Irish Transvaal Committee Handbill
TeidealIrish Transvaal Committee Handbill
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12 Oct 1899
CruthaitheoirIrish Transvaal Committee
Dáta táirgthe 1899 - 1899
Scóp agus InneacharHandbill 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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Eochairfhocail an duineIrish Transvaal Committee | fl.1899, British Army
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