George Fitz-Hardinge Berkeley Papers.
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| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | George Fitz-Hardinge Berkeley was born in Dublin in 1870 and educated in Britain, where he spent much of his life, residing at Hanwell Castle, Oxfordshire. He was a committed Irish nationalist and was a Training Officer with the Irish Volunteers. He was on the committee of Irish Volunteers who met in London in 1914 to organise funds for the Howth gun-running, and in 1920/1921 was involved with the Peace with Ireland Movement. Berkeley also saw service in the British Army during the First World War. He wrote several books, mainly about Italy and Italian history, among them the 1929 publication 'The Irish battalion in the Papal army of 1860'. In writing this book he wished to preserve the first-hand accounts of the men who were there, and to redeem the reputation of the Irish members of the Papal Army, who, he felt, were unfairly treated in some previous histories. |
| Arrangement: | Fonds |
| Provenance: | Originally in the possession of George Fitz-Hardinge Berkeley. |
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Letter from Captain J. R. White to George F.-H. Berkeley regarding his efforts to organise the Irish Volunteers which he feels is becoming too parochial and must be formed into a more cohesive military entity,
1914 June 26.
| In Collection: | George Fitz-Hardinge Berkeley Papers. |
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| Description: | White asks that any arms be sent only to units where there is a trained military man in charge. He asks Berkeley to come to Northern Ireland to assist him in forming an All-Ulster Council. |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 item (8 pages with envelope). |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 7879/11
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |