23 February
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Who can tell [..] what may happen if the Government permit itself to be deluded by some evil genius into the idea that it can enforce conscription on Ireland… …But should rulers act rashly or arbitrarily, the teaching of the Church did not allow subjects to rise against them of their own authority. Rebellion is absolutely unjustifiable in the circumstance of this country. Excerpt¹ from Lenten pastoral  of Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Dr. Brian FoleyRead More →

13 February
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The Freeman’s Journal¹ reports on an interview given by Frederick Edwin Smith to the Boston Post on January 14th, while in the United States. He is quoted in the newspaper :- Nothing ever me greater delight than the execution of the traitor Casement As Attorney General for the British government, he led the case for treason against Roger Casement in 1916. In the same interview he states:- It would be unwise at this time to try to enforce conscription in Ireland  since, unquestionably, it would precipitate riots.  Read More →

29 January
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J G Alcorn, who survived a shooting attack last month, writes to the Tuam Herald¹ to complain that he had not tried to evict a tenant, as was previously reported. He  tells of notices posted in his locality, attributed to Sinn Fein, threatening anyone who works with him. In the letter, he asks : Are we living,I ask, in Russia under the Bolshevists, or is this to be our life under Sinn Fein ?Read More →