Howth gun-running
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The Howth gun-running was a 1914 operation in which Irish nationalists smuggled rifles and ammunition into Howth, County Dublin, to arm the Irish Volunteers in preparation for potential armed resistance to British rule.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish revolutionary event
ⓘ
arms smuggling operation ⓘ event ⓘ |
| aftermath | Bachelor’s Walk shootings in Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Home Rule crisis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish revolutionary period ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | plaques and memorials in Howth ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | significant anniversaries of 26 July 1914 ⓘ |
| contrastWith | Larne gun-running ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1914-07-26 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Kilcoole gun-running NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | civilians injured and killed in subsequent Bachelor’s Walk incident ⓘ |
| hasQuantity |
approximately 25,000 rounds of ammunition
ⓘ
approximately 900 Mauser rifles ⓘ |
| location |
County Dublin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Howth NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
British Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British authorities ⓘ Dublin Metropolitan Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
Irish Republican Brotherhood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish Volunteers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Bulmer Hobson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Darrell Figgis NERFINISHED ⓘ Erskine Childers NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish Republican Brotherhood NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish Volunteers NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish nationalists ⓘ Molly Childers NERFINISHED ⓘ The O'Rahilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Irish struggle for independence ⓘ |
| precededBy | Larne gun-running ⓘ |
| purpose |
to arm the Irish Volunteers
ⓘ
to prepare for potential armed resistance to British rule in Ireland ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Easter Rising
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
contributed to militarisation preceding the Easter Rising
ⓘ
increased tension between Irish nationalists and British authorities ⓘ successful landing of rifles and ammunition at Howth ⓘ |
| significance | major step in arming Irish Volunteers before the Easter Rising ⓘ |
| usedShip |
Asgard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chotah NERFINISHED ⓘ Kelpie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weaponType | Mauser Model 1871 rifles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1914 ⓘ |
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