Ringing Words for Erin at Big Boston Meetings
Speech exalts land reform in Ireland and home rule. Speaker lauds progress on Irish ownership and local self government, urging transfer of soil from landlord to tenant, and introduces Michael Davitt amid cheers and applause.
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Erin
BIG Boston
Ireland
America
Sea
Michael Davitt
Atlantic
Malvern Heights
Blake
John Redmond
Dillon
Boston
Irish Leader Davitt Urges Land Rights and Home Rule
Michael Davitt argues for the Land League approach as the best path to Irish liberty, praising land reform, tenant security, and constitutional methods while not rejecting physical force if it offered a better chance. He recalls Irish leaders, England’s role, and the goal of land for the people, urging unity and peace talks.
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Michael Davitt
Ireland
England
League
United Irish League
Land League
Boston
Ballyhooley
America
Irish League
Dublin Castle
Russia
Austria
Germany
Europe
Roscommon
de Freyne
Monster meeting at Symphony Hall for Irish envoys
A packed Symphony Hall hears an impassioned Irish rights gathering with leaders like Redmond Dillon and Davitt praised by speakers and applauded by a sea of attendees. The event, featuring remarks by Garrison and Pavitt, closes near 11 with strong calls for American aid to Ireland and steadfast resolve against oppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Symphony Hall
Thomas Riley
Thongs J. Gargan
Patrick Ford
New York
Patrick Egan
Chili
United States
Irish Movement in Ireland and English Rule
John E. Redmond argues that English policy brutalizes Irish national movement, cites coercion, martial law, and suspended trial by jury across two thirds of Ireland. He condemns prosecutions by Dublin Castle and urges American Irish support, noting resistance to armed rebellion but seeking liberty.
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John E. Redmond
Ireland
United Irish League of Ireland
United Irish League
Dublin
Cork
Limerick
Transvaal
South Africa
John Fitzgibbon
Castlerea
Montreal
Dublin Castle
House of Commons
Edward Blake on Ireland's population decline and labor struggle
The Hon Edward Blake in Boston and Chicago condemns English rule in Ireland. He cites famine driven population decline from about 8.5 million to just over 4.25 million, arguing the loss could be 10 million when considering potential growth, and frames it as a national labor struggle.
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Edward Blake
Boston
Chicago
Ireland
England
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Ieland
John E. Redmond, M. P
Mr. Gladstone
Trish
John Boyle O'Reilly
Robert Joyce
Irish Land League
United States of America
John F. Cummins
John Dillon
Riley, Garrison
Finnerty
Redmond
Parnell
Edaward Blake
William Lloyd Garrison
Garrison
Great Britain
Sam Adams
Otis
Phillips
Mechanics’ Hall
Patrick A. McHugh
Sligo Chronicle
M ‘Hugh
William Redmond
Treland
Lexington
Bunker Hill
Fingland
M. P
John F. Finnerty
United Irish League of America
Davitt
London
Balfour
John Bull
John O'Donnell
Tke Garrison
Whittier
Bryant
Boyne
Rome
Michael Pavitt
Conlin
THE
Mgr
Denis O'Callaghan
Hollis Street Theatre
Edward Blake, M. P
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