08 July
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The court-martial of a member of the Connaught Rangers began in London today¹. Lance-Corporal J Dowling was arrested after landing near Doolin in a collapsible boat on April 12th , and is now kept in the Tower of London. The prosecution alleges that he was part of an Irish Brigade intended to foment revolution, and that he had been dropped off the the Clare coast by submarine. Dowling had been reported missing and captured in France in August 1914.Read More →

07 July
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A large group of police and military, under the command of District Inspector Sidley from Gort, arrived during a camogie match in Kilbecanty in Galway and ordered the play to stop¹. When the order was ignored, the police baton-charged the crowd to scatter them. Another camogie match, between Gurteen and Skehana, was prevented from taking place in Gurteen. In Barnaderg, a football match between Tuam and Cortoon was also prevented from taking place, by the police. In Leitrim, a football match due to take place in Kilmore was abandoned on the advice of the local priest, Fr. Calney. Police had escorted the teams (Strokestown andRead More →

05 July
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The police launched a number of raids from Ballinasloe this morning¹ on houses in Galway, Roscommon and Kings County (Offaly) in an effort to seize weapons. By 8am, it was reported¹ that hundreds of guns had been seized. The raids were a follow-up to the proclamation earlier in the week. One of the houses raided was that of the Matron of Ballinasloe Asylum, Mrs. Harris O’Connor². No arms were found. Her son, Lieutenant Joe O’Connor had recently been killed in action.Read More →

19 June
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Michael Vincent Hardy, of Foxford was convicted in Castlebar Court today for giving  pro-Sinn Féin  (and anti-British) speeches in Kilmovee and Kilkelly in Co. Mayo during March and April this year. He was jailed for three months and fined £50. The judges were J Kilbride and J C Milling (Royal Magistrates). The constable giving evidence was Constable McLoughlin of Kilmovee.Read More →

31 May
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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 →