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 political matters involving a Provisional Commitee and the Irish Parliamentary Party, and also efforts by John Redmond to disband the Irish Volunteers,
1914 June 16.
| In Collection: | George Fitz-Hardinge Berkeley Papers. |
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| Description: | White gives the price of hiring a car and chauffeur for a trip around Northern Ireland, part of which Berkeley is to cover. White feels that he is making progress with the Irish Volunteers in the North and asks for assistance in arming them. |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 item (6 pages). |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 7879/7
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |