THE CORK CAMPAIGN.
VIOLENCE RENEWED. REDMONDITES V. O'BBIENITES. 8j Telegraph—Press Association —CopjrlEht London, May 24. The city of Cork is divided into hostile camps—one consisting of Mr. William O'Brien's "All for Ireland League" (with which arc identified the 11 Independent Nationalist M.l'.'s) and the other of Mr. John Redmond's "United Irish League" (the organisation of tho 71 Hedniondito M.P.'s, or Nationalists Proper). Disturbances continue. One faction, armed with hurling and • other stout sticks, invaded tho other's territory. Thirty persons wero injured. Many heads were broken. The police charged with batons. Tho priests are endeavouring to restore harmony. [Full details of the Rcdmondites , campaign in the O'Bricnitos' centre, Cork, appeared in Tuesday's Domixiox. With regard to the hurling stick, a standard authority points out that hurling, as played in Cornwall in.lGo2. is a gamo in which opposite parties strive to hurl or force a ball through their, opponents goal. As played at the present time in Ireland, the game is the samo a= hockey —except when O'Brienites meet Redmondites.l ■
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 826, 26 May 1910, Page 5
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168THE CORK CAMPAIGN. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 826, 26 May 1910, Page 5
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