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Turmoil at Irish election as mobs attack hotels and streets
Eyewitness letter recalls a polling day marked by stone throwing and arson. Voters escorted by dragoons, police absent for hours, and clashes near hotels, markets, and chapels. Rioting continued into Sunday with attacks on homes of Mr Courtenay and others. Norwich and Bristol notices reference writs and candidate changes amid unrest.
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National Party
England
Dungarvan
Galway
Osborne
Norwich
R. J. Harvey
W. Russell
J. H. Tillett
8. Bignold
Bristol
Grantley Berkeley
E.S. Robinson
Kirkman Hodgson
Liberal Registration Association
Robinson
Liberal Party
Odger
Mallow
Munster
Major Knox
Dergat
O'Donovan
Rossa
Heron
Q.C
Kirkham
Clonmel
Eivery
O'Connor
Gladstone
Tey
Durance
Ireland
Tipperary
Kickham
Waterford
Thurles
Charles Kickham
Wickham
Faith
Fatherland
the Chronicle
Jleron
Limerick
Dublin
The
Morning Mail
Charles White
Waldron