The Irish Volunteer – Volume 1 - Number 13 by An Phoblacht

Saturday,

Vol. I. No. 13. thou' of

COUQ!r,,'s hopes.

Ireland

them , no bond

!!euerollS" ideal'

)\0

'a Xation

is being

set before

of brotherhood

to make

them stand shoulder to s.'1~ulder w.th the manhood of the other .pr.:)v]l1ces to uphold Irish rights. Set in the midst of a pro-

vince that has given to Ireland of hero-martyrs being

to Irish

taught

their

to look

they

the

anticipated

poetry

•

trallv

iu the

she iags

Irish

behind,

maiued

Act of Union, on the blindly,

From the Outpost

she

to meet

the Ulster

week

past,

brave

and

doings

in Ulster

all Ireland

this

training

was interested

the

that

Ulster

could

recruit!

induce

to inhale

the

What

enthusiasm

sturdy

Northerner

feverishly

tions for war! cover of night,

The mobilisation, under the rendezvous guarded

with

silent,

rifles,

hundreds

the

of men,

coastguard must blood.

have

station fired

that

Volunteer,

and

survives

amongst

bright

almost

contents brown

ness-like

everything

Orange stunk

changes,

Lodges

the

now- fighting

of alien,

that

nostrils

the fact

change

back

And with

what

handled the rlfles,

ago

old O?:·

that

each

of the stocks,

and

felt

long

The enemies

thinking ca5~s,

the blue,

the

.goes

busi-

ding itself

'Yhat a pity it all is to think mcnhood,

of Ulster

to resist

is being

of rifles.

the

trained

the consummation

a very

Ulstermen

laugh

l for

The

the importation

successive

that

of the British

Empire,

their

was only

rule

proclamation of arms

foolsh

andj

that

England

natural

a hankerinll:

after

that

Ulster

rifles

and

the

of every Lays down

But

reason that

sel:.

the generous

impulse

SOCl·

movement.

The

procu~ing

anyhow

should

have

e:et them

and

of the and

that

its ostenta-

now

been

possible

surely

.aken to mean that more or less afraid.

the not a

impossible

and its

ment

is marching

from the drill hall streets God's unteers

are

echoing

own sunshine is

waving

Volunteer

along. and

must

done alive

longer

the

breach

Kiobe

but a free and worthy! sustained

the! !

for

at Clontarf, Kern

Limerick

Ireland

she calls

as su rely as .8rian

man

and

needed

its

has caught

Into the Breach. soldiers

Shane

and

Galloglass, defenders

needed , Hugb

as surely

as ;

or as tho Pike.

.rnen call-ed in '98, The motto is "b-e prepared." What has happened yesterday: when

I·

heart

has

of the Volunteers,

arms

the Act of Union to-day

is happening diers

are

was

when

un willing

passed,

what

England's

sol.

unable

to enforce

i .

the laws made by ita own Parliament may well happen to-morrow, . and our hardly won rights be menaced by new

d:lngers. donf

Let

force

move-

tile

coward

him into the

in their

stand

movement.

\\"hen

you hear

nnteer

when

it's necessary

as you"

know

Out

weakling

or worse,

of the Volclose

veins will join the ranks

now.

and the

century

enduro

flame

right

needed

that

and

barrack

its

the;

for the

made

Ireland

be no

tramp.

the banner after

for

He is no usc in time of peace and a dan- ; ger in times of strife. But the men with

It has come out

the

.to' its

arm

has

keep

the nations

red blood Irish

generous:

p~otected

aside,

The Flag of the Volunteers . the

to do heroic

the

of all that must

it til! every

I strong

the Government is The Iacts of the situ .

its operation unwarrantable.

fan

Into

advising

and

amongst

But tha: the proclamavalueless

suffered

for every

way .and to get tbem

without

heirs

and

sister

rea).1y does

It is quite

the;

unity

and tbe.heart that

as long as this

men

nerved

for Ireland,

glow.

is concerned.

proclamation

has

of Ireland

Every

led

to see and I

act are in

and

of the prison 0011 sweet and the felons

are the

is so much

stood in the

Meanwhile

"keeping" holy have to-day a channel of . f success are ac tiJon w h ose POS51ibil! I rnes 0 t th bef Th dl grea er an ever ore, e prou y historic nationality that has withstood the .. persecutions of centuries and unconquerable by gold or steel held upon' its way is active again in Ireland, and we who

authonsed· the of, that reason

and as in our

of Ireland

vision

in it,

has

that

ance

suffi-

added

that

scaffold

had not,

gel a-.r:s if fifty proclamations

ation prove

are

battlefields

of a g~m~ ,of bluff,

G~overnme~t should ha\~e p,oclamat~on not a vestige now remains.

existence

vitality

deeds,

will

had

with

potentialities

emotion

the proclamation

fact,

The

is so we are irresistible~

bas

much.

tho brawn

sol.

paper as far as Ulster

matter

and

the

and

imbued

took up arms arms remain

the

into' being

of Ireland

men a taste

melodramatic

scroll,

a £act w.ben

sprang

the manhood

in the 'movement.

the prepara-

and the rest of Ireland

,i"'n is absolutely

movement

emblematic

was

finer parts of the

part

for 'It

regard

while

at the smashing

good behaviour,

forbid.

must

light

too

its

Volunteer

Tho brain

'-." son why it should. remain in force and , tile present time its existence is only

they are neither few nor weak. will scarcely fail to profit by the expert manner in which Ulster has landed her car.

the

Ulster

the

was

itself

and g?od

fOl.k believe

wor id of the

The Line of the Rifle.

feel.

a Nation."

For the Cause.

If there was ever any reason why a .friendly

not

nions.

Ulster

been

Ulster

'upon

but making

Of c: u rse the

to up.

that .

The Proclamation.

brotherhood.

to their

arms

waste

the

a century

of the

that

time it was said that Ulster

cient

in its I Another

perhaps

without

that comes to the hands of an Ulster VI' 0 unteer mcreases the real strength of ~1 ter ' . . Uls er S posiuon. As Professor Kettle pointed out some weeks ago the proclamation should have 'been raised because at

by the.

hands the destiny of our country is as. sured, Upon the banner of the Volunteers rre Ian d' s fate f itt d h .. a e IS wn en an W 0 trails It I I .. li f or ewers It, rewntes or erases one ine 0 ....._ . 'I f hieh "t st d 1 , ,">c pIln<:lp es or W I J an sowers I I d t th ti .re an amongs e na ron s,

~Iuff It may be as far as the political stage concerned but behind it all eyery rifle

things

"Ireland when

the

The day

"Gold

discipline

bit

some

,and waited

and

who are

in the

may in time

barrel.

as soldiers

nut

hold the Act of Union

up,

The Pity of it A I( young

a.nd armed

.secrecy

not be so far .. away.

drIled

tious

come to strike a blow for Ireland, that it seems almost humorous to fuel that an= armed Ire~and of today is iI. Constitutional one,

barracks!

the

were,

depend,

.woTk.. Indeed

guns

. that

will be luckier

a pity

for

l~ake

man

and

its folds

and every manly .

warfare

the passion of liherty lon.g as the freeman's

to h~\'e

is gi"ing

I diers

into the alembic. of the quicker

ings they must have of the

police

tions

and:

the word that ".'OUM nave set tne country .:!blaze: so often eager hearts waited tho sicnal fire to tell them that the hour had e

m,"!rch of

of holding

the last remnant

Celtic temperament. tenderness'

~:ealthy

the thrill

may

by its

crisis.

the

w:th:

herself,

is to thwart

the Fenians

often Ireland

prepara-

poetical

Ulster

than

of waiting

in the happenings. It was like the days of '67, only then it was Ireland was get. ting .trained in the same way that 'C lster i!s so strenuously engaged in pursuing now. What a glamour {here must be oyer it all for

aggression

compelled

a capacity

cyents,;

Vlaiting the Word. But perhaps

were

all

Volunteers

her first motive aspirations.

asserting

of Ireland

good.

ally and otherwise

. .., Eng-land Nationalist Ireland ~ must regret the oause tha-t has led tc hostiliti r , fi hti ll,lCS, an d tlna ·t v;-hilleu ",'trs er is ,g ll)g

Enzland ~ ational

has

may remark, with regard to the d~nations that have helped to procure the rifles for

denial would

trained

will catch

float above mimic

bright"

pity is not alms" says the poet and "gold • ,." for party purposes IS not patriotism, we

t:~is. matter,

. agamst

rifles

i'-:ster

in tho present

the Korth.

reo

somewhat

to be aggressive

Oetting the Guns. There

but

and

sabre

abro~.d than

with the rest

lS all to the

not

of the

and out of step with the

Ireland,

perhaps

if and wben

is going

phase,

is prepared

force,

-<>--

Fenian

perhaps,

remainder

the passing

to self-reli ance : she

the

emotiono lly

Ju'st now she is be'ng

road

thrcuzh

vanguard,

since

cause,

mid- -Ithat

and her imagination

stagnant

other oneness

and

Irishmen

Added Weight.

If L'Ister is indus-

ascendant.

itself,

standard.

breezes

nobler

"::,!iusket brown

would

was trampled in the dust, victory and all it stood Ior , or death and England's star in the

as a new' Anyhow the rifles are coming into the there was ',oountrY~ coming in by the th.ousand and

of war

on its

mountain

war.

tactics

night rpar'incrs with wives and loved ones, • 0 hard fought fields where England's power

stili

to own one is not an Irishman,

have lured

The Blindness of Ulster. caress such a pretty weaoon • • rifle. Mayhap too like the Fenians

furled

heart in Ireland will he . bound by. invisible ; tres to lis staff. RIfles will guard.it.and the soldier sons of Ireland read higher and I

I its Uusterrnan

with

'breaking throug~ the eyes of .the as the proverb has It, and the Inishmans, nature is to love the weapons of

to the old 0'Pp1·es;Qr. any

The man who has once'

a rifle and is not smitten

i cat,

are

motherland.

Price, l d.

i is nature

thousands

liberty,

by' hook or crook. handled desire

May 2, 19:4

that

it said

he and

will voL,

and be as good who' says worthy

your contempt. Bu t manhood Rally round the fia::-.

