Colonel Maurice Moore Papers,
1841-1939.
Correspondence and papers of Colonel Maurice Moore,1841-1939; Includes correspondence relating to Roger Casement, George Henry Moore, the Irish Volunteers, National Volunteers, World War One, Easter Rising 1916, War of Independence 1921, and associated subjects; Collection of papers relating to the military and political career of Maurice Moore, 1910-1930; Documents relating to the Irish and National Volunteers, including letter books, list of officers, notebooks, notes on personnel, accounts and other related documents. Also included are documents compiled by Moore concerning the Irish National Volunteers in various counties such as Dublin, Galway, Kildare, Kerry, Laois and others; Documents relating to the Peace with Ireland Council, 1920-1921; Reports, letters and newspaper articles relating to prisoners in various jails during the War of Independence, 1921; Material relating to the activities of the Irish National Aid Association, 1916; Material relating to the Committee for the Reprieve of Roger Casement, 1916; Notes and letters written by Moore and his brother George Moore, relating to their family, 1907-1914; Documents relating to Moore’s appointment as envoy of Dáil Éireann to France, 1922.
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| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | Correspondence and papers of Colonel Maurice Moore relating to Roger Casement, George Henry Moore, the Irish Volunteers, National Volunteers, World War One, Easter Rising 1916, War of Independence 1921, and associated subjects. Physical description: 22 boxes (164 folders). more |
| Arrangement: | Fonds |
Letter from L. MacManus [Charlotte], Killeaden House, Co. Mayo, to Colonel Maurice Moore defending the position of the anti-Treaty politicians and forces during the Civil War,
1924 November 16.
| In Collection: | Colonel Maurice Moore Papers, 1841-1939 |
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| Description: | Writes "... We know that Cahil [Cathal] Brugha told [Michael] Collins that if he signed any agreement that made the King of England King of Ireland, 'that it would split Ireland in two.' Collins promised that he would not and two nights later signed the Treaty ... Accordingly the Provisional Government (which was in the anomalous position that the Republican Government was in existence with Arthur Griffith for its President) began to create an army. A good many of the IRA Headquarter staff joined it, and some of the IRA officers and a few of the rank & file ... who believed that they could get the Republic through the Free State. On the other side the greater portion of the IRA remained true to their oath. These men saw that the Free State Government would be but a puppet Government that would have to obety every order given them by the English Cabinet ... no one wanted Civil War in Ireland. The English Cabinet did, and plotted to accomplish it." |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 item (28 pages) |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 8,489/2/9
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by National Library of Ireland. |