Typescript 'Draft Statement' of Riobard Langford
TitleTypescript 'Draft Statement' of Riobard Langford
ReferenceU156/18
Date
9 August 1947 (1909-1917)
Scope and ContentTS. copy of draft witness statement made by Riobard Langford, 22 South Terrace, Cork, to Military History Bureau. with small number of MS. additions by Langford Concerns the organisation, establishment and activities of the Irish Volunteers in Cork up to and including Easter 1916 and in the aftermath of the Easter Rising in Dublin. Describes 'An Dún' in Queen Street, Cork (now Father Mathew Street) in 1909 as the centre of all 'advanced national activity' in Cork City, including the Gaelic League. Notes anti-British activities of the 'A.O.H. American Alliance'. Describes organisation and early activities of the Volunteers including the first public meeting at City Hall, Cork on 14 December 1913, and the split with John Redmond's followers. List officers and men of 'C' Company who paraded on Easter Sunday 1916. Describes in detail the events of Easter 1916 in Cork area. With covering note from Florrie O'Donoghue, Bureau of Military History.
Extent6pp
Persons keywordGaelic League (Conradh na Gaelige)
SubjectEaster Rising 1916
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