it is only

of ,

of Ireland,

THE IRISH VOLUNTEER

her

~~~~~~~~~$~~~~~@~~

face agai

you,

I sank

BEFO~E VAL. -,

.i I

~ ~ 1!

xnss

saw

the

on;:,

FRO..\J f 0

heart! the click light vanished.

of. the Then,

lantern, and a::s the 'hoofs

treated and

down

reeled'

LAST.

. 111

--:.~)n

ami,"

she

friend might an d 'my . . I but kind heaven

said,

was

not be able has helped.

back

was

She

.. . ..'

"And

1, monsieur,"

the

awaiting you." 1 went into the stormy measuring Those

the

the ..\Iarqu':s,

danger

night,

wcknedness

her day of power,

her

an exile, or soldier sword,

measure

what

with

my strength When

guards

I recalled

the words

I entered

the

"before

to the right. of the

way. the

had

Lights

village,

my path, (em

that

across

:-.r,'dame picion

beyond

afraid

as she

spoke.

. "The

lady

de Salieres she said,

who

the

me gleam

She

but

my mind

been

with

the

sus-

With a leap of the hea-t I follo d W • we. e I ft th d d' fi ld I re ·e roa -an entred a ieic. could " ..,' . , . aear Ut."6 mov ement 01 men, .the nelgillng l, . . . (,)f uorses. A dim gleam ot hght showed . .' where a cam.p fire had been k:mdled. \\ e .' , were passmg the quarters of toe Guard!! . ,. &no the ~I:uson .du ROl, !Ina VlY gUlde 1 " th 1 . 'd '. c.O"mg e a:ntern, w-.e avo' ed th~ir sen· tine].;. From. the f,('-ld we entered 3. lane

I h.e:ud a jing:e

\I'here

A.s the

ltght

high

hid.g.erows.

The

lady

second

witness,

Mademoiselle,"

I I I I

written

was

could gallant

"You

Salieres

of the

h.or,;e;. out.

ec;;tacy

of that

paradise

had opened,

kis£ed tbe hand

lUld

:seemed

meeting,

.to me,

j hat

in ihe

the door

up withi n me.

But

I knew

is a friend

to battle,

on his ri~ht two

the

village

to the rear

i willingly mand

give you

me to give

feet-oil

which

posted

my life--obut what

I dare

for-

you not

com· give-

side and

Their

lines

Croats and Dutch; the lanes and fields

the

French

had

ruined,"

she

fell

back

before

re-formed

ths

and

will crtlJ>h you

She had what

not

doubted.

courS!:r I would

for take.

of the enemy's

flung

again,

that

de Lao.

of our

C():t;S

the

in blue

All

the

were

wounded

mouth

and

of the

red coats-'-the

brigade

mingling

of the EngU,;h_lay

with

in beans

up to

I Went under the broken lintel: • over the body of a dead man,

a wide g"-1p in ths The

of de Lautrec. rose before

muskets

out to the

pionting

handled

dog.

by their

brigadiers,

\Ye heard

their

figh.ting

shouts,

the tumult

I sho~t

of delig~t

sha.l· s order. -the

when

we hreard the Mar.

Cumberland

butcher ,before

Fitzjames,

we hoped

ou,

eyes.

ing thick

with

upon

us,

the glory of Fon. Clermont,

Roth..e o.f Kilkenny,

brward,

down

crossing

tb.e d~d. and

Charles and

head. the advanoe,

the hines,

The

Lord

and

too fields,

o~'er !P'ound

deadly

to met

We swung up

of Culloden.

Clare rode to our The dmms' beat sprang

roof, the body of my r-rincesa

face

again ill

me; her voice sounded

my ears. In a' moment 1 was on m,v knee by his side, my hand on his heart. There beat;

he was alive.

him up in my arms, and bore him to the door. I heard the shouts of renewed conflict, and knew th-:lt the Eng.

France

them-

Splendidly

The well

The

knowledge mnst have o.f war:mth of that shom! in my eyes. A >bright flush cr.osse~1

the

of it sprang

oyer

to t!::at next

was a faint

~la!'sha]'s

commanders the places to be attacked, French advanced for the third time,

an instant glad

strengthened

Bourbon

past the beatf' ..ll colum.na,

said,

as the and

which?

leapin>:

)[en

through

ap'l

they fought, but a brigade was caujT,~t an~ suffered heavily dm . the blanes, and ,he se k cond attack was riven acx. od th he had Then Saxe r c to e scene; ~ chi f th hei ht f Hedereen been veal Jog rom . e elg 0 the advance ant! the repulse. The broken columns were re-formed and reinforced by

tenoy are

red

behind

to either

six battalions, and putting himself at their head he led them 'forward to. within reach

but

I took

and

I j gedly.

would

I ran,.

these

we, the Irish. Brigade; ordered up as they had sent us up at Fontenoy. "e were gla.d .., . to o. Thev placed us III the van, Bulk. Suddenl ~ she l<1,i&-= ~ler eves to my faee , . g. . .. . .. e:.:!\· ~ Ieadiruz :;1x regiments all told; 1 conld see she had flushed. "M.onsieux," . ,,-, . e', . dan: 9, DIllon s Rothe's Lally'. Berwicks there was entcc3.t·, in her v'oice, ";ake a . ~ . Then the brol,en French. \vere re·fo=ed c:nllll:lnd fro:ll ;:..;'. f.e:n-e- the camp at ,r', :md strengtnened bv th~ battalions of des once, no\\', to·l1ig~lt, :.::~d join your co un· .' • .. .. \ <llSS>e.aux. trym-en lU $P:",11.. ":\Iadem.(liselle'·-that she should o<>..re A shout arose from the men, a :fierce fallen

my promise,

out of the village,

fif~h house-but

gorge,

lef~ to open

of supports,

village

said at silence,

The . rum'.

and dead,

a divi-

points.

strongly

on. the

whom

the way. Three regiments of the and Freudernans Hanoverians

selves

:-..lade·

surged

tre:: must be dead; it was impossible believe that he was. alive.

de Cler-

with

~Ild

other

I had forgotten

It was

The 'Prince on Val.

she ex-

know that

on his right.

were

fly."

I sank o.n one knee

Val Saxe

ili~

capture

the left wing of the Allies,

Brigade

tbo Mar-

before

.' I repeated all that had been the interview. She listened in

I L,"ne had

memory

by the

replied.

see it." of him!"

must

the

In order

man

foe back,

and took Val.

slackened,

hundred

his

and t~en saw, lying right in the bl~ of sunshine that poured into the cottage

vered

the

fight

two

Ber-

If they _ . she said,

eVeJ:y li\'ing

So we drove

ant!

battalions,

I in-

the

Lally's,

and we IolClare's and

in, of

enemy

eyes. They

learn

hurled itself red stream

ranks and filling up the gaps made by the lish must have been enemy's twelve pounders, Then they wa ". rallied, The premiss

her

before a man

company

and

loved and wished to serve, I wrote. mY-I'Of a. wetl-contested fight; then all changed name without hesitation, aware that Ma- and the columns fell back, the third attack (lame de Pompadour dare not send me a had failed. lettre-de-cachet, though she can do me other harm," So we were oddered up from the reserve

~ree~n veil It..ocd in !be !Zlea.lll, while be. I my ·honour," dark, I OQuld "Ah! 'then you ;'ond, ba.lf ,Dlerged in. "The Pompadour make out tWO men IU ch.a:rge of four

she held

the

The first attack failed. Clermont's men dashed forward with spirit, keeping steady

of the certi.

determined

He was over and

English

with. his

Brigade,

and

clearing English

through

and

grey

the

Kerry,

the door. stumbled

preach.

ror my safety seem..ed as if some gre~t

lal1t!.ern sudd.ellly

showed me the F-3:,h, 1 'saw we were between ,\\'0

name

moiselle

of' bridLe·re'ns.

the

so,

claimed.

:-.rade.moiselle

would' speak to you"

of tile

had

quis de Beringer "Ah, that was

was d.i pelled

witnessed

marriage

name

your·

of a Ian

had

and

possession

the

morning and we heard the bells to service in :.\Iaestricht as the

sin.

my fears,

Pompadour

breathe,

eyes

Our b;'iQ;ade was in the reserve ; we s aw the Freo;la march forward, the artillery

one

"M de Lautrec managed to tear off and wallow that piece of paper on' which

$'vod

roused

of the

the bay.

stroke

our

from

the parapet,

Bulkelely's lowed; the

it is

Cantillon

one hundred

touched those of the they guns commanded

God.

the

upon

in the midst

You De!

into. rank,

to concentrate

danger

raised

I fill my glass

paracet s with a brigade

if 1-D de· 1:au. I should find and and

leapt

Thomas

before

army

ban le ~n

held

hell nor

English,

Then

'the

sion movinz

that

smiled

obtained

ficate,

calmly. "!\ot

turned see

ber that

neither

of the

those

stroke.

sprang

to my feet

daughter,

Before fallen

.nont led the attack ,h?

onets

crossed

W:Ly

whica

Bnlkeley's

could heels.

l\l'anam Val.

dead!

drumabear

guardian

a great

She was silent for a moment. .., " have the certificate tn.ey know,

the last cottage

Pompadour,

that crossed

was

in the windows me

summoned

my face, de

She

own danger

iger had

spoken to me

shone

threw

and

Her formed

but

line

.cnd

in Yal

him,

And I,

the

cottage,

enabling;

A few yards figure

passed

and

were still

as if thanking

but the lliglu

black.

Pompadour,

tree save

wi: h tiers?

The. rain, had ceased,

the

eyes

had I should

from

i feared

I told "her that

forcune

Your

you

tbi,s

the strongpath.

chance

never

the highest,

est fell should' they cross her my

stood.

showed

hecrt.

Pompadour.

saved

about

we have

began

to see you, :-.r de Lau-

But you are in danger, and your will be zrcater if vou- obey me,"

Her male-

failed· to feel her vengeance. volence towards :-'1'. de Lautrec the

the Pompadour

who offended

saint has

my mind

in which

Madame

on the colonelcy

King's

fifty squadrons.

"aid

m)' congratulations

the reo

along

There

I against

our

line of fire blazed.

' Roth-e's and

and crush

"offer

reo

pauses.)

Diarmid og.

tare,

I rose

we laughed

in our hearts

to the wall of the parapet

to camp.

(He

forty-eight

whic.h I W3.5 In· I . . . . , 1 f '1 tree lies dangerously wounded 111 \' al, In I hek one act sure ,. . " I the fifth. cottage, the peasant who bore -t!w.( I must keep mv honour even Defore I hi thi h havi .... ht idi rrn It er aVJng vTQUg us t i ings. t Ie. I met the woman s eyes with a con- II" h . . , '1 . IS enern te s are aware e IS 111 tne \'l • trolled gaze, ... .. , Ilage, and will kill him if they can. It is "You C3.11 renre.: ,l}... ""lei "and T shall , . ''''.-;T'' ' - <. i my wish that you should save him." t.xf>e"=.tto see you when M. de Lau.rec IS I promised-promised with passion. de'(l" Sh- spoke \"1"11 callous frankness .. . _" '';'--'''' ,. '" ". She broke 111to ~. little cry of pleasure. 1 bowed and moved towards the door. '·.o\h, you have not given your word to the danzerous mesh '" volved. As I listened

the road,

lying in a wide crescent,

L. Mac:\U,NUS.

she

away.

But with the pao·

upon our ranks,

the flame. of the g:uns and forced

l.."IlOW

moved

Sunday ringino-

hei desi 1. err esign,

I may

that

a sigh

and

dawn

~@~~~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~~ .. villainy

name,

with

plied,

the brave

~ ~ ~ ~

poured

":Made·

true.

~,-

COXTr>-T£D

guard

sion of battle

your

You ask

Spea ks.

God

who has prayed for me?" "I am Marguerite of France,"

~ . Captain O'Meara of Clare's

~ ~

and

once more on my knee,

moiselle,

"Adieu,

11.

she said.

we surg·

s.trewn

sun

shone

torrent

hot.

lead

kept

reinforced and had to the dauglrter of

sur.ging

in my

bra-n.

were my men? eyes, I felt my

The sunlight sight swim,

gures,

weapons,

and

phantom strike

in the

haze

Where

beat on my Shadowy fi.

seemed

to 1110\'e

of smoke

around

me., . Then I saw that the blood was streaming over my chest, and knew tha.t I

was wounded.

I staggered on a step, two,

a third,

I sank "Villi

before

.IJU" burden

the l:l'ound. (He

Wha" happened? It wail his

Well, Sse won rile dar·

victory,

it was the

said

a heavy cast,

pauses),

tb~ courtier's

though

King's,

oa vietory

won

fM tile Bri·

but with glory

gade.

'Yhen I returned the

hospital

Lautrec.

I asked for de the surgeon

He was cured,

me, and had insisted ing, though

I was in

to my senses

at Louvaiu.

on leaving

in no fit state

told

th ..t morn-

to travel,

Two

later I saw de Beringer at my bed, "1 have tracked yon hither, mono

days side,

sieur ," he said, "I rejoice likely to recover, It

to see ;you

at.

I made no answer, looking at ·the maa, am told," he went on, "that Y(xJ an4 ~r de Lautrec were found together ~ tho bodie9 in Val. May I .ask wby Y. de

Laut.rec which

did

not

succumb

I h.ad informed

A sudden

hatred

to his

you

wounds,

we!

of the

mortal!'''

man

filled

I ~tared into rus' cold, glassy "Because, :U. Ie Marquis, I saved I repli·ed defian}ly, "1 am.3.!l officer

heart

eyes. ilim," of

t11e Irish

"ur

honour.'

He studied then

smiled

question,

Brigade.

not

my face a moment malevolently.

"One

M. Ie Captaine-w.as

Sbin longer. further

the

second

a lady of the Court?" As I remained silent, he cdntinned'

witness voice

ice:

"'We

CO~TINUED

think ON

you PAGE

saw

·3

in. a tJl;e

THE ----IRISH VOLUNTEEF

CONTINUED Christian one

name

chance

daughter

the

PAGE

la-dy,

You

of a colonelcy.

of the

certificate?" I raised the

FROM

\\'ell-Beloved on

1D~'s<:1f

arm,

aieur,

I said.

sword

again.

of writill.~

"and I.sh:!ll

do nl)'self

my answer

let

BATTALION.

og, that

use

I was a ruined

The dare

zlance "about

man,

for

C:large

I had

01 cowa~dioe!

deser-

t.e.d at Val.' I had hidden in a cottage: I was a craven, a dishonour to the Brigade : ~lv r~ugh

(He

pauses,

his

life

since

then,

you

life;

common

promotion

WIth

slow.

eyes

flaming.)

ask?

soldier

Oh,

for

And

the

brought

:en

liVed,

(As he

the

pauses,

l11y grief

the cause was

and .lIi~s

tary

Batty.

The

native

music

of the

h,n:p Will, find ~n able exponent in ~.[jss 1 eresa ~l Cormick, whose spirited play. ing of Brian DonI'S ?farch and the from

to the

is most

Eng.a:

occasion.

Irish

Crofts

airs

appropriate will

on the

'be

piano

well-known

Let

the

his

wife

not

into

til~ they the

11.1

and

entered

speaks.]

I The lof

by'~.rr

vaiour.

But

and

on the

:I{'IT.ale dancers

under Martial

evcninz

other

Louis

for

tickets

witnessed

a record

muster

spacious

XV.

give!

the will

Forester's

AT TEN T ION

men

would later

a bethat the

'\~at locality

.would IS the

the

add zest fact that

it is in direct line to Belfast, and the tract of the old stage coach road is yet visible

on Mount

would lady

present for

Sawell.

many

transport

1\0 doubt

difficult,ieS,

and

with disciplined bodies could be overcome, and

I don't

there

fifteen

should

Irelands

in these

tlli.t,. I hope,

near

not be from

men

this

. particu

cr any

shal

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victory

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i.he invaders

East,

an"

with the nake'i

sword, woe .give them

rest!

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~erry

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ginning Volunteers

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the

will

the guidance of "ir choruses by the Em.

appreciated.

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Th~ wrath of our hero We'll scatter their ba:nllers ,,.ave,

appreciate

I and Donegal.

thousand

to re-

to his prond,

of the

K~noora

know

years

the sun, Lo l in N orseland

as;ain

for

01<

Kjng,

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standing

men

would

d'lY;lS

tbe ser\,ic;s

secured

known

under the baton of their able 111' Peter P 'Walsh, are sure to

heartily

demal:d

Catain

have

The

mat choir. conductor,

well

an exhihition Denis Cuffe,

5"-3V'

Can they crush

h im,

they

composer.

a feature of the

committee an artiste

platform,

<!lontatf

song

brave

svm .• under

Hail ~ Bri·aill', our in.g throne

the

•

t I RISH

will

,\ c dare not wait, I and my comrades of tho Cross, \V6 must go back to the. perishing people.'

~loOl:e to, act

Smyth

O'Meara

"The name given to early part of his reign.

like .Colonel

of Ministers

their

[The

cO~1man~cr

versa,

easy to s~C'Ure t.h.e and practical mili. I

tegic

.ach year the Brigade has hoped It sh urn, sna II return. We wait.. t _

or vice

:~ ,1I.mplre -; 10 d(,Cldl~g _ ,the v:~tonous ~. my. It is not necesvary to state that the colonel would then be arnongst many ,. of

of . Banba.

(Captain

Volunteers,

ce now qtllte of compet.en!

on by

Muiris

~ that that valour was shown in of the stranger, while the knife

at the throat

would service

the

arrange an attack would be defended

:\1a.cFJoinn,

of the _ Brigade,

great

the

dIfferent

is dead!

other

deeds

0 :'Teara,

song.

the

i_nstance,

s~rYice ~nder him in the. B:itish arm!'. 1he positron of hallowed Graman of All· eae~ forms an ideal and convenient str a-

Court

the

~r~e:~t w.('~·e the Doncadh

the Donegal

and

for For

•:.

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stirr:ng songs and ballads in Iris~ and III English, from Messrs Bryan Dardis" G:17.;-d Crofts, Seumas 0 hAoda, Sean

y~ar8 111 b~msbment

ters had forsaken the cloister,.

Among

music

Joseph

J h~ pnncess-:-dld ~ot you hear, that one of hIS Majesty's daugh-

country, comrade,

fenst ·of

pat:teriO<1.lJyre·ndereo

and

bu.ttalio.ns.

i•

and 1.S • s~g~est \.

,~1.11nrner a per.loolcal:

of manoeuvres

I ~o.:nt.y

vocalists fog-UTe such well-known artistes 'li; ~li s Florence Cahill, ~Iiss Viole- Gore

Spain,

==. thOl1g~.

I have

,campal"n

D __q men could (;.rainan Fort that

I have

A change

has ,been changed

corning

: ..

Forget

•

now

solid foundation respect, [ would

programme a v:ritabJe

Pompadour

others?

of the above

Step by step

M. de Lautrec

fayour: ~ad

the

c?b:lslwd. on a .'1at:.on~.'1 111 e\'e~

Ir ish-Ire land fixtures. A fine has been arranged, promising

Return

climbed t~o~e twenty years, till I had again the ~a,pt.alll ~ star. Great grace of God! ~!~ :lf~ begins afresh ; I shal_I rejoin the Brigade,

\'olllnteer.mo~ement.is

dunn~".the

~o~hy 3rd so ~~~not to clash with other

~he Pompadour ;;ot her royal puppet to hnve 'me arrested and ccshiered-vcashicrcd ou the

body."

a menacinz so it earn:

. ";~ the

the Iplea:::ure

on your

He bowed, srave men and went :1w:y, And Diarmid

1 can

when

~Don't

.the

"corn ant! anger I felt look (rom my «You can keep your colonelcy, man,

eyes.

• •: LA~!{~N'~ • ". • LIT'T~"HnIoH.. u e~-I: i ll'! dOUSE

have

and

Wbich

signed"

one

Suggested Derry Campaigns.

volunteers' Concert.

Before Val.

Ihe

VO/Ilftlc,·r.

-_ -

rudiments,

Headquarters,

Men can enrol

or in Father

Mathew

:\Ie,nday-Volunteers ing

DUBLIN, 206 Gt .. Bruns wick-s t.,

several

physical

dr:ll

was

there

a short

route

march,

Tuesday,

2I:;t inst,

the

Keep

in touch

received wick

street, Official

Re-

for this column

at the

ing.

Headquarters,

not

later

report

must be

206 Great

offices,

than

excited

friday

morn-

the

the general most

recruits

are

although'

BATTAUOX

I \0

route

drill.

The

need

There

the

on Wednesday.

for

out

took up

in the

taken

members

route

for some

time,

were taken street

and

with

Uniform

hand

should

responded

with

the best,

were given after

Clonliffe

Mountjoy

.Instructions

cert

via

Dorset

Dr ill

Hall.

the

formed.

to the

for

Sunday's

and reports

received

men

pany

Drill

a-t

evening.

is known

Company

Clann

There

several

and

rifle

march.

Wednesday

fair

alld

Tbe

Regiment,

to be

The

rifle

com-

and

r nd

Iorma.

one

of the

there

a big

is every sign

increase

:Ylr Richard bury IIa·l1, Richmond Bridge),

new

last

After

company

went

The

r-ecr-uits

remained

e,ery

dri:1 ll':ght

~\'en

ample

so that

opportuni,ir$

before

:;\1 O'Hanrahan,

House,

will

long,

Sec.,

T.C', Shaf:es·

take

part.

drill,

in the preliminary will

hole], good

recruit:;

will

of loarning

for a

be tbe

should

and "Irish

street,

Dnblin.

publicaton

addressed, Headquarters street.

fixtures

of all

meetings

be sent as early as possible

Editor,

Volunteer," Matter

in the off'cial The Staff,

Ordered,

sympathy

Mid. not

organ

the

week

there

march

to Cahercow,

was

in splendid battalion march

had

COlY-

i\'tyle.

On in

en~aged.

par-

Sunday

good muster

for

the

was carried Sunday

full

to Labasheeda,

warpiper

~t:y

week,

which

mustered

our

:a:;t

the

S!:re.ngth

for

The services

:I;

the occasion.

sicn.

GC1'a~ht!' presided, and \'I"a:; su-pported ou the platform bp Messrs John O'Bulut·an,.

the

~!th night,

servir es of First

drills

Aid

of the city

(,he project

enrolment

be secured

and

for

who

would

members. next

Thursday,

A Company.

;

League;

M'Guiro,

Joseph

and J J Quinn, explaned teers,

delivered

week-

Ist

prox,

Irish

Volun-

John Quinn,

stirring

It.

-lecture

movement.

Short

by Messrs

The

S.V. the

addresses O'Sullivan,

(:'11' J J Quinn)

.Secretary present and

of their

called'

duty

upon

expla ining

moverneat,

notified

to their

coun-

to join

them

the

the time and places

of driliin!1;. Members [achson

requested

orin

for

8 ,p.m.;

evening, days

are

street

and Fridays,

Burlington

street,

Foresters' Monday,

atcend

every

Duke

Wednesday street,

Tues·

p.m. ; C D :\ Rooma,

every

Hall,

evening,

Bri-dge

road,

Wednesday,

Friday,

8 movement has great at !! aU 0\'& Lancashire.cSec.

promise

3O;h inst , at

Friday,

The Chnirriian

of the '~r

Gaelic Mageeban,

and M'Given.

Gleeson

try,

secretary.

the objects

and introduced

those

Booue

Gleeson,

were also delivered

W<loS held at IL. ,rOle",.

meeting

on Sued ..}", 18th inst.

take

T11esd::ty, 28th inst, at ~ p,m;

8 p.m,

The

of spreading

jobn

p.m, ,

Seaforth,

QuiDQ, Hon.

Ctaughwell

The Volunteer Colours --<)--

Amongst

the

occupying

committee

10 included-

Volunteers

colours

never

proved

the

Each battalion National

and

made

size

3f"t by

3ft,

9in.,

Bruns.,.--ick

ground,

displays

occupyini

and

Committee.

t,he Regimen.tal of silk and

the' golden

with the regimental the

irst

comer.

as COIl·

ap-

will ca.rry two colours,

colour are

206 Great

after

of hi'storians

Provisional

These

colour

described

selected

our.

Secre:ary,

of the

by the wa,y are

has now,

for

Assistant

t~i

details

design

a committee. been

by:

the

parlance

design

with

others

at1EmtIon ()f the

tbe (which

military The

At a meeting

multitude

halve been

to the

should

nigbl,

would

wich are

GoOlP,'llly,

Abbey

intende<]

that

the ladles

for the

'battalion

Volunteer

to be invted

Ambulance

and that

above

and at

to ~ronday

lecturer

are in

and Reports

would Square

Fridcy

city bands

Corps,

sukation

the

re proposed

"flags"),

Fethard.

road

co~pany

the

nrrangemcnt

this

there

Tuesday

parnde

recrr it.s

0:1

thr-t

corps Yard

inst, 'would be postponed

Mevem!<nt makiag remarkable pi-egress. Each drill shows increased numbers at. tending, The men are drilled in the open and ere being inst ucted by an ex-army ma-n 01 21 year;' t·e:--.ice, a:s'sted by an. other ex- army man with special inc-ruetors qualifications. Tho committee in-

but

whole

drill

next, and that the route

13 Company,

men.

a general

for

The Tol.owing

pubi , r epreaentative

further

on Sunday

.1!,rr~qge

has now practi . .illy two companies

....·as

announced

p.m.

several

Excise,' of rnili.

march

".ll.1;

Fetbard

and

read

o'clock

inst,

The

ades all through

St:oJ.. president

was

question

in the j\iarket

27th

before

wiD

in;;i~ni:l

Kildysart

A successful

was

:lIr Tom

procuring

that

the

of equipment,

e-ach regiment

who

form

with thil

Liverpool

meeting

of Taxes

the

all experienced

an exceptionally oi

and

have

headquarters.

see street,

night,

re proposed

practice

FETIURD.

cludes

city.

were exercised This

large

TIPPERARY

"mpa.llY

Dublin

company

drill

D.)

in course

Hon , Sec.

will

themselves

'.,' .~-="""~ ~..........

Surveyor

ta.ry rifles, deferred.

place

and

.gi\·cn by

as to

earolled.

p-romises

Full

thM

Cornmunicaton

It was decided

Kemple.

the

Kilkenny,

in charge

of men. on parade,

company

enrolled. in

was

Regi-

tion.

A of 2nd Battnliea.

BalJybongh

nights.

was

'was exercised

from Con-

was

were

na hEireann

(opposite

and

street

of the

in the

CO:lJPANY

on ,,'t:<inesday presicing.

even "ng, when

recruits

so as

Committee

held

was

formed

emergency

lrish Volunteer Corps

lard

hold' its own

and

its .publlcn-

battalions

orthodox

ntrmher

after

its regime.ntai

''''tb

i110StT1J.tiOll.

..;:-~-; -L~

cur ried

was

of the

were handed

W. Ahern,

.. __..,.

A Provisionat

mater.nl

4 (CO:'IIPAKY

concentra-

met fer

as Company

smartest

dr·ll.

recruits

}iay

objects

any

ar:se.-George

from

time

assistance

attendance

second

II.

atteridance

as i!- unit

Corp's,

b~l

York

The

number

rou:e

Corps

for

holding

early

and

of a rifle club

Kilkenny

80Ilege

nucleus

:1.

be prepared

were. then

DubJ:l1

excellent

Murphy,

drill.

full

eo~tP.AN'Y ."'-. The

aim's

the

--<>--

was

men

Lst

short

(1.

Friday

Committee,

BATTAlJICN

The

company

and

ern-cl.ed,

given

in Oldcastle

Subscriptions

->-.- ......__

if i:

of Company

:Ill' Carrick

BATTALION

number

to Fairview were

were

meeting

all

and

confusion

distr.cts

a vew to

with

F).

drill the

the

yeomr n

Met

sections

of a new company

arrangements

tion march

march,

read

r.fle prr ctice eight

of recruits

~he nucleus

the

hich

Square

A large number ~d

at 41 Par.

night

for a route

and

public

town- ,

march.

ment,

and

company

CmU'A:1\"IES

C AXD

rail),

Recrnit

:'tie.:osn North,

and

of tho ne{ghhouring in the

Smr',h,

that

fall

not

suggested

Volunteers.

(CO)'{PAXY

ha ll,

for

newest

of preli rr.inary to the

Thursday

was

in the

was a goodly

and

nell Square,

It was

Brown,

men

may

premier

young

and

was

vice-presi-

Ahern hoc. £0.0., ::Id:r J AI· Committee: :'ie.;;srs T.

Heary,

Vo.unreers.

E).

Smi.h

and

with

an earty

in providing

avoid

suit

for

r~riotlS

selecting

Irish

1I~ W Ahern

::\lr

fof' the

cf the

should

The

rrle

BATTALlG'X.3

en-

wag generously

to explain

drilling

to look to it; laurels

that

Paraded

alreadv

on Tuesday

standurd.

drill

a course

Fund

enthusiastic.

attedance

the usual

Rifle the new

subscriptions

and Rifle

men

3 (CO:'\IPA~Y

mcrch

he members

while

were put through

was

being due :principal.

night. of

at Ballinacree

:J1ond.ay night.

of new members

body

in hands

is slow in this dis-

the

'P'articl1~;:rJy

men

Ccrr.ck ,

}.II'

taken

Recruiting

fair force

proficient

were

the

trict,

influx

of the time,

and

The

met

splendid

rifle drill by

ship will

Thursday

out

were put through

is to hold

turned The

:lIr Kettle.

13, number

D).

BATTALION

3 (CO:lIPA);Y

beki

a' corps

president,

Lynch,

--0-

the great

elected

:'tI'C'lbe,

Battalions

rolled,

Volunteers

a consider-

BATTALIO::'\

'I'hi.s company

Work of the Dublin

A Ia rge

and

the

correct

meeting

of forming

dent, ::\1r G 'K w ell treasu-rer.

en Thursday.

Company

purpose

drill.

able sum was subscribed by the Volunccers foI' the purchase of their rifles

forms can be obtained

This

rifle

of the comp:w)'

comment,

tion

--<>-At a preliminary

Bruns-

on application,

C0~PA::\Y

through

description,

Volunteer',":

difficulty

where

efficiency

"The

Ballinacree street,

put

A complete

i3 in preparation

and

at Tarn

was

much

given,

2-ith, at York street,

The remarkable

SECRET ARIES.

with

ports and fixtures

company

mental corner.

-<>--

eoIO't1T' shows a. ~ldetl on a blue ground, with the regiinsignia on a. medallion or its first

regimeata]

sunbnrst

includ-

3, CO}IP.'i.xy

BATTALION :lret

58,

In addiion

r::fle drill,

and on Friday,

DIRECTIOl-i

A, H York ~:!reet,

present,

The

Reports

Saturdays.

new recruits.

was

VOLUNTEER

IRISH

any drill night

Park

Battalion 3, Company

-..

THE

via

...

the

harp

the col-

poplin, National

of tho

Irish

rfuU

i~ tb~ League

dress He

Volunteers,

explained said

but come

take

up arms

Any

man

stand . taken

the

anns or b-dge

ready

men

to remember

not

aside.

now

being

the ranks

that

the

day

would. be asked

defence

ad-

of their country.

prepared

to do

so should

At present

steps

are

to procure men

Hallin.ao

of the meeting.

not , to enter

when they

an instructor,

and

being a drill

so that in a $11ort time the

hall is available, youn~

young

were asked

lightly, might

tbe object

that

enrolled

Mr,

to the chair and in a short

Wa5 moved

a' green

<lIl

held

for the enrolment of the young ~ .f the ,parish and immediate v{¥nHy in tbe ranks

of C'raughwel.l

will

to fall into line with other

be found bodies of

Vo3unteers,

• •

THE IRISH VOLUNTEER. Continued from Official Page

King's County

County Regiments

REPORTS

to arrange

for the prompt

company

for this

Donegal

Philipstown

was

Sunday,

~lly

lonely

part

all who could

pro-

left to attend

county

cart,

meeting

teers at Tullamore.

We understand

move

witl be made

shortly

good

working

when

started there is nothing to prevent going ahead successfully ..

T11C

what

Donegal

Company,

hampered

for the

halls,

of suitable

The

Milling

have close on 100 men drilling

but

a fine

one, and the secretary

once

it from

Ramelton

Company

Tuesday

started

evening

Volunteer

Assecia-

in Croghan,

last

some

and

a very

short

fifty

members

local

in the narishes

sided,

Mr!\!

are

well

drill

are in the hands

and

terrnacward

...

up very enthusiastically

men and a Jarge their intention. of joining. young

ing

was

held

In Kilbarry

successful.

cessful

meeting

one' present

names

bers. A provisiocat committe-e --Ja:nes Caffrey, Secretary.

every •.

as niem-

was forme<l

"local

and

_...hern,

Hon.

Sec.;

C'ommittee-T

Lynch,

J Srni th, B ~1 Ca 00.

Alwell,

J Heary,

Treas.

J Drown,

su +-ested

W70S

"form

a public of

up,"

tQeeting

~br, and

others the

with a view in Oldcastls

long,

a.rranged Secretary.

the end

Athcnry

this

the

a local

is being

committee.

chairman,

~Ir

There

a full an

instructor

might

and deapite

there

that

of ten.

Moniv,

Chairman,

C.T,C,

Ail the

operatng.

Secretary

J' Berry,

Ruhan

years'

expeNearly

meet

of a- drill

want

every

Sunday,

hall

are doing

:\lr John

?If.anning,

Abbey

Gir'inican,

Kil.1

Ballinasloe,

termer,

Loughrea most

has entered

enthusiastically

the

villages mile"

, 200

dr ill hall

suitable

work

in the Mansion 8 p.m.,

under

House

Gurteen, Moycough,

shortly

be organised.

the auspices

mBhan.

Professor

Casement,

Mrs,

Stopferd-Crees

local

Killincar,

and ~lountbe!le\V

will

meeting, women, attend,

Wyse.Power,

It is hoped men

and

that

others

with

Sir

Roger

Mrs,

A1i~

will address all

