Issue 265 Of Century Ireland 1923

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Edition 265 of Century Ireland with all the news from 100 years ago.

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'Our freedom recognised by the nations of the world' Ireland accepted into League of Nations at Geneva ceremony
Geneva, 11 September 1923
‘Our freedom recognised by the nations of the world’, President William T. Cosgrave told a press representative following Ireland’s acceptance into the League of Nations in Geneva yesterday.

The Irish delegation to the League of Nations, September 1923 Photo: UCD Digital Library — The Irish delegation to the League of Nations, September 1923
Photo: UCD Digital Library

Tributes to Cosgrave on Dublin return from League of Nations ceremony
Dublin, 15 September 1923
A major welcoming event was held in Dublin yesterday in honuor of President Cosgrave’s arrival back in Ireland from Geneva following the Free State’s formal acceptance into the League of Nations.

President Cosgrave begin welcomed home from Geneva Photo: Irish Independent, 15 September 1923 — President Cosgrave welcomed home from Geneva
Photo: Irish Independent, 15 September 1923

Heroes Homecoming for Kilkenny hurlers after winning 1922 Hurling Championship
Kilkenny, 11 September 1923
The Kilkenny hurlers have received a rapturous welcome home to the Marble City after defeating Tipperary at Croke Park on the 9th of September to secure the delayed All-Ireland Championship title for 1922.

Kilkenny team that won the 1922 GAA Hurling All-Ireland title Photo: GAA.ie — Kilkenny team that won the 1922 GAA Hurling All-Ireland title
Photo: GAA.ie

Partition creates confusion over fishing rights in Lough Foyle
Moville, 13 September 1923
What are the rights of Free State fishermen to make a living from the waters of Lough Foyle post-partition? This is the question at the core of a case that has been heard on the 11th of September at Moville District Court in Co. Donegal.

A view over Lough Foyle and the village of Moville, where the District Court which heard the case over fishing rights is based. Photo: National Library of Ireland, L_CAB_06395 — A view over Lough Foyle and the village of Moville, where the District Court which heard the case over fishing rights is based.
Photo: National Library of Ireland, L_CAB_06395

Children starving because of political imprisonments, Waterford protest meeting is told
Waterford, 18 September 1923
There are hundreds of children starving in Dublin because the Free State Government has locked up their fathers and deprived their families of a vital means of support.
That was the message delivered to a public meeting in Waterford on the 17th of September by the newly-elected TD for the city, Mrs. Caitlín Brugha, who said that she knew of homes in Dublin where there was not a chair to sit, as all the furniture had been pawned or sold to buy bread.

Newly-elected TD, Mrs Caitlín Brugha TD, a speaker at the Waterford demonstration Photo: UCD Cultural Heritage Collections — Newly-elected TD, Mrs Caitlín Brugha TD, a speaker at the Waterford demonstration
Photo: UCD Cultural Heritage Collections

Woman killed by Free State soldier returning from dance in Kerry
"I’m a Diehard anyway", 22 year-old tells soldier before the shot was fired
Kerry, 6 September 1923
An officer in the National Army is in Military Custody following an incident in which a young woman, Ms. Hannah Connor (22), was shot coming from a dance in Glenbeigh, Co. Kerry on the 3rd of September.

Although identified in the photograph as being Cahirciveen, this is a view of the village of Glenbeigh Photo: National Library of Ireland, L_CAB_03887 — Although identified in the photograph as being Cahirciveen, this is a view of the village of Glenbeigh
Photo: National Library of Ireland, L_CAB_03887

Thousands homeless as fire rips through university city of Berkeley, California
Berkeley, 19 September 1923
Hundreds of homes and a large number of businesses were destroyed by out of control fires in Berkeley, California yesterday. In material terms, the damage is expected to amount to several millions of dollars.

Shuttuck Avenue and Francisco Street in Berkeley on Sept. 17, 1923, the day the fire broke out Photo: East Bay Times — Shuttuck Avenue and Francisco Street in Berkeley on Sept. 17, 1923, the day the fire broke out
Photo: East Bay Times

Freedom of the City of Dublin conferred upon famous singer, John McCormack
Tenor predicts a School of Music for Dublin to stem the flow of Irish artists overseas to learn
Dublin, 7 September 1923
The Freedom of the City of Dublin was yesterday conferred upon the famous, and world-renowned, tenor, Count John McCormack.