Category Archives: Cavalry

An ‘outrage’: desecration of a vault in Cork, 1895

by igt_admin Posted on September 26, 2017

In late May 1895, Cork city and county was intrigued by the ‘outrage at Inniscarra’. A number of soldiers of the 10th Royal Hussar regiment – stationed in Ballincollig, a few miles from Inniscarra – were arrested on suspicion of … Continue reading →

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The aftermath of Waterloo in Ireland: ‘Peace to the World! Plenty to the Poor!’

by igt_admin Posted on June 17, 2015

So declared a celebratory public illumination in Dublin city 10 days after the battle of Waterloo had been fought. It might seem astonishing now to hear that the news of Wellington’s victory over Napoleon took 3 days and 2 hours … Continue reading →

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The ‘horrid lash’: flogging in garrison towns

by igt_admin Posted on January 19, 2015

One December morning in 1845 the ‘loud and agonizing cries of a person apparently in the extremes of bodily torture and anguish’ echoed through the streets of Castlebar, County Mayo. In the town’s barrack a sergeant of the 30th Regiment … Continue reading →

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