the

Nationalist

interested

will

nearlv

two

mittee

of the arrangements

has charge

a publie

meeting

.the movement will

in the

be announced.

O'Connor.

will

.'\ local

be held district. Secretary,

full com. 1 and

to spread The

date

Mr .. J,

P P J .ynch, co-

i\!r Patrick

enrolled.

Ex-

formation.

section

enrolled.

an experienced

·:'IIen

and company

should

eonimu-

Mr Michael

The

company

and is being

instructor.

c: Burke,

Thomes

Secretary,

Kilgarve,

has

trained

Rooskey,

by )Ir. Dro-

150 men

the

and

brought

ranks. ment

march

are

ciency.

will be doubled

suitable

drill

Hogan;

SIOX

that

very shortly. and

immediately.

formed.

Treasurer,

Sir }Ir.

::\;(r .Ghas.

this Two drill Local

Chairman,

Secretary,

Hugh

"'illiam

!\I'Keever,

Stewartstown.

morning

drill

competent Company

morning of'70

a first very

Church

square,

continually experienced

Mr James

Excellent thfs numjoining. instruc-

~1'Laughlin,

band

and

"column"

"ery

creditable local

~rr

held

a Iocal at 2

headed

band

drill

gone

up on the

parade

past

in "quarter

and

advanced

of five comcolumn" in

"dressing'! Great

was where

was

the

"line"

being credit

Power,

~Ir P

Grounds

Prendergast,

Xeiland

"D"

Rice

drum

committee

~Ir

for

was formed

throughout.

which

and

some

was

of 2,50 strong

intcrestiug

the -narched

tained

visited

.\Ihl(;tic

the

organiser

under

and

through

parade

was

fife

iha

The

a.m,

strength

\\'ard,

rate to

IflO

preliminary

10.30

4 p.m.

parade

enrolled

paraded

same

Ferrnoy

Ballygiblin

)ok Ward,

~ir

marched

main-

is due to

Fermoy Mr G Cleary,

Mr memo

Judging

made

it is almost review

Power,

and ~rr Ryan are prominent

bers.

by of

the

success,

when

any

about

ading

that which

no nitice

which

are

may

calculated

1,500 to

already

that

in June

It is

number

marks

progress-

certain

in Mitchelstown

a great

Secretary,

ground

and

the

of the

effi-

President

again

A further

.ompanv

p.m.

the

and were put

from'Dublin.

regi-

instructor.

dr ill

very smart

the

of this

through

time raised,

and there

Mitchelstown

par.

enthusiasm

visited

put

through

state

P Coughlan,

<In

r-ecruits

Companies

were

strength

great

a remarkable

who

unday

marched

new

Commi ttee,

three

at the TO'wI! by an excel.

only a short

men,

held

Fit!y men drilling nightly: !progress, Expect to quadruple

tor.

the

180 men

aroused

on Sunday

posed

!lULLS.

ber as new men are IGood dri ll hall and

outerfiauk

available,

be commenced

is an

wherever the bond

inst,

band

man):

panics

number will

This.

(headquarters)

were

the headquarter

Tyrone anticipat

drum

Although

through:

enrolled;

two

part

companies,

18th

There

ade,

some

halls

the

Companies

town,

ARBOE.

Killygonland,

are

Saturday,

Fifty

Kerry regularly,

Coughlan,

Teague;

BROSX:\-There

men

secretary,

hall,

The march

to .Clonleigh.

between

'l'Ilitchelstown

instructor.

men

back

a rou:e Iraternis-

company.

a combined

of friendship

KILGLAS a good: drill

had

week,

example that should be emulated possible, as it .tends to strengthen

at drill

on::;'l-anies drilling

6th,

organisations

recruits

the

last

local

had

road

Staunton.

committee

next at

of Cumann

'llac!'ieill,

and others

Intending

nicate

Secretary,

Skeh ana,

Tyn,gh,

will be held

on Saturday

him.

mod.

Mr T J Costello.

Monivea,

drill.

the

the local

since taught

seven

formed.

progress

outlying

of six or

instructors.

be able

of organi.;ing

been

enrolled;

Progress

shortly

a radius

pr·ovide. has

men

available. \Yill

within .and

ir-to the movement

May

pro tem,

one hundred

are now being

Joseph

meeting

A Mul-

C\jLLIAGH.

Athenry.

with

company

Mitchelstown.

Roscommon

J Connolly,

Stro'oane.

Strabane

lent fife and

~rr

sur-

~l'l:. ~L

regularly

ing

l the

for

local

the

Secretary,

the above regiment paraded Hall at g p.rn, and, headed

lUec~ing called

of giving

lsi Battalion Galtee Regiment,

8 p.in.

effect

(or

Queen's

celleut

from our advertising

public

wiII

date,

for a meet-

inquiries

who is interesting

--<:>-columns

of Icrmation

to ~Ir Joseph

Main street,

ligan,

remarkably well. Have made great pro· ~..ess with drill. :-Ir "'111. Glynn is president of the local- cornmitee. Secretary,

pro tern,

It wil) be observed

Castle.

information

be addressed

one good hall ,

ilk John

Company

committee

Women Organizing

Newtown,

Meantirne

be on I ~e:f in the maHe~

organised

is drilling

Secretary,

Ron.

Fuller shortly.

at work

Ja~es

is only

company

take

W. Ahern.

Ryan, .

an early

movement

of this

':nto

the

is in course

town.

published

l'urolic

district

the aims and objects ot A Drill ~I:tster - has

to aUo!-!ld.-Geo,

:\1.r Andrew

150 men march

The has

corps

C'LO);,LEI"'~I.

in dri ll.

helpers.

the

and

This

companies

J Short,

the

Eden terrace,

and

::\1

have

ex-

rnovement!5

precision

districts.

earnestness,

of experienced

the

and

marched

military

toe

regiment.

equipped

will

O'~oyle,

?-11'

officer, band

A company

Galway

excellent.

Kettle

Mayo

and

that

with

who

efficiency

are well advanced

which

of 1,'000

The. men

roan,

out

field,

in skirmish-

evolutions,

the

corpsr

stated

be fully

rounding

fine progress

as one

Arrangeumts a stimulus

great

there Cton-

saw a fine

Upwards

the

of a line

CHARLESTON.

The

drill

Professor

the essen.

Volunteers

will

:,10 (;XDIELLlOK. I'

and

have

to explain Volunteers.

dis.

to holding by

Sec., bar.

strong.

parish

carried

alacrity

Ryan, Wolfe Tone street,

with

commanding

that

all the .'ioung men of the neighbouring triers

com-

~Hliorc.1 wi:l soon

before

Killoran

?If I' ". Ahern, J P, Co C, .was elected pre. sident ; ]\'Ir J Smith, D C, V p;·::\fr G U

ma:king

is in the hands

and in the former

Currantaramid,

meeting held at Far. names were enrolled.

are

under

were

Secs.,

The lo~al commitee is representative of every society In the town , The young men have come into t~e mo:emel~t with a wholehearted enthusiasm. ;'CO Volunteers working

in this

drilled

ing,

I are

instructor,

committee

be 500 or more

under

At a preliminary re llys Cross forty

experienced

of the district

rience.

Ballinacree Corps

and

of are· Kitniallcck,

and Let.

present

Millmount,

is well attended

work

should

and

musters

drill hall'S,

of the

a very sue- ,

was held, and almost

gave in their

are good

til-! move,

l\{r.

Sheridan, who is well know nin GaelIc circles,. addressed the meeting, which was very

Company

and

D Cronin, James

of the

perts

Joint

O'Reilly,

and

is chairman

drill.

pleased

prev.ai ls.

committee.

an excellent

Ratmu llen

by the

where

organised

J.P"

very

suitable,

quite

CASTLEBAR,

cha rrnan ship 01 Mr John :\I'Loughlin, J.P.; Secretary, ~1r .:\:~;':3.r.;:!~r Cas.idy.

number signified A similar meet.

Stonefield,

of experienced

Glcnties,

to !>c shortly

of a strong

pre.

was taker,

off for

is not

Sunday

was spent

witnessed

di~ip':ine

enrolled.

of entbusiasm

formed

organising

of Baltina-

the aims and objects of the upon those present. The matter

Ardara,

to by a very

the Vol.

impressed movement

fairly

are a few of the districts

tial portion

of a lengt.'lJy speech

and in the course

is working

halls,

There

Aherne

committee

energetic.

Volunteers

Downstrands,

Oldcastle District movement

100 men

local

lIlr

and

the evening

were

of over 200 men to trainng;

spectators

Kilmallock:

The

Buncran.a

eree and Mountmrgent.

pract.cally

in the district.

county

unteer

Messrs and

hard for the movement

panies

was held to establish

time,

place spirit

presentative

will be doubled

i,RS',!".IC~o"s '. Secreta ry; Canllin,g 'Cann'rigs, . R ..melron,

enrolled themselves as Volunteers aad drillj'sg and route marching was indulged in,

A meeting

numbers

has

'~fr L Roche,

is ?1r. T. Fox, M'llin

2100 men, and this number

Croghan tion h.ls been

want

street,

representative

of the Irish

turn-out

the

ing and company

'KIU!ALLOOK

regularly under three capable instructors. The local committee is a representative

within

A branch

some-

although

regularly

65 new recruits

last drirl, ~nd,the same num-

leigh, and Telford,

interin

Limerick

drill

to establish and

Volunthat a

of Irish.

branch,

a deep

movement

to the humble great

the

is improving

efficiency.

were enrolled

Rev.

and

ber is expected this week, Recently were rot: te marches to ~Ielmount,

of a

where

from a bicycle

the

The

is taking

establishing

place

of the day

cure any kind of conveyance, donkey

numbers

district,

very

the greater

est in

formation

district,

e.O.,

Beauchamp,

throughout

STRABANE. This company

PORTARLINGTON. A meeting will be held on the 21st May

--<>--

Philipstown

the

men next

be hoped

to prevent

der and discip.ine, 'those remarks merits can altogether be ignored,

that

arc

'be taken

be passed.

will be

of Volunteers will

proto

parof reo

soldiers, good

or-

or corn-

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Tbe

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Sunday

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tiona.1

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movement

,-DUBLIN

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!by the aristocracy hcs no aristocracy

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Yl)lun.teer

The

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Presiding on the occasion was' the res,pec'l ted and popular Chairman of the King's

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.•

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has

tional

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unnecessary..

won

the

strictly

Volunteers

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In,;

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To give

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Independence

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The

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hrn into a first-class

convert

bone

and

muscle

and

i:n tile preliminary.

st~ges.of

If the organrsation

wise perfected

we will find the arms when

I they

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of Volu nteers in every town, every in l rel+nd. TIle best of our young.

other.

wanted f Jora I

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mifi-

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•

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That is the mission and must appeal to

vantage of the

in all pnishes should factor in organisation-

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THE

IRISH VOLUNTEER. which

WANTED!

was tried in the revolutionary

in France.

For the purpose

the State

let us have the "levee

500,000 Volunteers

out of this struggle

!TIost sue-

which

is now

bein - forced upon the ;people of this COUll· try in liefence of democratic go\'ernment and

popular

L Our

freedom.

fathers

Safeguard Against Mutiny and Treason

They Committees district

should

Those

who have of the

satisfaction cr.sis they

the ur..most

have

done

to restrain have

have

the

possible

everything of the

pare

the

Government

enemies

of liberty

Britain.

But

every

received, with scorn Foiled

and

such

effort

directions,

with

section

the

procure

the

appeal,

army

or HOllie Rule. I'-or be

tcrv enticn refuse edrs

that

to d'o their

duty

and

some

Boulanger

Roberts

ound

•

hat if Ulster

arms,

vernment then

can

upon them

to dictate

their

but in Great

policy

It is theirs to resist

the

or-

to hring

be if

army

Lord

csions

The

upholders

tutional .They

and

government must

force.

prepare

are

o-f the

"COVeU<lllters"

tain who is prepared destroy

the

rely

upon

tic movement

;;u.p.

and in Great

itself,

Bri.

people

must

to put into the ~llting

line

two

or three

men

will

not

hesitate ority

to trample

down

that venture

demccratic erty.

than the

left to deal this

at the-same

popular

and mind,

with the

the talk rebeiUon and

that

billy that the .car.eftilly-. aga.nst popular ~b<:.rts

\Ye do not Volunteer

then

movement

think

an. orderly

and

armed all

our eyes

there' j·s· a possi-

Ur~er.

schemes,

ries

another

forces

and

if the

old prints when

the parson

, fighting

hnd

strenuously

the

their

the

that

the

and

go forward

should

pfc

cdopt

the

then,

cpporiu-

and

now

uraed

fourth

unblu;hngly and

die

Lords,

and

resort

assist.

to iLSilg'ne

of this country

are

'defence

of the

House

they

cannot

bring

them-

will

the swords

used

for

to put the Tories

and to keep

to or-

the

They seem

them

and

rifles

any

other

idea

ment

of the

forces

orders

of a Liberal

the

rouses. the Tories

fury.

Whatever

handful

of aristocratic never

showing

mass of the forces

the control

t.hiS opto meawith

their

cide

do if

the mtion

Let the

pee.

successfu 1 system.

For

~rel-and's

(J nfurl

it,

ranks

your

of the/VoJun,

raise

fiUed

been

join

apart who

are

Our

Would

the

walk

and

sons

vast

or' this

brothers country,

down and

of the

in a11 the

that

Our

wild

winds

o comrades From

the

lives

from

'their

as slaves ,

our

shores

liberty.

sing

out

us live

lash

list the

hosts

ringing

are free,

cheers

couquering

Volunteers,

DIUA::'i'

2IfacDRIDE_

have

for

oi this

Labour

that their

the

Tories

policy

Wben to

a rude

can

think

of violence

and

in-

the time

the

test

comes

these

to put

people

will.

awakening.

A Movement

to be Encouraged.

~lean,iIl1C

services, these

of recal-

a moment

that

country,

the

Party,

and

of Tory

of the

the

to lay

po\\'er

rule of

are

strongly

that every encouragement to the

Volunteer

Ireland, mend

but of in

Britain.

mast

has

character

whch

at last taken

but. actually

pathetic

and section

for

Unionism

moment

that

use .a sym-

to thwart

then popular

the gov-

is at an end, and we are back of Charles

is not

the

incolnpetent ...... ho are

and theore-

.to :l2opular

may

of the army

and we Unionist

onl

a danger

decisions oof the people, evrnment

to the at-

~shape

it not

If it is to be allowed Carsonism

We com-

earnestly

make

given 011Jy in

every patriotic man, the belief that the

movement tically liberty.

convinced

shouldrbe

rnovementnot

in Great

the matter

tention. do so

and

that

are panting

in defence

re-establishment

It is only upon this

of Lords?

t!:.e period

of the toilers

their

bodies. of lri"hme~

thought

unionists

mass

of the. navy

and

to be a handful

trade

for

officers,

Is it to be

to see

waves

upon

encouraged ' ,

troops

the

'but

who can

is· forced

for a moment

ready

take

Volunteers.

dead

The

pre-

will de.

the ladge

Tory

of the country

to be found

are

statesmen Came

Irish

martyred graves

heat

the vast

CI~n we believe citrant

o'er

men;

be skies,

IV,

timidation.

as te) what

classes

from

to the

wnn sword in hand, all true men peers

the

-the matter

anyt.hing

to tJ1C army,

of the army

~he working

again,

arc well known,

a struggle

with

\Yith rifle and For rifles make Who

flag rights,

stand,

Govern.

su-ch as is now Iprophesied

The ranks are

sacred

O'er heroes bold, Brave Gaels,

pursuing

country

offi.cers whose

us, and is bei ng so strong the Uniou'sts ? .

members ii)l.:s~ go forward,

of the

bc the {:a.-;'¤ \\';,th a

,c,gainst the people

for a moment

are still

the

up. the old green

assumption

to a white

may

doubt

from

us fight her cause. men, with long bright ..

into office

of the Army.

in Lan-

the Iiouse Constitution

of weakness

of un-

children,

there.

source

but

their

}Iu11.

with.

and plots

invoke'

thin the toil·ing masses -anxious

and who have

mil itary

of, Scotch

then,

zettio,!\" back

in !.hese schemes

of the army,

obeying

country

terms

vigorously. old

ance

commit.

rights,

d.~mocl:ats who w:11: gla~ly seize portunitv of preparing themselves

movement,

have

ad~i~(:rs and

period-of

rebellion

The

rebels,

squire,

so' that

SUTe .s,tren~th on equal hereditary oppressors,

Tories

ganised

in join.

meeting

of the

failed

for

Democracy.

to' CTU&h, not

towns

the

judices

p~a.ceable

they

opportunity-the

than

and to organise ,he Tory iper that

march teers. .

I I1ing

have of .the Ki.ng to

of England

to fonu

massacre,

although

short

purpose

struggles

Roe

II.

House

refuse to sigu the Home Rule Ihll, and to dissolve Parliament and to give the To-

by the The

And

; they

irn to flour' hs con.rtitutional

army

Groats to the'La~d's End ill az-, ~. ,;:, areas where Unionism and Tory.

This

•

their

of the

plot " the' rriasses .shall:ei'n~\i~ i12 their hands, some there are tCJ1S of thousands of stalwart

considered rn:1-)' be to

in Ireland

years

side;

Owen

III.

in. the

srncshed

t-o get tbe adhesion

not

the army,

Stated.

dominance

elves to Ibelieve that

as- it has

own

Yorkshire

the' large

John

ricultural

it wise

left

programme.

peOjiJl'e demanding

ism,

Volunteers!

may

will not be behind

were used

the

Forward,

not

will

are sUI to be found

Peter-leo

forces

and

North-East

they

to British

and

of revolution

\\'i11 enable

and they

its

th Irish

there

has ,impressed

especally

who

hisces and wi ll sting is presented,

cashire

c"t~D,t assisted by, ~he ~i.lling and arming which we are told IS .goI.ng on all over ,the country,

them,

of the north

liberty,

Then

conviction,

shut

. amongst

through

remembers

Call

Iby most.

situation,

we cannot

There

for a hu-ndred

democracy

nit)'

~ ationalists

should

great

hosts

?,l\')ng

to pO\ver.

doing.

is aroused

~reat

IlQ\\'

lib-

might

is .still our own

time .'-

to the fact that bloodshed

in the path

Government

min-

and popular

been considered

men,

out their

plot to rule

the it has

onlookers although

an insolent

to stand

government

Hioherto safely

who

na.ion Britain.

Irish

tees of public safety, forces that will squelch

prepared

if necessary

of the the de-

organise,

that

Tory

i~5 with

of revo.u.tion,

the

country'

popular

and the democra-

by theeats

the

be up and

and

to carry

whch

to take the field and

Gover.nment

by r-evolution.

let the

ex-army

to drill

been aroused

of consti-

"Covenanter"

upon

of Ter ritorials

them

The

force

means Britain

plenty

plen.y

in Ireland.

oppose

section

of enforcing

of the Ir ish in Great

in Great

Sword,

vhe

poliricians

failed

i,!?g a very

~~r all

are in the Co-

in a position

defenders

their

ha e been

H:ving

are thus left no choice.

For' every

perter

in the aristocratic of a minority

alone for

of office, of Lords

to .l1~ 1"-,, extremity

for the pu rpose

Duty

Britain,

A Sword

and

incumin or·

the

\'\'ihen Erin bids Then on, brave spears,

it shabl be remembered what is M stake in the present crir.is, The Tories are out

Britain,

of the Unionist

are

In making this appeal ''Ie would- ask that

mil.

the way

Unionists

The Position

three

becomes

to lead

the

died

S:hannon's

time and money, and every possble as- 'I Behold the .Suitans power is broke, sistance to the 10 the threat of rebellion Brave men cast off their galling yoke; in North-East 'ulster, not for the sake of With strong brave l},,:tnds they burst thcir Ulster we are very well sure, but simply chains, for the punpose of destroying if 'Possible Xow freedom smiles upon their plains. the present Government and the presr-nt Great God, are we ~ot just as trueLibert l majority and bringing about by For native land to dare and do; force if need be the domination of Tories Hark not to craven coward's fears, end Unionists and, aristocrutc once more But join the gallant Volunteers. in directng the affa.::·s of the countrv.

are .on the

and

duty

\Ye . see that

with

fathers

pause,

or the North

but

large.

to them,

not only

pol.ioe so

conviction

two

similar

scheme

·Marshal

are

betwee~

I ganising

oppose

the "Covenanters"

are

I inamous

"Covenanters'

or dare

not only earnest

is no force which

and there

that

I .. T·here

were to issue a "pronnnciamento"

cluson

democratic

1he big and drilled battalions side 0 popular liberty.

dissolviug Parliament and superseding the Constitution, );'ot one can. evade the con-

•

and

in the a·rmy and in the

if soldiers

obey

Field

for every

must also make their

but they

military IlIon'S 0 Iri sh people m Great

as it would

of the Go ...ernment

get ready

that when the civil war, whch we are told must come, is indeed upon us, it will be

military

as effective

aongct the

civilians

to +he Nationalist

'bent.

just

nie

has been

granting

the

if i~

element

under~tood

in which,

he will be in a pos·.

of Ireland

of the Midlands

our

walls,

crushed roo.

Why

or in one of the

vantages, and. there sho~id be the direct. ing brains aud the oraanisers of what must become a. vast national movement.

it the to pre.

in Greal~

ariut~c.ratic

so as to prevent

intervention

must

emergency,

ist Party has declared for the arbitrament of the sword, and has used every influence argument'

We think Xationalist

as a man.

himself

Not only

the Union-

aJJ.d. every

t~piOn him,

Xation:lis:s

and' contempt,

in all other

back,

for a struggle

tion to quit

proposals

to Iplacate

in Ulster

held

himself

is forced

limits.

in their power

various

longer

duty of every convinced.

.violence in word or in act ; 'they

approved

made.

any

for a peaceful

question

of knowing, that .n the .present ihaTe carried patience and for.

bearance They

worked

Ir ish

every

of England. Manchester would be an exceUent centre, ,b'u,t London :has ma.ny ,ad· '1

solution

with a centra I .com·

in London

chief towns

Duty of the Irish in Great Britain

be formed

of the country,

mittee either

fought,

Limerick's

At Benburb

of Carupagn.

The Plan

\talL"

en masse"

and let us see who will emerge cessfully

"jfrccbonfs

days

of defending

the

l\:ing,

section public

have to answer

But in this case.-

but

a mierabls

and

of aristorratic plotters enemy,

with their

and who will heads

for their

treason. LIVERPOOL

"I-IEHALD."

f!'lE IRISH. VOLUNTEER. The

National Work.

Dublin R,egiment ~

Concentration March ~ On Sunday were

of the

Volunteer

movement.

through

'by thc

four

the

and

a manner

the

undergoing and

their

bearing

to the breasts

was

informed

one

tors

that

had

been

musketry

test,

miniature

few exceptions, parade

(Korth

City

Father

they

\\-est),

Battalion

Park,

City West),

that,

with

1st

Battalion square;

iity

East),

City

the

East),

parade

taiions marched to St Stephen's South, where the concentration took For a considerable time before the of the battalions at St Stephen's Iarzc

crowds

the:r

coming.

first

arrive,

lian attire, in many

with cases.

assembled The 4th Garbed

tbere Battalion in

the addition they

presented

based

and

must

others.

And

esteem

you. will,

of bandoliers

approval

trus-t,

dierly appearance as they wh~led from Harcourt street into the South Side of the Green. They marched right down the South side, wheeled again at the 'other end, and were brougt to a h<l;lt to await the coming of the other battalions. The three remaininz battalions arrived in the Iollowinv orde;:'- The 2nd and Srd, and the Lst, "'and took lip their respective p<?sitions. The 3rd Battalion was accompanied by the York street brass band and the Ringsend fife and drum band, and the 1st Battalion was headed by the St James's brass and reed band, A large number of the men of all the battalions wore bandoliers, About a quarter to five jJ1e contentrat':on march began, The battalions, marching in columns of fours, moved off in the following order :-lst, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, . Th~ St. Ja.mes's Band led, and the other bands took up ,positions further back, Tile Volunteers marched in quick step tQ, the music of the bands through York street, ~(>uth Great George's street, Dame street, College Green, Westmoreland street, 9'COru1{,U street, Parnell square, Berkelv street, Xorth Circular read, Prussia street, and thence to Smithfield. ~ J .arge crowds congregated at several points along the way to observe the march-past. There was a big gatbering of spectators at College Green, 'and a small force of police, under Superintendent Dunne, was also drawn 110 there. Favour. able comment on the ai:mearance of the Volunteers was general. and the experience of most of the spectators was probably one of agreeable surprise at the appearance and bearing of the Citizen Army, They comprised many classes+-artisans, business men, and students, and many well-known citizens were observed among them. Their' a,ges ranged from about ~O to 50. The discipline was remarkahls. Arrived in the neighb.ourl10od of Smithfield the different battalions separted, and marched ibv devious routes to their destinations . A cmematograph operator posted at St. Stephen's Green took pictures of the march-past.

and

enthuse as

far

ethers

gospel.

will

and

you

spread

unity the

when,

smiled

hack

move. that

lines

comp'cte

IDa!(ng

Largely dropped

critic

other

were accustomed

profitably

much

work

leaders

and you good

thought

I previously

mentioned,

of a boy-enthusiasm

• .generous

Lke your and

thin.g"5 will nobility,

you

to attain models

than

biggest

noble

Ibeforc

your ideal.

lik~ to see men qf about

will

oat

to achieve

yourself

the

effective

volunteer

Remember, -why

heres-ideals. task

someone

(Lovingly

and

"vole"

morniugs

When Lifted And

grey mists

earth's

slowly

latest

within

in action of life I help

them

then

oh : when

Swooped

the

"Irisb Dublin,

still

unfinished

Alas

for the merited

she

When \\-ith

her

must

wait

sorrow

and

pain

the morning

'::'\eath Then

Of bcpc

But

the

finan-

an undoubted

Xationalist

right

Ireland

most

active

should

I terms

long sped, vanished

have

that

accomplished

preparations

are

Home

_fact the

being

made

to compel the Government to drop it, or .n- the alternative to wring from them

evening,

that

wT1.ile advantageous

Ulster

rr.ay not be acceptable to the rest of Ireland. It should be remembered that every

sped;

rifle

dead! G.

C 0 U N C I L

accom-

that the Vol-

crown!

have

beand

remains

natural

counts,

every

cartridge

is an

argu-

ment and if the Government is to be threatened with force, force also must b.e applied to sustain the national cause, However. the present situation ends the

II r

struggle pdepared

not ended, to face that

, and Issue,

must

be •

It has been said that the present generation is weary of the unceasing srtuggls for our national rights and would welcome any

In MANSION

HOUSE,

On'

settlement

tation

that

long.

The

the

l'IL\t 2nd, at 8 o'clock.

elusively

will be addresed

by Mrs,

A. S.

have

of the

never

lost

lack

of faith

and

that

the

teer

has oeen

and

financial

of national

it is

lack

differed

due

to no

of enthusiasm

support

as limited

of Ireland

grasp

manhood

they may have

policies,

is con-

Ireland

The

their

to see the ques-

womanhood

however

people

proves

was

issue.

the

agi-

for

Volunteers

that

prepared

last

that

endless

country

an answer

and

on national

Movement.

existence

to the

Green, Eoin :--'TacXeill and other prominent Volun-

the

tha.t never

principles with tile ~a.\ion.al

torn

or better

Ireland

incomplete

the seemingly

has

answer,

lion

however

terminate

willing

teer

still

thisrespect

must recognise

PUBLIC'l\1?;;ETING

connected

inevitable

sane man

---<>-

Meeting

is not getting it has

result.

nation

is all but

~I!ARY H.

S.\TuRDAY,

which

the

it is perhaps

aid

Nationalist

wait

that

wish

movement

Book

Rule

marty-red

.x'

period

are Rule

not be above taking a lesson from the recent happenings ill Ulster where though

resurrection

from her

Rule

to ~

the Home

every

wings

see the

leads

has whole

Parliament

frown;

mists

the eaglets'

sheIl

brief

the

it deserves.

of Erin

lovely

until

Statut-e

HOlle

to expect.

eagle down,

cause

feverishly

that

response on

the reward

and

will

the

appeal

proceedings

BiH is on the

cial

homely,

should the

I worked

various for funds mediums.

of the

Volun-

as it is,

own age setting Why in

not

the

set

most

Ireland?

will do it and succeed

SEGRET_'\RIES-Enroimen.t forms, posters, h.::ndbills by return of post. Write street,

that

unteer

noontide

Volunteer,"

65 ~!iid.

There

Jltt¢ntton Support

Abbey

fact

plishcd

sail.

the golden

like an

Irradiating E'en

settin g

the

due to some extent

sec the national

.spirits

the

a band

districts

m~t with

is perhaps

to true

n;t

lieve

veil,

Dri Iied from Innisfail. O])! ob : for the kindred \Yi:b

unfurling

the harbour

country

the

Tbis

. Ireland

for me t)

some

Every.' indication

grow things,

not yon?

to ::.\lanager

sea;

whispered

kept

THE

in our own

forming oorps

land

and brave

you

with

your

o'er

oh ~ f.or the

and

In volunteering,

you

has

murmured

true cour-

you will find in plenty

would

Angelus

reverberating

Sweetness

zenercus

would

Irish sages from the hero tales of the Fianna down to the present century. -I young

the

While

. been

that

deeds

on the road

mcdels

when

be afraid of

is the confidence In every department set

the.

Volunteer Corps are appealing .through the Press and other

melody-

Its echoes But

blushes

with

fool-proof

which is unselfishness;

age, which born of it. trust

with

You

.of

sweet

In orison

and

once my Hades.

I R I S II W 0 31 E

in this as in other

lead you

'Twas

Throughout hillocks

glades

of smiles

verily

morning

of the

will

well

for brave

the contemplation

Made

SATURDAY, !1AY &,1914.

fire.

shades,

of velvet

a bouquet

STRE·B'T.

elHlir;

effulge.nt

crowns

Anti carpets But

all the enthusiasm

principles.

ideals

when

The verdant

MIDDLE A.BBEY DUBLIX.

accents

love's

in Aurora's

you

small,

don't

being a boy and having

breathed

sweet

Draped

fervid

