a

Olympic Games. J

in any

less self-restraint.

courage

"its ex-

only

rnay he able to exercise

upon

as long

Not

'of those

And

be

Vol.

wiJl

the hostility

the

to ,send

celebration

victory.

celebration

in

of the

fiNing

review

Leader,

founded

existence

wi th-

.publish

Irish

is touched.

'\ olunteers

aggressive .from

we

the

as a challenge,

upon a for-

_~ut its dictates And

message column

over

Aggressive.

to deplorable

from

the

National

worthy

and are ~hold. '

in readiness

for

a Volunteer

might

an

for the big event,

themselves

great

be regarded

It !11i3Y~t

aggression

will be menaced.

be decided

of in- '

number

the Voln nteer

pointed

course."

and' will.

a large

when

the Xationa l Army "is numerically strong. But there is a danger that from the very

to r ssert

'One thing

and

continued

will

by direct

But

assert, the

a,s'to

Committee

There-,

and

r-eceived

the

spirit,

at hand.

a measure

impossible

that

istence

serve

display

'Of a Horne Rule

out, but as long as it depends to

them

then

men. of Ireland

to

ary

threatened

if the or-

arose _;ouit o~ (the opposition

and

have

quiries

army.

to keep

army

by the Derry

Self-Reliance.

Irish

that

remedy.'

only

is, still

The Army and Ireland. m,qy be a doubt

of course,

be those

it would

Englisl1""policy

be

~

There

undone;

to·mOHOW that

their

of that

den;

J

If

set

or disap-

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of other nations, m;d it must be put a permanent basis and at cnce. The'

young

England's

Ireland, or whether the northern counties wiII have voted themselves out of it or not

r-ule may do t~.mor.

sion.

would

accomplished.

at Volnnteer

would

resigned

it

speakers

Eng.

those

approv;;1

force upon

which

\\~bat

privntes

something

something

IVh~ch 'she

.-.

with

ing orders

A, so many war

overcharged

be a 'sham.

Volunteer at least give it. their active support on she wsll ever' other lines. As we have repeatedly said, If 100 per cent 'of. the upkeep of the Volunteer Army is the

asked

the

,pl:eci.

ho s the

of Ireland

is,

offered .Ior

of

that

that

This

res~lts

form tITe Clontarf review will take, Corps: throughout the country are eagerly o wa it- :

itself

Government.

when the example

I

army lines.

has her

(hIIt efficiency

those

have

to-day,

them

deserves

It is

answer to the has "the army"

if it suited

Ib~t

hands. were

would

opportunity

is already

undone except it suited' the .policy

all the people still

the

must be no sham about it. The vOlun'l teer force have come to stay like the defen~e

one effect,

vregiments

sympathies

have

with, Liberal

and

allowed

in English

whose

Party

on party

"a national

and then

has not "the army"

She

1')0

pitating

It is the national

efficient.'

cause.

to the Yeldt,

her.

and prove that in times of strain its opera< tions

to- that

Ireland

never got

of flags and the like.

of Euglan ..d to have

army

'ordered for active service It seem', ~ha~ in the heat

oome

do

remain

movement.

into

the Irish natiC)l.l wished that part 'Of Eng. land's army in occupation of .this country

crisis of the past week

Volunteer

obey Events

"colour

broken

to protect

A bove Politics. sity of the

a

balanced

inquiring

l~nt

Army--the _only army be able to rely upon.

--<>-

of the

North.

would

and the army unanimity

to pro.ect her.' Ireland

weapons.

IreL31{d's duty

what

before

cause.

I a smashing and conclusive weaklings W},O ~.~yIreland

From the Outpost proof

they

theory,

only on matters

so, and

that

Ireland's Army.

they found

comes

of the I'\-ar

and

But

to

a~d such was the uua nirnitj- of officers up to now tb,~.t people suggested

the

by

fair ly well

almost

syrn-

Uniforms.

[ust as

minch

ever

lD

itself

"'e

or a Class but .w'ill find opponents

and suppon ers

a startling

to

a question

p~ple

The constitutional

decalogue

forbidden

Scarcely

in

of the country

the

ser-

to know also

of the military

expresses

a portion

l/

.Price, 1d.

reo

active

scrupulousness,

it would be interesting

'openly

with

men

learn how 'Often in I.:ecent times army officers have examined their military con. sciences

*" ·.Iti:«

J

to l!e expected

that

their

.

refuses to come within the nation, a Home Rrule Parlsarnent, unsupported by other

,~ith

for Ulsters

arm

pathy

Tories

to preach

justification

against

the

and administrative

hint vice

from

countenanced.

have been allowed

accept

to Ir e- that

applicable

same

he

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Saturday, March 28, 1914

Vol. 1: No.8.

has given

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stood when

always be

accomplished.

fittingly. represented a:s a nation .with in

her all

nerates llit;le

whose

are

Ireland

should

be

Game;

in friend'ly

rivc h-y

nations,

and

show

sports

we are

no

the manly to the

where

things

at the Olympic

contending sister

stands

great

'only glories

ambition

thlrt dege.

is to add

of a foreign

flag,

a

THE IRISH VOLUNTEER

2

-,

Naval j3rigadc

FLAG .. --(>--

- There

we are!

cruits

in the

s'tU).lIre faces

not

of the

take--a

Irish. Vol~nteers

lot of fonmng

Ire-

]I).

land.

my company,

There

be

must

men

also

thousands

of ·.all ranks

the sevena L districts be wiIling of ex-naval

exin

of Ireland

join

((0

of time at present that

a speciaI1y

in the centre

There's

that.

the

heavily

Colonel

'Of his znous, the

in my

which

he salutes,

thunder,

cries,

advances

arm.

Then

a wave

seemed

enorloud as

I s.ilute

thee!"

I cOlllmenced to consider " for in that mass of close on tWQ thousand faces there was not a movement not a stir but the slizht . , . '. '" stir of the ghttenng bayonets shaken by the wind, Four tho:usand eyes were fixed 'U~on .the flapping SIlk; and: above everythmg the storm 'Of the great voice of the Colonel thundered its irnpassjoned aposwho are desirous of joining the Brigade "I do' :not see much could send (heir names," addresses, rate- trophe to the flag: in that," I said to myself, "but it's queer ings and- qua,]ifications as instructors, if that the Colonel should speak to the flag -as to a person or a thing. "One speaks any, It is imperative that naval gunnery to a flag;" I kept on repeating in wonder instructors should be 'appointed to take until I lost thread of what Our chief was over the instruction of these squads or sayiiig. It could not have been long, for it a, moment later broke in upon my obcompanies, and as there are a large numservation that I h~1,rd him repeat the ber of retired warrant officers to' hand name of our battles and then, "We all they should be given the command of a .are ready to 'give our life for thee 1" Sud. and like company. The other commands could be denly the bugle sounded again, an electric stock I no longer. felt the given by a BOGrd .of Gunnery experts from weight of my rifle, I was galvanised. excitement took me from head the f-our provinces, which, of course, would Powerful to foot as it did the three battalion", for ,be under the jurisdiction and command we all seemed.tobe riveted bvnn adamanof· the Commaµder·in·Chief of the corn- tine chain to these three colours. Then "Ground arms." Au. bined forces, \vho', ,I 'take it, would Ibe nn- carne the command, tomatically I made the movement and der the control of the National Defence came back to reality, The flag was no Committee. longer in 'front of the",'battalion" but 'had taken its .place in the'centre._ It seemed In furtherance of my scheme I. would therr that a_great light iIlumined my brain point -out that these men during their ser- and impressed two truths tlbt would .be forever unexpungable, truths that I never vice under the Crown were taught to adapt rea1ised before. First, "The Flag is .a themselves to take their position in the thing to which one .speaks.' The ocher, "It is a thing one dies for gladly." , ranks amongst, ·perfect strangers to them, but

men who were taught

the same

- It .goes t.o say it wo'uld take

headquarters, very. little

from

shape ; fence of Ireland's honour and Ireland's ; drop your factions; drop also from a gi.ven .batualion sufficient men adviancement . . k d t f ith a field everything but your arms could be plc·e out, 0 orm en er ' 0 • or

time to knock

a machine

could

be

boifr

gun

crew:

utilised,

defence.

them

if

The

same

men

for

har-

•

- i-1aving spent the greater life amongst them, I have in decleririg

into

necessary,

that

such

itself a mountain nation.

part of my no hesitation

a force would

of strength

\prove . Irish

to the

I would be prepared ·to come over to Ireland and do my utmost in forming my old

shipmates

into

. I earnestly

such

appeal

a force. of the

\"ohlllteer'movement

not

to

neglect

this

splendid

in their

midst

who,

I

feel

them

sure,

only

going.

require

Having

a lead

received

yO\! could safely let them

to

set

this

look after

lead them-

selves.

I\OIV, then,

men, what do you say? and let us show what Get to work, men' of

ot

sea

and 'see, who will hold

for:ning Naval

the

first

company

the honour of the

a personal

appeal

in the

van

they

of

Irish

take her place amongst the nations of the .• world. Th: man you want IS the man who's hen rt is in the right place, the man k ". . . wh 0. looks towar d s an enemies pOSItIOn and

says,

"I have

got

to' reach

going

te g~t

there,

see that

de·

aIJd

i-t or die in the

at-

tempt."

to

of the

by

V.olunteers

defend

Irish

the

The

man

who

let him be traitor at

to Ireland

once

The

stays

outside

Protesta~t

and

and

should

number

or

have

the rights

which

this

for the

Nation

faith

centuries,

are threatened English

great

leaders

of which

returned use

in

available

force

they

at

possible. in

Tynannical'

all

ages

wished

is

disarmed

to hold

their

constituted

governments

hnlve they

:peoples

to-day,

No .nation fence

of

ently

can

its

delegated

tary

afford

rights

to have

and It is

hired

every man who is able to defend and

liberties

of his nation.

the Irish

people

the rights

and

to themselves

try

duty to ann

should to do

liberties

and

be ,their

Hence

for

The

and

of Irish

will be reached

which

holds

peace

National

Let

your

and your and place

first

The

training

and,

I answer

itt

~galllst

morning

be Ireland, call to

disposal

arms. to de-

all comers.

God

save -the 11'15h Nation. _ PATRICK

ERIN

MAGUIRE,

Ex-Gunner

sobriety

effect

R.N.

,-

a

and

'first principle

the hOB· first men

the

your

my life at your

fend your ~onot~r

a moral

is

\'OIUll'

dust

trailed

soldierj,

have

raised

bay'nets

its

they're

let there come what and true, laire they, foreboding

ev'ry ready

may,

fold to die,

dauntless

and ,fle<\ gloomy

all that· is noblest Nation

VOLUNTEERS!

and

ranks

best

in the

of the

brave

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pride

(he

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To keep it unsullied Then

age, for military prowess and achievement second to none of the nations of Europe,

or maintain

of

It is',

if tile Irish

a record

high.i-under

none.

defence, .

last degree

iller Volunteers

can guard

S:'.

dation

foes of the

mili-

of Ireland.

pleasure

With

upon

and to their

train

old martial

the rights

themselves

their

mien

deep

perrnan-

incumbent

but

and

columns

soldier-like appears,

air

and the

friends

Once more Ireland's it on hig~

peo.

the

liberties

to a specially

organisation.

For

nation

is' a nation in bondage; the unarmed ples are the subject peoples.

the

clear

And voices her soul in the brave < teefs.

As the world'

the disarmed

of pipes drum

awakendsd.:

corn-

the

in slavery.

is a 1'0 the ration..

be small,

The

will

on the

heart with hope beats the sunlit sky .

The

the

mand to check the National aspirations_ of the Irish people to) crush the liberties . .. and the rights 0 the Iri sh nation. .' .. - One of the first duties 'Of the citizens of any nation is to arm for the defence .'. . of the nation against aggression ; the armed citizen connotes the free citizen; the armed narion makes the free nation

bued

refuse

Each

by one of

England.

can

In proud, stately come;

for

parties,

ski·r!ing throbbing

Proclaims to Nation

that if they are

declare

to power

all the

openly

politioal

an enemy

will

minds

force

The

maintenance

hl1's struggled

the

bugle's loud is ringing,

and

nation.

and

becomes be

whQ win

of their

the

- Catholic

The .

These rights and liberties, in defence of which some of the best of our Nation

to a Volunteer

my country, as 'l. northman;

National

issued

belonn ·"to~': not-.'11'ctaressj.ve'but defensive. ,; b' . 0:::'

men of broad

I make

for the

creed

.liberties

been

teach <them the only creed that matters is ~teers se sk no quarrel, ,but, if properly the love of our land, the wish to see her maintained and supported by the Irish

soon 'be ,persuaded to join 'up-Ior our of our call~g.

men of the North

to or~anise

what ,

to per.

to ~oi;~ your .: ranks;

we the

. you claim this honour; show the men of the other cardinal points of the compass of Ireland that we Northmen-have a I ways been

mind

in y~o~r,:.power

men

Up

Brigade.

To the naval

means

n.a,,1aa

never

cause

and be doinz R'Ie made

every all

I am

to the leaders

body of men

Use suade

Irish organised

of

ThiIS f.orce COUld 1. " t Jl1 . t 0 b.'elll.,ue b rougn ,... . c1 1 f k ,"-L t it without a great ea 0 wor " ,IZ e 1 . '. be sent forth that a Naval Brigade IS to be formed and a selected base named in . each province where all ex-naval rateings

"

The been

~nd my rifle

his voice,

"Flag,

The following has Cork City Corps:-

gave thei~ lives,

with

to me

while

There

four vetebefore a

right and

Abu 1")

"O'Donnell

this

extraordinary

seriously,

advances,

sabre,

bearer

nothing

I looked

weighed

force

ratings.

and the colour

(Air;

of the rank

'Aux champs.'

his mrard. a serzeant and of the regiment, standing

--<>-

Cork City Corps.

of the

and, from

halt,

Colonel.

been

"Present arms." under the Colonel

they

would

formed

side

with rang in

pired

One

side comes the order, And the guard company with the Tricolour

has

and the new reo

first rank,

and the bugle sounds

A naval brigade

-0--

A regiment

in the great square

formed

Of the Irish Volunteers would

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Volunteers

instituthm

armed I This is whrLt they

will be.a permanent

extending

throughout

the

entire

nation. - commonly should

that

this

fact

understood,

greater

because

we

We have

,about

·need have

the

example

'a

themselves allowed

Britain

nat.onality,

it, us.

Union.

-and

their

country

(hey had won.

of the party

it.'

These

fathers.

l~berty,

regime

of Castle

if they

can

people

look

part,

as

After

to be con-

we have'ittill

and _(.0 conquer

my

us

enemy."

- We are '"the Irish

quered,

on

on our fore-

us -is their' policy.

noth'ng

th'Jft haS

to Ireland

in my time has gtv~p. me greater

joy

to

than

see this

ene$y

of

un-

ours

masked- by his own folly; •.alld 10 hear

the

aali. to meet and beat 'him.'" In a desperate politics]

extremity,

liament'

Act;

ragi~g": aga:n' the

up hatred

holding

up

"Un:lOn"

of

with his old game

of

among

Irishmen

Britain-c-thiat s.ep

inveterate enemy

this

ours was hot content sctirring

hi~·~·eYe on a mere

and' with

p'J!r\y advantage,

and

be

and

in

his

he

rod

for

his

back.

Our

had

his

by 'puHing

merely

up

as a_ des,

expedient,

per-ate tempo}wy,

wish,

W~. are not

to Iollow his exawple of force

wanted intirnida-

for

-

Under

what

'-they

voluntary, !reland

organisation ,","s long

Englishmen,

Manxmen,

•

An

Volunteers If he chose

our

having

Welsh,

to do so, .his or,Ooldnial

home

with

them:

.

