Letter from W. H. M. Cobbe to Lord Wimborne, 29 April 1916 Letters 1916-1923 W. H. M. Cobbe

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A letter from W. H. M. Cobbe (b. 1871), the County Recruiting Committee in Queen's County (Laois), to the Lord Lieutenant, Ivor Guest, Lord Wimborne (1873-1939). The letter refers to the raising of a force of fifty men designed for local defence purposes in the wake of the the outbreak of the Rising on 24 April 1916. Ivor Churchill Guest, 1st Viscount Wimborne was appointed the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1915. Guest worked closely alongside Sir Matthew Nathan (1862-1939) in the administration of Ireland. Following the suppression of the Rising, Guest, under pressure, was forced to resign as Lord Lieutenant. A later inquiry into the Rising exonerated Guest and held Augustine Birrell (1850-1933) chiefly responsible for the events that occurred. Guest would continue to serve as Lord Lieutenant until 1918. W. H. M. Cobbe (b. 1871) was born in Ballycullane, about three miles from Portarlington. Son of an auctioneer and farmer, he carried on the family business on the death of his father in 1906. Cobbe was essential to the setting up of a golf club on the Warburton estate, when the game was sweeping Ireland.

 National Archives of Ireland Chief Secretary's Office Registered Papers, CSO RP/1916/7680/1 https://letters1916.ie/item/153 English W. H. M. Cobbe 1916-04-29 Ballycullane, Portarlington, County Laois, Ireland Ivor Churchill Guest Male Easter Rising Ireland 1916

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 Ballycullane Portarlington April 29th 1916 To His Excellency The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland May it please your Excellency Having regard to the present trouble in this Country; Should your Excellency deem it necessary I am prepared to raise a local force of at least FIFTY men for local defence purposes which would be willing to serve under military orders to keep the peace in Mountmellick & Portarlington & surrounding Districts. I will guarantee the fidelity of the men, who would esteem it a privilege to help in putting an end to the lamentable state of affairs. I remain Your Excellency's Obedient Servant W. H. M. Cobbe I.P. Committee Hon Sec County recruiting Assist. UnderSecretary Am ack. with thanks for his offer will suffice WMC 8/5 I.J. Do you want any special constables in this district E O'F 8 v. 16 Ivor Churchill Guest Letter from James Patrick Farrell to Lord Wimborne, 27 March 1916Letter from W. H. M. Cobbe to Lord Wimborne, 29 April 1916Letter from 'a loyal subject' to Lord Wimborne, 30 April 1916Letter from William Sheehan to Lord Wimborne, 26 May 1916Letter from David G. Curtin to Lord Wimborne, 25 March 1916Letter from John R. Johnson to Lord Wimborne, 18 November, 1915Letter from 'A Loyal Subject' to Lord Wimborne, undated, circa 22 November, 1915Letter from Patrick H. O'Brien to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 20 June 1916Letter from the Town Clerk, Blackrock, County Dublin, to Lord Wimborne, 20 April 1916Letter from Major J. Crean to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 4 May 1916Letter from M. Bonham Carter to Lord Wimborne, 19 February 1916Letter from Edward Marsh to Lord Wimborne, 13 May 1916Letter from Patrick O'Brien to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 21 June 1916Letter from Reginald Le Normand Brabazon, the Earl of Meath, to Lord Wimborne, 7 February 1916Letter from the Earl of Shaftsbury to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 31 December 1915Letter from John Butler to Lord Wimborne, 15 November 1915Letter from Nicholas Nally to the Lord Lieutenant, 17 May 1916Letter from Lord Wimborne to Sir John Maxwell, 1 May 1916.Letter from Lord Wimborne to Sir John Maxwell, 1 May 1916Letter from Lord Wimborne to Sir John Maxwell, 3 May 1916Letter from William M. Nolan to Lord Wimborne, 13 March 1916Letter from Thomas G. Buchanan to Lord Wimborne, 19 May 1916Letter from Jones McKenna to Lord Wimborne, 21 August 1916Letter from Hanoria Shanahan to the Lord Lieutenant, Lord Wimborne, 29 March 1916Letter from Peter Molloy to Lord Wimborne, 29 January 1916Letter from Lord Wimborne to Sir John Maxwell, 29 April 1916 W. H. M. Cobbe Letter from W. H. M. Cobbe to Lord Wimborne, 29 April 1916 Ballycullane, Portarlington, County Laois, Ireland Letter from W. H. M. Cobbe to Lord Wimborne, 29 April 1916