~~~~~~~~~!!!~~~~~~~~~

of the

of being

'Twas

feathered

ths

ever

4mkaueiDi,

in chorus

the

executed,

handling

As part

That

the JrishVolunteer

desire,

its wants for

eye

for me.

in-

pleased

however

and' wen

oh,

lea;

a. soni

when

from

and

a loved

constructive

will be more

des(ru~tive

policies.

the

But

dawn

sea-

ripples,

from

'be

will

time

scheme,

out

in pointing and

Instead

and the time

to spend

spent.

devote

the role

of policies

an effort-

to find that

things,

and

was breaking

and

from vale

in fond

Poured

That

this lat-

have worked. thus for

y<lU

weakness

but

understandand

you will be surprised

amongst

of pro-

skill,

Love

light

land

translucent

perfect sweet

And

in the

military

worth

When

communal.

individuals

definite

a more

competence

the

will find that

hecome

along

i" something

011t the

preach

with your own

you

not only towards

while

for

as a vol-

possible,

amon-g~t

lead

your

You wi ll also need ideal

perceive

and

one

never

efficiency

yo.u will have you

a fine sol-

self,

vanity,

in my first letter:

you

to attain.

civi-

emo-

from

ing of your fe llcw-members;

:'I

the

is a: nobler

y011r approval

the

also towards

the

'business,

And now let me go back to what

wrote

ter

too best, duty

fOT, in my opinion,

of your skill and

will

used

!be distinguished'

desires

gress,

Green, place, arrival Green

were

above,

upon

which

ment

awaiting

ordinary

tion

You

bat

as in

would

advisedly

hese ideals will rapidly

From four

have

in the movement,

3rd

Just

of your

rghtly under-stood,

National at-

or in

a volunteer your conscience the same necessity for effiI

unteer.

(South

Kimmage.

<Y.o!illds the

master

"p1'oud"

fire

efficient;

you

word

vain

at Sandy-

and the ,I,:h Battalion

work

pride

Parnell

to .yon,

to be less efficient than the would rightly consider it your

volunteering,

battalions

fairview;

at Larkfield,

the different

the

(Xorth

(South

Castle;

·n

ordinary

ciency.

qualified,

that

your

written

be con scientio us.

so, too, as will preach

instruc-

through

and

follows : -The

Matthew

mouut

put

words,

to be a thorough

of gratifi-

of the

other

the

military

already

is simply,

the.

representative

had

arranged

WOoS

2nd

Press

advice

and.

of spectators in of the Volunteers

progressed,

have

de-

march,

and

proud

have been

the

appearance

thousands the name

they

one thousand

has

the

they

must have been a source

cation whose

attained

all

the

interesting

conducted

About

Dublin

remarkable

which

seen

smart

the

o'er

And

Uttered

out

notwithstanding

training,

were

was

already

during

carried

of the

of Dublin,

period

when

laughter

'Twas

Irish

concentrated

most

march

gree of efficiency

men

indicative

Volunteers short

A. Cit:ll was

It proved

display,

of realising

of~.

actnality

City Battalions

Regiment.

Made

--Ic-

of Dublin

an opportunity

something march

'T\\':l.S sweet

I3ut 00., its beam

week the citizens

afforded

1Retn in tscences !

Our Advertisers

development,

•

have

fought

those

of the

co battle

finality,

progress with

All is

change,

the

men who

and other

Volunteers

weapons

are

for the old cause,

still

what

new

~ise

cause

is the

same

to-day

and will

same

to-morrow

has

land

appears, been

all the ages the best blood

was

of Ireland

poured a

to support

nation,

:Go to B. & R. PAGE, 31 Parliament Street, for Irish-made Boots at Popular Pricesr~

For no matter

under

through

than

ready

it-the

the

00 the when of Ire, cause

THE IRISH. VOLUNTEER *O<XXXX>OO<><X>OO<>O<XX>O<>*

~Getting the GUNS! 8 .

Provisional

CLONTARF

'j(

•••••

For

sheer

audacity,

a~~ determination, dition

carried

Friday

Wi.ll

organisation

a complete tile

1:1ster equal

the space

tion

not

in which, that

undertaking

coast

of ten hours

ago.

lIer

the

and

It is well

was

seen

than

Barony

shall

off the!

fortnizht ., reported bv

! ~unda.ll{,

least

bave

'Pemt:roke,

Galway,

Kilkenn~:.

Waterford,

Stigo,

movements

were

ande

at Lame,

Ballywalter, cars

magazine

rifles . , ammunition

of Bangor,

delivered

eyery

deSinatio~,

in. ,ar:~us

says

Irish Times."

the

ensure

to mobilise vincc,

to patrol

munication

railway

may

be,

after

leavlng

of the province

it became

necessary!

roads,

places,

when cove

com.

to seize the

"hen from

but nothing

ing to conceal unteer Forc~ stand to their

can be gained

facts

Ulster

are

"prepared

, say they gun9.,~

Belfa...<:tand was severely

by .

the

repainting

substituting her

transforming

they

Battalions

shall

the the

case same

not be entitled

on the

cruited

Committee

contiued

funnels,

above order

the

im-

and

The Fanny .sailed

by the lookout

. was gOlO.g on; yet t h ey disc h arge d . patr.ol and other duty. wItho.ut relying absolutely on the WlS·

dom of ther officers. The general pu'b!~c l too, were without a hint as to the gtgallt c . . f but i h li undertaking that was a oo~, . ~!t m t e g h t

II .

the significance of the movements will be

The Mysterious Fanny .- .

emar a e cene

'1·

Belfast District.

aboard.

'..

the streets during the operations. A pro· cessioiI of some 600 motor cars, 'with all their lights burn-:ng, descended upon. the . kl amazed town and ever, car was qUlc'~' ' , • , aSSIgned a partJculat dut). . . WhIle -.. walhng for the arnyal . f th e s h'~p 0 . and throughout the. Ulght, coffee and san· d wiches were dispensed to the Volunteer.s 'a t't thoughtful act that wns mu~h apprecIated

'ATTEN ('tON!

,'. ship, of the

ten

1914,

The

hatches

H?ll :\'0. 1.1' co=_encing., each at 8 p.m. sharp. L.sual Sunday pa~adc on LOth May at 12.30 noon. A parade for all Companies will .take place on, Saturday, 9th May, at Wln'Owb'ank; I fall III sharp 5 ;p.rn, 2, Scale of Work for Week. . Movements in section by Signal, Section Commanders will please Supply I themselves with whistles. Commanders I wil! please use as few words as possible, I and impress on the men the r..::cessity of strict silence when skirmishing; teach the use of coyer.

. I

o'clock

and

the the,

whl~h concealing

were

that

1l1.:1U\· wa vs

.and

munition. to each rfle. Volunteers checked them as the slings were dumped on the . wharf ,'nd an endless Iine of Volunteers came forward, seized the packages, of which weighed one hundred-weight,

I' I

;'d

another

While this was going on at. the wharf t".o li"'i;Jter< were be:ug unloaded from the

"" -

opl'o;,ite. _;;ide of the ship. The dIscharge wb'ch began at 10.45 p.m. \Vas completed . I , • • at 2 a.m., ana the. ".Iount]oy, to the ac. . COUlDarnment of rlUUlDg cheers, salled for I '" B ane>' ""or

each and

stewed them in the waiting motor cars. As each cal" recei~'ed its complement it wa' sent off on its journey, mov~d up to take its place.

carrioo perfect

Thn_. whole

work

out in s.plendid isation oronIl. .

Support

our

at style

Larne and

. . . Discipline. . .. . • a . lack _ ofranks disciuline exists ~l,U' esneciIn

011.1,

.t'\J

V...

.. ...

rallv uDder' .the fOllo.Winf; h~adings:"r. .,. _., -- '\1en fall in 'ver v " aillng In ": "h' 'n a 't'-s " I careless mauner, tgnonng ,e pO:;J Jon nac' which they have been taught to adopt,. the. . d

and in a swarmed

opened,

I I. . [note .

a few minutes

packages of rlfles and ammumtion. The rifles were carefully packed in fives, with baronets to suit, and 100 rounds of am.

Parades,

I nisht street

Order.

announced

appoin-

to the highest possibJe • ...:;, population re.m.alDmg 111

"T.,lkjnO' in the Orders" Ranks."-As pointe rt ,~' "St ndin~ too much talk ~~ p~~ade ~nlY 'leads to confusion so ~;at when men fall in on .parade ,the talking should he left to the commancre rs

four derricks were at once started to raise "In:~ttentiol1 the heavily-freighted slings containing the I tior.s.'"-:.-.rany

A ~Qrdon portion of

the town. lying adjacent to the harbour, the bualdings within this circle including .. A . f ew the harbour railway station, minutes later the telegraph and telephone. wire's were "earthed," thus 'rendering them 1 ti <Y tt. tow 1 from the use CSS, an 100. a 1I10 .. e I sU.Hounding country, Excitement in the

"Touunies." At men, I learnt,

. . registered name of the ship. She was 'Promptly moored, moment the unloading staff

r "

and took up. their

)lAY,

.,.,.

at La n0

ted positions .by nine c'clock. was drawn ngh.t through the

WEEK

FOR

ORDERS

1cld 'lThe usual paTr~e:-, will b,e,.. ,l1 bO"k .' .ondav and nurscay at II ow au I huts and ou \\'ednesday at Corporation

TlO~.

nificant n.a.ul~ . Mountjoy,' been painted on a tarpaulin

The mob'Iisation at Larne was a very complete affair, The Volunteers paraded

town was ·raised pitCh, the entire

The mystery sUI\!oundmg tl1e md°.'.emlelndtsI Of the ss Fanny hll!! nO~7 been Isne e • b "b d', On 31st 'March It may e remem ere , , a German lighter, off the IsJand of Lange.. . t eamer land !ransrered to t h e :\orw'<'g,:an's . , .. Fanny 300 tons of l'iRes and ammulllhon. Some inquiries being set on foct by the 1 I h b "h' ." b th liO"hte and oca -ar our au, onl!e~, 0 '" r steamer s'et sail and disappeared,

"'"

"<;.,Q-V0"

at an early hour,

Sarsfield's

afterwardg a haudy-looking coaster steamed . slowly up to tile wharf. She bore the Slg-

their weary a murmur,

Liruertck

approach

k bl S

~n a~~i.

from

Irom

Killa-

•

covxsxcixc

"'!~!'!':!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

a~'~.~,and

'\\'a~ held. train

•

REGIYE~TAL

Azores.

•

reo

able one month from the date of application, thereafter quarterly.

-j

.ment.

repre-

~ AFFJLIA

and was . having

she IS now In the vicinity

tlh e

•

a distance

were

the night,

•••

F ort,

returning

run

and ... place

III

By Order,

"doused," id u'!n.p sea on, consi er. ed' the e..,pent':c ill. cargo. lhe operation .

riaht through '" at davbreak.

the

_meeting were

t~ok

addition to the eXCUISlOns from ' ., th 1 er pans. I'he cay proved e pow!r and discinlinc of the Volunteer move-

is provisional.

an-

appearance.

her

ships

~'eat

"":Ith

despatch

to tne Volunteer

'.'

diS-I

until

and deout

to full-strength.

herself

her ~lsslon,

of the rifles, the other members 01 C 1Ps were kept in entire ignorance

out her name,

V.,.hts on both '" and t.s there was a. bl iiffi It a e UJ lCU Y was transhipment of the

part of the general 'Plan" and cause d th e t local police forces a good deal of anxiety,. 'iYith the exception of those immediately .. , the I concerned in the work of assisting In

She

disguise

I understand

of subsequent events various mobilisation . dld'o appreciate .

Island, to

accomplished

of what

trict,

(b) In

Battalions; more

sentarion

Channel

other

streets and roads all 'through t~e night, but they were discharging a very Important

landing of the

Lundy

invaders

in a sheltered

tested

mobilisation To many g of the men it must have seemed a meal1in l~S!S affair to keep them patrolling the ~

the British

proceeded

instead,

completed

of the Volunteers

lonely

The

as smoot hl y as a

units

two

ana

. set themselves a task un , . equalled in the annals of any CItizen army but their orsranisation was so perfect, and f that every detail , '" had been pro,;c,'_"ed'or, ...... whoJe plan worked . we 11-01il e d en.gt!1e. The discipline of the

I Lng five

pro·

this was completed she emerged her hiding.place· and again. crossed , the Channel, In accordance with a pre-

Volunteers

the

Fanny,

VOl-I arranged plan, at nine o'clock on a recent I.. The Affiliation Fee has been fixed . h .. ed ' .h t' f to cvemng 'S e was join by the Mountjoy, a, 1 e ra coone pcuny per man per a little south of the Tuskar light, and right month. in tho track of the Transatlantie 'Ocean, II . T'ne _"1'fiil" 1 auon r. ee shall be pay· traffic 'between Liverpool America.

Perfect Discipline The

into

to an anchorage

the

of Donegal,

:ilI she almost, rea~hed of the Irish coast,

she crossed

genet'ally

by try-

and the

that

coast

south

by panting

of Lame, Bangor and' Dcnaghadee. The mere mention of such a thing is a serious

learned

the

limitation

mediately other

matter,

due

eastern

station at Larne .Harbour, and to take posession of the towns

a:u'actically

~ have

and came

to render

and telephonic

in certain

I ceeded

in the pro.

Force

all public

telegraphic

motor

at its

I the

the Volunteer

ineffective

SOO

later

package

parts

success

and

I'} miles.

t (ny I 0 th

were

Donaghadee

~nd two hours

had

and

V,Ul'OUS

Kil laloe

excursions

.•

",.),000 l\la:user ....""0 <>,'<JV ,.000 rounds-

.~f the

10e a

1 non

from

the

,Corps

from

Derrr:,

marcn about

Limerick,

Wexford.

driving

and

Dub-,

Drogheda,

the

splen~:-<1 organiza.tion

Cork,

and

Tralee ;

Portadown Clonmel,

Volunteers

2,000

our shares. The entraining .. trammg orf t h e men was carried

Rathmines,

2. (a) Each Battalion shall have one _ .. ,repre~entatl\ e, each county shall have a the coastguards, and presumably the Ad.' .. .' , '. It . . ' Provincial representative, each provtllce'l mira y gave instructions for the contrashall have one representativ tl C band shi -" e on .16 en.1P to be watched. However this tral Council as shall also each city hav-

Brave

L~r~n,

Newry,

Sunday

CHAKCORA.

frolii

Lisburn,

Belfast,

lli~,

districts assembled Limerick and Clare at KiUaloe, the home ef the Dalcassains, to. celebrate the victory of Brian the

'D_. .

the!

ammuni.

consigned.

Donegal

(aJ Eaeh

sitall

one Battalion ; (b) The £oJlowiJlg' towns ., Ish a II h :t,.e at Ieast one ...... talion-s-Bally-

of the Fanny, arms

Fanny

sources .facts which

the

were originally

known

County eOMlllitt«i as follows:-

I ha'Ve, a.sc_er: men a, ,Kingstown,

of inquiries,

to solve the mystery

",0

steamer

Volunteer

similar

the result

~a.nod from trustworthy

Saturday if

• ..

expe-

success

early

rank

superior to any . - . In history, 'Within

gun-running

and

h;t'

Force

perfect the

night

morning

•

~~*

~<>

1. A

fermed

CENTEXARY.

CELEBRATIOX

· I !

HOW IT' IS DONE.

Limerick Corps.

Order re

County Committees

Official

Official.

<><:>O<><><><><O<>O<X><>""vO*

was . with

Advertls-ers.

men

Orders ir.. our

and ranks

Iristrucare far

from to their commanders, I ,. t attentive '.. movements sooiled bvanda .. nO ..e man).l ...... .. ... ~lan knowing what word of command was g,ne,,,

~.o~',

")Ien Pulling others to their Places on a Movemcnt."-This is d?ue undoubtedly in ., frieudlxbut beIt allowed should not be done, every ~.anspirrt should to act Ior himself, and if he goes "TOI?g the ~n. 3tmct~r is the proper. person to show hiru hIS error. _ Connnanders and men will please coI operate h) have the above iaults ren1e-

I I

died,

.1 ':to

D ,: '1 e\..11 .

The·. biio,dng de~o.il fer Saturda:y's ICnr.ade. !)t~ :-Iay, 'W~Ill'plea~,~el be UtotOOtake ompan'.' _ergeam _, aJor _ a~ee 0 command of parade drilL CSt v.'for cornpnny O'N '11 t b ompan~'. e!'gean .lalor l·e,. 0 e Right II:1lf C.(lmpa..,y Commander, and "~r"'ear:t Tu11v• to !he 'Left'.' Half Comp<.nv• ~_"'. OJ Commander, The foUov,ilng to fl.ctand as Section Commanders-01 S 0 Brein . 'I Can nand Cl ar k e, S0rgeants, llaskllls, .\.' cther instructers to act :'Is Squad Com, mand-ers and. Supernumanes. .

.--.. - - ......,-...

.... -.~

ha: V"-

'ii'"

TH~ IRISH VOLUNTEER '~

..... ---~-','.-~ .. ~V tion::l 3.

cfD-

would

Magnificent Meeting At Inishowen. .

0°

Ireland 'their

turdy

and

response with

imposing

patrotic

sons

au appeal

the

Irish

rally

the

of Inishowcn

to become

Volnnteers.

The

rrs

than

::;'!:,,::t.Jllt In.'

iong

sustained

Ireland's

rights.

u ave.ed

from

Hibernian to

pLlying

also

scene

earnest

and

Drum

Executive

addressed

• Il ibernian

Fife

and

.\ stroo,g

corps

th~l

their

had

not

The

Chairn~·an

net quite thep

that

this

a number

nndorstand

wanted

unteers

said

and

what

to get

to back

E. Redmond

in his (cheers).

young

rn m

know uot

What

fight

for

Thqy

Ireland

Irish

how

use it (cheers).

ill~end

3:~ta::"l: or

They

sb oot

and

did

in,

Ireland

(cheers).

yean' the lr:sh

cor,';ict

for the

Crnnd.

