November 1919
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Nov-04 |
British Cabinet’s
Irish Committee (chaired by Walter Long – see October 7th) recommends to the
British Cabinet a policy of setting up two Home Rule parliaments - one in
Dublin and one in Belfast with a Council of Ireland to provide a framework
for possible unity. See November 11th. |
Townshend (1975),
pg 34; Durney (2013), pg 88 |
|
Nov-07 |
Dáil approves setting
up a national court system but implementation was subject to costs |
Townshend (2014),
pg 126 |
|
Nov-08 |
The RIC issue a
Safety of Barracks circular saying that as many barracks as needed should be
shut to bring the remainder up to a minimum of six men. This number is subsequently doubled and
leads to the closing to many small RIC barracks. |
Leeson (2012), pg
22; Townshend (2014), pg 108 |
|
Nov-10 |
Crown forces loot
and burn in Cork city centre |
O'Farrell P (1997),
pg xv; Macardle (1999), pg 317 |
|
Nov-10 |
Detective Officer
Wharton (G Division of the DMP) wounded by Paddy O’Daly at Harcourt St/Cuffe
St junction in Dublin. See November 29th. |
Price (2017), pg 86 |
|
Nov-11 |
British Cabinet
accepts Irish Committee's proposals for two Home Rule parliaments - goes on
to discuss (a) extent of territory under control of Belfast Parliament and
(b) extent of powers of the Parliaments.
See December 22nd. |
Townshend (1975),
pg 35-37 |
|
Nov-11 |
Order issued by the
Inspector General's office of the RIC which gave the authority to recruit
non-Irishmen to the RIC. More
Detail |
Townshend (1975),
pg 45; Townshend (2014), pg 102 & 476 |
|
Nov-11 |
First edition of Irish Bulletin produced by Dáil
Eireann's Department of Publicity under Desmond Fitzgerald - it was to be
produced five days a week from this date on for the next 22 months and became
very important in getting the Irish side of events known to a wide audience,
especially overseas. More Detail |
Townshend (1975),
pg 67; Augusteijn (2002), pg 234; Gallagher (1953), pgs 86-88; Brennan
(1950), pgs 264-265; Townshend (2014), pgs 95-96 |
|
Nov-11 |
Failed attempt to
ambush Lord French at Gratten Bridge, Dublin. This was one of a number
of failed attempts culminating in the Ashtown ambush on December 19th. |
Ryan (1945), pg 116 |
|
Nov-11 |
Major raid by
British forces on 76 Harcourt St, Dublin – the HQ of the Dáil.
Everything moveable was carried off, including stacks of official Dáil
notepaper. |
Gallagher (1953),
pg 90 |
|
Nov-17 |
Ten men from the
5th Battalion, Cork No. 3 Brigade, IRA (including Mossie Donegan, Sean
Cotter, Ralph Keyes, Constable Sullivan and Michael O'Callaghan) sneak
on-board a British Navy vessel anchored at Bantry, hold-up the crew and make
away with ten rifles, ten revolvers and ammunition. (Deasy says it was
the 16th Nov.) Regan, who was RIC District Inspector in Bantry at the time
said “I rather felt that the Navy made a present of the rifles [to the IRA], which
is what their lack of care amounted to”. |
Crowley in The
Kerryman (1955), pgs 36-43; Deasy (1973), pgs 87-91; Regan (2007), pg 128 |
|
Nov-17 |
Two bank officials
are robbed of £16,000 in the Millstreet area of Co. Cork. See 24th April 1920. |
Townshend (2014),
pg |
|
Nov-19 |
James Hurley, a
newspaper vendor and ex-British Army soldier, wrongly arrested for taking
part in the attempted killing of Detective Wharton (see 10th Nov
above). Sentenced to 15 years’ penal
servitude and only released after the Truce.
(Subsequently, Hurley was killed assisting a wounded soldier at the
outbreak of the Civil War in 1922.) |
Price (2017), pgs
86-87 |
|
Nov-19 |
The Treaty of
Versailles fails to get ratified in the US Senate. |
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|
Nov-25 |
Sinn Féin, Irish
Volunteers (IRA), Cumman na mBan and the Gaelic League suppressed in 27
counties. |
Macardle (1999), pg
317; Curran J M (1980), pg 26 & Hopkinson (2002), pg 40 |
|
Nov-29 |
Detective Sergeant
John Barton DMP ('G' Division) was shot on College St, Dublin and died a
short time later. Sean Tracey (V-C South Tipperary Brigade, IRA) was
with the Squad and shot the two fatal bullets. Barton was from Ballymacelligott in Co.
Kerry. He had given evidence against Joseph Plunkett at his court martial
after the 1916 Rising. Third ‘G’ man
killed in 1919 – the two others were killed on July 30th and
September 12th. Another had been seriously wounded on November 10th. There were only 10 detectives in the G
Division. |
Abbott (2000), pgs
46-47; Hopkinson (2002), pg 100; Price (2017), pg 87; Doyle (2008), pg 35;
Abbott (2019), pg 61 |
|
Nov |
British Army in
Ireland is re-organised. More Detail |
Townshend (1975),
pg 44; For Army Strength - See Appendices VIII and IX, Townshend
(1975), pgs 217-220 |
|
Nov |
Austin Stack made
Minister for Home Affairs (as Griffith made Acting President while De Valera
in US) but not confirmed by cabinet until 16th January 1920 (and
not confirmed by Dáil until 29th June). Stack took over from Griffith
responsibility for setting up national court system. |
Mitchell (1995), pg
139: Townshend (2014), pg 126 |
|
Nov |
Sean Etchingham
made Minister of Fisheries and JJ O'Kelly Minister for the National Language |
Mitchell (1995), pg
91 and 94 |
|
Nov |
Changes made to
Staff of Cork No. 2 Brigade IRA. More Detail |
O'Donnoghue (1986),
pg60 |