Images of Irish National Foresters, Carlow
supplied by Mr J.J. Woods. Source Mr M. Purcell c2207.
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At Carlow Railway station, 1962:
Pat Purcell's wife, Maggie is third
from left and 4th is Esther Lyons. The men are Tommy Corcoran, Pat
Purcell, Christy Broderick, Liam Woods, Pado Redmond and Frank
Hutton, wearing the sash or collarette
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In
Tullamore, Co. Offaly. 1964:
Back row (l to r):(? Wexford), George
Ramsbottom, (? Wexford), Christy Broderick, Pat Purcell, J. J.
Woods, Tommy Corcoran, three from Wexford.
Front: (? Wexford), Liam Woods, Tommy
Dooley and Pado Redmond.
The Carlow uniforms were reputed to
have been made circa 1860 for a Dublin branch and on its
dissolution the Carlow branch purchased them. |
The Irish National Foresters (Coillteoirí
Náisiúnta na hÉireann in Irish) is an Irish friendly society.
The INF began in 1877 as a breakaway from the Ancient Order of
Foresters after political disagreements. The INF grew rapidly and soon
became the largest friendly society in Ireland. It supported Irish
nationalism and its constitution called for "government for Ireland by
the Irish people in accordance with Irish ideas and Irish aspirations".
By 1914 the order had spread worldwide and had a quarter of a million
members in over 1,000 branches. The influx of Irish labour into Scotland
in the 19th century saw the movement gain a foothold, first in the west
and later as far as the east coast.
With the establishment of the Irish Free State and the gradual
expansion of the social welfare system, the INF went into decline. Some
branches, particularly in Northern Ireland, continue to exist.
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