Guardlans,

where

lea:3t offence,

Juri¤s.

:Xow

they and

the .la.nd

would on the

had

'been

that

on the

is best

was

time

that

be able

if necessary

by the

movement

the

1r;,h

to enforce

heir

use of arms

interference They

Dublin.

country

sponcaneously.

sprang

it 'was to be au open to be a. secret

not

with

(cheefs),

them

(Cheers).

The

had

wiiling would

.cli.s1.:

in their

all

party

\'01·

hence-

your

being-what in our

the

affairs.

movement

organisation.

the

Irish

uuity,

and

nation. for

into

IreThe

they

the

object

A certain men

number.

differed

iLnd it wag

any Glass of Irish1l1err. uf their

from

(helll

fight

over

to claim

Lon

fW.d rnt

cxperlel~cc(l

pC1'5~CU. "'a~

~_nd lh::. SPl)'t of p~ulotlsm

;;:) st.ong

in thcir

s:-cu!ion

a people

becil'me

cn.j

hear:s

tile

.(cheoers).

\\'<1<'

not

real

sPolls'l

bre.a.;,:!s. The more PCl'"

1Ir

fellr Diven

"'as

concluded

l;.~.the

of the

mean,

of startJng

a corps

elude

chose,

SplIlt

There

W'·.'t nothing \'.''3.'1

WhlCh ammated

wa'S for the unity

the Insh

of Irishm-en

defence

fellow.countrymen

who

from

us.

have the support as there can be no

it should unless

the

people

if necessary,

scrong

right

arms

interests.

the

to upthe.

~~.

As a Gaelic

t:> ote

from

to turn

m;n to exclude

their

force

against

any

the

g.cng

country

body .. of

to act the:r

they

as a pr'e·

and

ha\'e

heir

own

If they

arms,

li'nionists

financid

~upport

men. would

were

Nationalis-ts

to any

sma::l

on the

Europe

(chee;;') ,

to ex-

nations

were

wonld

of Ireland. effective

autonomous.

soon be rcssed

a,b!e to keep

But

if they

they were

tbey

- smaller

Home

and

it and enjoy

nation

other

pcuse

Rul~

should

could

not

make

ther

in three

fellow.country·

or four

hO'wever,

the

countie~

for a term

men of the Irish

excluded

The of the

up li1.:e the lcpped however, . they WI')1

fro!lJ. Ireland

as an Irish

nee~:s

it for the good

not able to hold

deprived

of .their

soon wlther

o'nr cause,

l~ng

then 1 1ns- b

their p~tronage, when

off,. b~anch,· \Ye hope, n,bt be. s') un.Irish, Should,

lnferior

Several

Ir~land,

for all trlle

them in turn f,roni all share within

excluded

r:lnks

o:h.er

. Ntrtlooohs.:s;

for exdusion

in everything

ri.gbts.

were

'. and

"he time has come

to ex·

"olunteers

of such

at the

'differ politically

and

Unionists

excluded

for t,he na·

our

hold by their

they Ull:st not be

The

w];):<,

enthusi-

it that the Irish

aims

are prepared,

going to bc _a free people

t,ryin,g to 'l.t,

,best for' thi:; :onotry.

the

descendants

I take

me-

around

reasons

have

Irishmen,

life

the

sa,

Througho:;t

tbe'

With crowding

interests and not at aggres-

moment

country

will

there

llJa~ed the Iri-"h \-olun!~rs pre,·uiled, there wou 1d b e no trouble, They wer not.going

joining

allY iri.s-hmart who

I ta~ll. wha~ 'was

from

sure

Irish

heights

b'fut] th C . " are sO unpa t n.O,IC as from lIeland, !.hen I

.and. protect

'rhe·re wa.;· nothing

Orangeinen

if ,hey

wouJd

c.f Irelanc1

c:ue

their

~:preS9Ll1g th~ hope tha: the meeting \'o!tlnteel'S.

of the

movement

real

on the oc-

Unionists -of Uister to ote for exclusion

force

peo.

Aileagh

patriotism

iions

defenoive

of ·the. historic

of Cam-

muster of the staunch

ancestors.

against

of all

the

reo

O·Mul·

III the Gountry he woul d . replyh b t er Ch ance fl'a astlOg peace be t wcen tee the \\\'o o7mps. While the spirit thM ani·

fellow·country.

purposes.

shuuld

. In thi~ object

C,11l1P';.

were

f.ox factol1itit

Tt wa~ rep!eSenlal\'e

got the more ma,nly they Jass

r.ct· foullded

support

Volunteer

l"tl.rc!1a~ed, Thof:<': ""ere stlrr ng times, and tno'}lent, ·and it was depkra>b1.e ihat these . paring to drill and: use the weapons which , me n \\'ho , b'1.d 'be" ld b e u.,e - db' as tno . come throu,yh , . 0 them were . .'~eOl"~ I" l' '- .~ u \':\Wl1S y an ""ould b,e fP:!1t m thelr. IlPJlds .fOOD. They prepared to·da~· to do we!.'. part,; but the! Englisll. political pa:·ty. Thi:) organi,;:;u:ion HUlst be prepared to raise hei TOwn army y~ung leopk

110

Leag.uer I alway3 advocated union among; . Ir:s!imen no matter wh:!.t the;lr ctee d ; a" d in furtherance of the lri::lh industrial m.ove· .. d be·tween ment 1 never discr.l.In.tnate

they

present

Volun-

National unity would be achieved b:): hav. . 109 all'1 i.le .peoj) 1e 0 f I I'e I an d e ffj'c·ent. to enforce lheir '!'ights al.d liberties (cheers). If t Ile.v to Id h'lill t !lere weTe two arme d

Irishmen,

the

Irish

of the

is no need to urge

as.ic

the

co-

on the historic

a strong

movement

wanted

enemy

not

could

of Inishowen

of our ::\at:onal

one Irish

""lat

it was

~id

wrote-

inauguration

movement

this

glorious

all the sections'

acllv~

formerly

O'MulIin

of Royal

all the iparties

the

of the old peninsula.

was to fuse

wanted

Irom Rev )[

Crcckaughrim,

nation

purpose

the

them there

anyone

of the others'.

mories

repre-

parties ·in

.they did: not represent

had and

accomplish

there

a letter

fe.low-Gaels

men

was

They

Nationalist

now

Father

be -preent

way.

the

one

best

them,

(cheers).

Volunteer

would be .able to co their

the

and

read

casion

amount

•

am son-y I cannot 'be with 'you and.

of Ire-

th'S! w-apon

Volunteer

; they

l'n, C.C., Claudy, and

and

a national

to fight

in this movement

donagh.

(cheers).

against

had

would

insist

they

saying

l't

\\'J,~S

ana,

generation

of suppressing

ceived,

The .. wiOe qu.es,:iol1 of na· . . . or· a d'ff ] .erent tl1Jng. 1hi"

had

NIl' J'ames !\:['Daid, who was. oordially

£.01" the

Diver

so succesafjrlly.

work before

even

teer force

sion

the

did

not

of all creeds and cl.::tse~in Ireland a dernocral ic movement,

They

they

lip service

question

was

to dcvid-ei and rule 'by division, to set on~ party agtlin~t another, and wr~en

\\~l'

work

Mr.

if it \\~ S OlDY go·

(laughter),

Tber

Their

men

to have and hold

of his generat·ion.

operation,

receive

people

allow with

to the exclusion

TJ&:~ was

ranks

it. want

but

vic-

a life

generafion.

organisation

orgr-nisation must never ~be used by any body of .Irishmen Ior nny sectional party,

movement.

There or

sented

the

peo-

what

country

a political

land, and

resol-

society,

to ~Il Ir,'hmen

open

they

not

had

people

was

destiny

must

and

that

cla.ms

throughout They

That

eIllelhy, and

th:s

would be

was

questions

we shall

l-eo;ple

that

Irish

would

the

They

believed their

(cheers).

Ireland

no inaugurated

\\':"5

for the Jrieh

their

(ceers).

'~J

both these

Irishmen.

from

Irish

for

their hands

h0111d now

make

decisive

youl!l:;i men of mhe present

to hold their

a~d

politics.

forth

duty

grave

would

occupation=-even

one

British

Volunteers

would! be for

but

fer certain

tional

a: weapon

of the leaders of the

and

present

the

The

'111timp,te national

rea-

not dir·ected

only

Parliament,

gani·;",:ion.

Bench,

The Irish

For

use of arms.

were prepaxing

claim,

make

~ impossible.

body of men to support

iug to jail

By becoming

oj. Ireland

very

that

~ ndlords

on the Bcards

army

case to the Imperial

he different. . l'Its was ttOlt.a

~J.'lgisteriu.l

&rmy.

the

felt

bnn b~iJ,t at a. time when th(l landlord ""-wel' IVa:n it· m"J·e··"v when thev had l'~ ~.,.,,,. '.' '. • the

tsh

to choose.

,. do W11)"tthey c9uld to . seClIre t1la·t b"es, . .'" d t h'.mg. 'I-}le Vo J'.tlCS, t h ~ me:U1S or me,,,O!l by "'h:ch tb:lse may be att.ained might

ell a. plat.

a trained

(hey would. not be Doining the Bri-

land

wal1~ed to.... do \Va"' defend thE-i' . ,oni~' promotion was through the ranks. 1 \,O~ 01 .,11<;:'r )101"hl)0::]";; .'.nd .\\'hen . . v, '." "., the In"h. peopl,e h a·d d 'ec:'0 e d' \v.nnt the:r p:oper·:~·, ·..c, gu.:rd c~e"Y mcn d the wac; 1:;e'~imaterally. and spiritnally for their! O'r-ltl'<l of. I-elan'] to j"o:d tt:1I::11' uwn waY .' I . ~ oJ. • ~. ',.. • < (:cun.tryfi It was 11(; l1ut)' 0 fl' ns h 'l,cn to

on a. lll,;tOr;c ground,

unteers

be:

stundmg

expedient

conscription

prevent

for' Irishmen.

thO

.;0]1 ~n\' 0" lh"ll1 'ch,eer~) \\... . _ ' - .. , " ':. Ihe\' had been '1 Ion'" in, . !his , fj".ht. lbey. 'were ". .0' 'iOle 0'.

(cheers).

what their

'''\'1:'1_ 1hc., l'\'ps "nd • _. ~

\,,25

he believed

be ab.e-hencefonh

J no'( calking

people

but would

commands

and main-

'Common

to the

dsciplined

to secure

trained

unable

in the case

.Iiberties

of Ireland

Ir ish Volunteers

nnybpdy.

longer

tha.t

no C:is:illction. as to creed

ito g-e~ a rifj~ and

for

Ireland

which

at the

soldiers

thr-t

this crganisation

country

(cheers).

likely

emigration,

their

e\:e~

jpeople immediate

permanent would

II> gre. ,t national

p1.e would

trnined,

necessary

bee

movement

self.

wanted

Irish tory

ther

sort

(hey

It was

){r. John

party

(I,

hundred

ved that

was an army of \'01.

up and support

gO\'ernment

did

it meant.

It' meant

l~ights

son.; it

wns a new people

They

and the

the Govern·

to bIlet

Iby

was passed

The land ~a<r had been won, fII complete VlO~O'Y which got rld of the whole landlord class in: the COUDl~? (cheers). The-

thi~gS hap?enillg

and main-

enabled

r¤'@l);ng

to a pamphlet

Empire in' a very short time. Thousands left .."'uo'ri~ eyer".) year to avoid conscripl ~t ~ .. ti H an '.0 nz men would leave 'on. .r ow m y ~ u e ~~~ Ireland. If'any dd' it would be the worst

long lime thev h-,d been submitting

For"

se-

to the im-

Act, bnt

necessary

become

use of torie- and

people

with a large

oldest

was

in order

own terr-itories

necezsiry.:

past

could

country.

to secure

.thev

to defend

tbe

this

-,.

1 hIS and

which

of the. country

might

like t0

but

of the

must he efficient

in.. the

This m(wem.ent

that

meant

race,

people

claims

untruined

",II' the

chr ir

in Irish

rights,

tain

the

(Cheers),

Act lra-dl been brought

tme an older operation

Invasion.

He was en.

contnuancc

the

their

teu

\\·il1ia.nl· Kellv,

Iri ..h Volunteers,

the Irish

movements

and efficient,

of .\.[r. J',,:11e:i Crccn,

by J[r.

all

the

place,

formed.

011 the moten

rcallv

which

v'olun-

I same

I into

. ment

Ineetil$!):'

it resembled

Drum

of the

the

'(hey must .hr,~'e

1 ~elections.

of 'the old Aims

Redmond

to put into the hands

(cheers).

referred

question

and if it was not passed

the men

by the

meeting

rnusica

for

Dot be

could

power

to claim

the

they would secure it and makeit

and

number

Band,

historic

and

~Jl;y outsde

in order was

replying

the g.overnment

be able

Rule

arms

When. Horne Rule

the Irish peop'e in case it .became neces~lr. Thomas :"[ac.Dorll~gh, M.A., Kational Univcrsitv DubJin a. member of the Pro. I sa!')' \0 defend Irish territory from foreign

enforce

wi ...h

'!ight

accompanied

a'~e:n~f.:d, together

W:'IS

ccuded

,the

herself

would

portation 'of 'arms into this country dropping

for

but that with a: Iparty Ireland

Balfour,

the latter.

that

well

to Mr.

the

tain their

c()l1ue:,:ed

considerable

al"'Pfop7iate

to:,.:i.ftgent. teer s

and A

the

Culd-iff

Band

been

l)erry,

Fife.

mc rch ed The

once

de!11Cnstratiol.'~

choose

Home

That

JOlhn

lor

meant

upon which the men met-Cruckaughrim-

would

1IIr.

ground

Continu ing; the speaker

-,-

thusiastically received. In a district . h o'v""en h"d't 1.nlS e sa~ ,1 Wa S unnecess.arv , ... make an appec l to their patrionsm. was described as a new movement,

as.ocla.ed

. I

for by

put

not only

Volunteera

choose'

an important of interess

welfare

to t:!ke up settlement?

was able

if the four- fifths reo

happen

that

choice

of Ireland'

a measure

would

solved

(cheers).

They were confident

would

tempted

~1R, ~IcDO:XAGHo

I was

hem,

suspend

what

Irish

in that was

kinds

national

of Irish

•

Dot for one .party

the

then

different

put before

:6fth of the population

the men of Ir ela nd

that

have to make

when

visonal

Interesting Addresses.

happen

If one-

liiberties which they got (cheersi ,

had

would have

but always for Ireland

It might

-. -----~ .. 1>r5 --

cere ..ia , things

would-they

strong citizen army whiob '!'X>uld'be able

or another,

mO.,~m¢nt

of lb~

"'hell

they

to fight on aU occasions,

prOQr~ss ======--

There

welf.ire,

pasced-s-as

and

we rely

Yolunteers never

1eanav

to ell-

to de~ert

from the embrace

Eire or the jurisdictiOl:i

of :\let.

of ber native

it the

COK'l'I::\UED

as,

or an Irish. thra-,o

PAGE

14 .

......... .. .

~ •

+1 :

R'd 1 ers.

The

frequently

happens

riders

patrols

to bring

tained-their keep

lhat

trained

accompany

••

back

any

'business

note of the

information

is,

country

which

they

that

got out

they have got within

of outposts, and that

or through

when they

they

information

have

They , -

have

I ()",'

(f) Time

spatch

with

but

his

4, he

trained

exactly

scouts

the whole distance,

of men,

proximately

waiting

known,

I.-Despatches

point

rid-er should

one

the

direction

force

to whom He

must

and,

if necessary,

ceed

at the

as is

speed

indicated

spatch. Should the he will, of course,

cording to the importance

'''here

the change merely

despatch

of despatch

by the banding

to proceed

organisation lays of riders

have to be provided, is necessary

formation

cer, who will be lowing points:-

responsible '

1. The correct the

position,

concealment

TJ:i,::defence

should.

for and,

of his

of his post,

be an infantry

piquet

the

post;

'3,

The

correct

message

Where sealed show: _ (a) The. name and

place

from

entry

received

Between moving.

I.!

DESPATCH

I I

there

the

in a register

entry of

which

sender scnt ;

ally of

o[ despatch,

two

forces,

one of which

RIDI:\'G

stationary

he found

best,

has

ben

force

of which

force

line of posts

force

the

unless

the

previously out

ces.

When

rider

may be .sent forward

est post position sq that

i form

to move

exact

line

decided

on,

a sufficient

from the farth-

out

sufficient

and so complete

farththe it is

cartwheel,

the

position the -hub,

a spoke,

t.he

1" . osition

nanglng

and the

the

moving [

force

P a

est.

between a

two

the ques.

very

impor-

may be

which

it are as follows ,.Away

dithe

after

has been establish-eo,

the

post

nearest

it in that

urgent

are

taken

to'

to their

having

any

inform delay

It will

a new

post

nearest

th.e s.tarionary

the

posts

the

between

despatch

to form the nost the

movhe de, ' it has

..estahlished

and

ow.

new' posi-

This should, 1£ possible, .• the movJl1g force when ' . reached such a POJl1t as will make '. . reruent to establis another post. . th-e grour.d is comparatively easv.

'ng force, ., tailed by

force

of a

whatever

may, arise

be be-st, therefore, or

'C'nless

moving

since,

to find

lion.

stationary

position.

reason,

is to be deprecated

steps

the

it will be best

missine? officer mus give 'as much notice as pO~1 b Ie to the next post to ,Ius before movll1g, Moreover, in order to obxiate the chance of some rider going to too old post and finding it deserted, this notice must at Ieast allow time for an' exchanae of messages between the two posts, Tbis will, of course, entail a considenL/Jle am. '. ou nt of mC5'Sage carrying on this part of the work alone, in additiori to the ordinarv work of the regular despatches, bu tas de. spatch carrying is the mai n object for which the posts are established, anything done to prevent te delay, od possible mis. carriage of the despatches, is worth a considerable expenditure of time, But, if there is a shcnal1l.e .of despatch riders, it may not be possible to wait f(1J: the return of each messenger. The obvious danger in not waiting is th-it the messenger may not have reached his de. stination, hence the next post may not have been made aware of the removal. Therefore, another plan to be foll...nved, but only in the event of there being a shortage of men, is to. select some promin. ent stone beforehand, letting the messengers understand that, if thev reiu ru and find that the post has been '\'''-Caied, the)' will find instructions as to the position of the new post left under th is stone'. Each despatch fidel' re'lding th'~ note should, of course, return it to' it, "riginal position. Another plan still is 10 ]~':l\'e a cypher note 'in a cleft stick in sorr-e pro. minent ")1ace, or to write in cvpher on some sand,

it con\\'here -osts

Ina(h'isnhili(y

of )'lo"in.~· a Post shortlv before Dark. It wi i] be advisable not to move a post just before dark sets in, because it will he more difficult for a rider to find the new post in the clark than' to reach the old one,

If a Post cannot be Found. An v important message mtst be got through at all costs, and as quickly as possible. If a rider bearing such ames. sage is unable, after a limited search, to sorb the posts as it comes on them; or else find a post, it is better for him to push on I the . line of posts can be withdrawn, . in to the next post rather than waste time in further looking for it. ' He -must bear wh ich case the farthest nosts can fall back in mind, in regulating his pace, that he. in su«:ession 011 the n~arei posts, and mav have to do .more than a doubJe stage, on, since he will porbably even then not be in receont of te latest information as Where one Force does not ~fo\'e to the whereabouts of l'h~ next post, and. Away from the Other. as in the case of the first post, rn a" hi 1 tel find, it. ·\"i'b,ere, however, the moving If hi~ horse can go no further, "a decircles TOUDQ at some distance from the 'patch rider I1JU,t continue on foot 11 nti I stationary force, the riders might have to I he can pick lip another.

be-

tl!is has ,been done a despatch.

it may send

force

being

portion

when

usu-

to inform the other foroe of the of th e partially established line,

posts,

if even

Hence far

(taking

of te wheel)

'BETWEEX

it will

is that of a moving

FORCES,

forces,

send

moving; both

force.

adopted,

I I

number .of non.comm~ssi.oned officers a.l1d men to Iorm a li ne 01 posts up to a point approxiately halfway between the two for. 1

merely

other

to open" up communication

two

posts

the

STATIOS-ARY

In order

IQr one

despatched,

should

TWO tween

particularly

and

becomes principles

force

to maintain

as to the information

two forces,

and

~etajle~ for the pur~ose,. as might be the ease \\ here the inhabitants were uufriendly; every

post

Between

fol.

post

is moving,

fore,

ar- I'ing

arc station ary ;

if neces-

unless

riders

diff t I a t Ieast th .ree eren c asses posts to be provided for, 1. Between two forces, both, of which

POSTS, under offi-

riders of the change,

all

question

way

stationary

less the one

stationary

the ,moTes, C..·

line taken by the despatch riders will con. tinue practically the same, and, there.

to start in;

have

can

'. as a guide

will serve

. , . ere one IS Moving DIrectly frOID the Other,

for some

Th ere are of despatch

reo

fixed or moving

OF COl\':L\ECTIXG

as it moty appear-

POSTS.

special

A fixed or moving post is usually the command of a non-commissioned

which

,. riders

, ,. should be at, say a distance of 10, Not to detain at hIS post more than . . . . ' . ten miles from each other, unless there his complement of riders, unless there 15',. ta. '" I is- some cnca reason to the contrary. orne tactical reason for it. If the moving foree eventually returns THREE CLAS?ES OF DESPATCH towards the stationary body, it ?n abo

stationary

DC'TIES

:try,

to eff~ct before-

landmark,

Where the moving. force is moving rectly away from the stationary force,

tl d' it bl t erever le groun 1S SUl 8. e. 0 duri th d I' h I k t p ace unng e av 19 t a 00 c-ou man ,.,. hin 1 i.l :>:1 some prominent point W1t ra to. di id " th t d irect anv n ers comrng to e pos, an '".' .' to O'1\··e wan~lnO' to the next man to be d""" 9

The

to govern

\\'il

where

one,'

~o special

But

of POSltlOU

inform; ready

much

the shif:ing

P riuciples.

tion

officers

comes

the

'. I

taut

have;

man with

it,

is necessary.

organisation hand the posts.

with

duty;

a message

To minutely tbey

riders

off immediately 8.

some prominent

II~ the case

1 said

his post;

that the next man is always

at his

over of the

to some 'Other mounted

directions

is given

information

stationary

mO\'ing

bodies, one .0: which

To tell off men for duty, and to see

which

by Relays

to all officers demanding

of bodies

riving

Men.

effected

of the

and regis.

non-commissioned

advisable

pro·

of lhe message,

Carried

further of such

supply

map,

and

and the urzencv for its earIv communica'i • C'.. • tion to the person lor whom it is intended. 2,-Despa.tches

for

to such

him

de-

on the de. be hIS own, his pace ac-

despatch rezulate ",

pos-

his

work

The

of the

conveying

then

available

the

of a Post,

General

instructions as to the return, with a view to their

in command to

despatch

by compass,

leaving

the

applicable,

~ Position

from

principle

of the centre

them

of their

it, land

special

as far

capture

information

rider

is ~t his command

man, The

a j:oPS taken,

all copies

going

BEnn,.'i:\'-<T~f~'~f61i"'Ots~'~M~~OF . " .• '.. "nICH IS STATIO);ARY A1\D THE OTlIEH MOVIl\'G,

.J . 1 of des.patch! e r·egu ax supp Y , so .far as he is able to regulate It,

5,.

points. Man.

