Route Endorsed
Limerick County Council looked towards the Irish Sea in 1900 when it supported proposals for...
Politics and Government
News and historical stories concerning Irish and Limerick politics between 1900 and 2000, including elections, political parties, local government, public administration, Home Rule, nationalism, unionism, republicanism, parliamentary affairs, civic leadership and major political campaigns.
Commons Uproar
The House of Commons descended into uproar on 2 February 1900 after Colonel Edward Saunderson...
Excursion Riot
A railway excursion organised by Cleeve’s Creamery in Tipperary town drew the Limerick-based company into...
Election Violence
The South Mayo by-election of February 1900 drew Limerick directly into a bitter struggle over...
Yeomanry Depart
Reports from Cape Town in early March 1900 carried the movement of the Leicestershire Yeomanry...
Divided Welcome
Queen Victoria’s final visit to Ireland in April 1900 became a matter of immediate political...
Rockbarton Burning
Limerick society was disturbed in 1900 by reports of a suspicious fire at Rockbarton, the...
Surrender Refused
Limerick formally entered a state of siege on 9 August 1690 when William III’s army...
Shannon Retreat
Limerick became one of the principal centres of Jacobite resistance after William III’s victory at...
Summit Disaster
For Limerick, whose city and county belonged to the recruiting region of the Royal Munster...
Drogheda Muster
Limerick entered the military calculations of the Jacobite leadership during the first half of September...
Tabanyama Assault
News of the fighting on the Tabanyama ridges carried particular weight in Limerick, where families...
Roberts Arrives
Field Marshal Lord Roberts arrived at Cape Town on 10 January 1900 and assumed supreme...
Divided Loyalties
Irish public opinion during the South African War was divided in a manner that exposed...
University Demand
Bishop Edward Thomas O’Dwyer of Limerick delivered a prominent intervention in the continuing dispute over...
Coal Dues
A substantial case before Judge Richard Adams examined the Mayor of Limerick’s asserted right to...
Roads Dispute
Arguments continued across County Limerick over whether public roads should be maintained through private contracts...
Shannon Resistance
At the opening of the twentieth century, Limerick’s fishery interests faced a proposal they believed...
Sessions Disputed
Judge Richard Adams rejected demands that Limerick’s annual Quarter Sessions should be increased from four...
Legal Resistance
Limerick Harbour Commissioners instructed the Dublin solicitor George Fottrell to organise formal opposition to renewed...
Shannon Opposition
The surviving newspaper evidence dates this report to 2 January 1900 rather than 1 January,...
Unity Resolutions
Local political organisations passed resolutions supporting a united Irish parliamentary representation as impatience grew with...
Press Demands
Nationalist newspapers increasingly presented reunion as essential if Ireland was to recover influence at Westminster...
Factional Legacy
The legacy of the Parnell split continued to govern personal relationships within Irish nationalism nearly...
Health Inquiry
A government investigation into the causes of exceptionally high death rates in Irish cities was...
Civic Compromise
Mayor John Daly was returned unopposed when Limerick Corporation assembled for its quarterly election of...
Contracts Shortened
Limerick No. 1 District Council altered the system governing maintenance and repair contracts for public...
Inquiry Announced
The Inspectors of Irish Fisheries announced that they would hold an official inquiry in Limerick...
Observer Expelled
The Limerick Board of Guardians unanimously ordered a police constable to leave its meeting after...
Tenant Payments
Judge Richard Adams delivered an important ruling during the Limerick Quarter Sessions concerning the fixing...
Claims Approved
The Treasury approved compensation claims submitted by two former deputy cess collectors whose employment had...
Electric Lighting
Limerick Corporation voted by twenty-four members to four to adopt J. Enright’s proposal for lighting...
Fisheries Alarm
The Limerick Fishery Conservators intensified their opposition to the Shannon Water and Electric Power Bill...
Labour Sanctioned
The Local Government Board approved Limerick County Council’s decision to undertake certain road works by...
Takeover Opposed
Limerick Corporation unanimously authorised formal opposition to the proposed sale of the Waterford, Limerick and...
Roads Conflict
Judge Richard Adams awarded £105 compensation at Limerick County Crown Court for hay maliciously burned...
Garrison Announced
A new military garrison was announced for Limerick on 2 January 1900, although the arrangement...
Shannon Defence
On 2 January 1900, the Limerick Fishery Conservators unanimously opposed the scheme promoted by the...
Railway Resistance
On 2 January 1900, the Freeman’s Journal reported that the Limerick Harbour Commissioners had again...
Factional Shadows
The legacy of the Parnell split continued to shape personal rivalries within Irish nationalism nearly...
Difficult Ally
Tim Healy remained one of the most influential yet troublesome figures involved in the effort...
Discipline Debated
John Dillon’s supporters debated the conditions under which parliamentary discipline could be restored as negotiations...
Reunion Negotiations
John Redmond’s Parnellite followers opened formal communications with their former anti-Parnellite opponents as pressure intensified...
Reunion Talks
John Redmond’s Parnellite followers entered formal discussions with their former anti-Parnellite opponents as pressure mounted...
Redmond Favoured
John Redmond emerged during the closing days of January as the principal compromise candidate to...
Dillon Concedes
John Dillon confirmed during the closing days of January that he was prepared to relinquish...
Headlines Divided
Dublin newspapers published extensive political and military coverage on 25 January 1900, placing Ireland’s internal...
Ambition Rewarded
Edmond Henry Pery returned from a prolonged Grand Tour determined to convert education, family connection...
Hartstonge Legacy
The Hartstonge and Pery families became closely bound through two marriages that brought together political...
Mallow Inheritance
William Cecil Pery’s choice of “Mallow” as the territorial designation of his barony appears to...