.

of

join

rather

through

arms

~~,

the;

Irishman

'

.is wide

in

thanks

-

GALE & POLD,EN LTD., Wellington

nnderstand

that,

chance,

nearer

de.sign,-

tham the door" is his to ,assert

mainta'in:~.that

right,

and· that

any

duty,

·:md·.(~.h·ic

This

seems

us a quite .evident thing. If we are wrong about 'it, perhaps some of the indecision

us righ:t.

put

be k.nd enough

will

have

We

power

unde

rthe

form

v.olunte;r,

now

British

by

tire

body ·l?~litic.

already

'~xer~ising

who rare

others and

asking,

or may

ofthe en. of us

are

There

~are ,.

standing

undecided,

wh:~t is the

immediate

it not be a little

awkward,

a ,tight

now

long

securely

Because for that

we

our

gain,

us

this

right, the

a 'permanent

'become

(or QUf. CQu,tltry.-~ national

and civic

within our re~ch;_ .cr having to abaa.do{l·lt, .' - _ .

the

,become'

of

is - th~sL

Our

record Of

iatu,fia_te.d of

fit 'i~

all our

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and

EOI~

,.

of

a

inside

of

the

stock

of

the

sling

from

.Upon

disengaging

per

swivel the

and

wound

only

when

spring

the

the

revolved

swivel

the

reached

of the

Not 'SUCh a bad

it?

Then

I found

the

stopping

one

by looking

also attached

might

sling

or across

bearing

lurther

Occasion

for

unsnapping with

the

into sling

still

idea

seems

points.

use

sling

upper

position

the

around

I

and body.

The

often

assistance

involve when

wondered

required

can' be, if

it

both

be

knows Man."

the

how. the

how- to

movement

much

use

service. help

and

form

right

we'

would

and' yet no

latter

in carrying

of

las good

that

convulsive

for

it the

why

strap

to. holding

so many

is astonishing

swinging

some- pretty

.could not g.e( a carrying 'be an

involved

with

the

the

its engagement

shoulder,

t~' have. have

hollow with

merely'

from

swivel

at

though

the

left shoulder.

the

quick

the

in

an-

anything country.

the breast

upon

side

idea, -is

to the piece,

carry" the _gun

of -the arm

small

lower

other gun sling, different from we ordinarily encounter in this It was

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the

opening

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in

gun.

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by a

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metal-mounted

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their

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dead

once~ acquired no matter

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m:ght

the

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de

of vohmteering

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rishman

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Welshmen,

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I-

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Manx,

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'trai~ing

is. n~~ ..a

intelligen£

E" v·ery

is called

Britis:l:t:: .Consttution=-the .military

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end- of the training,

Union

them.

Scotchmen,

Colonials,

Irishmen,

the

themselves

~or th~ defence

denied

'I"Olunteer forces and for

call

of Irishmen> to train

honour

~_'lfms. The 'prph'bition

'. 'For right

·the'

on,e particular

Ireland

British

This

of

these

moment

He only

H~ / has

a demonstration-

force volun-

ex~loit.

Much good may it do him! going

a

Parliament;

at this

is

demonstration

tory, purpose,.

went

Consti-

,

freedom,

in disguse, has .cut a

own

a temporary

by

promoted

Irish

King,

wonderful

enemy, no longer

Great

volunteer this

teer fc;;rce to intim'dialte and! people;

and

8:. pa'ftisan

of

he had used

in He

He planned

in Ireland;

and

understands

"Unionism"!

the formation

-glorying

Irishmen

to ~hatred

is what

further,

Par-

in

Volunteers, pend~ng the

recognition 'of : national

to have

!

.".

themselves

and

happened

that,

that

.not toelrate,

The' I(~h

under ,the

who desire

until,

of old looked

all the conquests,

w~uld

Ireland

I·

in Great

Irish and

the corrupt

o!h~r. ordinances

I,],

institution, and

in Ireland

statesmen

various

citizens

Itain their ends, the life is gon.e out of this . . 1 nation ana the country turned into a catt e park for the benefit of people who don't in

and

Volun-

and prosperity,

government

about warn

to be aware

turion they 'm,~st leave .Ireland. Instead of it there isAhe Perpetual Grimes Act

is

_,

'are hostile" to

to perpetuate

to, l{~e ihSi-de' of the 'British

to

pi the liberties

who

order

There

~ee;;

object

Oonstitution.

that -there

who 9id not make

permanent

We have the example

For

they

do not'

of ,the.)ri~h

time,

themselves

/ to be robbed

their

.

say

They

te be clear

•

live

call the Union ..

ijl,~,'Ire1and.

be

it.

ex.rmples

of .a former

should

~nd

be no mistake

. all the

thus

.'

:peopl~

to live. outside" of the. British

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teers

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RINGSEND.

VOLUNTEERS

A public meeting will be -held ut 'Ringsend, Dublin, on Sunday next for the ,pur· pose of establishing a company of Votunveers in that centre. The meeting will be · addressed by Professor Thomas Kettle of University 'college, Dublin, and 'Iby exAlderman Mackin. A big enrolmnt is I-ookcl forward to.

AND THE

,:\~DAGHEY

_ The !\i>l,gherarney Volunteers met on Friday night last. Mr J Woods, chief in. siructor-, assisted by ·Messrs Reihill and O'Reilly, put the various squads through courses of .dr ill. Mr Thomas Toal, J,l'" .,..the popular president of the Monaghan ~ County Council, was "in attendance and expressed his appreciation of the instrucSWORDS. tion .and the cap uhle manner in which it A meeting will be held in Swords shortly was received by the young men." The for the purpose of establishing a corn,Jlny of Volunteers"." semaphore signalling is taken 'up here with enthusiasm.

The Force of Arm-s.

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the

interesting

above

have

title

little

to nay and

has

In

study

john

and

as his P. Gunning,

roy,

Lord

Carlisle

Parliamenr. reading

took

moved

ertions

and and

thrown

first'

the

more

the

"oi Jhanks

'.0

for their

ex.

eff,eC:t,was was

sur-

'(;'Ou'ld not

consteration

among

O'Neill's

reso-

of

delegates manded magh

by

meeting the

hundred

and' fully great

convention

1;\:

mitted not

paid

of late

to the

members

rendered

of

lightly

the temple

decided

at Dungannon

on

says

count?"

albout

of Lough fore it had hold enemy

been

of Hugh

Eoghaio,

six

Neagh.

The meet.

chairman."

con15:h

that

miles

from

the

Two

hundred

O'Neill,

who

"was then' in Tyrone

chief

was

English

seat

high

the

power

shores

years

be-

and strong.

chief

most

of Tyr-

formidable had

ever

en-

countered in Ireland. The little town had . no .assembly room capable of accommodating the meeting, land it was determined to use the parish church for that purpose. . _ ~ .. . On the loth I ebruary from every county in Ulster the delegates met. They repre. , . . sented thHty thousand' armed men; and felt that they had full power and creden. tials to deliberate and decLde for a great . . a,rmy, not only fo·r the Ulster _V0lunt~ers but for .those of all Ire1and.. Whl:1t might not

have .

done

'.,.

on that .day!. •.

Colonel but

town

the

Lay the

erty:

.

Eng.

land' had suffered deep humiliation and was truly in imminent peril. In America . .... J.fter the. surrender of. Cornwallis she could '. not stl;Ike a blow. She was still at war hath wi:h France and wit~ Spl,in, In Iret-wd l~ would have been lmpossible for "

task, faith

imposing,

or,

fixed

made

Irwin,

in

per·

was

than

prudence,

a

this,

warriors

', of a nation's

cautious,

tbe

His tabernacle

a gentleman of

PATRICK'S DAY PARADE , MOKAGHi\N~

nc

Although the weather was anything but promising, a huge muster of the Voluriteers lined up at the appointed hour under the supreme command 'Of J' J '\'ood~. The Monaghan Volunteers were in full force, under the .. command . of Sergeants Lardner, M'ML1.bQll, lind ::Il'F,~dden" etc, ~iagherarney Volunteers sent a. contingent commanded by Messrs Toal, Reihi ll, etc, Greenan Cross Volunteers were, also .represented by Mr Park. Whela n , .J.P., and. a sec. ion of .he men.' Ardaghey Vol unteers sent a huge contingent· also. T:he marching of the troops won g~'t,eri'1 admirr.dion. At St. ::IL'Cartan's Cathedral the scene was a memorable one.' Inside at devotions theLord Bishop of the .diocese presided and gave Benediction .. The sermen was preachea by thae gifted young }donaghan· soggarth, Rev J. J: M'Namee, C.C.

. .'

~

.~

where

seat,

ST.

trust-

might

of the elected

foundations-

great

its

GLASC;mV AND "WEST OF SCOTLAND REGEll'EN'l'. After many difficulties -·a.nci'. delays, for which the ~J.o..nagemerit, Committee desire to express their regrets to .the: members al. · ready enrolled, a most suitable hall has oeen obtained, and it is arroriged to call ). meeting in it within a week ;' .notificalion of drte will be-given ,il). theIocal Irish ~)aper.>. The want of a hall here has reo tarded progress to a great -,,exten t , . but 'ienceforth there is no excusefor anv- 'ab lebodied: hishman to stc nd. asid~., ~he hall is situated at 34,' Ann street; 'Off jamaica street, and will be most central for a l] .ection , of the regimen:, .. All. Glasgow I:rishmen who believe in the. future. of their will show hy their', tpresence 'it I country .bove meeting that! :It the present 'juncture in' Irish affairs. they are prepared:;_,c's they · have n.lways been, to stand' by. the 'old, Rag. Address inquiries '(0' hon, sec, 'Daniel ::IfI'Glin<;hy, 437- Goran .street, GlasgO\v.

ch urch,

hill,

to -God'

a~sembled

3.

ever

it

that

but had

',;"

FIRST

neverthe-':

was

on

had

and

to

in which,

Never

the com-

and

'of the

ceremony

two hundred

'firm

Friday,

Mitchell,

is still but ia, market

when

a man

February. "Dungannon;"

was

sublime.

felt

been

and, courage;

aspect

of religion,

no grander

courage

to hold' the

Ulster COFPS-

had

their their

The

of a .people to

to

pledged

fu'l country.

Oommons

a step imperative.

unanimously

vention

House

dele-

attention

of the popu-

demands

in the

such

Ulster

little

"The

of

they

which

eqw.:l

piety

The

Deeply

to their prudence were

offering

of the

at Dungannon.

The ·church

forty-vhree

arrned..

nobler'

of

Ire\\,I»~

fuII to the door'

responsibilities

ancient

1781, for the

1782 for

of Dungannon

and

corn.

advisability

the

marche.j :0 the sacred place of meeting . two and two, dressed in various uniforms,

at Ar-

the

with

February,

of the, regiments

-one

even

would,

century

representatives

regiment,

Decernber-,

15th

of the

wc.s

:aid,

met

fraternised

.and .excitement.

and

had

have

the

and

force

of Dungannon

of the officers

Charlemont,

of considering

holding gates

they

bustle

half

army,

regular

Iitt!e town

less,

Ulster.

Lord

on the 28th

purpose

and

all

one

Irish

.event

the

formed,

A preliminary.

ing

land),

fi-eld

memorable

great

ex-

Volunteers

cited.

lar

On that (the

the

Volunteer

without dcuhr, Volunteers. "

they

A bomb-shell House

to the

Irish

after

minister

tha:n Mr

of thanks

Mr

1'.-Ir. J~ohn

'.' - The

the

the ministerialists lution

came

crowded

produced

of the half the

Lord

ihe

when

of Ireland

and

number

as Vice-

visited

in

of that

the remark-

when,

out-manoeuvred,

into

have

treats

place

place

it

Volun-

author,

to

\:'e

of Lord of

the

continnance.

embarrassing,

'82

recall

a resolution

Volunteers

her

a terse

installing

address,

all the

prised

the

"The surprise' of the

, O'Neill

of

ably

that

and

desire

succ~ssor,

scene

us,

the

the

able

bearing

recommending

who

describing

Buckingham Carlisle

in

readers

interesting

volume

reached

hesitation

of cue

teers.

littie

l\{AGHERARNEY,

KINGSTOWN. Arrangements have been taken in hands to held-a public meeting in Kingst-own. It will probably be held during the first week of April. .

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The weekly meeting of the Ardh.ghey Volunteers took .place on Sunday night last. Mr J, J Woods, Inst-ructor; put the men through. squad drill. 'A committee was formed for the purpose 'Of taking steps to acquir-e a site and erect a new hall; also to make arrangements to secure R suitable drill hall pending erection of new h'111.

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Irish. Parliament.

CORPS

lib-

of rank, undoubted presided

i

as : I

.Among the m t ny resolutions that wen' adopted on the occasion the follow.ing were ;h.e principal viz+-L. The ;epeal .of the

LIVERPOOL.. This corps is now in 'fuB swing. DriIJ is proceeding Monday, W:edtiesClay, and' Friday at 8 p.lll. at the .For-ester s ' Hall; 'Jride road , Seaforth; Beetle ~~ae,lic·J .eague 'Lall , Derby road, every evening;' Gaelic Le i gue, .Duke ·",'reet, Liverpool, Wednes by and Friday, 8 p.Ill.·; Ga,th.olic .Defence '~O-OJllS, -Bru-lington street, every evening , LN.F. Hall, 4 Jackson' street; . '''):[onday, Wednesday and Friday; 8 p.l!'. : ._ . A series of meetings .and lectures will 'ake place in the various parts ort~e city in the near future, when 'p,rominent Irish. men will explain the value of ·the ·Volun. teer movement and den.l \1'il11 the. move ment of 1782. ' .. ,

LDIE1UCK

CORPS.

Following the great parade on St. Patrick's Day, dri.lls were held on Wednesday and Thursday nights and also on , Sunday, at midday. . The mer are very keen :\I1d the Corps is making excellent progre;;s. Recruits are ponring in .in-: .arge. numbers,

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,~~. Corps was formed in the Sallymount Casflecormell district, on Sunday week at fo~matio~ .of whi~J:t meml:crs of· the Eimerick City Provisional Commit-" tee attended. Mr [as Dalton, Hon Or" ganzin,g Secretary, and' three instructors of the Limerick Corps visited the dis- trict on Sunday, when the organization work was completed and a splendid vdrill . took place, 'Judgi.ng by the large num •... , bers enrolled and the s ni rit shown there are' good 'pro;;pects for this: ~orps .