~. ~.

be destroyed.

despatch

being

or ap-

or movements

one

'by One

necessary.

asqertain,

sible, spatch.

despatch.

or by

at a known

Carried

If undertaken organisation

and

Ten

the

from post; f d espat ch n'd er 0 not sealed, th~ de.

of the

the latest

by giving

Despatches. either

sen-

'1'h

'0.

time

relays

event

That

riders,

mall throughout

be read

the

to the

are

trained.

carried

\,bere

should

ters should

therefore

are

it out,

through

must,

Despatches

of despatch

est

con·

same.

unless

despatch

to whom

hte

distance

out of their

post

were not moved,

unless

to the

nearest

for them both by day and by night, So as to ararnge when to change posi. ould there be no reason against it, it is t!ons, the non·commissioned .officers of " . the various posts must ascert arn from the convenient at n~ght to, ~lace two Iights Commander of the moving force the direcclose together III a posmon [rom which ] non the force witl take, hs well as the they would DOt be visible from afar but I probable tune ~f. reaching different places. On learning t11lS, the nOn'COill!l]lSSIOned where they could be seen when the riders officers of the various posts must arrange reach the landmark, and are searching for I, with one another before parting as to th,e .' . st t~ne when tMY \\,ul change their posi. the actual pO'ltlOn. of the po . , _...... ; Dons. If unable to do this each nonccorn ,

of receipt ;

rvame an d nurnoer

I taking

reason

be roughly

be readily . . and which '. distance,

which, addressed;

P03t being threatened

and creep

of Carrying

and time

to careful:y

respects

Two ~!ethods

number

should

go considerably the

posts,

between tactical

seen by.- despatch

it in;

ed, and place

by night.

preferably

rnanv

line

of despatch

(e) ::\ arue of "person

scr~n,

to go back

will

scout for the enemy screen

the enemy's

his cavalry

and

brjnging

(d) Date

to get hoi the exact

by. . . riders WIll find ,g

the despatch . .

Verv. often

rider

and how

back over it, not necessarily road

ob-

therefore,

time

trary,

near

and

is some

Equidis-

one another,

tyro at When choosing the exact position £Or the end of the spoke. By this scheme, the .post it "ill be found most convenient, obviously, hte nearar t1-.e posts are to the unless there aIC special reasons for biding force the less distance will they the post as much as possible, to have it stationary

•• ::

(b) Date der ;

de-

reconnoitring

from

mi f.es is a usual 1S ver)!" bad.

•• •• ~ •• .......................................... It

be Approximately

distances

there

..••~.

•

General Duties of Despatch .'

Ii••••

Riding.

spatch

Should distant

••

H•••• Despatch ••

Posts

~•••••••••••••••

••

..••

...

THE IRISH VOLUNTEER

I I

men to

tbe chain,

•

tHE "-'-:zIRISH E VOLUNTFER. ----=_._*

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Programme of Training

"Qj(t

Programme . . of T ranu ng ':,

->-:;:'1",,-:. ..', '" WEEK E~DING 10th .1914,

THE

~rOVEME~T

I·INSTRUCTIONS IN

FULL

SWI~(~

)IAY,

Belfast

-~.Lr~ I

-T'.

'!3fi!.?:E!!!!!lfl1!!SlI

Last week was the most successful week as regards recruiting since the inception of the movement in the northern capital due to the stirring addresses delivered by Progt,a.riune of training week eiiding DUBL,IN DLSnHtt. ~fT Joseph Devlin, :M.P" in the National C1ub the previous week. 'Srd May, 1914Within a week complete arrangements will be made to receive any number of Extended Order Drills, ~~usl(etTy, M(iSKETY,. EXT E.'NDED ORDER, COM· recruits and put them into permanet comPANY AND BATTALION DRILLS. ~-nies, sections and squads, and before Company and Battalion Drill, ,ery long non-commissioned officers will be appointed from those members oniy who Lst Battalion, Company A-27th April, . attend. regul~rly R~d pnnctnally and show Blaokhall street. 1st Battalion, Company A-4th :May, proficiency In th~Jr dnll. On Saturday, street. 2nd ~ay, there Mil be a ;-ener~: parade, Ist Battalion, Company B-27th A~·riJ, Blackball Ist Battalion Company B-4.th ~rQV the ti mo and place_of which will be anBlackhal! street. 41. Parnell ·Squ~.ro.· " nounced in tho drill balls dur-'ng this week. I 1st Battalion, Company C-3Oth April, 1st Battalion, Company v-7tb ?>fay, All members are requested to make a spe- I Biackhall street. '1 I' arne' '1.....SqU:i're. cial~ effort to be oresent on that darJ' ?S• I Lat Battalion, Company D-2nd ::lIar, '± .rd.. T' ... 1:>t Battalion, 'Oompany D-9tb "fa,', the instructors are making arrangements Blackball street. ' to form definite squads and sections and Lst Battalion, Company E-3 May, 2-5 Blackball street. 1st Battalon Company E-IOth :May to gi"e each man h is company number, Parnell Square. Lst :natt~lion: Company F-3<Y.h April, 2.) Parnell squ~re. A r~fte fund has been st.a:Tted,and a s:l.b. l st Batt al icn , Company F~7th hl ~', scrrptrcn Iist 'Opened, During the cormng Bla'::khall !':'reet. 41 Parnel l .quare.· week the times and places 'Of ~arade5 will Lst Battalion, All-2nd. ~lay, Fairview, Lst Battalion (all)-91h. :Jar Father he the same as usual, name lv, ell Mon3.:30-5.:30. ~hthe-.v· Park, 3.30-.3.30.' day" and Thursday nights, in the Willo,,:. 2nd BaHali0n, Company A-29th April, .jl York street. 2n<1 Ba tali en, Company A-G',.h ,)hy, bank !lut's. Fall~ road), and on Wednes2nd Batra.ion. Company B-28th Apr il , 41 York street. day- n"ght In Victoria street Hall (ab<?ve Fairview. 4 .2nd Bjltt.,lioll, Company D-5th )I;>y, Th~ ~o.rthem ,"·hJg ,?ffice). !ntendmg 2nd Battalion, Company C-29:h April, R1, hmond road, members can join at eitber of these places, 2., Parnell Square. ,_2n~ Battalion, Company C-61h }[ay, ~ 2nd Battalion, Company D-do, do. ::0 Parnel l s9uarc. 2nu Battalion, Company E-28:h Ap_2nd Battalion, Company D-G,h :'fay, ril, Firview. 2;) Parnell square. 2nd Battalion, All-2nd :'Iay, Fairview, 2nd Battalion, Company E-51h ~t"r, 3.30-5.30, Richmond road. ----0-3rd Tlattalion, Company A-2'ith April, 2d Battalion (AllL-9th :\lay, fa-t.her :M:!TCHELSTO\""X CORPS. -t l York street. :\1nthew Park, ,30-0.30. . ,3rd Battalion, Oompany B-28th April, 3~~ Battalion, Company A-4.:h ~[ar, We are s()l'ry to record the sudden de.J.l York street, 41, York stre~t.. _ mise of a member of the Bal lygiblin OomSrd Battaldor», Company G-30th April, 3,'~ Battalion, Company B~otb :'l~y, pany of the .above corps, ?-tr J:{ Dawson, ·~1 Ycrk street 41, .: ark stre.et. , _. who was a.n enthusiastic Volunteer. A 3'J J3.attalio~, Company D-30tb April, 3 ..~ Ba::~llOn, Company C-I th }'h), s~<:lfeat,?re of the case wa~ that as late as ~;tn"'l\Jllount. .. -t l ~ ork ~"e.et. .,...,1' nday !a.st he was !!.Do Mitcbelstown and 3d Batra.lion, Company E-28lh April, c; 3.~ ._D~ht?hon, Company D-I t.h ~J ay, there discussed the fu.ture of the moveSandyrnouut. _:lna} ,n~unt.. _, ment, The news of his death carne as a .3rd Battalion, Company F -29th April, 3rd Battalion, Company E-o,h May, surmise on Saturdav morninrr, His funeRir zsend .. Sandymount. •. ~, , , ra:. • too' k p Iace on S'nn d ay, ean d a fi .ung :~?'d Bat~~lion, _:\n-2n.d :'[:1."", Sandy3l'd 13'1.ttaliO'1 Co mpany F-6tJ1 '\1a'<' •• ib id b h . be f th • • • : •. • J' .... '"J tue was pal' y t e mem rs 0 e mount. Rin ._ zscnd . I'" ..l C om. c m. es at. ","1 u'tch e Isown,' t ~. _. • . -i eao ua,ter ith R:1.tt·:-lion, Company A-2d.h April. 2.rd D:>.ttal;op. (AH)-9th -:-'lay, Sandy. 80 q,; b . b ; ..J • '1 .J.t t d b f.f;i'~neJc.l. .. ...," 3311 - 3( rnem erg eing ....etai eo 0 a len t e .\ riJ r:Ja~:.,. ~:. ~-:",.J. [),~ . , funeral, They met the funeral about l'~'1 4th Battalion, Company B-'>8th a'Y, . p , I .:j,C, a.ron, Cvlllpal1) A-4th )l miles from Mitcuelstown, and ~t once r.~1·kfie'd. . . I Larkfield. , , _ formed two ranks, one at either side of 4'h l!·a.aalion, Company C-30t.h p:-:tl,. .t·h_ ;1attahon, Company TI-oth May, the road, facing inwards. As the head of. r.~r1;f.e·d. ~ the funeral reached the p-rty they at once ~th Battalion, Company D-lst May, Lar~tlc.<l... 4tn Batralon, Company C-/th M, y, carne to attention, and were then bronzbt J _"rkfi1"cl. I.a ·rk ·field.'. . C ., to the salute as the remairrs passed ·~·h Tl~tj'l.lion, "'l!-2:ud ~1.'.- Kimm:tO'e, 4 t 11 ~at,alten, ompany D-8.h ,,{~:t", Th~ funeral was then accompanied· by the 3.:~O-i).30. . .,. '" Larkf.e.?~ • ,. ~,. p<::i'~y, who marvhed at the 'head of some ~ h h...:t<a,lon, Cemp~ny E, 4th ~I:\r, in four5. L3.rkficl<1. Send .fOT "our enrolment forms 10 :\lan. 4th HaHal·icn (AlI)-9th ~!ay, Larkfield, AKGLESBORO, a;;er, GO ~1id. Abbey street I D\lbJ'n. 3.30-5.30.

:bUBLr~

DISTRltT.

For Forming Companies

for

...

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GR'

altee

eglmen

r;."

b)',

JI.. meeting wa.~ held here on S'u.ncay and by :YIr P .Coughlan, who ex· ,. ad-drescd plained the Qbjects of the meV"ement, ·)Illch erithusiasm was evinced': and 60 members were enrolled and a dr;il arranged fCT.

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As we u1Zdelstand it is di.jJicult;toprocure our paper. reguiarly in some. 0/ the more .distant plac~s, __ and as other Readers desli e to receive the Paper at the.· earliest possible. mome1lt, we will make arrangements to ~ desp:Jtclz direct to subscribers 011 an early post each 11[(11'11 j1t[!, o<> -_ r.Vednesdav , - '.' - .. __ . __-_ ..-~ _ _-..... . -. - _.. __ ._ _ .. _-_ .

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Argentine

per year.

12, Keep in frequent and regular com· municat:on with the General secretaries, whe will 'be re;:dv to advise and 'ass:st in every way posSible, Send in monthly

report

on 'Official Form nnd from

OR Sale-Greener (converted) a~rtu.re sight; and a tlauser; wbat offers. Box 141, this office.

Rifle; cheap;

FOR

COMPANIES.

I II II

!he Volunteers shall, be divided fer m'l,tary purposes into squads, secti<ons, half companies, companies, battalions RJld regiil.1en~s, The va.rious units enumerated abev'e te be composed as foliow:sA Squad-Te be comp.(lsed of e;<7ht men. one of whem will act as Oorpo~l. A Seot>on-To Squads, under

be"composed 'Of twe such the control of a Sergean:.

A Company-To be composed of four such sections, div:decl permanently inte twe half·compan;es, twc SeCtions each, to be called Right end Left Half Com· panies, respect_ively, each under the com· mand of a. Lteu1enant, the whele to be commanded by 8. CaptaiJ:;. Attached to t.he Company two buglers or' drummers. one p:'oneer, one cole1)1:' sergeant, four signallers-78 'Of a11. !;!nks, .Deta'ls 'Of a: Company-Captain, LIeutenants, 2; Celour.Sergeaz;t, 1; geanta,.. 4;· Cor.porals, 8; Pnvates, Buglers 'Or Drummers, 2; s:gnaIlers, Pion.eer, 1, Total, 70.

1; Ser· 56; 4;

A BattiIion-Tto be stich cofpa:nies, under C'O]onel, ass:sted by as .mity be considered

'X! ANTED

Officers-Perma.nent offieers and Non· Comm:ssi'Oned officers not to be appointed until after an cNlDination held by Q1J. therity of Headql1.3.rters.

\' 2 dollars

mittes. 8. The members must P3!Y a. small weekly contribution sufficient to. defray such expenses as rent, payment of instructors, where necessary, etc. 9. Each member must purchase his uniform and his rifle, and may be aided in this either by public subscription or by any surplus of the Company funds after other expenses have been met, ., . . r 10. Each D'llbta% company should a· . ...'. .' filiate direct with rthe Centra] Committee 'I ch' 1'1' h iti ~ urn: SU rime 9S eea aut en es . con b<: oTf.;a11l3.ed; and tho~ Central Committee WIll er vc the companies a.ll the assistance in tb;ir wer, ... po Affiliat'on f?e, Ld. per month per. man, payable by the company organ:?tlon, 11. No Volunteer Company can be allowed ~o take any action that is not in accordance with tbe Constitution.

OR Sale-Full Set in Splendid condi· tion 20 Volumes with Oak Case "The International Library of_ Fam0us .Li.t~ra· ture"; splendid oppertunity. 'That' offers. Box 143 this office. .

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UBLIN Volunteers should join Tara Swimming Club. Corporation Baths Ta,a S:reet, ~ionday night, 8.30 to 9.30 p.m. Competent instrnctor Annual sub· scription, Seniors, 2s 6d; Juniors, Is 3d.

RATES: ONE YEAR ". HALF YE.\R ... Q ~RTER YEAR

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6. After .the ~i .poinls ilia"''; been mad clear to eTerybody then enrell the ~en who are wiUina;-'to serve. . 7: ~onew, the system of military orga_nlsabon laid down by tho Oentral Oom-

--<:>--

weeks.

it.

2. Secure the services 0 af Competent instructor. Utilise all ex-military m6n possible, . , , , .3. Invite ail organrsatiorrs 9f ana· tional te.nGency to take p~t, an.d Bee that no 'One IS excluded from ".' oecormng Q vet. unteer 'On. th~ broad bas:5' laid dewn lU the Constitution, (, Secure a committee that is as far as po.ssible representative of all. sections 'Of Irishmen, and combat any Idea that t:be \'olun.teers are to enable SjJy. <?ne secticn of Irishmen to secure a political ad. vantage over any other section. . 5. Let everyone duly nnderstand that the· aim of the VOlunteer\! i3 to secure and maintain the ~ common to the whole people of IioLmd. _

l\iILIT ARY I~STRUCTIO:NS

\ 0IUll!e~r5.

and see that

tha{ infringes

Note-Sample enrolment forms membership cards can be obtained Headquarters,

A 'successful meeting \\,:5 h-eld in Gal· baHy :lnd a'!so addressed by }Jr P Ceu.gh.· lan, whe was introduced to the meeting by ~Ir C1eary, The thanks of the com.! mittee of the HeadquaJ."ter COi111p3.uies at Mitche1sto'\vn' are due to 1IIr Vi Scan!an who arranged ffi:ttter;; excellently, 126 me;nhe~ were enrolled, .and judging by 0e type of rna·nhood will n1nke excellent

() Manager," The Irish Volunteer," 65 Middle Abbey Street, ~ Dublin. PIe a,se fi nde' nc 0"~ed·_?·:·d_er_ ........"'1 S:amp< \Q u" , , for which please send 111:! paper direct for.." .. ;

tlle Oonstitution,

is done

GALBALLY.

Study

nothing

--<:>-

a Tent and Camping Outfit; l't' good condition; state where it can be seen, Box 145.

composed of eight the command of a such Staff Oflice1's necessary,

:;;;

e-.

=::a ._...- ...~.... - -..-i,,- --

.....

! seas

Progress of the I Movement • •

_._

......., .......-....

and mighty

tween

them

the interest,

But

though

nations

need

unite

fraud.

When

Fitzhenry, Adm. --<?-

even in, alter tho G A A matches iD. Bel1o!eld, .~.,. Mm. who was accompanied

lJ:?s!-

national

of tho mighty

host

that

itself

for

his

heart a

and

own

meaningful

who

bore

love

him"":and

and

ReY

Codd, C 0, reviewed ~ adqressed the Enniacortl;ly Corp~ ot. tho Volunteers who turned out in lar~e nilml>6re man,. wearing bandoliera, and under the command of their drill instructor. Sergeant D' J\rcy. The Irish Nation.al Foresters' Brass and

which

Father

Fitzhenry

s:aid-

fri~dl}'

invitation

eecvres,

and

witnCS9

address

'your

the

Enniacorth,.

Yoludteers, It is rather an nnespected lIod~onturo foe a priest_ minister of the

of Peace, and .brotherly a c.ompany determinedly

Gospel address

love-e-tc prepar-

ing fpr War, Dut having got your invita. ti.- n, and seeing that a number of priests dioceses in Ireland

in nuny ed

the

Volunteers

what timid

and

have address-

seem eome-

would

perhaps

somowhat

churlish

.to refuse to speak to my own people.

is, thank GOO in Ireland.

sides'it place. e,.ery

and privilege to be in touch with person and eTery movement in his

hear

prioo-t

may

they

from someone

a timely hear

else.

Volunteers,

and

certain

upon

j;reat

crowd

Joice

that

yon

word

untimely

the one

the

Irish

National

to congratulate things. There is. a

have

here

this

evening

YQu sn fQ.f overcame

and

I re-

your

na-

you," occcpadon,

JOur

ll~t there cannot be any glamsur over you such as mi~ht pcssbily be over straU'gers tb me, and set as Vol aateere ~ l1a:vil impressed me mi.J·ch w{ih how oorrece and vivid is yorrr We.a oi ~itizensh.ipr-l;1.ow vigorous grasp

upon

\\'bi]~t

the

in accordance

in;s a citizen

wiih

Christian

teaching

<ttl love and serve fend

it agawst

what

was being

make

an appeal

funds

and

tyrant

heroism

not

decadent

seeking

dead.

and

be ruge,

broad

suggested

min.

to arouse

a spirit

stimulate

the

whole

emulation

world

pitch

of thou~ht

Hyde

put this in a beautifully

w.hen be said programme land

and

or any

endeavour.

so truly

should

and

that

Douglas

our

nation,

to Eng,

tuticnal

and

the Dane v.-he!!

\V~

not to the long struggle

and

a man is not only attacks

"-hen

and if need

betw-efm them brurri.ers like ocean9,

evenings

and

to be paid

and his tags

as badges

bones

their

Europe

the

1 and

their ta:aina infrllenced

the settina

man would

agree-s-the

every citizen

or a around saw

of honour

should

slave the

friendships

being

become eit~er

hitherto evident

that

strnggle,

Europe

was

and

what

Ireland's

stand

they might

and brightened

the

own

soil, or what

sons

could

friends.

should say that the Volunteer

namely, when man or striving, and tb.-.t failure The

in Ireland, always

upheld

many

ways their

details

and

from

their

m.wts

splendidly Irishmen

and attention,

are

to the

life as per-

If we see Nationalist

before.

growin ;

of physical that

country.

was

~.fl~::1.e with

Iorce

a;bont-:md

brought

giants

with

at the backing amazed

is turning,

see iu the towR of sober

stunted

what

recognise

I am simply

Europe

joy

was

well-being

of the

and move-

pbysical

and

and mental of competition

and

men

it was a grand

twisted

sight to see our stalwart

Irish

getti~ trained and polished efficient manhood; trained as worthy

into c~ti-

zens

they

to defend

the

at what

I did

in the cause;

homes

those

be punctual

j ~6ep your word,

to make yourselves men of marble,

Prepare

not expect to see hardened

does

who

would

If anYOl:e not want

t.!links

HOUle Rule hoe

will not

whether bluff.

Belfast Irish

be silent

means

to him, class

tha.t what

and

clan

of Ire_ or mere

growing

The average

classes

he has made up hi8 mind,

val·use;

to In4l:l

he dces

or natioIl.5, but and more power

is due in jMtice

shaY!

by Belfast

b1,lsiness i.s fast

sense of real

lilot want to destroy

let him ask

The youth

and practical'.

is getting

young

intimidated

patriotis;:n

and

infringe

Company. of Volunteers.. land

heads

gat

and

to his kept.

many

the Church mocracy, land

~~rgror"

try

and through

IPveo

many a f.(lray

ub'iift

the

as ncar as possible Darcy for

do'

in eyery

>:'eOple to a to the ideal.

tben

called

Father

Fiuh~y

for

three which

with ~vour.

Company

J J It was

Quigley.

on Tuesday p.m.

with

necessary,

weapons

tho men

sh~uld

be a;bie to keep At bay any tho gun9

mili-

the use of tho rifle, were resolute they

get acquainted with if th.e Irish people and'

marching absolutely

of tho invader be unable

enemy, caso. of

to ma~

~uch

im-

if hi! lines of communication Of course, he added,

not intact.

that war may never

occur,

were

it may ~

and 'he honed

would not. At the same time it was no harm to bave the Volunteer movement organised corps

on a firm foundation should

take part might

in any work

expect

from

organised

which

them

the

country

(applause),

was decided

to ho.ld a meeting

mittee

Sunday

each

aIid the local

sufficiently

of the com-

1 o'clock,

p,m.

