Andy Irvine - Where is our James Connolly?

[Stallit 2 de Halfo]

Andy Irvine - Where is our James Connolly?

Very nice version of james connolly. Well made video aswell.

youtube.com/watch?v=oLE5LfRRY6U

[Papa C.]

Excellent version. This video would go well on the front page of the web site. What do you think comrade?

[Stallit 2 de Halfo]

Excellent version. This video would go well on the front page of the web site. What do you think comrade?

Yeah, go ahead

[Stallit 2 de Halfo]

If any of you guys watch the vid - see the clip where it shows "reasons why to Join the citizend army"?

Anyone know where I can get a copy of that online to view it?

[Papa C.]

barry said:

If any of you guys watch the vid - see the clip where it shows "reasons why to Join the citizend army"?

Anyone know where I can get a copy of that online to view it?

This could be it but I'm not 100%. Taken from struggle.ws/cc1913/ica.html

"The Citizen Army's first handbill contained a list of reasons not to join the Volunteers, (controlled by forces opposed to Labour, officials having locked out union men etc..,) and a list of reasons to join the Citizen Army (controlled by working class people, refuses membership to people opposed to Labour etc..,). Both Larkin and O'Casey were antagonistic towards the Volunteers, O'Casey bitterly so. This was not the case with all the Citizen Army though, Constance Markievicz had quite cordial relations with the Volunteers and most of the rank and file of both organisations got on quite well.

If the Citizen Army was not to disappear altogether a total reorganisation was needed. O'Casey suggested to Captain Jack White that the Citizen Army should be overhauled and improved

"so that it might become an influential fighting force in the ranks of Labour".

On March 22nd 1914 a general meeting of workers was held in Liberty Hall to reorganise the Citizen Army The following proposed constitution was unanimously accepted by the meeting;

1. That the first and last principle of the Irish Citizen Army is the avowal that the ownership of Ireland, moral and material, is vested of right in the people of Ireland.

2. That the Irish Citizen Army shall stand for the absolute unity of Irish nationhood and shall support the rights and liberties of the democracies of all nations.

3. That one of its objects shall be to sink all differences of birth, property and creed under the common name of the Irish people.

4. That the Citizen Army shall be open to all who accept the principle equal rights and opportunities for the Irish people.

5. Before being enrolled, every applicant must, if eligible, be a member of his Trades Union, such Union to be recognised by the Irish Trades Union Congress."

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Hope this helps.

[Stallit 2 de Halfo]

This could be it but I'm not 100%. Taken from struggle.ws/cc1913/ica.html

"The Citizen Army's first handbill contained a list of reasons not to join the Volunteers, (controlled by forces opposed to Labour, officials having locked out union men etc..,) and a list of reasons to join the Citizen Army (controlled by working class people, refuses membership to people opposed to Labour etc..,). Both Larkin and O'Casey were antagonistic towards the Volunteers, O'Casey bitterly so. This was not the case with all the Citizen Army though, Constance Markievicz had quite cordial relations with the Volunteers and most of the rank and file of both organisations got on quite well.

If the Citizen Army was not to disappear altogether a total reorganisation was needed. O'Casey suggested to Captain Jack White that the Citizen Army should be overhauled and improved

"so that it might become an influential fighting force in the ranks of Labour".

On March 22nd 1914 a general meeting of workers was held in Liberty Hall to reorganise the Citizen Army The following proposed constitution was unanimously accepted by the meeting;

1. That the first and last principle of the Irish Citizen Army is the avowal that the ownership of Ireland, moral and material, is vested of right in the people of Ireland.

2. That the Irish Citizen Army shall stand for the absolute unity of Irish nationhood and shall support the rights and liberties of the democracies of all nations.

3. That one of its objects shall be to sink all differences of birth, property and creed under the common name of the Irish people.

4. That the Citizen Army shall be open to all who accept the principle equal rights and opportunities for the Irish people.

5. Before being enrolled, every applicant must, if eligible, be a member of his Trades Union, such Union to be recognised by the Irish Trades Union Congress."

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Hope this helps.

Cheers Papa C .

[Papa C.]

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I found the thing I was looking for. It can be found here..

www.geocities.com/irishredarmy/dloads/labour.jpg

[Papa C.]

Ah grand. Interesting site. Who runs that do you know? Is it just a small project or is there an organisation behind it like?

[Stallit 2 de Halfo]

Havnt a clue who started it. I found it through a link at the rsmforum from a thread from a couple of years back, so it seems to be an abandoned project for a website.