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Actions	Irish Transvaal Committee Handbill Remove from selection Add to selection TitleIrish Transvaal Committee Handbill ReferenceIE 627/U123 Date 12 Oct 1899 CreatorIrish Transvaal Committee Production date 1899 - 1899 Scope and ContentHandbill 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. Extent1p LanguageEnglish Persons keywordIrish Transvaal Committee \| fl.1899, British Army SubjectBoer War, Recruitment, British Army, Ireland (1916-1918), Irish Nationalism AccessHard copies: Accessible to Readers by appointment. Access restrictions apply to some collections. Digital object/copy: see Download Media and/or Digital Reference RightsLicensing information available on request by email to archivist@corkcity.ie Copyright Cork City and County Archives, Cork City Council, unless otherwise indicated. All Rights Reserved. LevelFonds RepositoryCork City and County Archives

TitleIrish Transvaal Committee Handbill

ReferenceIE 627/U123

Date

12 Oct 1899

Production date 1899 - 1899

Scope and ContentHandbill 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.

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LanguageEnglish

Persons keywordIrish Transvaal Committee | fl.1899, British Army

SubjectBoer War, Recruitment, British Army, Ireland (1916-1918), Irish Nationalism

AccessHard copies: Accessible to Readers by appointment. Access restrictions apply to some collections. Digital object/copy: see Download Media and/or Digital Reference

LevelFonds

RepositoryCork City and County Archives

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