The detachment continues to hold drills weekly in the C Y M SHall,

their and

theu

formed

four.s,

I strong, route

and

expeeted

is- contemplated

march

to hold

in a few Sundays,

a decided

to the movement

impetus in te

when

will

district.

it is

be given Commit.

of six representatives each have been appointed from the A 0 H, I N F, and

tees

G A A, and

six more

to be

from

tary has

elected

is Mr L Clarke, been appointed

be, ho~

th~

representatives

the

town.

and Mr treasurer.

are

The seere,

J J

Gallen

in view of .the present

situ-

ation with ~ex~rd to Home Rule, the movement will In the near futtIre make an even stronger appeal to the Patriotic YOtIIlg men of the town. Suceessfnl branches have been formed, or are about to be formed, at Castletown, Rathmclyon, and other outl)iog districts.

past

Through

had stood for s;n ennoble.d

ht:li.'ty cheers Tbe

38 in the

:md progress.

and 'would f.:til! connnu,e

cituen>!1:p

were

in the future

a century

M"qoillan.

treasurer,

are progressing very rapidly in their military training under their instructor. The t··~in.- I detachment now ranks' about one hundred

He said, therefore, fall into line; show your unselfishness and Your sacrifice

of John

Wexford.

movement

10'<'e.

at tho way

and

bear),

preparations

the factory system ha.d made the and inspiring

(hear,

that tbe Volunteers

the system

While

what

be a1Dle to

evolutions say

gave an excellent

lng,

say

way he saw' them per-

should

doctrine

know

warlike

various

the

solidly and unitedly Redmond.

the

From

not

land

a good one for the physical

seen

fa(:ts of Ireland's

never

Ireland

was never

To-day

energies

~ves

own native

from

of nationhood

and is npheld

to-day,

turning haps

cause

nation

Apart

oould

might

do for their

failure,

was

l.and ;;':; regards

pression

for

J J

S :Mac-

at S o'clock

Volunteers

a war would

be a:ble to make on their they

the

tary precision

these

struggle

Gallen,

hon

llr

;>.1 ColWalsh,

has been the custom for some time past, The chairman said that the idea of hav-

quite

that

J J

te hold drill meetings

From

preparing

when

Thos

arranged

it was

it would-who

come

that

Gaynor,

Smith,

chairman,

w-eco wonld

nations

and combinations

deadly came-e-as

comblnavions

bern'eon

been nnfriendly.

had

a soldier

evea-

following

commirtee=-Messrs

GalLen;

1 ing

applause]. Looking o£ politics they

and

establisbed

friendships

of brute'

't~

mw;:er,

The

:l-Ilcbl

nights

the

feasible

for Thursday

Quigley,

and Thursday

time had come when

loud world

and

one terrible

own

through

week.

as .the

Jas

The

A preliminary

sec, L Clarke;

Hon

en-

of.

&,"Jggestion to

the march

L Clarke,

Namidhe, j

every reasonable

Cabinets of the world, and built up the greatness at nations, Now remember, my there is only

of their

up of a movement

force then he thou~nd

with

Nicha.~l

O'She.a,

of constitutional

to. be watchfu)

appointee!

of his

approved

route

~1'Xa!D~,'

were

Lite reo

the drill instructor

conditions

was arranged

clough,

Army

then it was time for all

Belgrade,

Dunkirk

ri;e Engldsh

traditions

movement,

were Jas

an un·C0nsti-.

If the English Army advocated tho overthrow of a constitutional movement

he still

battlefields

Of.j

action

and lent itself. to an un-consti.

Irish citizens

bygone

whitened

from

movement,

the

a public

however,

Army len.t·

interests.

da,. when he wonld not quietly submit to brutal oppression of body, and more .bnrtal oppression of soul. Ireland's children scattered to many lands,

from that bitter

its long

tntional

stood up for troth and justice and wore his ignoranoe

the

and

cf ' ing of the following

Z09jX'1

lov-e

movement;

~vernroeilt

robbed

of power

regrerted..

tbe

brotherly

to a public

forgot

lay under

tho Celt when

of wealth

the l:.ngli.sb Army. If the English itself

his hoe! I refer the Catholic

and

::rea-t.

minister

peace

was barbarous, I refer not to the bravo work of Brian in ropelling and smashing

ednoation,

national

but love

Europe

nations

llimply 'Yay

be not hatred

other

to its highest

that have always made men

of ld

on certain

do this at present.

and connections

levy

marches

to add charm and varlet,.

to work for ~

It is

.a weekly

town, but it was uot considered

to ths world, but

for

Route

fixed

make

Press

the

a~reed

cultivate

Ireland

his first duty

through

decided

member.

muneration

way, and reach its highest

explained

It was

Chairman

are thousands

rights.

and.

and the 'Chairman done.

'severa1

from 'Ca.St~e.

its own ideals in its OWJl Ireland as devoetd to heroic ideals as ever point of cul- we were in any age-e-and thousands willing ture and prosperity, so as thereby not only to make sacrifices for those primal loves

there

Chri~'s

te.:lch-

'committee

a deputation

to make

from each

Though

would continue

be to ~ic ill its defence. we come to think of it there must b.e in God'. eyes a ~eat value in n.ationhood. ~od has not ODly divided the world wto nations, but P.~

town attended,

the

of detail,

and

village.

pi&ll6,!re

discussed

matters

there

attendance.

provisionally

sources,

Kavan

'and

representative

defence

Ireland's

his own land, but to de-

unjust

aod

C S, presided,

good

days

Gentile

his own lAnd. that

the

Quigley,

Having

raised,

of nationality,

is to love all mankind and

the

was

the faces

can

t of mud. There should be a grave no trul,!l sense of rooponsibUUy 'amongst the members, and he hoped it would be well captained by men of honour and men of judg. . . . ment. Tbe cl&gy, though they might be misunderstood by friend and foe , alike,

to wr.(lng no man or.ation, is to himself

lie behind

The

greater the deep

for tl.1any our day may

Though

these

still

ex, perieneed minds approving of tlwI VolOn. teers the w:iy they are. The Volanteera do not mean to be aggresive, they ax. onlY for defence-to stop the march ~ Jew Of

and vital is your

sacredness

'of 'the

gagement

the public mind

familie~,

'rri~ting

~J,-your

provis-ional

ciples or convicricns

that every atom of force in Irelaod-c-physloal force and constitutional force-is

shyness

was

step out SO briskly and to ~ive us tho ambition of ~pirit, and diBcpiline and tr4fnin( whJci1 \'''' b,a"e witnessed. I know yO'O all 10

.tnral

from

is .the ftrst time

This

a company

£3.W

on. and to the peo-

If in Ireland

QPPLa.i.ge it!! 'I'al'lle, ple do not

~in:

pGrish, to see what

Be-a priest's

ded days it- may seem Payish to have prin-

service to Ireland. Now Ireland IS no mean nation, nor is its history though stained with blood and tear, a threnOdy of failure, but rather a record of effort, susReed Band and tho .Art M'Murron~h WarI 'te~ not pipers' Band were present. In ?resence 01 tained and achievement done, a big a.seombly, of spectators there was a IU)W to the culture of the Oelt when Europe c!.rill di~p].ay after

and

a soft

=Spar taa

provoke

of Ireland,

tyrant

called

make that

is raising

gone,

nation+a

will

passions

making

Party

wished that each. nation should to the best i of its ability develop its own life and re-

Address by

the Rev P Cummins.

They

if they wantonly

dis-

NA VAN BRANCH

cul-

indeed

),!r

selves. mistake

nations

and

mistake

Il;;ld

the

of intellect

a great

Branch of the Irish Volunteers Wall be1d in the C Y M S Han, .N~van, 'o'n SundRy.

that

made

party

they ta!lCY they can longer deny to others the liberty and rights they elaim for them-

oppression,

in each man's

mother

Me making

of humanity,

God

as natural

so called

ture

plunder,

love towards

love

___..,_

The

tho good

He implanted

for the

.by

not be full

down

pqlt

and the

separate

They can be friendly

to prcmcte

and

natural

On Suudav c1l;l.mp~onship R Fitzhenry,

as 1t He wished them and distinct, thereby

of life; and bate,

and soil,

\0 tho variety,

tinct

Rev. R.

and placed be-

_l~ke sky

adding

tility

I _...-

"....

beauty distinct

--00--

D101.<UtaiJ1~,

diff.erences

colour and language, to remain separate

Volunteer Review In I Enniscorthy

THE IRISH VOLUNTEER.

...----,

and

headed by .the two ba·nds, marched ba.ck to thelr rooms, where t~f! squad was.dispere.sd.

An Ex··West Briton writes: "As West Briton converted to Kationality! might '1 venture to suggest that all proVUlcial and county distinctions be excluded from the name of the Irish Vo:unteer Corps. A ;;Jurel)' nume.rical ,and dpbabetical arrange.ment would be the best and simplest alon~ with the words "Irish Voiunteers" in Irish marked on the collar of the uniform as hru; 'been already suggested, Thus B Company, 2nd Battalio!l Irish. Volunteer~. Ireland one and indivisab1e should be ever before cnt;l' minas, and imything with a contrary tendency should be sternly suppressed, or better stilJ, eliminated from thQ outset."

THE

IRISH'

VOLUNTEER "~

the following aghan

companies

Roa4~Monaghan,

Magherarney aghan flag

and

09mpany and

the

were St

V inscribed

miration.

The

Parli ament. the

F.RO~l

The

10.

were

going

Cnion,is:s

utrncst

extreme.

Hi:!.

The" had

Rd"

PAGE

to thwart adopted

•

10,

the

Home

almost

every

move under Heaxen, and some which must ]I::ty,~ been engineered in a much warmer

I I 1

were

under

Ian,

president

cial

Council,

assisted

I armlets

HACKETSTOWN~

the

The. historv of Ireland Burns, ",rr James O'Gorma;, Co C, was the denial to the alle"l1"i .' .' ". moved to the chair. Home Rule 'there would 1 Th C'M'· , ie irrnan, 'Who was accorded a. T'- ,,-.. 01"" fl' .Ie "aUOl1c be' 0 reo heartv reception said-I am deliszhted to 1 ~'O • • I I I .., '" l an d were an 0' er-to .erant peep c. n see such a large number of young men h r vh 1 . 1 h 1 places wnere t ey tad t e 0\ erw e ming and boys amongst "ou, the bovs especi. . .', . b ... major.ty they gave the most lucrative JO S I ally, for when nll i.s said and done they T'nioriists.

Could

the

Unionists

to any place where they and where they followed He

instances

[erred

the

case

of Derry, , of Frecrnasonry

to (he power

W(LS at

po~n:

had the power this example? reo ". which

III 188

the I!,)o:r.om of th e fight.

the men \\'11:\ assembled around form could not call their souls

and

"1'

do. They

wanted

kne ..v wh,.t

them.

had

G'ratta'T1 and

nation,

the

boys

on the good fight, kept

through wo:uld have

in the

The

fueure

shade

too long,

the" Volunteer show that

Home

they

Rnle

~lr :'L-cOonagh t.h~ formation etc. On the

o[ companies

det::lib

•

Derry,

'!Treat enthusiasm, <> '~fr James Sweeney, Brookly, Kew York, cen.11y very scription

kindly

as to

pract'ce,

:'\1r lllJnes

. :.\(·Dald,

t11::1nk,_; to )Ofr ~1acDonagh Band,

drill

s<:C'onded by ~[r J :'\['Laughli.n, Cl'nian

they

were determined

(cheers), then gave

mo. Ion of

but now,

movement,.

and

was

I I

and

interest

No, they

were not,

organisation

often

First

and poplin

mentioned

those

concessions

will

spring

up.

tion, He advised of tb~ movement,· ~r

P Cullen,

;

D C, made a lively ,sp~eeh

and

Joseph

Dyme;

rlea~l1rer,

115 n:embers

Lyon~,

James'

:r,.~.e.ssr$ James

Secretaries,

wore

th~J:l en"

5t., rolled. reo I sub·

Tbe occasi011 of the semi·final \

Cavall

and

grounds bliss

p.;o\'incial

Volunteers

of Uiste.

championship

Armagh

of the

Sarsfield's

taken

.advantage

for

and

The

cerdit

not

equipment

Messrs

but

Tool ' Rooney

w ee e

enti re

:battalion

Monaghan

tor and commander forward the

2.30.

martial

under

the

County

GALE & POLDEN LTD" Wellington

Works,

Amen

Aldershot,

and

Corner " London

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chief

Instruc-

got the order to move The

strains

.bands

and

struck

.the huge

up line

moved forward instantaneously, d The ld sund shone down upon the green an go an f f the baycnecs flashed the message 0 ree. D id dom, Down over the Railway n ge, .'.f 1 along the _Station . road into the beauti u scenery of the village, on through the villaze out the Scotshouse road, and into the path right

leading

overthe

the of

football

grounds,

Lislea ; the

scene

beautiful; the rich. valleys of and Clones sprea dout in the while

like an artistic The

top

the football carpet

grounds

looked

immediately

volunteers received marched down

below.

a warm reception the hili and ar-

ri"ed

inspirin~ one and the popular preslden~ of the Pro\'inciaJ Council of Ulster who

as they

at the enclosure.

organised

the

parade

The

~cene. wa.!! an

in a coup~e

of daya

Mae. of Monaghan

d('~rve.s

s'P'eci.al praise.

Oartan'5

Foresters'

and tho deserving

New\b\i6s Pioneer Band are. both of. the lirratitude of the Volun .

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Band

The

teers,

Derry

~esepcial

bearing

e t Chi orps

command

members

l\{r

The Irish Volunteers.

were

in support of the movement as md Mr Larry Drennan. The following officiah appointed.-Pre~id.ent,.

'1 way R riid ~e a ft er th e nr rrva

I will

all to become

d ()v"r ... th e R'1 al· f th e t r ain 0 1.. " th e vae.s (~1 u.eanng 0 f C avan an d B e 1. turbet. The corps received the salute and Iou d app I ause from th e en tiIre 1·me, tbnen f d' hi ,,_ orrne up 1)1 marc mg orcer, BIb e tur

distance

O'Gorm!.n

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the

letters

deserves

der the . oomand . and Reihi ll.

oJ the -Horne and heard of

O'Toole read the rules o.f the movement. ~!{r James. Shannon got a cordial reoep-

Regiment.

Greenan

wore

gold

here was Killeevan

John

to tbe 2nd' Battalion

men

for their

now ask that the rules of the Irish Volunteer movement .be read, NIr 'Nicholas

pa.;;ged ,arn.ld! O'Neill

ga'Ve .a handsome

the

.M;essrs Mac-

place

strenuous opposition of the Northern . ~ You have heard of Sir • Edwd Carson and his followers-they " won t have Home ~uJ.e. You have heard of all the concessions that have been offered to naem because they shouted so loudly?

Hl~-I

0'£ 225 Adelphi while in Derry

.by

their five miles march to the . . . of meetmz and ,a similar lone , ." to marcn rcturnmz. The company was un-

and te future greatness " (applause), '\:ou have, I .am

followed .....witb

a vote .of I were t~ the

W heProvin-

also for

welfare

Ireland

sure,

the

Nationalists

comp~ny

of 'Patk

Smith,

Tire

company

alone

offered because they have an army ready to take the field. 'V.e have one thing, at

the

ad,

Cross

A feature ~f the compao! on being the posltlon of the signal-

above. march

This

tJl1101119tS.

They

geneul

and their military beating with . .. . the bavonets g listeriing III the line of ... . march were h(O'hly appreciated by the ., . huge crowds who witnessed the .parade.

the •.

and

won

G A A, Ulster

of the men

Vo lun• , • ~ C) • Of then J an', rate, to thank these gentlel11en for, teers accomplsued in liS.. Fe .., thev have shown to us the power of an compelled the grant of a free Parliament. I ~).. 1 about to es(C'- Y') 1£ tho country was wor th h avo orga!1Jsat:on SUC 1 as we are h t n eer s. " . . '. A t.~'::lifh here to-day. T'hey have S -own \l ). _" 1'·, y.".. worth fizbtinz Ior and ,·b. . lded 1. a n= L ,.", •. b e , . us :h-:; pow.er that could be wie <AI vy I .' "0 - to have neace Wa:5 to prcpcre for \'\" h to ,,,;,,., \, ~y . - t '. • national volunteer army. . 'e are ere ,.. m en it' the Fenian mov emen t I . t.. vr 1 :,'j. r. j ne.. . day to organise a corps of te TIS, •• O un· '. I ., nk God if rhev had the oppor" . fi '."")',1.(, .110." -J. rst company . t xifl . ,. d fi·' t for Irel:l.lld.. Leers and you will be the tunny, get n es an gn in the Co Carlow (lou.d applause). Later (Cheers.) Their whole-hearted thanks on a company will'<be formed in Carlow h I· .h exiles through whose to. :vere due to generosity tens " unexarnple tey were anbled to town and I trust that all over. our- .cog.:. r:y carry

Henry

force behind

of the

With anxiety th e fortunes Rule Bi ll, You have read

bur - to-day aIter 10nO' hard '., '" ..veers of s;rufY"li!1O' they' were able to come forth ~---O b, . ,.. as. freemen and proclaim to the world tnat they were prepared to follow th~ advice. of thei .r lead. en, and .. defend weir rights by the use of the rifle (cheers). Mere soeech• making an.d :pas-sing resolunions would not

are the .~ope

I or

thot plat. their own.

bearing

. T • Magherarney Volunteers mustered III ....' full force, weanng -armlets and carrying ., . Ii guns WIth fixed bayonets. The dlSC1P me

to-day wlll be the men of to-morrow, for on their training and development depends the

0 I

numbers

the

command

Croarkin, with

The

letters

. . Ilers who bore their flags and are exoep.:\ large and enthusiastic crowd attended.. ' bli " ~I 1 "tionall,}' proficient in semaphore. Thls a pn I,: meetmg In .r ac cesttown on ::'U:1· d 1 h ' he Tri "1 j company was also highly .admired on the :1\' wee ( w en a cor ns of t e rt sn \'0 .. unteers was formed .. On thoe motion of line of mar-ch headed by the Newblis '11' -cI d d b;y. \1 r _ \1' ic h ae 1 Pioneer Temperance 13a11<1. .u r J 0 h'n _, 0 all, secon e

place (Iauglr.er). "'''ye c:'''·l'ic"ll,' " ,."'" " t irn.: that under ,., , .,~ . ,. L·t> LO ,0"rJtIC.Jn.

men

wore

the

gold,

Gretnan's

1I'Caf\'ill~.

INISHOWEN.

Volunteer

and

recommended

M'Mah<;>n

with

of the

Guinuess,

\O:\'TT~lTD

Specially

of Irish

Laidner,

armlets

BOOKS

l\1ILITARY

~fon.

'by a green

Band

Each

poplin

discipline'

headed

Messrs

of chis battalion j

C~05S,

The

M'Cartan

~[' Fadden.

green

i x

Greenan's

Beltur.bet.

supreme

assisted and

'~p on ¥or,.

Foresters. The .men were uncontrol of Mr J Woods,

~ational der

lined

a para<ie.

bet\ve.en

the

beautiful

club

~e\V·

of by the Irish At two

o'clock

FALL IN

PAGE

1And Support the Volunteer Movement.

15),

If you have s,vord, crests, want

anything

a bandolier, try such

our goods.

to sell-a

co1umns, Special

Wri!e to the Manager ..

gun,

'82 uniform, Our prepaid

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readers rates.

•

THE IRISH VOLUNTEER.

Prog,ress •

Movement

••

• • ...... ~'o'~ " ..d '~l;' .•esentative meeting the Land and Labour Association held

·COVE.

the

Abbeyleix

results ..

-<>-9th C'E:'>TEANARY

CORPS.

A meeting of the men of Cove was held in the Town Hall to discuss the adviro.bi. lity

of forming

eluded

a local

a targc

W:lS

prominent

men

It was

·socieiy.

Hr D.owne~, O''Riordan

unanimously

Tile

grade

decided

be chairman

C.D.O.,

, secretary,

men.

which

of every

wkh

Ohairman,

of v'e

Athenry.

members

Sunday,

April

number

siding.

There

that

enrollment,

of 198.

f'Ully ex-

. The Chairman

was glad to see such

two committee

making

said

that

members

for enrollment,

be there

and

in at-

a large number

tendanee

day and to see so many He was

unde

total

new

glad to

to see such. enthusiasm

Imembers.

r the

dis-

}1r P Morrissey

was

The

of the

members

Sutton

and

after

EMME.T an : MITCHEL

o~ seve.ra!.

some

Commercials

TONE

complained

at the drills

Published

dISCUSSIon

were

stood by

pre.

fair -attendance

secretary

bad attendance

the

plained tb-a objects of tbe played especially amonzst . . Irish. .., National .,... the vouns peo\ olunteers, to pie and he assured them from hLs past ex. . expressed his wlllillO'Oe.oB ".. . co all 1n: his power to make the move- I perrence, and he was now an old man ' . " "

19th,

devoted

the pr ir ciple of Irish National Indepe tdenre ss

in-

for

mthly Journal

til

A general meeting of the. above corps was held in the Town Hall, Athenry, on

and Mr

having

presided,

A meeting of the above was held Sun, day week, In the absence of )1r Daly, Mr James Moriarty, Vice- Chairman, occupied the chair. There were' a good many new

Corps,

Volunteer

n.if.endance,

l\l'Mahon

to form a corps

Brosna, Co. Kerry.

--<>--

There

:'>rr John

and it was decided Irish Volunteers,

of in

ordered

}at of each month

All New5Agenls.

'.' mrerview t h ose meu who were not at.' . di tending regularly and. to ascertain . their I

"eason lor .. not doing . so.

Price, ~~

Ai&..~

~~ It was also de'l .. ment a success In tbis town. Corps had that if the"_ continued to show the same I ci d e d tnat any IDem ber who has not an ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ been ,formeOJ allover the country, and he earnestness as tbey did now they didn't . . . average a t :en d <lnee 0 f' elO'11.'t drills per . thought it only right that Cove should faL! care about any English Covernrnent ': the"J I L1l h \._ their band. A-. biz0 muster , • our "''0 struckk 0 ff t h e 1'0I'"I". 1 rotc line ~lth the rest of Ireland. It had should get back their rights, no power and . everJwher~ they passed 1

Iii

1d.

~y.

advantages,

tary

.lUipect, from

i-t W'&8

the

finest

and apart from its rnili-

on earth

could

subdue

the

terrnined

people,

and

physical

exercise

st:nd.point

going

for

the

English

our fathers and die for Irelauds

of tn~

could

en hour

be willing

to work

or so two or three times 0. week. . .. O'R'ord-an In a orief but eloquent . pointed out the necessities for bav-

Mr J ., oration

iug Xa~ional gave

would

those

is not

Volunteers pre-ern

in Ireland,

to understand

a movement

against

that

the

love

of Ireland

paid

National

Home

Rnle

Statute

for

Book.

many

\\"OOkshad

. on the

Statute

ral

Election

Ireland

He had

placed no doubt

the

that

ere

passed it would' he placed book,

but

should

children

such numbers

alone,

same

not being

~ig

Carson's

English

'bln·if army ~n

Fermoy. . The Ferrnoy

the

:ty.with

Oorps IS gammg popular. population on each 0<:.

entire

congratulate

themselves

pearanoe

and

different

sections

on the

ready

undergo

and

to help

to bring

freedom

Dark Rosaleen and make her a nation . amongst the nations of the ear~, He :pro. the

It was

pleasing

co~unercial

also

Temperance

that

see

are

young" . men

joining

Act comee into operation vernment

be returned

Goubt that

to power,

hey would

tbo _.~,C'!, Il.I1d'it would men

be had no

endeavour

to repeal

be our duty a" Irish-

tnb was not carried

to see tbat

ces.sit,r

the

aL"O pointed

into

hr Il or

that

place

where

shopkeepers

having

services

to interview

owners

places

that

would

00 su:ta.ble,

it was

to .add these

g;e:ntlemen to the committee,

and the meet-

j"g

ended,

10 were enrolled.

