Second Boer War

Militia Mobilised

The South African War entered everyday life in Limerick during 1900 when the Royal Limerick...

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Queen Victoria’s final visit to Ireland in April 1900 became a matter of immediate political...

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For Limerick, whose city and county belonged to the recruiting region of the Royal Munster...

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News of the fighting on the Tabanyama ridges carried particular weight in Limerick, where families...

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Field Marshal Lord Roberts arrived at Cape Town on 10 January 1900 and assumed supreme...

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Boer commandos launched a major assault upon the British defensive line south of besieged Ladysmith...

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Irish public opinion during the South African War was divided in a manner that exposed...

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A Special Army Order issued at the beginning of January 1900 established the machinery for...

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The Limerick Board of Guardians granted six months’ leave without salary to James Ryan, an...

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A new military garrison was announced for Limerick on 2 January 1900, although the arrangement...

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