John P Sammon (Carramore), Martin Malley (Shranahaskey), Patrick Burke (Louisburgh) and Michael Malley all bound to the peace and fined for drilling in Louisburgh on the 8th of June, 1918.Read More →
A fishing boat, the Pretty Polly, was sunk by a German submarine today, having departed earlier from Roundstone. All seven crew are missing, presumed dead. The dead include Tom Canavan and his two sons, as well as Colman McDonagh. The submarine sailed north and sunk two trawlers of the northern coast at Kilkeel and Ardglass, though their crews managed to escape.Read More →
Ayes, 296; Noes, 123Read More →
Two men were jailed for illegal drilling in Westport on March 25th¹. Neither James McEvilly and John Finnerty (both shop assistants) recognised the authority of the court. Magistrates Jasper White and J C Malling sentenced the two men to 3 months and one month with hard labour respectively, to be served in Sligo jail.Read More →
A champion cyclist, Martin Hegarty, was jailed for 2 months in Ballina Court for illegal drilling¹ during St. Patrick’s Day in Crossmolina. He was escorted to the courtroom from Castlebar Jail by sixteen armed police, who restricted the number of the members of the public allowed into the courtroom. A group of Irish Volunteers turned up at the courthouse and sang The Soldiers Song in support. The defendant did not recognise the authority of the court.Read More →
Arthur Griffiths was among the Sinn Féin leaders who spoke out against conscription at a large gathering in Foxford, Co. Mayo.¹Read More →
The Freeman’s Journal reprints editorials from The Morning Post and The Globe, which call for conscription in Ireland. From the Morning Post :- … The exemption of Ireland from any of the burdens and obligations of the war has long been a crying scandal and an offence. The time has come to end that state of things, and to require not, indeed, an equality of sacrifice, but … a share of that sacrifice. From the Globe :- …It is now high time that Ireland should be asked to take her fair share in the great fight for freedom, particularly for the rights of smallRead More →
Four Sinn Fein members were sentenced for their part in disturbances during the Thomas Ruane trial. They were named as Patrick Gallagher (shop assistant), John Clarke (barber), William Leyden (draper’s assistant) and Francis Jordan. More than 60 police were deployed to ensure order¹.Read More →
William Redmond – son of the late John Redmond – wins the parliamentary seat in Waterford City vacated by his father. William Redmond, as a candidate for the Irish Parliamentary Party, defeated Vincent White of Sinn Fein, by 1,242 votes to 764.Read More →
Five men tried in Westport courthouse for illegal drilling. William O’Malley (Kilmeena) was sentenced to one month in prison, while M J Ring, Thomas Kitterick, Charles Gavin and William Malone (all from Westport) were all sentenced to six months hard labour. None of the defendents recognised the authority of the court. The Connaught Telegraph (Saturday, March 23rd, 1918) reports that :- Both for their conduct in Westport [i.e. drilling] and their hooliganism in the court, the magistrates decided to impose an exemplary sentence.Read More →
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