Over

./;. further

meeting

was

held

which

they

refused, A meeting 19th,

was

at which

ebey could meantime

were

seeing

held

the

on Sunday,

Chairman

not acquire be had

applied

certain

operation

th"y in

(l\lr

could

how he felt when

Chairman

them

address

over

but in the Council,

and

that

but

had

reason.

showed pupils ~e

assure

tho

him

and

large

;;hat in the beginning

they

would

regain

her

·and

meet

.spot

wbera

viz., lIonday

and on SMurday

Aipril 23rd,

tha:t :loSThun;c

celebrafe

the

ninth

dTilled member

I .

Wednesday in

onr

tell

Nutley

them

out

worthy

"as

can

scouts

under

are

doinv

gr-eatly

little

Carson

way,

thing we

are

he apt

nothing

until

Ireland

they

would

freedom, 6...eniD~

in the

Chairman

be tru'sted present

they

will do so and

his' followers stop

for -was

and

gery

pipes.

us.

The

O'Shea

and

Their

turn

well.

,njght was

splendid

Now

boys to show

English

Na-

of drums

(be with

that that

South-West U.LL.

Saturday.

Ml:C.h. enthusiasm the

meeting,

form

very

was

,·:!r.gements bejng

generally

as to drill,

was the

maniwho at.

enlistment

signed.

instruction,

<)0

Aretc, are

the

Boyle ~e

Boyle a parade

corps

ohhe

00 Sunday

which

was

:'>lr D Fitzgerald, enthusiastic on 00·

was held

meeting

And

on Sunday,

vasIly ell larged. movement having mittee

were

them

been

discussed,

a com-

pro tern.

TlloS6

safe

business

the

acumen

and

been the "leadin~·

have

lig-Ms" to Dingle The interests

were

appointed

ranks

'business

chozen are of sound, many

same

at the

the

The

in the past.

movements

of the new Movement

are in

hands.

Ballyrntre

age

the historic

resounds Stranger, 1h6 first

harbour They mends

beasts

had

They

Sunday

te little vill side of the

disciplined

drilling

while and

town

with the

usual

to the number

sixty,

and their appearance

town

fillip

it gave

storm.

What

the

greater

corps.

the

into the town

marched

evening

have

embreoe

For

were lounging,

result.

on te Dingle of

been

marChing

should

d.iwict

Move.-nent.

of Baltymore

too, that in this

~f Yea

RarboUJ

the tread

about

took

the

much-needed

Dingle'

near

fairly a

incentive

ered to uTge theid

held

yet

M.r [ohn Cur-

meeting

town.

list of membership.

and what

was the

was held Street,

Irishmen

and

Volun-

completed .

WIy

every

young

Tended the

in the convened

large.

at length

te Volunteer

Erskine

Corps

at the of estab-

That all present were half of the new movement was early evident, and a t the close of the meeting a goodly number of signatures were in the

been

Manchester

Hall,

f.ested among

presided

men!

Manchester

in the

ran

was held

hurriedly

was

time'

teers in

attendance

addressed

was

Ouce again

Irish

the object

Volunteer

the

try

the

Devine.

meeting

they are not happy

to establi5h

the

afterward bv Mcssr=

and

the

children,

A mectiug

meeting

A public

talk

'bet.

were Concert Hall

Hall with

The

venue

street

of the

lishing

gait,

every-

Their

deserves.

They

preliminary

how

welcome.

strains'

admired,

a boy

was

Cross

Captains'

on Thursday-

for Trish

are

to the music

He hi 110"-'

One

worthy

'67, and

would

stirring

fifes . and

boy

.5-uch words

and a small headline will

dav,

since

to thank

them

to the

tbe

within

Drum Band and to the sen-ices, It is grand to

co·

·their

can.

certain.

W:1S

Fiie and for their

with such knowledgoe of

speak

victory

aTS due

bnt

on his

ApTil that

Tmanks

voluntary,

Long may these' bands

as many

as OI.!TChairrucn

80 years,

all

and

present

'(;;:J.U

thing

march

done : it put flew life and

the past

independent on anyone,

all

not

but

be t-aught

a manly' and There is no .cOm.pulsion

the

as be had just ill.lO .all

practice

th·E'Y will

bear

De·

movement.

with

I to

at drill

where

'they

the

heard

gaping

ihe ranks

vigour

world

a.t 7 p.m.,

! skirts

tional Pipers

it. He had no hesitation in telling them if they followed the Chairman's advice

for a -p~ece of

A Dlember suggested

count

could

in this

4 p.m,

thank

knowing,1fr

O'Connell)

by a

Thur,;di"y,

but

helping

decided

tllree. times a week,

gG~d Irishman

It was then

drill

desired

present,

.,ermission. majority

in drilling

ability

tt"ir

being

kindly given their

had

gi,e'l

there never W:l.S a movement for the tennent of the country that he wasn't

,tated

a hall,

land belonginf.!: to the Urban

they (the Council)

after,

of all

but few

em Tues-

day, April 14th, it was decided· to apply for the use of .:), field in the event of a hall,

name

decided

unanimously

said

felt

prominent

t.~n

Cut.

and

would gladly do so, and cheered, ::'Iff Cornelius

greatly

wet;e pub·

lie.

their

said

lice to be such

until such time as they instructed to appear in

1''''0

sent, was

Michl

come

Mr Delice, who was pre-

the Volunteers,

they

could drill sufficiently offered

benefits

and Mr

kindly

Delice, fo.r cczniug to the rescue

the nest

was the acquiring

enclosed

would

O'Connell

then stated

to be decided

some

ce-

Volunteers.

The Cbairinan matter

out the

if they

us the

effect.

:\1r \V :llurpby

won ld ask :cdr Deljce ter

d,i!lin~

praised,

Dingle

the their

careful

Lavin,

J ~~

ap·

before tbe Horne Rule .pose-d that they meet again on Wednesthe ranss. They s.h.onld have done so beand a Tory Go- day evening and start drilling and he. fore this as their place is nnt on the out.

occur

~Ir Jack

out

military

and

1I Deville and T

that learn

greatest credit. addressed in the

smart

aptitude

North, we wanted no payment, our drill. On Thursday night, the ninth anlove for our native land was -snffieient niversary of the Clontarf Battle, the COfpS payment for us and each was vieiag with formed up on the Square and within a the other to know bow he could best do , f ' h . hi di ew mmutes t ey were III marc ng rea 1· part

evidence

dr ill-rnaster,

the

a man's

and

commented

easton that they have turned out. During last week the corps had three drill orao'. eitces and one company drill and the ' , Sergeants in charge have much reason to

ness,

a Gene-

bearing were

of' 1

iba;lds of

we were

. subscriptions

Tone:,.the

fino young fellows ready to march for ! d ' ,. ld' ree om s saae cou never be .a. country fl' ,...,.. 0 s aves. He were going forward for

and

w'ho

were ready and willing to sake. Anv countrv who

this

were so success,sfully fighting in the English House of Commons to have Party,

count

de.

1.0 ~t

and

meant

see that we were

:",cu:ng eo and growing lads especially. He therefore would Iike to kno\v how manv IPreseot

a united they

turned the

Volunteers, could

neighbours

be off· -to act·

is due the Bally more men for th-elr display and it: is a pity

ion. Irish

Volunteers

last, headed

The

the spirit greater

e;reatest

that

vogue

credit

actuated throughout

tbem

is -not'

the !barony.

iJa .

• 16 I

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._-

THE

..,_...~-

... ,__

..•.. -

Progress of the

M o ve m ent

•. -.-.-,

...~-.

~..

}\o10ttntmellick J

Hall

J P,

P Lynch,

! mission,

took

· Dunne,

the

and

a branch : once

was

evening

chair.

the

started

to make

motion

Cormaught

at be

The

Sees,

Messrs

following

P Derry,

no party

there

polirics

from

will be no political

be fatal to your usefulness. You all know why we are here. We are here to take

against

I have

...

.:o...

...

marched

along-

alongside

to defend' the liberties

and

Wheatley.

Proposed

provocation

which

For

ve'!i'rs

and

under

stitutional

,. we have acted in a c 0 n·. trustinz to Parliament t0

fightinii'

I was

told

wav_ ,..

I it.

Ballina. --0--

TAl~T.

srCCF.SSFCL

may

Some

ought

to have

say

been

that

this

started

a~o.

see their

they

said;

nut,

anyway,

a moment

your

grim

people

The ~ood work ha~ commeaced .fair to overtake,

and

there

that

The

Town

Hall

I the

enthusiasm

that

was crowded

displayed

the movement and

subsequent

a movement

anyone

would

ever think

be' to.

th:J.t any

for mercy

were

ann

form

cause

ovation,

young

and

being

Col. received

freely

punctuated

differently Orangemen have been

with

out-

would

have

not

I think

been

to organise

and

.put down

be.

been

Orangemen

treated . but

attained,

'very

one

ob-

both

the

and the suppressed

N'ationa.li9ts would tozether o~' 1 e ,~,{l aw have prevailed' A- thi

and order would was

dono,

we m(R;~ only

n;w

~furphy,

The glad

by l\1r Patk.

Chairman,

introducing

to the audience, to have

said

Colonel

they

a :Mayo man

were

there

all

to take

part in the e<?ening of the movement which was franght with so mans ,p0i'sibi. lities

fo;.'

en].

of the

the fut(Jre

:\[oore,

trernelldolls

who

sided

mat

League

did:

taction,

joined

to wo,-k out a Volunteer

Foresters.

Rival

and

SIde, and

lb'

mingle

United

you

lri:hmen.

outburst

of cheerillg,

months

now

to B:lllina

to talk

about

wlro I thought

s'nce

with

said;-

I first came

the Volunteers

would: be illterested

1 \\'a:s

Ul the rn::ttter, and

glad

good

at boasting,

that

hG.9 an immense in

the w{)r!d;

counts

the

of their

tl:> hear

tlie

of tbe

'Papers

courage is the

always

use-and

swallow

us aU 1lp.

story

Sir Edward

arm)'

I heard

Dn.e occasion

That

of the he

grim

they

told: they

"'iiI

reminds

me of a

surronnded

round

tho

by ene.

mle~,

and

sen{rie~

night

he ~._>Oke~o one o~ the SOldiers,

it! ~

.... ~ bB O'ttMom, to flaa 0111 tire ~taiO!l of the lne.i:1" he ~I'W" ha."e··3o G-m.aIl a ferce, dQ you ~~t army \v:I! §wai. at,r.anged to 00';8: it to a cs.e1u.s.io'll. · YoUr cOUlm.itt~ has dene me tile hOIl.our law ~ tJlB?" "No," 5aid the- Fl'e1l.ck· sill. "w. will Pllt ou.r;;elv~ crossways, to invite me tp attend, and it is not only .dier, and .they will not/be a!ble." Vie also h,a,e a:l honour but a pleasl!ro to me to meet been taken by surprise, ,but we' will place the men of Tyraw!ey, and' tocomfbine with and m~anwhile our 1 there at this grea t cri~is of our history for our.selves crossways, ctber

da',\' that

· {o a he~d,

and that

e~o,eIneilt hitd come a. meeting aa<l beeu

I the

freedom clea:'ly

rro::re

of Irebnd~

l~jrst I want

you

army

to Understar.d

-that \ye are

not

town

to trip

embarass

· I'riIlted

by the

those ~.

North

and who _,

Wexford

is in.creasing is forming there.

Printing

every

its corps.

were

enrolled

day;

town

._ and

Publisbing

after

I was at Sligo 500 men; Co., lor

.. _

the

Irish

C C, pre- ; acted as Sec. ;

Kiernan, Cusack

Contingents

were

present:

in .tb~ district

and the

on the

elected

Iollowlng

;

committee-Messrs.

James

Harmaa, Sec. G A A; M Murray, U I L; .Bernard Grevill, I N F; John Fagan,

A 0 II;

M'Loughlin,

J fbOnsack,

ever

Frank

do; John ..

Secretary.

Boyce, Tracey, The

I N FiE C R, I N F ;

Committee

were

that a speaker fro~ Headquarters should be asked to attend In about three weeks' time, • 0

have

side

to adopt

t e opmion

ENNIS

VOLUNTEERS. ~~

by the

Report of Week's Vlork. Ending 19th April, J 914.:

a ll-e-as

Monday, 13th April-Drill commenced at 8' p.m., 80 members present : drill ~- , der Instructors ){ichl M';-<amara, Francis : Connolly, J Ryan, : Tuesday, 14th April, drill commenced; at 8 p.m., over 100 members present, i Squad and section drill under above iastrnctors proceeded with,

W'aS the !programme

proposed

for the

of tho

a hearty

Wednesday; 15th April, dritl commenced at 8:30 over 50 members present .. ';quad and section drill proceeded \vith! ing there from Lottdon at .such inconveniunder tho above instnlctors. Thursday, 15th, drill oommenced at 8 ence, and for hi3 able and lucid address. OVe! 150. members were present. MI' S J Fahy seconded itt '" speech of p.m.; Manual Rifle Dnll was proceeded with for much power and eloquence. The Chairfor the first time (dummy rifles), under IntrlloctOJ'l! }I'NIIlll.:lJ"a, Ryan, Connolly. man put tho resoiution and it was carried FI'idey, 17th-Drill COI1".menced at 8 with enthu~iasm. Colonel Moore briefly o'clock; Squ.ad ·Section and Mnnual Rifle instrucreplied. Yr. P. J. Walsh, In· proposing a Drin W1iUI <prooooded with under tion (as aboTo); 100 member~. vO'!.~of thanh"S to the Chairman. spoko of Saturday, 18th-O\ving to busin~s the ad:V'IIlltage ~ the lllovem~~ whicl! was small ll."!lOUJl.t0-; l!)em~ on this night nOlt·'!;~~iuJ a£a broadly ~'lltloeal, He fot iD~lIl. :mn.da~·, 19th....:.2~ lnembers :a.;-sombled %:0 a h.i.~ i:r:Sui~ tl> U1\ ~$l') 5&'<'1ceS at th~ "utlermlirket with ~~ aod after to ;aTI ~ja;ti011d 1ilovt:mell1:S. }iU', JOb an hou.r"~ instructiOIl were formed into • oomp'l1li<'S ::.ud proceeded for their usual, ~Ioyle:t *couded. The .• e.solutUm wa" Sunday's route march to Kncxlm.arnona. : carr:ed with acclamation, and the Cbair-. he men on !ol:iis occasion sh.o .....-.d rapid' Imp~ove.rnents l!11~~ their instructions, as. I man briefly resp.onded. A vote of tbanks 51l:nmg a very IIlllltary appear= :h~cugb ! tQ :'11' -,\.hearne, J P, for the use of L1)e out tiJcir march. , hali, was proposed by ~Jr P Bernie 3:nd P,S.-I wish to state for your informa· I above are dummy I seconded by 1111'~,[urphy and corrried lVith ti.on that rifles mentioned nfies. ; applause. to 'Colonel

:Moore fOr com-

I all

Murphy

voto of thanks

cl;ter.

wo:d

gre..".t Napoleoll.

was

walking

are

M~. James

me~ of ac.

are full .and

absurd

Carson

bravest

John

Feiners

as Irishmen

That

meeting,

started

Do Dot have one company and another of Foresters,

together

a branch

Rev Father

and

were

programme, Sinn

here

held in Rathmolyon

of starting

appeased

axe drilling

I want

same .meth.ods. of Hibernians

has

associations

~ibernians,

a.nd Per liamentarians

th:

~rty

all the local G A A clubs, In all about 500 were present. A resolution was passed: that a branch of the Irish Volunteers be :

move-

bas

over ...ow.

from U I League, A 0 H, I N F and from:

we can to mak f . t. ' of the United Irishmea ; the methods may , e up or ~Q;lt .urae lb' ',. , and every day f' rt / ... '. not e ac1together SUItable at the present rs 0 impo ance. \,'e hear in the London . day, but that part at least is worthy of papers, and en every platim l'ta'':...0 II • so 1e tad' f . U1" . US opt it orm III ster, because the Unionists are' .

minaot:on-that

country,

received

\'(.:1"

It is some · ;ho~

popular

men

Rathmolyon.

to the

Beirne, Mr Luke Dodd was moved to the chair. Moore

Gaelic

most

young

Volunteers

best

of Mr Palko

motion

have

from

ject

ill

have. been

Xationalists

a .g::eut

of lllPplause, the

would

Maurice

which .we give

speech,

· 'L'.D.C., seconded I

men.

present, His

extenso,

bursts

necessary

as well as some

they

force:

had begun

is the

Volunteer

out to the

fillede.... to WI'11'" ..... l !1

At a owet~

with me in a demand This

the

by armed

men

(cheers).

a public meeting could be held, and advantages of the

po.inted.

purpose

suf-

suppressed,

men of tho town the

have

been put forward in Ireland; it has spread' through every county in Ireland with in ., . .. . conceivable rapidity , and It has done what

the Xationalists

signed

few hundred

is apparent

rebels

A working

appointed and instruc- : ~peakers. and arrange a date ,

objects

the

be allowed t d "",oaxman prepare fOF rebellion? Most people expected every day that the 0 . range conspJracy' would be suppressed, as tbe Fenians were

Most

to the meeting,

:.\loore was

as other

sure you will all join

such

has come to stay.

of the representative present,

to its ut-

the object b_!!ing the start Corps in the town. From

suffer

Ieredc--as

body oJ men would

most capacity, of a Volunteer

they

centres,

been

if it ever comes about

no ill;

we wish them

leave behind

,,~. capable of holdinz . cnosen 15 a very larce .. _-' we need . hardly ....mention It ':13 .i num. be r a,"-l .' t he earnest hope of tho org=l~Ts that it

In.'

the

and bids

and

~;~ the town eand dis~ict. On Sunday, u=y 3d, Professor Eoin M,ac:'<jei.ll and Mr : T M' • ,. . . I Kettle WIll V1Slt Drozbeda and address blic rneeti ... a pu c meeting on the Mall. I'be venue

bet-

; .,I . knew

ou~trip

efforts of other

the

movement

know

Did

that,

I know. my countrymen

f ! 'I

Drogheda"

determinab\on

ter thanI those " Englishrnen Iri were.p enty o. ishmen

of time

are n.ot like

:VlO~rcl nrid .a number of Ballina's! prornment crtizens left for Ennis, where others we-e earolled • nt.

men are these

Fenians have suffe~e'd--if they are condemned to death or penal servitude by English or Irish judges, I am

that

mon crone

London

aced', there is some truth in that statement and .I think it is a great pity it was not done long ago, But how was anyone to lerated?

whereupon

to sacrifice

See what magnificent

_-.:::::::C=:

.... -_._-

Volunteers

movement

long

_._

. Arter ,1bc meet mg .::W of those present. sizned rue necessarv Iorm d f d "'; .-_' ""~', J., an arrerwar is Colonel

- ....

COmrnitl~. ~ ted to secure

Orangement;

~....

that the' Irish did not care for Home Rule. I was told that I could pot gel up 100

wl.ling to ' fi~t for their _ country; they. have f' .. done rt beD Hourigan, T C, seconded by D wu. reraedv _ out' wrcnzs Th ere was a Hme . lore now an.d they have. died 111 a nobler 'c . : 1iams,-"That a sub-committee, consisting i whoen we tried others means 1..' (T cause tfian the Carsonites have ever dream,~, and. ibc'E.n",' .' · of ).'{~;;srs ] P Lynch, P Bray, J Toomey, ' lish Governmeut put us down without ed of. Tb~y. have SU.ffer.ed rn the cause of Wit" -J:c Sees, be appointed to make arscruplepened servitude and the gallows the oppr~sed, m t~e cause of freedom ..mg"m{,!l~S for the public meeting." Mr were the reward ot 0 triots Th and religious toleration, and that is the ur p.a. lot". ere w Finnmcre and :--rr J J Dunne were apwas no talk then of-officers having scruples cause we are here to-day to defend. \Ve t-. p,::'i':1ed treascrers. AIl.G A A Clubs and e no~ go:n.g to make raids on Protestants of conscience at suppressing rebellion. And! , ~·.::t!ol1.al bodies are kindly requested to now, after years of patience and self-denial either III Ulster or Connaught, nor are we appoiru delegates to attend public meetwe have won' a constitutional victorv and I going to attempt a futile struggle with the : ing, which will be announced by poster are on the point of reaping the fruits: when British Empir-e. But we want to show after meeting of sub-committee to be held up jump the Orangemen a'lldi S/:IY that votes that' we are serious people, and we are I at 24 Patrick street, on Thursday evening are no use, that what we have g<lined by prepared to defend the fruits of constitu: next. A good amount was handed in to the ballot. is to be ravished by the bullet. tional victories. If illegal force is threai help to defray expenses of public meetThis is a flank attack, which no one ex. tened, we will resist; we are constitutional. ing. ,\ letter of apology was read from peeted, and, to use a military p.hrase, ists, and the Carsonites are the rebels in Rev .T O'Hri('l], C, promising support, we e.re bri~'ng uip the reserves to repel this case. But still tbey are Irishmen, and Hayden

great

politicians.

ing

in the march-

who were behind

'_,-"~'

the coer-

fought

wf-th the men of Connaught and I have

for it.

won in Parliament and which are . , threatened bv_.armed men, . egged on bv_ un'"

scrupulous

T W

hear

I hope

and

we have

be made to head,

and Dublin,

difference;, b~tw~en vOllln.t~er.s. '. I tell you from the oegmumg such d'SCUSSIons would

some measure

for an organiser."

..._

aught

for same,

and an application

recognising

.......

you will then

asked

not want

side of them,

and

_4"

of them, and I had an opportunity of judg. in&, and I tell you it was not t.ll. Ocnn-

speakers

.' to lIay anything

live-

they

......

C->rk_,Limelkk and Galway e..:'~ doing well, and I need not say :'[:1,-0 is to tho fron.!;, as it always was. Even far !)ff Achill has its 300 trained men, I do age of Ulstermen,

whether

.....,..,..~~,_.

800-

Boyle

the

to support

Distel',

01~

..... ~

no difference between any of those wbo dwell between the {our seas of Ireland;

me,

J P

determined

of all Irishmen,

arrangements

public

elected

the

thy l\Ir

a sub-committee

I attend · were

Com-

Volunteers

,and that

locaf

1fr

unantmcuslv-e-v'Tbat

Irish

! That

i quarters

held

Town

seconded

passed

: appointed

meeting Tuesday Chairman,

: of :-.rr L :--I'Evoy,

of Ireland

liberties in

Town

~_._

we intend to back them up in every way we can. We are not party politicians ki . see 1Il~ our own advancement; we are sol. diers

A largely attended

VOLUNTEER

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have been your leaders, and who have been fighting your ba:ttles in Parliament; on tho contrary, we are theft> allies, and

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IRISH

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at I Proprietors,

"The

MCNAMARA,

Irish

Yolu;:lteer."

Middle

S(oC.

C7'W'TI1 o!

:~ Abbe:;

::itreet,

Dublin.