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KINIJOUGH CO. LiF,ITRi:l\L A public meeting wili be held this (Wed. ~ nesday)_~fternoon at 2 o'.cl<;l<;:), ..in. fhe-To.wn ' , . • . c. _.4 • ,Han; J\.J1lJough, Co. .Leitr im.rwith 3: vIew ~fO~AC;:HAN' CORPS: Gth of George 1. 2. The repeal of the ',,~: ~<ifartin!?: a. corps of Volunteers: Perpetual l\:[utiny Act. 3. An Act to.' . The usual weekly drill of above C6fp~' was carried out in St McCartan's HaIl cbolish the alteration or suppression of on Thursday night last by J J weoas, Bills. 4. An. Act to establish the fina: \YHITECROSS, CO. ARMAGH. Ohie] Instructor, assisted by Messrs MacFadden, ' UolIimd and . Cusick. . There jurisprudence of the Irish Courts and the A preliminary 'meeting' was held in the of: Volunteer,_s preForesters' Hall, Wh itecross, Armagh, to were a large number Irish House of Lords. 5. The repeal of sent. and the driJI which lasted for two -tiscuss the formation of a+corps of the Poyning's Laws. To the resolutions the hours, consisted of the! folowing.: -Squad Irish .Volunteer -force at 6.30 OJ1· Sunday firing ex,en:ises; standing and"' ','st. "The meeting was in e~ery ,way sue- drill; country gave vigorous assent.' Leinster, kneeling, .rifle exercises" bayonet fighting, cessful. Mlunster and Connaught foliowed the ex, Recruits were. put through, squad drill. . ample 'of the North, uad SO great was the :~ Patrick Whelan, .J P 'paid warm unanimity which prevailed that not :3 • ,tribute· 'to 'the -Iarge I1lHi'lbers -of- Vol un'tittle -of'd;iscord or' diversity of opinion ·,)~ndent nation:. "Thar-the King," writes teers who ·att'el1ded the, Stc Patrick's .. pay '. : _. . ' Sir Jonah Harr1llgton,. "'Wq.s,.bound to .go. parade m Monaghan an? ..w.llose, .d~· disturbed .he public mind or the arrned vern Ireland not throuC1h his Cl''Own of meano1' .. had won· the "admIratron of ·,the ' battahons throuahout the country. The England, but his cro~n ~.Qf lieland . con· large crowds .that . lined ..the thoroug.h'h' '" '. . ferred upon him bv tbe Iri<h nitio~' and ~ares on ~that day.' Mr .'Vhelan also carter and. cha.racter 'of.. Insh' freedom worn Iby ,him ..in Go.nj,nncti·~n' ·.with~· th-at' warmly t~anked the" St' ]'.I'Ca:rtan 'Branch" wer~ embodied 111 the Dungannon llesolu· o,f 'Great' ,Britai,n a~ the .,chief mao-istrate. of the Insh National FQresters. for lend,· tions; and who were nQ.W. so vile. as. to. of both,,; but to kovern each i;Qun_fr'Y seye· ing the __::ervices.:of t~eir ·splendid hand:. " . ., .'., . , ralIy by their' respective .hlwS 'and their He .movea a motIOn With reference t-o the ' ,hwart. by .angly blckenngs the :p.rogr:e.s distinct legislatures, !~nd ~not :,the ;one . .lTIratt,er which was seconded ·by; 1'1r "J : of natlonal ,and perfect mdependence. . through. tbe .othe'r; and thOll,gh the Irish \\. oo_d~, Instructor, .. and passed, WIth. en· ", .' 'crown was b' th c':::ft t" f t1 t thuslasm. A Pr-OYIswnal Comm).(,tee con~' . a. sort of. . COt1 . ., y for;e ever 011> 1 u .1011 -0 la. . t' f h- S' . '1 ., ., .,... Ire.' 1all d h"d now .' undero'one :y, pJa:ced on the head of SlS lI1g.o t e ecretary" •• r, \\- helan, and '=' ntI magIcal tr:msforma110n, and passed, as It the same legitimate monarch. ,who' should .the CAlef oifl,cers 01 the' Corps was· ap:· were, from the extremity .~f servitude 'in. wear tlint :of England, yet the IriSh pep. pOinte<!_ .wit~ ~nstrl1ctio.ns to. meet .on ", .', ~.' '. ple, were not leo-allv bound :to "Qbey anv e,ach . .l-nda) I1lght.1'01' the purpose of rr compatible .wI,h,)1 L·,h pro.penty, to an lll· I b t th "'t d b th' .' . I ' deahn With ap'l)hcatIons· for enrolnlent ' .. aws . U vse enac e y-, ell' :0wn eO'. 0 ." . ~. . Jependence almost incompatible wiih con· islature." In flct the doct{fne 0.£ Mol~. and the.. g-ener~l adlTIJI1lstr:atlOn o~ the nection -with England.. The popular no. ,.n~\1x w.as· now. revi:ved ,:i"nd, : Ill.uintaiiled .. Corps. ',ion now was tint Ireland "., '. d WIth a force ~f logiC made resls.t}ess by -----:-__:------_.:.-~----'. CQNT1NGED ON PAGE 5 . \a, a.n III e· .the; Sllport .of sIxty thousand IJ!~n I,ll a:rms.

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The usual weekly. drill of above Corps was. held on Sunday last., There were many new recruits. Mr J J Woods, Chief Instructor, assisted by Messrs M'Ginniss, Raihill and O'Reilly put the squads .cthrough the" initial and marching 'drill. . The Company. under .the supreme COI11· mand of. Mr Woods and headed by Mr Patrick ,\nelan, President of the Gaelic Athletic Association .of Ulster, did a few miles marching, while the squad signallers flashed messages from the surrounding hills. The semaphore signalling is taken up with enthusiasm around Tir na Kog and some of the young bloods have early . demonstrated ..their. efficiency in t)J,~ department. Arrangements have .' been made for driIl in gun and bayonet exercises. This Corps _ promises to be one of the foremost in the district.

~ TULLA:\lORE. Mr J ~Iiller attended at a meeting held in 11;1.eForesters' Hall, TuUamore, on last Friday evening, arid ably outlined the pur.poses of _the Volunteer movement. Ninetv were present, and at close of meeting 84 were enrolled .. Before the meeting terrninated Mr l\:[lllar ,J;>ut two squads, through their first drill. .A local provisionu'l cornmittee was appointed when the drill "d:smiss was given.

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Fore, ~l'~Naughton, Tom -:\ipton, Tom Commins," -:'E O'Connor, T Ryan, Fran,];: Farrell, James Burke, . and \\" Cannon, hon. sec. 'I'he following resolution was passed OJl the motion of the Secretary, seconded by the Chairman=-v'That as the National Vol· unteer Movement in. its constitution and I:~ms merits the support of every member' of the G.A.A., it he henceforth be made a rule that every member of the Tu arn S;ar.. F:C. shall become a member of the Tu arn Volunteer Corps, attend its dirlls, and bear arms' in pursuance "of its ob· iects.' . .. , After some discussion it was decided to hold the next meeting on Friday evening in the Town Hall at 1 o'clock p.m.

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~ COOTEHAJ-L. On Sunday evening, March 15th,.'a meet. ing in support of the Irish 'National Vol. unteer ,!-.~'()vem~mt was help in Cootehall Jlibermall Hall.· The attendance _ inclu:9~e'~-\'er'y' Rev T. F'lariagan, 'p P; Rev. Father O?Dowd, 0 C: Hev-p ..Clyne, C C, Hoyle: Bro. Edwin, Doyle; Bro.rTbom.is, do; Bro. Gilbert, do; ::\Ir?l1 Conway, president CootehalJ Division; ~Ir J Bam. .. brick, secretary, do. Fcther Flanagan introduced ':IIi. -C.. H. Devine, Boyle, who delivered a. stirring; address. in. support of the movement to a. crowded audience. The speech was loudly cheered, and the movement is a very popular one in Cootehall. . Rev. P. Clyne also spoke. . ..

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q uen tly that

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msising

Nicholson's Nek.

the

guns

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them

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the,

to

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you

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wflo had arrived B/ezuidenhoutspas,

Croup's

ex-

off

asked

the to'

about

two

miles distant, and to. . request him to advance to where the firing was taking place.

.To

acceded, \ -- wemt \V

this

and

there

hom

kop

three

one.

the

1>0

General

Commandant with

I was

What

request

Our

5<111,thof

\':1 sight

Croup

g~n"9; .!~r

thei~' them

men,

of

wl.1:y led pest

the

Nicholson's

met our

Nek.

gaze as we arrived

there! kop

The

occupied

W,.5

by the

kop,

He

excused

us that

that

he had

the

assuring

the impression and

that

a number

ing

we

three

storm

hundred

men

disposal.

And

sufficiently

fortunate

ern

point'

summit

we

troops the

of the

and

the

On

The

and

reach.·ng· the

to the

enemy,

on the ridge, opened fire upon, us. We answered

severe

a

were

fusila~e

shooting,

Nel's

men

hold

as

joined

our

_ When'

in

saw that

the. only

our

towards ved

the

r\!lat

oblonf'l south the

way

to

position

I now

obser-

was

of

an

extending from ,north

to

about a thousand paces. northern end, where we were, for

was smooth,

south

it became very

somewbut In

positiQns. Kaffir and

thus

seculring

these

hailed

shortly

they

point

for

on the retreated

for now we could they

ex·

was a number

of

the' enemy a gTeat

which had

h.imd,

This the

pr-isoners.

the

The

at the

'for

there

mountain;'

neighbourhood huge. boulders

whistled

We gave a

kruals

and

sang'

at least

once

the

1

But

very

our

and

US

gave been

in

time

White

Flags

the

from

that

suddenly.

order

1

fire

to cease

the enemy.

All

away

we replied

at

us

with ,vig.

did not continue

short

and

long,

In

Every

Above

left had done. Our force in ,thi.g engage· merit consisted only of three hundred men from HeiLbron twenty from Kroonstad and f rtv '. . _' o 'Y or fi£tJ men from the johan nesburg Police; these latter'r,.,under Captain Van Dam. The Police had. arrived on ,

.'

losses

very

five

wounded.

p~si.

•. -

.>,

the battlefield during the fighting, and' had behave.j in ", most praiseworthy mannero But I overestimate our numbers fer . ' It was not the .whole of the Heilbron contingent that reached the firing line. We . had to leave some of them behind with the horses at the foot of the kop, and there were others' who remained at the . . fir;t safe pOSItIOn they rear.:be<!-a fre· qUellt occurrence at th.at period.' I took • • care f ul note of our numbers When the

hundred

English,

I

may have In

burgher.~

to

As

to

myself dead

a'nd

.me fou:

killed

losses two

wounded,

.of

and the

iljundred and

there

whom I did not see.

regard ....i-c-Qllr pris'oners,

];:{;;s't

with than . 'engaged.

four

the

counted

been many

state mQre

actually

amounted

,:llld three

ched

left.

deep

as Ihey I oounted

mar· eight

I

'Vhilst

ill's

was going

on an amusing

incident OCCUlTed. A ·Jew came up to a hurgher who was lyil1g behind a: stone, on a piece "of ground where boulder. we're so3:rce.

our

dd not

capture:

hlundred

and

the prisoners and

seventeen.

by the

out of ,order, Eglish.

In

addition

we also captured

two mountain

were

guns.

also . seil:'e9,' ~ . thousand

deeply: 'It ~s pitil.1Jble ..' ' them cry "Waten water !" I my burgh@rs to Carry these un-

my heart

fo~tun~tes' afforded

to'

some

shelter

thei~' doctors

Other

:0 fetch

wa.er

.eens,

supply

.he.ter

of the

I despatched

,enger

to Sir George his

They,

however,

and had not been

The 'prisoners

to

two'M'3xim

told

used·

us that

the

a' meso

to fetch

arr-angements

them,

and

,for th~ buri al

For some un~X'pl·ained 'reason

.he English

en"

A.8

s'afe under

\\<:hh~-~~~kin.g him t~

ambullillce'

of his dead.

off

.can-

our ';o~n:' wbunded. were

ierid

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trees'

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following

'9id

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CO.

TYRONE'.

Ii meeting 'Of above~w;s '£e)'d in the Hall, Glenmorn.an, Mr. M'ichael .9hris4y presiding. The Hall was .,:'pa~.ked to overflowing, and those present.jrepresented the views of all N ationalist 30cieties in the, district. The Chairmaii.,~.'Ci)lti,il1ed the obects for which the mee!i'ng"tiil:d been called .t nd urged every N ationalist in the district to enrol hiIDseif in the ranks 'Of the Nationa! la,rlllY. 1\1r.. Hug!!' .. Devine, D.C.,~ Strabane, also spoke Jll fa~our of the movement, Mr. .O'Boyle, S.!rab,O~e, then addressed those assembled. -. a,ricl'. explained fully the aims and obects tor which the . society had .been Iorrned.i.i he also read interestinjr articles out oEth,e, current copy ')'f'lhe "Voi'unteer." I'll; conclusion he thanked th?S~ assembled. ;J9(t.peir ~ltt~n?. ance en this Important .occasion , :<lnd said It was a source of pleasure to him to be, associated with such veteran Nationalists in the old cause as ',he mei(.of the Glen. There are 100 members. .enrolled in the company already, and'. Jigures' are' expected to be doubled. a,t' ~m early ,.date.' The. foUowing we,~e apPbinte~ 9Jficer.s:,..PreSIdent, D. M'Sh;me',;<;, .1;re.a:smer, 'Yo M'Genigle; Secretary, l\oI!N~.me~. Com· mittee-J. Doherty, D~.,ine, J;;.. M~'(.on. jO'le D Devine D O'Neill.· . The follow. .'''''' . b f'S" b ny·' ·:·av'el . mg IDem ers, 0 era ane, ·C"Q-m" .pia,...... led to Glenmornan .ineetigg~;r. O'Byrne, J ~),Gallag.her,. D. quinn", M., O'~yle. Dnll practIce lS, c.arned. ou:t two ,llghts weekly. ' . , .

these'

.r

.p:,

january,

.1779

I

I Roz!!l I~ 'Ji

INFANTR'i.

Tralea Volunteers, Janllat:y 4tb, 7~~~ faced deep blue, edged "..hite, yellow buttons, gold laoeepaulletts and wings. Col Sir Barry Denny, .. :Kerry Legion, J"!'uary, 1779-,-S¢arlet faced, black, edged white, _white buttons, Colonel Arthur Blennar.Hassett. !{:ill~ney Foresters, 1779-Capt Com. Thomas Galway. G Gunsborrough Union, 1779-Col Geo unn. M,IIt'Own Fusiliers-Major 'Com,., Wrn 1~

I

Godfrey,' Lame Rangers=-Col 'Rowland BlennarHassett. Drornore Volunteers+-Col John M41, hony.

rays

b~r.ghers ·1 told

.oon as the wounded

also to make

,'w'hiiOh

the-:.·scOrchin.g

and where

.1.1tend to them. to

i.l]or't~;h~shes,

from

Legion, Cavalry,

=-Scarlet faced black, edged white ,sflver epanletts, white buttons, MajOi' Commandant, R Baternan ; Woodford IZangers, Col William' ,Town5end Gnnn.

I

of

~~M;tford rilles, hve.ntt~~ d.)iseg of oart m:lgtl8, and rome. bagg'a,ge, mU~¤fl and . Th fi hti ·b·"d'"..c' ti ed ith lorse~. e g mg a,..,:cc~n,lilU WI ,. out intermission from nli:;i,'e'o'clock in the morning until two in the<~fr~ernoon. The , ..: .: jay was exceedingly hot'; '.and 'as there .vas no water to 'be ·obt!i.ijled' nearer than 't mile from the berg, w.e', suffered greatly , .' _ , from thirst. The condition' of. the wounded touched _. to hear ordered

Kerry

I

. J:. ~.'';'.,

co..mP\i~~<.t,he .whole

we

CAVALRY .

f.act that

,

GLENl\WRNAN,

.he victory was ours. I have no wish to say that a misuse .of the white flag had .aken place. I was told when the battle . " was over that the firing h.ad continued, 'because men 'on our eastern wing. had not observed what their comrades on their

Our

the

Th~ guns

,

Kraal-

as

. ,

~" (he Boer Fluttered

the

_044.

on

,

-the advantage

not to mention

)f. the sun,

thai:' very

and

blazed

part

still

heuds,'

appeared

towards

thut

and. our

as we got,

s.opped

English

two

waiting,

splendid'

their

the lltones.

liking

wing,

gave 'the

again .. On our our.

above

flags

left

and to advance at

in

and their bul-

as' good

firing

immediately

now

end' of

were

against

to their

few white the

were

fire on 'Us became

themselves

on their

quarter

and

"many Kaffir kraals to protect them from

Their

or flattened

dead

south

more severe a~d unceasing, iets

to

~'$~""~~

ha~

...

in capturing

enemy

posted

they

:;

the English

several

and succeeded

very strongly

Our

occupied,

to the southernmost

take

men,

which

found'

had

English,

had

some

from

we

declned ' ,

ba,(t!e Wi.l·S over, and I can certainrty that there were not

aboult from

adv.:lilltage.

we

he entirely

In the positions [J.!,d . ret' red

.-::{

.,.A;:

placed

to', >re,i1': entirely

before pos-

to 'its southern

scattered

of the Illounta:.n.

ch.ance

to the

had

the mountain

end, bullets

There·

kraals

the midd.le·of

present

Fire.

on th.e other

tu:ned

afford-

our

Exposed

Eilemy's

cellent

the

thus"

Completel:J:

The, English,

At

further

.and stony,

cover.

we were

Almost

but

rough

good'

situation

tions

we

was

to

top

to

been

time

course

Iines,

mountain

us

had

some

position

English

the

we

for

we

Cemmandanc

possible

from

shape,

surface ing

this way

a heavy with' as Whilst

of

out any hesitation do business.

it

__ ....

1782.

deprived

Outnumbered tl.s,by Yom to O~tl..:' ~. ,

They

Jew.

we

us 'and. helped

ground.

engaged fight

theirs.

twenty

the

the Boer had never

'Of the

m~ment

insisted

Still

of positron,

half-a-crown,"

sessed anything that had risen ill value \vith such surprising rapidity, at thaf moment be was anything but ready- to drive a' bargain with the J"ew', and with-

from

middle

the

the.

