Letter from Padraig Pearse to Joseph McGarrity regarding the split in the Irish Volunteers and fundraising for arms,

Letter from Padraig Pearse to Joseph McGarrity regarding the split in the Irish Volunteers and fundraising for arms,

1914 July 14.
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Main Creator: Pearse, Padraic, 1879-1916.
Contributors: McGarrity, Joseph, 1874-1940
Summary:Letter from Padraig Pearse to Joseph McGarrity in which Pearse discusses at length the reasons for John Redmond's appeal to the Irish Volunteers to enlist in the British army in the lead up to World War One and the consquences of the resulting split in the organisation. Pearse also discusses the issues surrounding arming the Irish Volunteers and the use of force to establish Home Rule in Ulster.


Pearse also makes reference to the members of the 'Standing Committee': Burke, Donovan, Fitzgibbon, Hobson, Judge, Meredith, Nugent, Fr. O'Hare, Walsh, Mac Neill, L. Kettle, Gore, O'Rahilly.
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In collection: Joseph McGarrity Papers, 1789-1971
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
Mac Neill, Eoin, > 1867-1945
MacDiarmada, Seán, > 1883-1916
Ceannt, Éamonn, > 1881-1916
Asquith, H. H. > (Herbert Henry), > 1852-1928
Hobson, Bulmer
Redmond, John Edward, > 1856-1918
Pearse, Padraic, > 1879-1916 > Correspondence
Irish Volunteers
Sinn Féin
Home rule > Ireland
Notes:Manuscript in ink.

Letter addressed from St. Enda's College, Rathfarnham.

Physical description: 1 item (6 pages).

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Letter from Padraig Pearse to Joseph McGarrity regarding the split in the Irish Volunteers and fundraising for arms,

1914 July 14.
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Joseph McGarrity Papers, 1789-1971
Description:Letter from Padraig Pearse to Joseph McGarrity in which Pearse discusses at length the reasons for John Redmond's appeal to the Irish Volunteers to enlist in the British army in the lead up to World War One and the consquences of the resulting split in the organisation. Pearse also discusses the issues surrounding arming the Irish Volunteers and the use of force to establish Home Rule in Ulster.
Pearse also makes reference to the members of the 'Standing Committee': Burke, Donovan, Fitzgibbon, Hobson, Judge, Meredith, Nugent, Fr. O'Hare, Walsh, Mac Neill, L. Kettle, Gore, O'Rahilly.
Main Creator: Pearse, Padraic, 1879-1916.
Language:English
Extent:1 item (6 pages).
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 17,477/4 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.