Diary/Journal of Liam de Róiste
TitleDiary/Journal of Liam de Róiste
ReferenceU271/A/1/17
Date
15 Jan 1915 - 6 Jul 1915
Production date 1915-01-15 - 1915-07-06
Scope and ContentWide commentary and observations on Irish politics, the First World War. Such as, "revival in the Irish Volunteers. Now that we have all...got our bearings....how much or little liberty we have....the 'War Fever' has more or less died down...Our Cork city Vols. are taking a new and enlarged premises [Sheare's Street]... a rallying centre for Nationalism in Cork is necessary...however little our military effectiveness may be...'. (14 Jan 1915).
Occasionally, the diary contains more personal reflections, such as '...I conceive my work in the world to be that of a teacher... always open to the reproach that he only preaches what others should do...'. (15 Jan 1915)
p23 – Hon. Sec.of Ard Choiste of Gaelic League in Cork
p24 – City & County Tech. Instruction Comm. Problem
p30 – Personnel of new Executive of Volunteers
p45 – Liam O'Buachalla, Millstreet acquitted
p64 – New Volunteer H.Q. from Fisher St. to Sheares St.
p81 – Ag. of Tech. Comm. Meeting
p87 – I.D.A.
p252 – I.D.A. (Fawsitt) to States on Buy Irish Campaign? Assoc. pro British?
p260 – Cork Hibs; Board of Erin Order resolutions
p261-2 – Sinn Feiners criticized & L. de Rs. Aalysis of what is Sinn Fein
p265 – Diarmaid Fawsitt to America –will Cork I.D.A. Survive?
p268 – State of ‘Nationalist’ Press
p273-4 – Conscription argument
p290 – T. McSwiney elected Chairman of Oglaigh
p302 – ‘Nationality’ is published
pp301-13 – Tech. Ed. Comm. Cutbacks
Summary: War news; Home Rule, state of; Fawsitt & I.D.A.; Tech. Ed. Comm.
Occasionally, the diary contains more personal reflections, such as '...I conceive my work in the world to be that of a teacher... always open to the reproach that he only preaches what others should do...'. (15 Jan 1915)
p23 – Hon. Sec.of Ard Choiste of Gaelic League in Cork
p24 – City & County Tech. Instruction Comm. Problem
p30 – Personnel of new Executive of Volunteers
p45 – Liam O'Buachalla, Millstreet acquitted
p64 – New Volunteer H.Q. from Fisher St. to Sheares St.
p81 – Ag. of Tech. Comm. Meeting
p87 – I.D.A.
p252 – I.D.A. (Fawsitt) to States on Buy Irish Campaign? Assoc. pro British?
p260 – Cork Hibs; Board of Erin Order resolutions
p261-2 – Sinn Feiners criticized & L. de Rs. Aalysis of what is Sinn Fein
p265 – Diarmaid Fawsitt to America –will Cork I.D.A. Survive?
p268 – State of ‘Nationalist’ Press
p273-4 – Conscription argument
p290 – T. McSwiney elected Chairman of Oglaigh
p302 – ‘Nationality’ is published
pp301-13 – Tech. Ed. Comm. Cutbacks
Summary: War news; Home Rule, state of; Fawsitt & I.D.A.; Tech. Ed. Comm.
Extent320pp
LanguageEnglish, some Irish
Persons keywordIrish Volunteers, Gaelic League (Conradh na Gaelige)
SubjectIrish Nationalism, First World War
AccessOpen for research by appointment to those registered as a Reader with the Archives. Digital research copy also available online for research purposes only.
RightsRestricted
LevelItem