British

extending

appeared rifle

were

the north.

that

positions

pont

southern

mountain,

the

\~e had at our

we. did,

d iscovered

'Occupied

with

to capture kop,.

decided

for

shillings,"

Although

300n

do now? I

stone

this was so little

occupy-

hill

whom

this

under

were

Steenek~~lp

must-

by

his Veldtcorn~ts

oneof

Wh~t -cou:1Q we

Commancsant that

been

of burghers

hiI1,

the

himself

fifteen

marksmen.

English.

This must be ascribed to the negligence of Commandant Nel , who had orders to guard

that

rifles,

[the Jew. "Loop!" the Boer "I want it myself.'! "Ii wiII give

wounded

Steenekaillp hunder

me

the sooner

order

myself,

"Sel r,h\'Iled cried;

the very

on the same footing ;'a§' ourselves, .'

after

with

of rt.he·':g,ix;s;"~·I~. "was

- ....-~~.- _:.

Volunteer Corps,

' ,were" incomplete

found :'thb "~ults

parts

....._.-~ ..-...••- ....----

and. Limerick Kerry ,

in

they rencb ed th~ Ii:J.O,tiritain. 'Shortly

affer~ardB

.Iust

·~""-:::::·~_"'·I, ..:..

the night, 'owing to : a,'" s~4m'ped'e of the mules which carried t~efIl",. and consewhen

vember

.

K )"._..... __ ..._._~..... ......... "._:_ .. ~~._~.~.,~..

CAYALEY. Co. .Limericl, Horse, June 8th, 1779-:Scarlet faced black, yellow buttons, buff w<t!stcoat and breeches, yellew helmets. Col John Croker. 'Kqfinnao. Light Dragoons, J 777--'-Scar. let 'jackets, faced pomona green, silver .Taoed and epauletts, Col John Fitzgerald, Knight of Glin. Coonagh Rangers, June, l77g-Scarlet faced black, yellow buttons, Col Robert Lord Muskerry. • eoyn~ Limerick 'RDYru Horse, June 28th, ll79-Soarlet faced blue, Col Hen Hugh Massey. Small County Union Light. Dragocns=Scarlet faced ~reen, Col- John .Grady. ' True Blue Horse-c-Ool Wlll Tbom a s Mousel. Connell's. Light Horse-s-Scarlet faced goslin green, dark greea jackets, Col. Thomas .o'Neill. \ ~+~idclestowri· Hussars=-Scarlet faced blue, silver epauletts, \\;rute buttons, white jackets, faced blue, Col Gerald :Ple1nar -Hassett.

INFANTRY, Royal GIIll Artillery, June, 1779-Blue laced gold, gold epauletts, scarlet ouff-s and ...collar, yellow' buttons, gold laced hats, Col john Fitzgerald, Knight of Grin .. Kilfinnan Foot, 1776-ScarJet·. faced· pomona green, 001 Right Hen .'Silver Olliver. Loyal Lime:rick Volunteers, February 10th, 1776~Soarlet faced white, white buttons, 'Col T Smythe. .. County Limerick Fencible Volunteers, 177B-ScarJet faced light blue, Col J ohn T Waller. Castleconnell ,Rangers" July 8th, 177S-&,arlet faced black, 'edged white, s.il,,~r wings, Col Robert, :Lord Muskerry . Adiu:e Volunteere-Soarlet faced green, Col. Sir Valentine Richard Quinn _ Rat)'l.kf'.ale Vol'tlnteere., July 1st, 1779Scarlet. faced 'black, silver willgS, \ officers InLl .laved, Col eGorge Leage . German, Fusiliers...,-{;ol James Darcy. : True Blue. ,FQo.t~Gel-W Thomas Mon· sel. , . Lime.rick Independents, October,' 1781 .,....Scarle1, faced -,pomona' ·green, laced· "il· ver epau1etts, ·Lieut._ ('01 Com;,. John Smythe Prendergast.

"The 'drift' is the deVi~at'iop of the pro· jectile from its course .towar.d", the direc: ~' tion it is, revolving. Tll<~t .is, to saY,-\R buIIet from a rifle' w;\th a:,right.handed. "The 'velocity' i.s,the· speed of the'-pro. twi&t will have a tendepcy .to. qiverge; to the right, 'whil-e one' fired ·f)'oil:) a barrel ieotile expressed in feet per "second;' gen· at ,a distance of ~8 feet with a left·handed twist ',-and, con,<;e· 'eraIIy estimated With the servis:e ':rifl.e, quently, the drift. is to. th~ right. In· from the muzzle, this velecity at ·the muzzle is 2,700 'feet moderfl ri,fles ·the sights:: ar!l:, sci arranged per, second and, gradually decreaSes in that the drift is corree.tie.4- .aµ,tomatic;illy when the elevation i!'i· "haI)ged, and re· speed, owing, to the resistance 'of the 'air, quires no attention on the part of the until at 3,000 yards it is travelling but 4 fee! per second. shooter, 'as a general rule.

IRISH

THE

VOLUNTEER.

7

Equipment for Volunteers.

THE This the

gun

Danish

Rexer,

PONCHO

carry

rate

of 150 rounds

posh-c). hunter,

and

_ guide,

considers description

the

poncho.

the head body

passing

loosely

effectively down

against

some

"dog tent." comfortable

which This the

drapes and

because

to many

There are the

continued

men

who

form.;; of poncho,

many use

live

it has

been

have ' made little which have resulted the ].lonc.ho. a piece can

be

uses.

The

which

is made

ru bber

or

put

best

to

many

form

from

IaJ good

Pantasoie

<lebout 6 by 7 "feet;

measure centre

should

fasten'

ana

snap

buttons

hot

the

sides

so

the poncho

button

are

one is, laid is raised naturally

the

i

flat

rain

called

fire .is placed

in front

two

on

This

is

what

because

in

dry

with

from

a stick

two posts

four

corners

ground.

can

be placed

is alene a ·"dog. or piece

'Yet

then

half

of

for action the rain

that

anti

it leaves

In warm weather if no shelter is neces. ~ary, lay the poncho 'on the ground, spread your blanket on one side, and when you

are, wearing

are

from

it

right

protects

down

Now we come

the hands the

to the

to some

boot

ready

of the

wiII tpe put.

wish to make

a pack

or knapsack

then

you wish them

shape

the

tying

with

sides

as

or strapping

Can then be slung

it you will

and your

blanket

is

!.llgainst, your

from

for sleeping,

,ing

your

you

should

fold the other

you

are

folded

socks, cooking

under kit

great

burden

to, carry

days.

Try

, T~e poncho as a shelter

cover.

tent,

one

ru'bber

that

glove'

If two

men

of what

grammets pose, rope the

or

is called eyelets

soap, tooth. for

because. through which will secure tent· pole

rifle or

improvised

bag,

or ground

together

on

a bnanch

of a tree.

consideration.

The

as' a rifle

but

also,

for employment end

rest

Madsen is not

end

rush

yards

to 'jump

haps

this

does

spray

of

fire

not

used

in

were

fairly

the forebut

much

per-

a

when

delivered. carry

it,

either

New

a

Zealand

Zealand fence

Artillery

Engineers.

"The

a few of the

THE

five

cartridges,

of loading

automatic

and

a.nd

of the

afterwards

ejection

js

to

hus

second,

as a

the

not

the trigger.

outline

and

Service

rifle.

the

weapon

ning

man

it has

closely

in less

till

merely

9Fb.,

time

and

using

the

at

six

'the ro your

~(am.

"The

New De-

engineers,

ted rifles',

16

battalions

14 battalions

from

infantry,

59 De-

bands,

"'V,'indage' means the amount of correction' made on the wind· gauge, necessary to overcome the deflecting influence of' the wind.

,

the

runand

seconds.

the

in the'

deep.

In

wide

and

.156

inch.

'grooves' and

in

.034

muzzle,

These deep,

are

revolver

their

spaces

known

inch,

they

arid

as

'lands,'

revolver

.003

inch

.1767

inch

width

between

of

Stockings,

National

given

C10th Drums, Shoes',

Costume

free.,

Only

lent

Irish

ture -Stocked.

and

ManufacCash

Trade.

o CLef1tsll , AnH;U1f1ne

beAS

/11 b41Le C41),cLe411, Co. .

011 'OI'Ul111 ~~

IRISH·MADE

BOOTS

FOR

IRELAND.

CARI.~OW Boots: MADE CIPLE. THAT

ON THE HAND·SEWN PRINSMARTEST AND BEST. SEE THE NAME

IS STAMPED

004

rifle

Pipes,

Governey.Carlow

the

are

supplied.

this

are they

advice

Requisites Standards, Buckles,

Samples

DON'T

are cut

inch

pages. Prce : 2d, extra.

rUD.

to

the

rifle

in

rifle

The are

in

hole

Around

or 'grooves'

revolver

the

is the

barrel.

chamber in

while

width

of a rifle the

spiral ~hannels

'grooves'

moun-

fence cadet corps, 117 Defence rifle clubs' . 5 hospital and bearer companies, 5 garri-

'bore'

through

',bore'

cons its of

companies

son

nin,s

'"

in the

two bulls-eyes

than

Brooches,

man

Winans,

first

made

colours)

de.

resembles

Walter

for the

been be

fired-he

GEORGE.

BRAVE,

ORDER NOW! MANAGER, "IRISH FREEDOM," 5 Findlater Place, Dublin.

Pipers'

All (all

of five

as the

It weighs

M1'

of

his position

been

shape

target,

one inner

velocity

rifle,

change

h2iVe

It is am.

It may

second.

TO KING TIlE

Move-

Fenian

the

attach.

capacity

The

P10bA1f11 '" nA 11-e1f1eAnn.

is

being

bolt. powerful

while

a speed

of a few of the

THE IRISH VOLUNTEERS, ETC., ETG .. One hunder and- fifty-four Seven pence; postage,

action

spring,

a muzzle

"sniper's"

it·.need·

the barrel

the most

and

pulls

Royal

FREES

a clip of

automatic,

in the

power

in 1 1~5th

rifle

way with

explosion

the

Volunteer

LETTER

WHAT

F ARQUHAR·HILL.

in the ordinary

ARMS:

o.P.EN

THE

Farquhar-Hill

The loaded

are the title

AND ment,"

~

shots

G batteries of field 9 companies garr isou artillery, 6

Force

clrUlery,

and The

MEN

suns.

five

Zealand's

The following articles:

position,

deal,

matter

already

t,ask

PI·lIBBS,

weight.

into

a geed

is' being

troops

scribed

New York Irish Volunteej-s.

the

away

A select-ion of the best articles tha t have appeared in "Irish Freedom" ,in the past three tyears. . .

suitable

The rate of fire caused

rest

of

'be used

wholy

was

forward 800

can

to bear

THE VOICE O~F'-FREEDOM

be' the

WGy, as the fore.

be used

the

question

course,

in this

must

peppered,

shots

some

The

of

VIII. ammunition

blJy. 'usl~g

pur-

their

The

C.

guns.

WOUld,

per

Defence. Force consists of 19,276 Volunteers, besides a small Per: manent Force of 33-5, known as the Royal

'I'

The-

them you tie y-our ponchos from

of machine

ammunition

have

grarnmets.

Lieutenant

New

about

effectively

serve

mounted man to carrv one, and if a per. :en1age of them ~ere' ~arried there wO:lld be little neeel for tae more cumbersome

pack

a dog tent.

now

every

comfort

scout , both ponchos can be buttoned toge. . . ther at one end and that end made the ridge

and

of carry. size

allows

to

can

it.

with

.

weight

feet

cloth,

execution

for the

2,900

soldier

in use

use out 'of it,

\,hown

by purchasing

or rubberised

buttons,

1-

the

of those

few men would

,:1'

most

made,

conveniently

most

make

munition,

consider

is seen

March !---'breathing of strength Even your name can move the slow blood in the vein; March !-throughout·. your length, Strike at 11S, lash at ns-litly your right fate sustain. .

It undoubtedly

and

great

is au, o-

flame

would

it 'is no

it is no great

HARRY

will

very

are

which cannot

do

used to, give

of rough

you

than

at ,nght

release

of yellow

ment which operate capahle of using the

and

If properly when

yourself

sheeting.

branches

of .pounds,

made,

it comes

making

sleeping

to

to make

with

can be used

uses

pack

up a pack with a poncho and Y01;1, will be surprised to learn what you can do, with it after- a couple . of tria Is. three

it, .and if you

'I'his

this

food

many

ready

this

clothes,

the put

bag.

almost

.Maroh ! biting and keen, Wake this dull laggard shirking to strike a man's blow. -; March !-scornful! unseen, Stir into life, man's nature deadened and 5,10w.

The

cirva:iry .

gases

the poncho

it a kind

As, a poncho,

which roIl

"browse"

it with

as to make

'5'0

mattress,

folding

as

it can

the

side

if it is converted

by folding

stuffing

a poncho

means,

and

and

and

so that

In

simply

'a, couple

pack~ng"

to carry

is done

weighs

end,

blades,

kit.

be able

This

[eaves

the

is known

rolling

securely, in, the

what

in two

corufoa.ably 'On the back see,

into

bed

only

poncho

comfortable

whole

a blanket, brush,

at one

conrfortable

and fold

articles

the

shoulder

a most

make

the

to Ipack neatly

into

under

placing

uses

If you

lay it fi'at on the ground

it in two,

from

other

poncho

poncho,

a very

tops.

the

to which

free

body

to'

Danish

.along

at the

and if the

number

The

time,

the dummies,

over you so as to protect you from damp the wrist to the bottom. On each corner there should be a brass grtarnmet or eyelet -. and dew. If yon are equipped with a This can be used when making an emerregular tent, the poncho should always gency sheit~r; or a pack of the poncho. be spread 'On the ground of the tent 23 In wet weather when the, poncho is worn a Iprotection against damp, or it will make you wiil 'note

able

al}d nfter

weather

so that

gun

Probahly

Mark

or between would:

In

by

it is flat on the ground and the other halt covers Hie sleeper. Inside t11:~ a man ma) sleep comfortably and dry. .

each side

the

and,

weather

and a spurt

forms

if

of it, it catches

matic,

is !l better

I

man

is continued.

stading

to the bariel,

be

and

ground

'Of 25,

angles

at the present

wet

of tan in the

'On to

the

that

ll'farch_:_viri[,e and 'strong, Send your wild messages pulsing with' . liie, thro' my heart; March !-prayec1 for so long, Speak to the soul that is struggling' tQ play its right part.

of

one

It fires

when the gun is in action.

toge

buttoned

a Volunteer made into

a ridge -Tne

sleep

shelter,

of shelter

trees.

can' is very

is coming,

reflecting

drawn

.blan-

on ~ slant she~lter with facing that SIde from

a

type

your

you

ponchos

supporting

button

you

can

them

ond

two

first-class

the poncho

wi th a small

when

that

you

when

weather

the

a

position

weight

per minute,

after

ad-

feed in at the top of -the breech,

a block

the

can make a very or pine boughs,

and

over

into

is that

the slit

be placed

have

If the

of rope

. It should

should

driven

take

grade

sheeting.

spread

etc.,

the ground

varied

and

of poncho

'ket is

tent"

that

improvements in making of equipment

IT'J IJlY

which

to by

means

you

hold the heat. When the poncho can be

and

put

'Out 'of doors

pegs

-comfortably.

it

uses,

touch

In this you bed-spruce

gras.s,

wh ich

of !being put

it is capable

to

then

leaves,

the other the slant

more

effective and useful than the water-proof ,d.:.pe gene'rally used by the European soldiery,

and

ther,

shoulders

It is much

rain,

,2-

permits

shoulders

from

the

is

cloth

which

attache.j

without

through.

protects

be

ground,

'pnchQ,

the

can

soldier, never

The

from

me.s in the corner,

piece

or rubberised

middle

cartridges

camper

or

of rubber,

a !?1jt in the

the

American

ki't complete

of

(pronounced

American

trapper

his,

squaICe piece with

~

It is a [)eculiar,y

of &quipment,

lof

poncho

into

SQ that

if the -firing

on

firer,

The

it on his' back.

gets

of

mounted the

out"

firmly.

