‘Daly’s sacrifice still inspires us’ -- Stormont Watch

[ VoyUser Login optional ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1, 2, 3, 4, [5], 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 ]

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: Sun, Oct 28 2007, 16:52:23 PDT
Author: Sinn Féin Poblachtach - Cork
Subject: ‘Daly’s sacrifice still inspires us’

‘Daly’s sacrifice still inspires us’

28 Deireadh Fómhair/October 2007

Ó Brádaigh address at Tyrellspass, Co Westmeath

“The lesson to be learned from the sacrifice of James Daly and his comrades in the Connaught Rangers mutiny in India in 1920 was that Irish people throughout the world would be prepared to rally to the national cause in the context of an all-out struggle for Irish freedom and independence,” said Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, President of Republican Sinn Féin, at a commemoration at the grave of James Daly in Tyrellspass, Co Westmeath, on Sunday, October 28.

A further lesson was that James Daly’s comrades, who were not executed, were sent back to England to serve long terms of penal servitude and were not included in the general amnesty which followed the Treaty of Surrender in 1921.

It took a prolonged agitation until 1923 to secure their release from prison. The bodies of Daly and his comrades Patrick Smythe and Peter Sears were not given over to their families until 1970 when the National Graves Association re-interred them with every honour, Daly in Tyrellspass and the other two in the Republican Plot, Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin.

Máire Drumm, Vice-President of Republican Sinn Féin at the time, unveiled a monument at James Daly’s grave in 1974. On her way from Tyrellspass that evening she was arrested and jailed for a speech she had made in Galway but the charge was found to be baseless.

Following close on the hunger strike death of Terence Mac Swiney and the execution of Kevin Barry, James Daly’s sacrifice on November 2, 1920 has continued to inspire those striving to end English rule in Ireland, a task that has yet to be completed, the speaker concluded.

Sinn Féin Poblachtach

Related links: www.rsfcork.com
http://saoirse.21.forumer.com/index.php

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

[ VoyUser Login ] Not required to post.
Post a public reply to this message | Go post a new public message
Note: This forum is moderated -- new posts are not visible until approved.
* HTML allowed in marked fields.
Message subject (required):

Name (required):

Expression ^{(Optional mood/title along with your name) Examples: (happy, sad, The Joyful, etc.) help)}

E-mail address (optional):

* Type your message here:
>‘Daly’s sacrifice still inspires us’ > >28 Deireadh Fómhair/October 2007 > >Ó Brádaigh address at Tyrellspass, Co Westmeath > >“The lesson to be learned from the sacrifice of James >Daly and his comrades in the Connaught Rangers mutiny >in India in 1920 was that Irish people throughout the >world would be prepared to rally to the national cause >in the context of an all-out struggle for Irish >freedom and independence,” said Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, >President of Republican Sinn Féin, at a commemoration >at the grave of James Daly in Tyrellspass, Co >Westmeath, on Sunday, October 28. > >A further lesson was that James Daly’s comrades, who >were not executed, were sent back to England to serve >long terms of penal servitude and were not included in >the general amnesty which followed the Treaty of >Surrender in 1921. > >It took a prolonged agitation until 1923 to secure >their release from prison. The bodies of Daly and his >comrades Patrick Smythe and Peter Sears were not given >over to their families until 1970 when the National >Graves Association re-interred them with every honour, >Daly in Tyrellspass and the other two in the >Republican Plot, Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin. > >Máire Drumm, Vice-President of Republican Sinn Féin at >the time, unveiled a monument at James Daly’s grave in >1974. On her way from Tyrellspass that evening she was >arrested and jailed for a speech she had made in >Galway but the charge was found to be baseless. > >Following close on the hunger strike death of Terence >Mac Swiney and the execution of Kevin Barry, James >Daly’s sacrifice on November 2, 1920 has continued to >inspire those striving to end English rule in Ireland, >a task that has yet to be completed, the speaker >concluded. > >Sinn Féin Poblachtach > >Related links: www.rsfcork.com ><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >href="http://saoirse.21.forumer.com/index.php">http://s >aoirse.21.forumer.com/index.php</a>

Note: This forum is moderated -- new posts are not visible until approved.

Notice: Copies of your message may remain on this and other systems on internet. Please be respectful.
The Voy.com User Agreement applies to all visitors.

[ Contact Forum Admin ]

Forum timezone: GMT+0
VF Version: 2.94, ConfDB:
Before posting please read our privacy policy.
VoyForums^(tm) is a Free Service from Voyager Info-Systems.
Copyright © 1998-2012 Voyager Info-Systems. All Rights Reserved.