On This Day / March 27, 1921
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Summary: On This Day – 27th March 1921, MPs questioned looting by Special Constables, support grew for expelled Belfast shipyard workers and Joseph Devlin prepared to open a new Hibernian hall. Edited by Éamon Phoenix.
‘Special’ Questions | On This Day – 27th March 1921
IN THE House of Commons yesterday, Mr Waterson, MP asked the Chief Secretary for the names of the Special Constables concerned in looting or robbery at Clones; and whether these constables were using Government lorries.
Mr Denis Henry [Attorney-General for Ireland] replied that nine members of the Special Constabulary had been arrested and were now awaiting trial by courtmartial.
Mr J MacVeagh asked the Chief Secretary whether he was in a position to make a statement with regard to the action of the Crown forces in seizing and removing from the offices of Mr Michael Noyk, solicitor, Dublin the briefs from counsel which had been delivered in several courtmartial cases. …
Mr Henry said the offices of Mr Noyk, solicitor were searched. Among the papers taken were some documents relating to recent murder trials but no improper use was made of them. They were returned unread.
A War Memorial
Editorial
WE PUBLISH today another long list of subscriptions to the Belfast Expelled Workers’ fund.
Generous help is acknowledged from a diocese in distant Indiana, Manitoba, Texas, Boston, Montreal and New York, all places from which assistance has come in response to the appeal for the workers and their families who are doomed to starvation by the organisers of the Pogrom in the shipyards at Belfast.
The Pogrom is operative up to this hour. Amongst its victims are hundreds of men who served heroically during the war…
The Pogrom was planned, organised and carried into effect under conditions of criminal brutality so that NE Ulster’s ‘Parliament’ should be ushered into existence while the wage-earning people were divided and weakened…
Lady Pirrie unveiled the memorial yesterday to the employees of Harland and Wolff who fell in the war.
She realised the facts of the case: ‘The warriors whose names are inscribed on those tablets have peace. I am sure they wanted peace.
‘Therefore I say, in memory of those wonderful men… let us have peace and unity and happiness. That is my prayer today.’
Hibernianism in the Ards
NATIONALISTS of the Ards intend making Easter Sunday a memorable day.
A magnificent new hall for Division 661 of the AOH will be opened at Ballycran, near Kircubbin by Mr Joseph Devlin, MP National President.
(Éamon Phoenix editor’s note: As the enforced exclusion of the Catholic shipyard workers, expelled by mobs in June 1920 continued, the yard’s manager Lord Pirrie and his wife appealed for tolerance – but to no avail.
The victims were already being replaced by demobbed soldiers from ‘Carson’s Army’ while two pacts by Craig and Collins failed to resolve the matter.
Meanwhile Devlin’s loyal Hibernians remained active.)
On This Day – 27th March 1921
Further Reading on Irish History:
List of other On This Day columns
Other resources: National Library of Ireland Irish News CAIN Archive
19210327
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Summary: On This Day – 27th March 1921, MPs questioned looting by Special Constables, support grew for expelled Belfast shipyard workers and Joseph Devlin prepared to open a new Hibernian hall. Edited by Éamon Phoenix.
‘Special’ Questions | On This Day – 27th March 1921
IN THE House of Commons yesterday, Mr Waterson, MP asked the Chief Secretary for the names of the Special Constables concerned in looting or robbery at Clones; and whether these constables were using Government lorries.
Mr Denis Henry [Attorney-General for Ireland] replied that nine members of the Special Constabulary had been arrested and were now awaiting trial by courtmartial.
Mr J MacVeagh asked the Chief Secretary whether he was in a position to make a statement with regard to the action of the Crown forces in seizing and removing from the offices of Mr Michael Noyk, solicitor, Dublin the briefs from counsel which had been delivered in several courtmartial cases. …
Mr Henry said the offices of Mr Noyk, solicitor were searched. Among the papers taken were some documents relating to recent murder trials but no improper use was made of them. They were returned unread.
A War Memorial
Editorial
WE PUBLISH today another long list of subscriptions to the Belfast Expelled Workers’ fund.
Generous help is acknowledged from a diocese in distant Indiana, Manitoba, Texas, Boston, Montreal and New York, all places from which assistance has come in response to the appeal for the workers and their families who are doomed to starvation by the organisers of the Pogrom in the shipyards at Belfast.
The Pogrom is operative up to this hour. Amongst its victims are hundreds of men who served heroically during the war…
The Pogrom was planned, organised and carried into effect under conditions of criminal brutality so that NE Ulster’s ‘Parliament’ should be ushered into existence while the wage-earning people were divided and weakened…
Lady Pirrie unveiled the memorial yesterday to the employees of Harland and Wolff who fell in the war.