17 pounds,

be sprayed the

is

wlien

"threw

and

can barrel

and

and

the legs,

<the gun is

INVOCATION.

~--

to be <len adaptation

rests,

quickly"

AN

MADSEN.

seems

collapsible very

Consider

---<>--

--<>-

vanced

THE

MARCH

Automatic Rifles

SAottre '" n.e, ll-e1f1eAt)n

is the

and

their

is .0389

inch

respectively.

~ "The spiral farmed by the 'grooves' is called the 'twist.' This 'twist.' makes 'One complete, turn in every tell inches of the barrel's length. In the revolver the 'twist' would make one complete turn in 'sixteen inches.

ON EVERY BOOT, AND ACCEPT SUBSTITUTES.

"IRISH A

FREEDOM."

Monthly

IRISH

I TO~E

Journal devoted 10 the Principle of NATIONAL INDEPENDE(.NC.E As understood by EMMET

Published

1st

-

and

of each

-

MITOHEL. month.

Price""One

Penny.

_THE IRISH VOLUNTEER.

8

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••

the

),OlD

•••

i Boy Scouts i

·

about

••••••

:

;Organizing Notes.

••

•: + :

Continued on page 9· .

................. KA FlANKA

The

... + +

~

evening

the

parade

point

of view

many

of numbers

absentees

previously

had valid

obtained

by the very ted

battalion.

well kno~n great

was

from

very

jocosely

who

enjoyed

paraded

Sunday.

The

for

and

The

'en

inquired The

n;t

the. first wial;

recruits

Major

"The

He was

win

scouting,

I·

phore

I

crea-

apt

were received,

A,

to

8.30

to

to

I on

squad

8.30

lectures

to 8.30,

9.30, signalling Recruits who

if we

squad

history

practice and join .at once

instructions

drill

lecture;

under

on

Yery

good

finished

their

Peeler end the Goat.':

He urged

with

1.0 use rifles,

drill. will receive

bone

health

I

HALF,

of the

Mac.

and

paid.

He

in the town

long,

1- Wanted=-An arrnourv in i hood.-C. Colbert (Captain).

HAHN.

and

in

the

to find in the

'mall

success

time

spent

be amply every

•

wished

in the

who

a: member

boy

movement

conclusion

every

their

at reo and

before the Vol·

mission

be-

fore 'them.

addressed,

- The

Assistant

Secretary,

206 Great

Brunswick

Headquarters

the neighbour-

the lrishVolunteer 65

'1'he attention of County Secretaries and all those whom it may concern is drawn to the fact that the official title of the organisation is "The Irish Volunteers," or, in Irish "Oglaich nn h-Eireann."

you for your next printing 65 Middle Abbey Street,

SATUJWAY,

The

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,

.

pean leers

',-

.~,-

~-"

--

..

1

I

.

have

I_-

--'1-, ._._\ I

-

and

appeared

question

cognised

for

from

party

Tight

titude.

Only

as to' Ireland's

British

only

dignity,

memories past

"Wild Geese,"

and

to

1 .

I

.

a'broad deeds that

of

of her

whitened

'of her triumphs.

of her

;ngainst

barrier

the

'of her idealism,

sacrifices

language

and

of

and. her literature,

vic. myth

are seen in a new light land

things

are

Volunteer

of

expected

worthy

that

we will

be

no doubt. land noble

So

and now there

of

must

us.

hhs don~

movement

in this was,

be

N'a-

Europe

to Belgrade,

And

our

past

be worthy 'I'he

far

great

remains greatness.

of it there

generous

enthu-

has set the country

deeds

spring

from

such

enthusiasm.

I

(=1 1--1

I

stirring of the

her

Our

great

are

Roman,

tradition

of

to

of 'Our nationhood.

valour,

Dane,

sorrQws,

de-

a hostile,

a sense

of the bones

from Dunkirk

Ire-

has given

idea

Old

an

i':mpire,

Th~..'Volunteers have

but

Ireband's

(iis-

often

Ireland

siasm of the movement

1

1

given

at-

and

thl,m

a foreign,

to protect it,

army

things

I

armed

factor

aflame,

,

Ireland

of the

upon

nego-

Of course there

land

pendent

the

into the renation

ciplined is a bigger as. part

of

lifted

a mere develop-

politics

liberty. an

of COlI'

has

of an armed

its

Vqli.iI1.

the 'existence

in Ireland,

in English

iii Pho-

N atjcnal

and

.Home Rule ment

Corps

some Euro-

in a number

Army

the

-

-

Volunteer

periodicals,

tories,

-

I

.

191-!.

to onr -nationhood.

a National

her

I

.1--1

28,

awakened

Ulster

all.conquering

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has

a reawakened

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Date

Address.

Name.

STREET,

MARCH

formation

Ireland

tional

For the information Q f Secretaries we append fac simile-of the Company B90k in use in Dublin. Each folio is intended. to contain the names of one complete Section. These books carr be obtained from Headquarters. Rank.

ADBEY DUBLIN.

not

No.

IIIDDLE

is no misapprehension

j

Regimental

Staff,

be

street.

tiating

l

I

hoped

young

would

for

should

never

improve

become

and

training

intended'

a physiacquisi-

Volunteers,

drilling

not

in the off.cial organ

to

to build

Every

Matter,

Abbey

evolu-

be a great

could! should

Dublin.

to the

Mid.

publicaton

nmd hearty of all

and

street,

to go

and .wo ulrl help

muscle

generally.

possibly

D.

DOLPHIN'S

urid

at les-

to be reguat drill

the drill from

would

Volunteer,"

1I'1.SS,

Even .if they

a.nd orders.

"Irish

addressed

qudck ly as possible

~3

Editor,

mak-

surprise

an earnest

meetings

or-ders

in the drill

knowledge

tions

unteers RIGHT

seeking

l't thorough

man

i

in

of ,all

the dif-

1'. Murphy,

and when

fixtures

attainment

spectator, made

neded

up

the

a~d

be sent as eudy as possible

an_d the

has been

every member

t.he work

standpoint.

wh;c~

expressed

tion to ally man,

march COMPANY

and

advances

lar in attendance,

get

9.0 to

Sean

Bennett's

various

towards

The Rev.

assembly

cal

to 9.0,

the

the company

strides

grea

manner,

drill

company

'"

ThursciJ1y,s-8.0

arms;

the

. the

9.15 to 0.30, :yrorse or sema-

etc;

with

in which

g~),nt

about

~).15, 'weekly

e

Aodha,

'on

manner

sons.

p.rn,

)Ir

were performed,

i who was all interested

'commencing

8A5 p.1U,

in

and grace

of

siznallinz.

special

time

morning,

rnovemenrs

be

is as fol1ows-

J...et us quote is' retiring from active I order. White, one of the first boys to i Dubt:n.

Lonergan

service.

drill , 8.45

route.

18 mile route march as g!1llllely as the old veterans who shortened the road by gaily whistling

by the ease ferent

HAH.D\nCKE

classes

arins , 8.30

by the new memo ~

marching

throughout.

with

Corn-

are

of

Mondays-c8

a greo.t

recentlv

Fil3,nna

'On Ulster.

was particularly, bers

held

and curiosity

native

marching

coiripo ny

,C01IrAXY

HALF

Monday next

disap-

that

in this district

interest

One .ourly were

The

corn-

(Thursday)

STHEET.

'Company

interesting

of 'the

Sunday

ball ,alle~-, a very large crowd assembled for 'the usual drill instruction, and to judge

IlQ·

}, svllabus

hair

ihe

ST.

is now

t8:JiJoi'fow

DU)I ElIlEJ~ HALL,

manders' permission to stay away. The ·' I hi . nla rc h via nc icore to Lucan, returrnnrr by the lower road .and Phoenix Park was one of the most

A meeting

On

of perfection.

excuses r.md had

their

--0--

ing

LEFT

last

\,\'e learn, however,

pointing.

for

Reports should

.Volunteers

military

A.

to first 'armoury

Programme

Sunday

Enniscorthy

for

'up.

EIREA'i'X.

DATTALIOX !\OTES.

on

his

at 8.30' d'ciocii:

drawn

--<>-The

Like

3+. C'A~iDEK

will be held

training

--<>-DuBLIN

before

HALF,

completed,

mittee

1909.

in ithe ranks

obvious.

repairs

most

:

August, served

months

became

RIGHT

:

•

he

COMPAKY

•~

••

in

else,

six

genius

.+

Flanna

every'0ne

The

is the most opportune

present

to' push fhe movement

forward

with

time every

ounce tion.

of energy at the disposal of the na-. The establishment of Home Rule-

--;

must

see.

---

oughly

---

-~ ~-

" I

_, ~

-,

NOTE.-'-First

......

-I

= five Iines for Officers when appointed.

"

-r

--

Rule

-I

of the

Nation

'-!-

out its mandates,

I-

'.-~~---

.dow.

Bill

the the

must

a force

Nationalists.

of

properly

Whether

Home

I Lines for sixteen men on each page. ,

army.

out such

existence

rand

or ouusidc

_i_

,

the

inside ,

1

-~.. -

~--

I

National

I

also

efficient

a thorequipped'

Ulster

remains-

operations National

have

of

a force

to carry

and . a Parliament would. be merely everywhere

the:

Legislature'

must

wi th-

1\

sha-

there-

fore look to it that the CrO\Vlling work, of aU is completed, and that when an Irish Legislature

assembles

it .J1lust be ·permanent ------"----

in

College

and

unassailable.

Green

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IRISH VOLUNtEER. , --'---_--_._--------_-,

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crrv

LIMERICK·

nallers

BATTALJON.

ED\\'.t\RDS).

, ---<>-A~Xl..'AL

I

qualified

regretted

~,bat so far

visit hom

I

MEETING.

second

Sluagh

annual

Lord

general

Edward'.

Fitzgerald,

'rick, was held at the Hall, - on Sunday

week

last.

were

present,

full uniform tngs

were

marked

meeting

I'l'I

Lime"

Barr ington

They

I I

should

Tone

.the

grea.test

Club,

iII; a

short

ad ..

the

. Secretary,

year

just

closed.

The

Pdraig'

O'Sullivan,

his annual

report.

The review

was

interesting;

mosf

and

1913 is one that

Limerick

feel, proud

His

'Of.

the departure Dublin, ing

Hon ,

suhmitted of the y:ar

the

record

youths

the greatest

the perio.j covered

I I

be

dealt

by his report.

a most

tion,

the

profit

being

over

At the s.nging

efficiency;

Reference

increased guage

was

attendance

and

at

has .helpe.j

with

The

is

Ianrefer-

the Choral

Class,

which

certs and functions under

themselves',

Class,

now

our

we have

hurling

by no means gurahon

down-hearted,

of the In

league

had in Sluagh Secretary late

Davern,

in. ,a~ ,at:em.~t to dr 0" nlUo, .and first hero of ).Ta . ,. " 1he Captain Dalton)

only

death

we

year,

the

last

to

reference

who gave

up

h:s

a very

the life

report

interesting

on the

etc ..' under

his

progress

control,

and' of the

The

sU,te .. of effic:.ency

'whicj:J " Tile

"'e

lD the drllI

may

general

congratulate route

marches

upon

o~Tselves. as well

Ferns.

as

tbe compliny -and section marGhes have ,been most successful. The corps of slg.

at conclusion physical of the

"The

the display

DISTRICT

recently

course

months. to defeat

recruits

Fianna-

congratulate

England's

visit

Mellowsfi

renegade.

here the

COllncll

tion

the

the

great

cha'nge

Organiser,

soon,·

a great

now,

I

nearly

to him,

Belfast

of the

I

ENNISCORTHY

I

SLUAGH.

younger be

remarked was

not

seemed

losing to he a

many

the Fi anna

of the old

faces

I i

day

fortnight

Qed and

I

Fi annn, Organiser

the

explained

the

movement of '.1,0 bOl)".

:Lieut. :-Iyles l{cdmond, 'of Sluagh Fathet:., J h 1\1' 1 urp Ily, \\. 'ex f or d , a 1so' spo 'k·e, urg· . '1 b t b . 'df I f t1 . d t' s tng f Ie 'oys '0' e llllll 'll 0 .lelr. u I,e d bl' " t I "'r L;anl an 0 19ai..10nS 0. re land .' .'_U. ·c 'Royc.e, 'Ennisco.rlhy, ques t'l'Oll o·f'f UIl' orm5.

t

Flanna

gathering

aHen·

.

llualllmously

I

Sec.

and

HOll.

also \1'T .'

electe4 C'ommander, Treas.

were

'~P9ke on 'the Set IIn°.~,, ""'o\,'e JJ l' 'd t an . d reSJ, en j

and

a. Hon.

elec·tcd.

coming

just

seemed

strange

future

people,

destiny

The boys

must

of new to the

end not to

be-

they were

Fianna.

He remi n-

ded them that. the hope 'Of Ireland her young

f.aces

there

together when

of use to .he

out

ago ODe ..could

'it is obvious

a\\uy

that

He pointed

months

boys to stick

falling

In-

boys be-

have been a considerable influx members: He ..appealed especially

I

12"dl

close 'of the inspec-

there

all the

so that

inst.

Sennain , District

of members.

I}Ot notice

at '\Vil.

out on Thursday,

Fianna

eigb.teen

Ro-

10th

of the

Inspector

twe!.ve. or

a \'ery on

Tuesday,

numerically

was

and it was' on them the nation

0:[

in

~re al~ 100~l;ng forward

.nesday

night inthe

Bank

Two

p,\.1JS entitled

makers"

and

"The

Lad

He

was

times

premises,

"The ·i\Lt~cb.

from

by Fianna

Largymore" mernb'ers,

and

in the plays are The member,;hip busy at rehea'rsals. is still i.ncre:1sing in ,some of .the sluaighte, it remain~ can be

1ll~1ch the same.

is a little exercised

effort,

and

by our

pre·

sent Fianna members. New mem.bers can On .the following Friday the Organi~e~ . be' enrolled a. \Yiil~w):>ank on: Wednesday 'llgain attended, and before an' audIence :of and Thursday nights, at 34 Beny street and in 11 Yielo;ia boy~ gave a ver): interesting lecture hn on tIie' same nights', s'treet on Monday and Thursday nights. Robert Emmet.

'\}50'

Support

our

without

the the

them

aim

and

ambition

to

and

noble Fianna

()[

grand

truthful,

of their

honest, and

seen 'On that

day

"\\"ell,'

r emarked

he

as many

boys

Limerick

Finnna.

He

was

boys

had

'·r

their

were

interesting one

and

they

had

gi>len him .. and

they

thousands, of his tr avels

of .Africa-which

and informative-thanked all for the warm

he wou id visit be twice

The

of the' that

Sir Roger ·Case·

the story

'them

would

to see

aye

lind' exploits, in the wild,

, time

citv,

like

was sure

ranks.

rela.ing

the

members

He

hundreds,

into

of Ir ish

body

would

enrclled

would 'recruit after

land. of the

through ,

to 'act

the rigltt~ __'zJld

the 'large.

marching

$traigh~f.()r . ready

0,(

native

majori t;y

Volunteers

of boys

to be at ail

be their

ih at the

anent

their

s'Ulperior' officers.

kind,. self-reliant,

liberties

by

dnd the splendid manperformed the differen t

if cal led upon in defence sure

that llight.

