The Cork Defence Union was a non-sectarian and non-political organisation established in Cork, Ireland, October 1885 to "unite together all friends of law and order of all classes in this country in a body for their mutual defence and protection".
The Union was opposed to Home Rule and the National League. Landowners, merchants, farmers, shopkeepers, artisans and labourers united under the presidency of the Earl of Bandon and his assistant Viscount Doneraile to help those who had become victims of the National League boycotting campaign.[1]
Referencesedit
^A Dictionary of Irish History, D.J.Hickey & J.E.Doherty, Gill and Macmillan, Dublin, 1980. Pp. page 95. ISBN0-7171-1567-4
December 20, 2023
cork, defence, union, sectarian, political, organisation, established, cork, ireland, october, 1885, unite, together, friends, order, classes, this, country, body, their, mutual, defence, protection, union, opposed, home, rule, national, league, landowners, me. The Cork Defence Union was a non sectarian and non political organisation established in Cork Ireland October 1885 to unite together all friends of law and order of all classes in this country in a body for their mutual defence and protection The Union was opposed to Home Rule and the National League Landowners merchants farmers shopkeepers artisans and labourers united under the presidency of the Earl of Bandon and his assistant Viscount Doneraile to help those who had become victims of the National League boycotting campaign 1 References edit A Dictionary of Irish History D J Hickey amp J E Doherty Gill and Macmillan Dublin 1980 Pp page 95 ISBN 0 7171 1567 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cork Defence Union amp oldid 1177577775, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
