11th

"Expert Authorities Claim that it takes one ton of lead to kill a man in actual warfare. Why not perfect yourself to do the same with one oz.?" Why indeed ?

zippo22 A fairly extravagant claim...

Before anything else: "Shooting range" @ 74 Thomas street: [GMaps] [OSI] Print works @ 13 Stafford Street [GMaps] [OSI]

guliolopez Thank you for those beautifully presented geo links. Now that's sorted, when was this? I checked in the 1903 and 1908 Thoms Dublin Directories (11th December fell on a Friday) but at no. 74 Thomas Street is John Byrne, grocer, tea, wine, and spirit merchant. Tried a few random years - 1912: ITGWU and 1915: Vacant...

National Library of Ireland on The Commons Indeed. I find this one a bit intriguing. I had found the same census returns as yourself, and it's clear that 74 Thomas Street was a public house (probably with grocery component) at the 1901 and 1911 census. There's nothing to indicate that it was in use for an extended period as a shooting range. (Although those properties all have/had reasonably long yards and rooms, so one of the back rooms might have been used as a range for a period.) Confirming a date would be made easier if we could link "The Fox and Co." to the property. However, I can't seem to find the company at all - not to mention any connection to Thomas Street. The only Fox connection (of any sort) to 74 Thomas Street would seem to be James Fox - a 16 year-old Na Fianna volunteer who died during the Rising at Stephen's Green. In some sources his address is given as 74 Thomas Street. Perhaps a family connection. Perhaps a coincidence. I went and (re)watched one of Eamonn mac Thomais' marvelous pieces on the history of the Liberties to see if he might mention something - but no such luck. (Although - to be honest - I was glad of the excuse to revisit these videos. I will find an excuse again soon...)

Mairie du XIe arrondissement, boulevard Voltaire

"Mairie" means mayor's office, or city hall.

Looks the same now: mairie11.paris.fr/mairie11/jsp/site/Portal.jsp?page_id=14 Picture taken this year from similar location as Bain photo: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/P1020897_Pari...

Original Agence Meurisse photo on Gallica site, with caption
"La foule devant la Mairie du XIe arrondissement pour toucher l'allocation "
The crowd outside the 11th Arrondissement Mairie to receive the allowance

Thanks for finding the source photo, artolog. We'll add some of this information to the caption the next time we update.

I was not too far away from that spot today at 11 am on 11/11/11 and I prayed for all those who had died in that war. It is interesting that so soon after independence so many people would turn out for a commemoration like that. The rot of intolerance must have come later? Look at the people on the roofs of Trinity - Health and Safety would have a hissy fit today!

Swordscookie Checked the newspaper reports, and it was obvious that everyone was trying their best, but there were tensions! Look how controversial the whole topic of poppy-wearing is to this day, let alone so close after WWI, the Easter Rising, the War of Independence and the Civil War...

Great piece of history.

We forget sometimes what Armistice day means

This is fascinating and deeply moving ... as a Canadian with Irish roots in my ancestry, I am eternally grateful and humbled by the selfless bravery exemplified here.