0\1

impressed

their

old, hy being '....ard,

the satisfaction

to

the

them

reception

hoped .their

the

next

movement

as strong.

proceedings

terminated

with

an en-

joyo ble concert

~ DF:J~R~: CO)ll'.A;\'Y SLUAC~lI Derry

[0

so busy

.

.YOH':" i\IITCHELL.

the

drill

dri lliug

the

was compelled' everything

fuli

of for.),

tlDle 'Po.st.

boys.

to brin.g

strength

before

",ir wor'i, will of the summer's

Lever-A by which Mock

hac! been th at

\''Olllnteers

h.

the cold H-cwever

is going on well, rand. the sluagh

made

Open ture

instructor

to give the Fianna

ShOll.loer for .some

being

this

much'

He exhorted

It should

consists

surely

very

imitate

th,ose who will, take part

All _tbl]lt is .requjred

the

The- various

through

eXJ2ressed

obedient

119'"

but in others

d ispiissed

d rill.

COXGJ~ATULNrED.

speech

to ,the 'i\'ed·

street.

When:

depended.

cOllcert \0 be held on Easter College

com.

mottos

Sit, Roger Casement, ''.\"]10 \\'i~ greGted with warm applause, in the course of a

the

annual

wil! be produced

BOYS

exercises.

th\.,:t to one- who had inspected

hope. to.

f-eeling

and' girls

District

were

111~ for

the Fianna

to the boys

a good. attendan.ce

other

exhibitori.

it gave him to be wi ih them

address

spector,

want coun-

lengthy

delivered

inspection

don't

want cur

and discuss

inspiring

.At the

many

corps'

formed

I·

I

Delegates

and

ing. 'present.

and

signalling

signa,lling

sqrmd

"\Ye

this eye~-'

IS

w~Jl meet'

de M'arkievicz

Ua

These

smart appearance, ner in which they

Cathal

strength

to

organise 'Ve~ford

nationa.l

inst by

although

stand

attempt

-rhe

from

spr,ing.

manly

The boys

anoihe~

the

to 00.

progress

on

the

Ireland."

welcome

lis

slightest error, and a-t the conclusion L,)ys were _ loudly applauded.

DISTIUCT.

Fianrxa: was carried

to

are

Fiarma

amongst

movem~nts~ were gone

of spreading

Bejfasr,

try. '\

Ross

county.

'I'he quarterly

nave

into the

We 011 the

. through

houses.

Captain

Countess

tile

concessions-we

IpJeted_ the

~~

interestiog

the

!'\\'e

co-

Slua 'gthe

BELFAST

to be able to do a good during

the

by

~lp[lla'Use.:

the

also

a strong

'1nd' received

more

formation.

means

bert Emmet

vigour

work

and

lowbank,

put

new

of

inciderrtalyy

by the members In the course of' words were used

between-

District

to report

an Bealach The

a

different

inaugurated

15 points

made

have

teams.

end

a.nd

to have

and

are

in New

vilage <Of the

to

the

Fianna

ana

The u.iglit'~'

opened

loud

(~od save

Sir

"the boys

corps.

Casemerit

Engli:sh':;

Enniscorthy,

Harbour,

order

branches,

end

the

intercourse

tlie town's.and

throughout

is a

by

they

picture

There

of

ing.

and

signa lling , drill

memlBers of ,h~ Limerick Sir Roger

feet

address

.the following with

by

on the

.T an~es Led.

their

exhibitions.

were

+he

announced-that

of the

signal!illg

accom-

rec~ption

?Ill'

.to

would:

cu]tL;re

proceedings

last

on

Casement

gathering

organised

In and

different

such

opponents

has i 'Se'llll ',:\101'all,

wh'ch

IS a matter

and

operation

~1r Ledden.

tb e ap,

visited

his -sea t

rose

.by the signallers

Courtown

and

under

of the Fag

Flanna

'was high

here.

Dublin

·Hall. The

exist

the

(scl11or, second semor, and iu.nior); we are often very much pnshed for room in the '

been reached

Sunday

taking

Fianna

saluted.

are all being

Wexford,

'be'ng

The

and

of pr~ct'cal_ summer

John

nnatch

at- ' to .an enthusiastic

-ten?-ance ,,,,nd. at.tention at the Physical Culture Class .. IS .a great source ,on of p,leasuJ'e to the CommJttee, and althou,gh we have . . ". . . . d""ded tlns •• Glass 1I1to three d:vlslons • .

.

and

at present

_II from

the

established well

one

\OYe hope

and

inau-

Fianna

has

Sluagh

extra.

but

their

Til's

deal

are

as

played

obtain

should!

the

en-

with

save h;s. companion from I Thi~ sluagh has now been entirely reo placed. hJS name as the j ¤lffO'alllsed and placed 'On a firm baSIS, and Flanna Eireann , ~ '" .' . _ '. ~:. good' summer's national work IS being Commanding (joseph A .• eagerly looked forward to. On Wednes·

submitted

instructive

season

Edward

milde a touching

Willie

classes,

this

to the

Lord

the

and

up

membership.

Club for minor

lrovs.

over lucky

to strengthen

refeuing

3.

year

O'u:r boys

bandag-

FIA).TNA

in

periodically

firmly

competition,

defeated

successful,

not been

encounters,

help considerably

team.

most

was' a. very

Once Again."

steady

the auspices

was

con-

past

Corey

£120.

·

tbere

is Icloing

Gaelic

by the boys

organised

has a1so been

and although

the

of arms,

a Iectu re

Sluaigthe,

I established

working

of over

Company,

good,

football

of Mr. R. Hogan.

the 'able tutorship

The Debating

·in

during

at our

a

. under

to the

year's

success

I formed.

the Batt.

years

assets

finishing

Newry

Mitchel,

was

S pecial

such

this

showed

ways

we had

made

manual including On

gave

the

Roger

respiration

\\TX1:mw

'and

He

classes,

history

ence w'as maderto

also

land

I

also visits from ,MT. ·Corco.ran, Cork, and Mr :i\.f·Dermott, who delivered .u' very nice .Iecture.

to be given

Casement,

III cordial

021

hy

a brilliant

erecteD, s,tage with

den,

Feis.

practised.

Slr Roger

present.

Dalton.

supplied

by Mr }lames. Leddan,

newly

are

kindly

and was given

all

~

NEWRY.

circumstances

with the

hail

he

boys

_"

with ShTUh,

and presented

pearance.

- is'

COJ1ltID:indof ·Capt.

Daly,

r

panied

ex-

and

The

under

evergreens,

Misses

Empire."

. i'om'

and

pleased

and

A District Council of the County \rex· ford Sluaighte of the l"ianna.is being

the

of liA Nation

sluagh

highly

further

journal,

exercise,

Orga.niser

forthcoming.

on

concert,'

Reynolds

boys

cooperaxion

.financie l condi-

conclusion

joyable

Colbert

the

'b;)yonet

British

Concert,

g'ul}, Captain

inspected

at the

assiduously the

it has

comprises

for a display

out his

healthy

£12 with

has

and Leader

Ross

under

with

hard

The hall was prettilydecorats.j

Redmond

fortnightly.

and .artificial

!Jlg

manner

carried

always

report

in

to the visits' of 'Ma jor Loner-

former

their was

The Treasurer's to

also, referred The

. for

which

of

of 1914. thanked

loyal

manuscr.pt

press

~cw The

'Of·

Shaun Heuston for loss we received duro

of. Mr,

and

may well

references

glad

of the to

uniform

18

a manuscript

"Myley"

Lieut.

of

ju~t

i~novat:ons

is being

first aid: to the inj,ured,

Finance.

en·

dress, congratulated the Captain, Officers and iboys on the great success of the sluagh during

orders,.

·at all times

in

~tr Seumas M'Ca,rthy'presided. Defore the formal business of the meetln~ opened Mr. Seumas Leddan, Presjdent the Wolfe

they

for the

'at

and

9

---".

Close on 150 boys assembled at "Arus loa hh Fia'n" on St Patricks D.i!iht in full

great

.inauguration, and

__ .

town

now

The latest

.

library

25 books

all working

a

the

tame,

its

the

The libr-ary at present

editor

when

of

the

of

a. lending

goes

Captain

Ibe very

: ago,

of

_~'...L...._

LIMER lCK .

COUNOIL.

thusiasm,

of

in which

are

heritage

..

MURPHY,

worthy

locked back. It .

tended.

have

Organiser,

Since

about

C~ptain

didn't

his advice ·t.o mak~ a record year In conclusion, Cap-tam Dalton

and the proceed-

with

rTh~

they

th~ Fianna

St., • assistance

140 boys

Over

last year

and

Wexford.

jonrnal.

_by leaps

ahead

for fla'gs.

I his staff 0'£ off'cers

'The

go

evident

40 boys

I Mellows.

GENERAL

to

as w~

and bounds,

-~O-(LORD

continues

is

traditions mcnths

. :•

FAtHER JOHN ,YEXFORD.

Sluagh.

never

-.

-

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• .

This

•

.~

• ~

SLU.AGH

-.-_

A grea't the

the

summer

IcCl·

work.

more or less curved rifle

up to .begi.!13.

be an .in\portant

the block '0£ a :Mal'tini

action

eHcTt is

company

is manipulated.

ll1eb,l rod or other

THE" IRISH VOLUNTEER

10

-.---'---

Progress of~ The Movement ·BA·LLINASLOE.

foreigner." ' "This is beginning [ movement; which will Ibe the (App]J\lBC).

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FATIlER

It was a historic night in Ballinasloe -a, night such as we ;have never seen before land are not likely to see again for some time. Somehow it seemed ·that 1 here was' something in the idea of the \'olunteer movement, r.:hl.lt appealed to the hearts of the people as nothing had ever appealed to them. before, It wa s the first appeal for generations to the real old patriotic spirit of the people, and nobly it was ,zuswered. Five hundred men at least, marched in martial order to escort their Clvrirman , Dr. Kirwan, to the meet. ing, and on the way to the T'o~n Hall fnlly another 1,000 men awaited the pro. cession. The J~abourers' Band with 200 recruits beaded the procession The A.O.H. and Temperance Society recruits come next; and the Cullagh Company, esablished about six weeks ago, brought up the r!t'::t·r. The whole g!we the impression that. a _ nation that had such men as those to defend should: .never 'have slept so long in slavery. Ballinasloe will not forget that night for a. good while. ,Let us hope that the Vol. nnteers will often give u.s a night like it keep alive the fire that has just blazed once again till they can in renlity say tha-t we are "j-\" Nation Once Again." There were \ab,out 1',500 men 2Jt the meeting in the Town HaIl, and a more orderlv or more enthusiastic meeting; was never' held in Barlinasloe. The speeches were forcible and directly to the 'Point Hut indeed.. (he best speech. of the night was the tramp of the intended recruits marching proudly through the streets. At the close of the meeting 11, hearty vote. of thanks wns passed to the Chairman for having presided 'So efficiently .and to the various bodies that had taken part in the procession. Afterwards about 300 men were enrolled in the new 15ranch of the Volunteers. THE SPEECHES.

'0

The Chairman said it was his proud privilege thn.t night to address the enorlUOUS gathering in the Hall. The subject which wn s 'before them was dear to all hish hearts' (applause). It was to .estab. Iish a branch of the National Volunteers in Ballinasloe (prolonged cheering). Per. haps at no pn st period of Ireland had so great a crisis arisen .as that rvh.r ,', they were face.d with} jnst newt A national crisis like this required a national remedy and that remedy they had was in the formation of the Volunteers (hear, hea r). They would see from history when a like crisis arose in their native Iand in 1782, n like remedy was the formation .of the Volunteers. It was instantly .effective and al l their 'demand'S they got then, 'and now if they wanted to do that they must show they had the power to fire a shot if n eces. sc ry (cheers). The Chairman having read the Rules of the Irish Volunteers, said he wanted to draw pal'ticula,l' attention to a clause which s,howed that They

WantEd Every Creed Class in the Volunteers

and

(cheers3. 'They were not going to fight against any p'Jrticnhr section of their countrymen. They meant by that great mOVemel1!~ to protect the rig.hts a'nd liber. t~es common to all the ·people of Ireland (hear, heal'). Having referred tQ the Bal. kan ·tronbles an'd what had been done there the Chairmi,1l1 pointed out if Ellg'i:uld were engaged in a life and death struggle to. morrow the :first thing she wou1d do would be to leave Ireland utter.Iy unprotected and leave them an easy prey to the foreigner. "\Ve do not intend to be-tbnt." he 's,aid, runidst cheers, "we intend to ~e able to keep this nation of O'Ul'S free from any

CON~OLr.Y'S

-

of this -end?"

SPEECH.

As Father Connely, who next addressed the mee.ing, rose, he was received with great cheering and said:G~t1emen, I consider it a· great honour to be allowed to pro-pose the resolutions for the adoption. of which this monster meeting has assembled to-night. The first resolution is:, "That the Irish National, Volunteer Movement, being the natural o_t!.!.oom'eand the best practio.il expression of .the ,patriot. ism of the Iirsh people,' is deserving of the hearty support of every true Irishman" (cheers). The second resolution is:"That a branch of the Irish National Volunteers be forthwith established in Ba llinasloe' to prepare the young men of the district to help in the defence of the rights arid liberties cr mmon to all the people of Ireland." (Cheers). The third resolution is:, "That as the patriotic women of Ireland desire 'and deserve a share in the glorious work of maintaining the rights and liberties common (.0 al l the people of Ireland, a branch of the Irish Ambulance Corps be established in connection wiih the Ballina. sloe Branch of the Irish National Volunteers." . (Prolonged cheering). .IIi. proposing these resolurions," gentlemen, I may say I have not the slightest intention 'Of making a: long speech. Tonight is to be a night of work, not a night of talk, (Cheers). I earnestly hope that with the advent of the Irish National Volunteers the age of speech-making wiIl pass away in Ireland and give p11ce to an age of energetic action (hear, hear). Patriot. ism ill order to be more than a 'mere' moekery must, be practicul ; and the fou,nda., tion of the N ational Volunteers in Ireland is a summc:ns to those people who have long procluimed tlaemselves patriots and loudly protested their love for their country to come forward now to show that they meant what they said and to prove that their patriotism can bring forth more fruit ~all mere idle words (applause). In exhorting you to take up arms for the de.fence cf Ireland's freedom, let me reo mlU<;I you th<;tt no man can render greater service to his country or shew greater love for her than to be re\lpy to preserve her Iibery at the sacrifice "~f his .life if necessary (,",pplause). And, indeed, .I··believe it is a.s nat~ral for Il'i~hmen to arI? themselves JI1 thei r cOUl;try 5 ~a:L1se as i t is for \\4 nterfowl to swim, Woe are de,;ended from men who a.t Clontarf, the 1'. ellow Ford, Athlone, Aughrirn and Limerick as well as on a hundred Continental battlefields "from Dunkirk t·o Belgrade" won glory and renown for themselves and for their country. Surely being descended from such a noble stock we are only tCQ anxious to jump at the opportunity now afforded us 'of arming tc-defend ' that little country for which our forefathers fought so bravely. (loud cheers). Let every man do his share, and not all the powers of the enemy can stop, us' on om' onWIJrd lllarch (pr,olong~ applaus,e). I am not .,talking for the mere sake of pleasing' you, gent~emen. I speak the things that my hea~, feels. For If we w1sh to know what can he done by arm let us' look to Ulster .for the information. There you have seen that the half of four smnll counties makes the powerful English Government pr3use and change Its whole line of Parliamentary ae<tioll (hear, hear) .. Need I ask you then, my fl'lends, what WIll be- the force of the other twenty·eight counties with the crea.m of their manhood drilled and armed? (Hear, holr). . Their force will :be th~ .power to dic;tate to the foreig,ner tyrant tl'n.t has crowed, over us too long (cheers). Their force will be the force of the men of 1782, who shook off the shackles of j-En~Iish rule and ga,ve birth .to thalt spirit of lDdependence and self·relIance that is

