THE NORTH CORKS.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 14, 5 April 1900, Page 4

TH E NORTH CORKS.

The men of the districts in North Cork, South Tipperary. and East Limerick, from which the North Corks are re'eruited. are (says the London Daili/ Tihqraph') born fighters. They are of magnificent phy-iejne, nimble wit. and indomitable courage. la this regi'in 'oiiip of the old Irish factions still linger. The ' ThieeV ear-Olds' and ' Two-W ir-OkK' the ' Oanavats ' and ' Shanavats," now and then provoke one another by ' twirling ' their shillelaghs, anel break one another's headb when thpy have spoiled fora fi^ht too long. As th" line fellows who have gone 1 to the front we^re moving off a few duys ago in the train some e>f the crowd called to them' '(iiiod luck to ye, boys. Ye are geiitig to ha\eatight, anyhow : but what >-nlo are ye to be on I ' '\\ haYs that to elo with you' 1 w,b the ansver. "We are going to -ec fair plu\ . anyway.' In seeing -fair ploy no soldier of the < ( >ueen will »n c a better account ol the him he- tlwi these >orth Cork 'boys.