Irish Transvaal Committee Handbill
TitreIrish Transvaal Committee Handbill
RéférenceIE 627/U123
Date
12 Oct 1899
CréateurIrish Transvaal Committee
Date 1899 - 1899
Etendue et contenuHandbill entitled ''Enlisting in the English Army is Treason to Ireland'' from the Irish Transvaal Committee, Dublin. Condemns Irishmen enlisting in the British Army to fight in the Boer War in South Africa, refers to Irish nationalist brigade in the Boer forces; 'Think of the ruined homes and of the Emigrant Ships. Within sixty years our population has been reduced by one-half as the direct result of English rule....In the past Irishmen have too often won battles for England....we see the recruiting sergeants trying to entrap thoughtless Irish boys into joining the British army...' . Printed by Doyle, Trade Union Printer, 9 Upper Ormond Quay, Dublin.
Etendue1p
LangueEnglish
Mot clé de personneIrish Transvaal Committee | fl.1899, British Army
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