--~

the r~ck.foundation of national prosperity (prolonged applause). This is the cause thut we call upon you to join to-night, gentlemen. You see that its ranks are' open to every son of Ireland no matter to w1lj<,t religion, political party, or ,social " organisation' he may belong. The movement is founded on the rights and duties , of citizenship merely, not on the b~lief of any particular creed or the convictions of any particular party (hear, hear). We are not '2il'lnincr acainst anv section of our feIlow.coJ.\Jl~rYJ~len'" (hear, "hear). We are not preparing ,to fight Carson or Protest' ants of the Korth--no-we are prepar. ina to meet the common enemy of the ~;rth and South alike; and we arriestly hope that some day the North and South, East and West will march shoulder to shoulder and banish that enemy from our . shores .(prolonged applause). As I have said, we arm not aguinst any section of our fellow.countrymen, but against a-ny and all, who, 'dare infringe the rights of . Ireland (applause). If'the men of U'lster tum traitors instead of joiningg us in this cause we srl1l! by all' means deal with them as they deserve (hear, hear). But at the present time ·I think we owe a deep debt of gratitude to Carson and his men for ,having onee more reminded us of a too long forgotten fact that the best way to' get what we want is to show that we are determined to have it whatever it may cost (loud cheers), Of course the most immediate necessity for the Nil/tiona! Vol. unteers is to help the Irish Party to get a Horne Rule Hill througb' 'Parliament without having the heart torn out of it (hear, hear). If we 'do not show a fighting front, and show it immediately, the Home Rule Bill will be so mutilated that it wiI! be worse than useless (henr, hear). If th:s should happen what are we going to do? Shall we lie down for another generation to let our spirit die in abject slavery? No; lest such a. thing should happen let us spread the Volunteer movement thr-oughout the length and breadth ot Ireland, andl when the time comes let them raise the war cry "Home Rule or else--" (prolonged appfa use). If a part four counties by a threat of using arms have had such an effect on English Minis. ters let 'us now raise the chorus 'Of the other twenty-eight and leave England to choose which side should be heard (cheers) On, then, men 'of Ballinasloe : Take your -rightful place in the ranks of Ireland's faithful sons, . land let the' women, too, by j.o;ning the ambulance corps, take their share in the glories and the dangers of the contest for freedom as did .their ancestors at the walls of Limerick over 200 years ago (loud cheers).' Help to win a Home Rule n:n that' will be. worth taking, and having won jt be prepared to 'See thut nobody dare take it frorn us again. Remember "the treacv broken ere the ink wherewith 'twas writ could dry," and never again trust the foreigner to maintain the rights that we should we uble to defend ourselves (hear, hear). Personally, I believe we shaI! soon have a Parliament within the shores of Ireland. But remernher that .a Parliament without an army is an empty name, a downrght shn m. Of what use is the power to make, laws without the power £0 put them into execution? We should not depend upon the Englis,b, a:·my. It would carry out only the laws that were ,pleasing to England'. We must .Eave our men who wiI! be true to the . order's' of the Cae1 (hear, hear). Besides, England mny at '),ny time need her whole army to defend herself (hear, hear). Who will at such a time take care of Ireland? Is she to be at the mercy of 'any invader that mav march upon her? ShaH we after having " .

I

I

of

Shaken

off the English

Yoke

sburnit to another that m:?}' gall us more P Never, my countrymen, can we calmly <contemplate such a possibility. So let us be up and doing, to prove to the world that we are worthy 'Of freedom, and that we men:n to have it, whatever it may cost. Surely, 'you, men of Ballin,aslOEl-j will come in hundreds into this glorious cause and ioin heart and hand with the rest of the ,nen of Ireland to put your va,liant little county in her rightful place 'Of honour amongst the foremost nations of the world (loud and prolonged applause). 1\lr Gaffnev who was received with cheers, .~,::iid-'they wexe there that night to show thl!'t they were free men ,1nd not Glav¤'s (hear, hear). A nation. with an armed force behind it was an, invaluable thing. If they had an. armed force it was free, if they had not it wa.s not free (ap. plause). They were not ,asked to do. '80y· thing extraordilU!ry in ,rtbe _ Irish Volun· teers. At prtse,n.t they could get trained, and then it would ll'ot te.ke long to get armed. They could ·be trained to make effective use of the rifles and be able to

I

--:------

meet the foreigner on, equal terms. If people wanted: to join .the Volunteers ~or physical cultu'r~ or a~usement. they better stop out of It. It was a senous movement, and a moven:ent ~hi3.t had one robject alone-to figlut if necessary (prolonged applause). The speeker then seconded the resolution. . FatheE Dunne, who had a hearty reception , said th.,e only W<l'y to show that they wanted a th!ng was To shout it out strong, and that was by force of arms. If the, nation was Dot a milit.ary one, it was not a nation at. all. If they wanted a remedy they had ~t In the Volunteers, and the Volunteers was the only remedy and sale defence (applause.) Officers

Elected.

At a; large meeting held' in the Town Hall on Thursday night the following officers were elected-Messrs J T Greeves.O'Snllivan, president; T A Nevin, vicepresidentM Connolly, secretary; 'Thos . Connolly, zreasurer. , Committee-Messrs T Hartigan, 1\1 D.' O'Carroll, T Burns, M Cogavin, B Brutin, T. Connolly. . Jnstruotors-c-Messrs T Burns, 1\1 \Vard, W Reil ly, .J O·Rei.lly.

BELFAST. As announced in our columns recently a corps of the Volunteers has been established in Belfast~the spot that will ever be connected in the minds of Irish .peQple ~ the world over with the Volunters of '82. The inaugural meeting "138 held in st. Mary's Minor Hall, and was representative of all shades of national opinion in the City, The business of this meeting consisted chiefly in 'a.ppointing a chairman, secretary, treasurer, and committee., Since then a good deal of business has been go! through, A sub-committee 0-£ military men has been formed who have made arr-angements for bi-weekly drilling., A system of enl'.sting privately , has 'been devised, it being the opinion of the committee that this is a more 'discreet method than a, public meeting, considering the present highly-charged state of the atmosphere in the city. But most important of all, drilling has commenced, and judging by the enthusiastic 'manner in which the members set about making themselves profiicient in the elementary exercises, the success .of the movement in the city is a foregone conclusion. Until further notce driIIing will be continued every· Monday. and Thursday in the huts at Willowbank, porn, ,.' mencing at 8 o'clock. Those wishing to enrol can procure forms from the Sec. on those nights.. All comm'lIar"cations· .shoukf be addressed. to ,Th~ ,Secrei'lll), Irish Volunteers' Craobh Ruadh, 29 Queen Street, Belfast. .

LIMERICK CORPS. DriIling will take place in future on the nights of Wednesday and Thursday at 8 p.m. sharp, and on Sunday at 1 i).m. Volunteers are requested to produce their ~ard~ at entrance gates and -to be punctual in attendance, as the doors of the H~II wi.l] be locked at ten minutes past 8 on Wednesdays and Thursdays and at .Jell minutes past 1 on Sunday afternoon. <the corps, under Lieutenant Holland, went' for a route march on Thursday night week, headed 'by a Pipers' Band, a,nd 'On Sunday after being dri lled, they paraded round the spacious m.. ar kets enclosure, ·..accom· p:llllied by St John's Brass and Reed Band, Recruits are joining by the hundred, and great .progress is being made. In this connection Lieut. Holbaruj and, the instructors are to be congratulated, fQ;r in a few months they have turned out a splendid well-traned, well-disciplined battalion, By the time this issue' goes to Press. Lunerick will have 'witnessed the first public d.W appearance _l0Uer oorps of :l\'laItional Volunteeres, arr,angements having been mack for a ,:parade on St. Patrick's Day. The Lime.rick Volunteers are earnest in their' work, and ere 1011g: thei'r rankEi w:.]]. number thousands. for never wa.s the Ci,ty of the Violated Treaty backward in any good movement when the national c;J.ll was sounded.

~

"The 'cali.bre' of a rifle is the diameter of the 'bore', between the 'lands,' expres· sed in the form of a decimal', as, f.or .in. stance:' the c"libre of the U S Service ritl,e is .30 inch-that of the rev:olver .38. . "The traejctory' is the curved path 'for. low,ed by the proj.ectile from the muzzle to the point of impact. Its curve is de· termnied . by the velocity; gravitation, and the re&istance of the air. .;...

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Pro(Jie}s

of

~

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M{)vem·ent

.

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•

I

of reaction,

all

good

and

realise

the __hope

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.'

w~rt! eentJ.y

roT

B6Jlysha.J\nall

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p~bµo.

It

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been -: spoodiiy

I

-

(Loud

hy

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was

~"'~

-has

hold

~ 01

ing.

He

s-entiment

and

will remain

appeared

nntil

to

him

in

k.oep

of the

him

from' As

a

but

is

seconde by '~rr. Thomas Gorman, Mr Thos O'Gorman, J P, took the chair, ~fr Michael Mulhern was elected Secre-

Seeretary a

tary. Chairman

. resolution

i-c-

·.proposed

'~"

and:

pledge

Ir;';;h ~~tioµal

oilr~v~,

operate

with

.ili~'Irish

keti90al

I!t~~ai. Ulster

pi rations,

~4eiana

J

II

Mr

enemies

torbe

.. soendants, of

the:,

O'K'&l~s would

is

broad.

join

sentiments

only

right

and

the

Carson,

by

<leDlocratic

and

eer-

to embrace

all'

q'ualification believe

aJ)c! abi!iiy

I

Irishmen

ality. men!

broa.dest wbat

the.

to

extent

~t p<omotes

and

tr\)est

wou.Jd cur

sense

foref",tJl(~~s not

cc.:nplis.'loo. . if given j0il' in

t'J.da:y

'without,

to

!n.eet

and

liO)" was this

the. same

which

should

movCp1'ent tD~day and cannot

There is lal)d

be bet.

thll.h by the following

ter described

. . nO' salvation

for

lines:

. a $uffenng

the "

And

the steel.

.rifles

.'

home

sh.arp

and

deadly

thrust

of

the

ham

blue

Sir

for

in.

owed

Edward

good thing

only

the

country

Ballyshannon

he

had

'Of a.' Corps,

formation,

he was

sure,

can

g6Od.

give a

ac-

who

spoke

next,

to, enthusiasm

by

reused

allow

is ferty

III

those

years

and,

since the

meeting you

had

return

the ,numb-ers up here to·

Ballysbannon

Rule days

to

me

men held

at

play

at the

no

'I

assembled

,the jails filled

of

with

fathers

Irel~nd

carried

going and

established

doyn

in yqur the by

---

.

was

of If they

here

to-day

have your

been fore.

the weapons

h,ands 'by their

wGrk . of. the

Irish. Party

T!],e Laoo· League 'Michael

that sacri·

Davitt

in

. was .'79.

'somewhat

handicapped

fQf

to drill the more advilfloeq

.same

'but

game

it most interesting,

meeting!

'in the snrrollnqj.ng

districts

in Glenmoman and

and. Killeaney

Castlefinn

(Co.

.

other

districts

would.

follow

five

energetic

and indefatigable

at

O'Boyle,

is a host in himself,

Ulster

informing

him

Volunteers

that

h:~d met

hand

efficient

the J:H05t western outpost in" Ulster. Now, Bundoran is slightily furth'er west,

;ind

a much

another

say

one,

recent

Cathollc'

are

and your

forefathers"

for the

obtain,

Secretary,

Terrace,

.Address, Strabane,

and

Mr.

a most

to. re-

~f. O'Boyle,

CO. C:AVA~,

Cr\STLETARRA,

but

N a-

op~;·i.e'· a

Castletxrra

that ~~ you

and

to

pay-

of' rewsti~g

Company

promising

from

the

and resisting. the, Acts that be framed .by the Irish Parliament.

L~ not molesting their neighbours I do not know what 'is .. The:i'lrish Vol· unteers have been foimed the pur· pose of protecting . themselves, and, if necesasry-c-of protecting the Irish ParliaIf that

is d'oing good work

reports

<are

surrounding

Company

ment of taxes, will

Eden

for

h.av~ stz:'iven king

purpose

enquiries.

~

Their

He will be pleased

agent.

ceive

has

nei.ghboti:ts,

a Parliament

and give

work.

at

are' not

t<:5·

formed

men

organisation

in

annouricements,«

Parliament,

tional

'formed tarson,

Volunteers

their

they

was

(cheers);'

bis

molesting

I

larger

outpost

o( the -Str abane

in, the

i~

the excellent

trim

Carson

Each 'Of It

these districts h'as now 100 members. would 'be a great help to the movement example

to

and,

(Co. Tyrone)

Donegal).

upon, he could not refuse to say. a few .'. -., ' words. He had been= rnuch amused at reading the telegrani sent by' Lord Leih'llndred

,

witli having

an. continually breaking new ground, During last week they started cow,panies_....

(}oud

.

and found

Strabane in line a number- of the members are organising

that

has been lately

Headquarters

organisation.

be

to, the

addressed

Farrelly,

The

affiliated.

to the

En~uiries

Secretary,

Cor+eyhone,

in

coming

districts.

to

Bernard

Stradone,

Cavan.

f~f',

ment

(cheers).

Maguire

Proceeding,

quoted

Sir

recent

speech and

ganise

and

ago, had would

Micbael

mottoes,

' "Drili,.

.

Carson, have

~".,.

met

[./

-:-0--is going I3lhead in Wattle. Meetings for drill are held week~y. The promoters were fortunate in securing The movement

Cr,o\~n Prosecutor,

policemen

tal(ing

bridge.

notes,

Now, se far as he: could 'j'u<Ig,e" ,i.he pO'. 'lice were sympathisers, .a~d; ··if";~i;tur.

a very

bances

are wel!

jug

took

the

tecting

Mr

place)

police, them

they, ,wOH'l.d'be' assist.

and

M:'Nulty .'

J J

Conlan,

the

and

D C' ,

meeting. which votes of thanks, E.nrolment

not

(laughter

J

police

pre-

chers}.·f

"

'11;'

•

P, also"addressed

concluded

\viih

.

been

competent

the

ceilidh -

.

pleased men

who

the. progress

made

under

their

command.

A

rnhor will 'be held- at an early

to help the ment, etc.

defray

the expenses

date

of equip.

usual

'.1

proceeded

added

to every

(fay.

">

WESTPORT,

it is

at on<;.e, and

,;

--<>-On Sundey men tricts

~.

from

Th.e Na'tion;'lu Volunteers'

st.

'WestpQrt

were

struction

out on

week over a hUDdred enrolled

and surrounding in the

Irish

young dis. Volun·

teer movement. During the coming week a further enrolment will take place. ' In.

CASTLE BAR ..

did turn

staff of instructors, with

the

the

understood a large nlllJ:lber'~, ha,nded in their nam.es. During the \v·eek ..' these have

by

also- sp'oke

,

cORPS

(Co. FERMA1~AGH).

0

as they. clid !1O\Y, Sir as

had

WATTLEBRIDGE

or-

discipline.."r./'Not",so·lon"

they

Edward

Mr

Roger •.).; EIj,~ep:l.eJ;lt''B

one behind

glens

were

scarcely

will

Not content

never

fi~(bl~w,

"

the

Oil the ~~ht and won the in the ORen, and yeu are

to' lay

cheers}.

are

would

It

them.

to' meet

were placed (loud

as you

(cheers).