She realised the facts of the case: ‘The warriors whose names are inscribed on those tablets have peace. I am sure they wanted peace.
‘Therefore I say, in memory of those wonderful men… let us have peace and unity and happiness. That is my prayer today.’
Hibernianism in the Ards
NATIONALISTS of the Ards intend making Easter Sunday a memorable day.
A magnificent new hall for Division 661 of the AOH will be opened at Ballycran, near Kircubbin by Mr Joseph Devlin, MP National President.
(Éamon Phoenix editor’s note: As the enforced exclusion of the Catholic shipyard workers, expelled by mobs in June 1920 continued, the yard’s manager Lord Pirrie and his wife appealed for tolerance – but to no avail.
The victims were already being replaced by demobbed soldiers from ‘Carson’s Army’ while two pacts by Craig and Collins failed to resolve the matter.
Meanwhile Devlin’s loyal Hibernians remained active.)
On This Day – 27th March 1921
Further Reading on Irish History:
List of other On This Day columns
Other resources: National Library of Ireland Irish News CAIN Archive
19210327
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Summary: On This Day – 27th March 1921, MPs questioned looting by Special Constables, support grew for expelled Belfast shipyard workers and Joseph Devlin prepared to open a new Hibernian hall. Edited by Éamon Phoenix.
‘Special’ Questions | On This Day – 27th March 1921
IN THE House of Commons yesterday, Mr Waterson, MP asked the Chief Secretary for the names of the Special Constables concerned in looting or robbery at Clones; and whether these constables were using Government lorries.
Mr Denis Henry [Attorney-General for Ireland] replied that nine members of the Special Constabulary had been arrested and were now awaiting trial by courtmartial.
Mr J MacVeagh asked the Chief Secretary whether he was in a position to make a statement with regard to the action of the Crown forces in seizing and removing from the offices of Mr Michael Noyk, solicitor, Dublin the briefs from counsel which had been delivered in several courtmartial cases. …
Mr Henry said the offices of Mr Noyk, solicitor were searched. Among the papers taken were some documents relating to recent murder trials but no improper use was made of them. They were returned unread.
A War Memorial
Editorial
WE PUBLISH today another long list of subscriptions to the Belfast Expelled Workers’ fund.
Generous help is acknowledged from a diocese in distant Indiana, Manitoba, Texas, Boston, Montreal and New York, all places from which assistance has come in response to the appeal for the workers and their families who are doomed to starvation by the organisers of the Pogrom in the shipyards at Belfast.
The Pogrom is operative up to this hour. Amongst its victims are hundreds of men who served heroically during the war…
The Pogrom was planned, organised and carried into effect under conditions of criminal brutality so that NE Ulster’s ‘Parliament’ should be ushered into existence while the wage-earning people were divided and weakened…
Lady Pirrie unveiled the memorial yesterday to the employees of Harland and Wolff who fell in the war.
She realised the facts of the case: ‘The warriors whose names are inscribed on those tablets have peace. I am sure they wanted peace.
‘Therefore I say, in memory of those wonderful men… let us have peace and unity and happiness. That is my prayer today.’
Hibernianism in the Ards
NATIONALISTS of the Ards intend making Easter Sunday a memorable day.
A magnificent new hall for Division 661 of the AOH will be opened at Ballycran, near Kircubbin by Mr Joseph Devlin, MP National President.
(Éamon Phoenix editor’s note: As the enforced exclusion of the Catholic shipyard workers, expelled by mobs in June 1920 continued, the yard’s manager Lord Pirrie and his wife appealed for tolerance – but to no avail.
The victims were already being replaced by demobbed soldiers from ‘Carson’s Army’ while two pacts by Craig and Collins failed to resolve the matter.
Meanwhile Devlin’s loyal Hibernians remained active.)
On This Day – 27th March 1921
Further Reading on Irish History:
List of other On This Day columns
Other resources: National Library of Ireland Irish News CAIN Archive
On This Day is a daily column in the Irish News looking back either 50 or 100 years. The column was compiled by Dr Éamon Phoenix from the mid 1980s until autumn, 2022. The Foundation is very grateful to the Irish News for giving permission to reproduce Eamon’s columns. Funding gratefully received from Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs and the Magill Trust.
* The Foundation has worked hard to recreate Eamon’s distinctive voice through AI. Since this is an emerging technology, occasional imperfections may be audible.