A Short History of the Irish Volunteers

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I.V. HEADQUARTERS STAFF.
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able assistants who gave tlieir whole time gratui-
tously to the routine work of his office.
Colonel Cotter, an Irishman residing in England,
came to Dublin in July, 1914, and offered his ser-
vices to the Irish Volunteers. He was given charge
of the military organisation of the movement, and
was appointed Chief of Staff. I was asked by Col.
Moore to assist Cotter, as naturally his knowledge
of local conditions in Ireland was limited. We
worked together during the whole of Colonel Cotter’s
too short stajr in Ireland, and I can bear testimony
to the immense amount of valuable organising which
he did for the Volunteers. He was a very able man
and did a great deal to produce order out of the
chaos resulting from the extremely rapid growth of
the movement. Unfortunately for us, he was only
able to stay in Ireland for a couple of months, and
when he returned to England we had no other officer
who could adequately take his place. His departure
was a great loss to the movement.
In the country Colonel Moore appointed a large
number of County Inspectors, who worked under
his direction, and though most of them did little to
advance the training of the men in their districts
they ensured uniformity in what instruction was
being given by local ex-armv men employed by the
various corps, who were at that time the only in-
structors available. The following Order, issued in
August, gives the names of several of the county
inspection officers. There are names amongst them
which are not generally associated with Irish Na-

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