. Maguire, sollcitor, sa.id be '.' 'ils a spectator, and lfad 0.0 .', I.: .<", speaking, but, .being called

PortruJ.son.

dark of the night and in the the country you had tD meet. bad

men

It

let th~.see

of

. ~_,1 th,e men of '57 (cheers). You )eu ou:q . could not' assembT.e the same as you 'are !),ere tD.day in the epen. It was in the

l'an

sections.

shoulder

'.' !aJl"

·the

strike attacked

s.imply came .. intention of

.. ,1111'P

:r:ecalIing

are thus

space in which

on 'krth

(io~d '\:I:lee~s),

we

are

,)if :tdicha.er

,

a.nd 'Lei trim,

Home

fices

,

In

at the

Bundoran

not -Sa ve in clic;,k,

done

an

they

to

the

i~ not'

with

He said

it was

ever

It

right

.!

followed

movement

audience

first

drill

ani,mate

the

of itself.

day.

ac·

the gallew~ Their po.

and

would,

Sligo,

They

bee.":,,yes, even them (cheers),

and

you my sincere thanks for in which you have turned

drilled, · d 1 '11 j).ut if so it was ·i!l_.the v.._tL~ys be h m !ll s hy the light ef:.tbe mOOD with t..lJ.ehone'r of the plank hanging. o,.~

[ear?

to-day.

to their minds their condition enly a few years ago. He said, men o£ DOnegal,

th~ _privilege we en-

to be ·able

public

a few

in COil. girls to have

men,

address,

[cheers),

his

Oh,

have

a one

within

enrolling

on

Mr :III Cassidy,

to

~o~e. In its

(cheers).

good

Foley

had

count

Nation·

I lW}d that !.he V~lu~~ would pr'Omote . nab.on?-lity

Saturday'

(cheers). The Mayor of Sligo was a great worker for the Volunteers; he had' gone all ever 'the countr .. from Drum. cliffe to Ballyshannon, and was here to.

that

to

in the. justice, o-f

he

is

soon ,btl a great army of Irish

Volunteer

day

move-

necessary

is

be called

assisted

IJiOvern tbem.-~~yes. And as Thomas Davis said-~v~ movement must be judged

to

you

that

Castlegal,

Cliffoney.

all

spiriting

O''Donnells

intimidated

in.

Boyle

Alderman the

enough

i~ _that, y'Ou

reason,

a party

of his

of Cool-

to do with any man, who a Volunteer (laugh.ter and cheers).

de-

be

O~

tors

young

offence .to ,yo;tr 'eneiµies,

some

movement

nothing

Volunteer-s

..it 1'5" a. non-sectarian

Irishmen. merit, the

elusion,

The

enough,

patriotic

will

aiiticipated.

:'nev~

the heroes The

in

Volunteers,

Wooden Cunners of Ulster (-cheers)." Tbis move to establish a corps of the National ar.Il:}y is. wen worthy of support. The platform, of, the National Volunteers tainly

There

reso-

scare

hall

a variation,

down

dIvided·

no

to

no governmet{(

yon

stated

.....

drill

we' ~tand,

and

and

and if they

the

'ts an old sa.yi~~ and a: true .\)ne "U~ited

two

I

and

It is expected, however, that the won be able to get' into the open. Last week NO'. 1 half company 'Was engaged in Swedish physical drill ali

country,

they

man

so 'doing I

formed

'start and

I am here to·day

highest

by

like wildfire.

_day~.

. the

would

was

would

ational.~.

a,'Nation."

and

(laughter)..'

corps

aggression

of our

to:':yo~r

was 'only

;1.S

. and

of our Na-

J;pid~ of National

has appeal~.

they

spreading

Kelly, in seconding

the

did

people

the

or creed, an)" Ireland can be

every young

Let

enrol,

·,.tt,'

to make

Last week 25 recruits

i!(ccommodate'the large numbers who turn in four nights in the week. The instruo

to any jl a.l}d in a few days time a teT.egram might There .J:>oe sent to Carson that a Volunteer force,

Ireland.

would give a filip to the rest,

~ coin their de.

lution, :sai~:fe1low.coUlltrymen. pleased to ,see' your 'preseace and that

section, or ctass, "'Wing to work for

man

of

enrelled

cheers).

so-n of

open

are

is no

more

a.g!Unst

ranks

is a friend

a Volunteer.

a corps

Indepeadeace

The

and- the

who

old

dietrict,

form

parson.

. Vcluateers

and defence

Parliament

of the

to

is a Protestant

man maa

Nationalists

surrounding

of the

tional

the

'r .

hereby

for the

following '

~v e,

of Bundora..il,

for

the

.

'R~h'ed-"That

rnand

stiyk

~

N-.a.tioo..cµi.st3 they

Vomntee.rs. The day was must be on the defensive and if a gun _~. _':'.. ~ '1' ,;'.~ "_' '.' shot is fired they must be prepared to. ....... all 1....,... .O!;le,. "'..... a , ona coatmr: -: eeat m bed." t to 13 d' " d take tea with him (laughteX and cheers) ....... arc . ,cu. UIl oran an gave . '. e idenc f tho . 't, ' d trai . 'Three and a half millions it! Ireland """~~ e 0 elf, ,e"" ays' ramillg J.tl a ' . , t . that '. "'ed all AId wanted Home Rule but one million say maaner _.,..,.. ltOrpns .."U erman ,. ... they don't want it and won't have it. [iuks, X!ayor. 'of Sligo., and Alderman \Vell they ere not going to be sat upon Foley, by special invitation attended, and b;y these people. An attempt was made delivered a_d;h~~sses. to create the impression that the moveOn the raotion ,0'£ M.r J J Conlan, J P,. ment was sectarian, but in Sligo their

Tbe

of the

Irish

g.[

("Gfj/S

of

in Ire-

branch

Oorps continues

fiue headway,

in , Dub-

men

when

West

T-he Strabane

and

·~a''-Davitt

-" •• '. a Convention

:t,. say to 'y6u·

Give

would

to the

tr:nrelnng Irish

this

they

and

in 'Ulster; .'

(cheers). '~And

.,is tit to. put

Car!!OR had formed

North

·.fi~t··branch

the

land

fe shoulder,

day they Volunteer.

East Ulster,

Uorth

gap

that ann

becomes

fanned

lin', said' it was the. ~ode'i

cheer-

was still

Ireland

as Sir Edward

11 (ebeers).

fGrlllUlg

it

of manhood

"Nation OIle6 again." Th.at had. assembled to form a

the

1'0-

said

that

th~ Land League r w h' en " speaking at

was ~ceived

of enthusiastic

It was 'Bali.r~ha.nnon·

(eheers).

Illindoran

cheers) .

burst

the

them

Bnndcran,

great

Corps,

ment

that

.Aldennan J?nks on rising

a.

of

111 this year of the epitaph of' Emmet may

lrish~_

grace, .1914, 'be ·'WTliten.. with

"

II·

of the Land League: 'l;>y the' way' you have taken up the Iri~h Volunteer Move-

-Prime Minister, J E fight against the for-

ofr Irela.nd:s fut~e Redmond, 1Il their

,ces

~:.; .

.THE· IRISH VOLUNTEER -' '... ~<"..

th-~~-';;~;::~;::~~. ':':;::::i:;t~~~~::.~:.;::;~~;~;~i:~:~ r ~--,.":";::~;;, --'"

~.e;.~__.. :e:,~

)I.

Patrick's

in dr,iJiing commenced

no Mon.

day night:

,tn.adl.n Day.

sopJen. despi::e

of the weather. Keedles, ., :fi' ' .. ' '. ',\ . . Take as wanv car!ndges to tne 1'1 ng V'!S!. line as you call' in order to save ulllning and hack and ferth, and don't let them lie i.n the precisi'on with which they ';'esponded the hot sun, as they will shoot higher " d ~;_'. -. ff'. when heated. to the words 0.1 cornman ~~: ....;.elf a !cers, It is well to know that the cartridge The usual weekly parade took place at complete weighs wbont 392 grains, . al. the drill grounds, Cavendish -b'llDe, -on Sun. !h.ough'its weight varies slightly a(:cord. , '. ...... mg to the pewder charge. day at 3 o'clock. ,We undefs,t,!-nd the Le· When the cartridge fails to explode, cal Government Boara 'pave ',refused the the piece sheuld not be rocked by. the " ~ . . bolt, but the cocking piece,' should be use of .the workhouse grounds for the Vol. pulled back, thus avoiding the qanger of unteers' parades. . a "hang fire'! discharge. the

inclemencv

•

:0 S3\y, they were greatl! admu~a ?y ,0'1'5 to' Oastlebar for the!! a~pearance

'THE IRISH VOi..UNtF'Eit port

SLIGO VQLUNTEE'RS'

----

had

of "~6"') Is there iiot

their

on 'Sunday,

unfavourable

caused

the

march

i,a've gone

some

of

the

10th.

weather

to Ibe confined else the distance

battalion into

the town episode,

bf2raiing

old

through

I' .\vOf~'I~· .i:K" every

Sligo

had

instl'uct~rs hy the

the

would

here

before

'';''''-

demand

Irish

he say

their

of Ir-ish

Voice, _.-0--

the town

(:lie'acc:ollll?anied

,

doran,

..

.,and

Irish

in the

ted

me

,in

to

the

the

to vantage

poin.ts

but,

return

mention

that

we

Volunteer

..

corps.

that

neither

It was t. 'Ii Horne 'Rule

will

consider

no one

I am

also ·informed

of

a desperate

is. about you

Xorfh ,

puhlic

East

(hear,

so

for·· Uls.er, ·cDn:ce.s:·.ions which,'

arranged

to

fil~;~bf

the

march-s-the

of the

Slizo

lake

were

would

have .

hear).

they

,

.genera~ions,

If they

are

They

of

the

returning m.arch

by" the

to the

the

"olttnters

Mayor

The

and

:.\J.ayot',

said-Fellow

_\.farket Yard were

"did,

I sriy

they

Faiher

Law

addr'e,-sing

accept .

of

Sligo,

on

your

-permit' 1

me to congratulate cent

oll't i'o-day.

tUi'i1

('Wale,

is cur

to the

ing

h3.j

t,;)

inclemcl1c_y

.take

YQtt are

Tbis,

-,

T

~.

:

:.

•

\. dlunteers

of

ters

at Belflrst

and

a short

a credit

of Sli~o

h.ere

to·day

of the' ones

(hear,

my

in

for the

opinion

way

parade

the

hear).

I never

dre'lmt

at

of the

S!ig::J Yolunteers success

ever,

I rell1a'rked

lnen

of this

side·path should Every

young

should

joill

hope

con-

::' ern

be exten-

to

I

any

man

think

yO'ung

tions

ueen'

who

the number

man

to be

As

you

a' .number

of

if.!. 'Slig'~ recently.

Lack to England

be

are 'Vhen

some 'of then;

,

leaders ,

'pitate

of the

the

the

·'i."r'

the

lip _..:-he;:~ tO~J'Y

object

triotic.

It

selfish,

1l10,'emcnt

Kext

that,

would

was. the and

which'

JIe wi~hed

to ,Jliank

·:V(t

'their

that

neb-:

in

System.

.leaders,

CQnlpari/

their

the'

no-

1~t.

the

office;s,

who

in

~yb.

officer

,oi)}eadquarters.

The

or may .liot be -, . "hjs second. in

o()fficer'iil"~): ' . ,. to nominate

':llld

men

and

couunanding

approval

command

n

actjut2',n{.

- h muc ~s placed

. Near.lv

ail. ',tie

weath~r

11et :per:rni:tting

s'hould

made' a' reo 'recruits

·p<!,cfe,..'!.n

fill the they

ranks could

Th~

and

county

consists

r~glment,s,

of

\'oluntcers,

and

vartable

number

tendency regiments,

_. The

nine

fast

ha.s the

namely;,

If

while

orb'l.~ni5ation

.counties, 18;

other

number

Down

·:comes

counties

haYe

: cQmmand'

,,]1 Bel·

of battalions, with

10,

5, 4, 3,

either

of

,sure 1S

rest

Pf'Ovi~ce.

This and

'a,

dispo,;j.ll

;r

Jan.

he hOIP;e,d th3t

they

ted "regiment the' Enniskillen Horse, but a.s each cou~ty division." fi~.ds a mounted

nication

secti'on,

over

of the

were

gre:tt

celehJ'llting.

easy

kindly

film of the

th;J:t .day, he:· would the'

all.d .bring (cheers).

in 'all

~ounted

a:

men. from

be'sides,

The '400

w

they

certain in

the'

counties

'check,

strength

to'

• • exceed

1,000 men

it would

be

n;lInber

of

Vtary in

bat.talioms

2,000.

There

are

as

strength, !but con· wou1d 1'emain in

to' ke'ep 'the

'it is probable of the

one moun·

co~siderIJ.ble

many'of the higher iiderabl;"detachmcnt~

the

do

meantime

cycli'sts

to prQvide

e.trength

"01.

bu,t

and

is only

field' at

_that

established

and

'by

It has

cydists

system and

alrea<!y

of c·omm·u.

heliograph

working

with ,.it.

ders

from -headquarter;;

in

four

assnmes

CONTINUED

:01"

can" he' transmit.

tedJ by this C01;p~, wh~ther py despatch' :rider, ,·to Hie fUrthest is nesessary

aH

conjunc.

EXl?eriel1c_e s.h,ows that

in ,~bout

:a't

It ha-

,aod

tion

Ulster:

countiM

6f .Belfas·t.

lamp,

isation'

The

found

200.11J.otqr

]'rovillce,

Government

!;lut

(he \VllOlc

is' inai;lly

a complete'

are

'Rid,·

basis,

sen'es

is high'ly':- ~fficiellt.

Nationalists e not'

a 'COUllt)' and

plumbe!

by flag,

the

Offices

Gorps.' and Despatch

corps

cars

Md

-.It

&'lollld

its h'ead. a';ld "mOVing spi.

Hie' ,av:erag

b'iLttJaiions' wiIJ first.

master

400 motO'r

that

front.

the only one which

Ilpon

'gentlemen, rit is

probable to. the

'

does

from.

the

w.illl ue the

<>

sign'alling

recruited

in

g:o'od-·)e!.\d.ers when 'it

'S8n1e

is at present

not

:alone

Signal1i,ng

Ulster

com.

found

thi-s oraanisatJon

iog Corps i.9

bll

test..

The

Every.

Protestant

come

that

is' P"~t tq the

'l'he

the

pt"omoti~n.jt;~s

.U\P

throw,

their

There

is to

im.p·ossible

for

2 battalions.':

U~ster

~viIi quickly

not.

day

in

r,oad.to

melit

al~d" c~m£anies.

is best

'2nd a3 merit

but the

embraces

next

section~

that

'Volt;nteers,

_, 'Of not

bat·

of. the _Provinc~.

largest

: dent adherenta o~. the . .-~nst~r cause. ·~Iany are to be found in the' x:anks. Others

"comlposi.

G·5 orgallised

at prescnt

each

to forDl each of

?..

I

'munity.

to

.

_ h

or·

~ vari·

without

ex.reirular officerswhose SCl'· " .' e ~ mo'mio..~d, . The ProtesVlce~·. .a \. e oe I 'J' . ~ .• tnru clergy 'of. all, genominations are ar.

thing

.., according

e the-se' nl'eTI - are

I' numerous

and divi·

W.J.ler

. x I)e'r',e;"ce' -11' ey \vili have, nn ilit1 ary e. ~ "' ,1;y them on .'mol~i]is,a~i9.rt one of t~e

need

10 take a sinelna,

Cat a late~

the

creed.

\~ho' had

the' march'

V'Olunteer

three battalions' of '1,000 men apiece, the system is' elastic, :l.l1d in practice,

talions-.

to all

force..

of

There·: are

,on beha·:f 'of the \"01.

Kilg'allen,

division

be

.basis,

se1f·contamed.

'battnlions. There is e!~,ch 'divi:;ion {If thJ'ee

pa. Irish

or

Tlle

CO~I~ty

by ,counties

E.ach

would

",

cases

ac-

a few men Decentral-

qivisions Wi.ry consider,ably!n tion and· ,s·trength.

knew

the

is

role.

,.

they

_they

9n

th~re'

whfLt was

no hesitation

9ie 'day 'worthy

make

\V,~s

was not

no

to join

movement lllltecrs'

mel!

was

unteers

join

place

and

a Piarliainent

section

Choose

"1"

•

except papers,

A

the strength of'the .. '.' ;reglment comprIses;,.

outside

they

where:ls

ha\:e

b~t~there

Sunda/

see