proclamation

Would that be the Declaration of War?

As many of the other images are to do with either the 1911 or 1926 strikes, I imagine this is a proclamation imposing emergency powers/legislation on the Government. i.e. allowing the imposition of curfews, no go areas, comandeering buses and vehicles etc.

very interesting period piece

Hi, I think that this is the Proclamation of King Edward VII. The Proclamation is always made in the same terms and is signed by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, Privy Councillors, the Lord mayor of London and other City representatives. Here is the King Edward VII Proclamation. "Whitehall, January 23, 1901. On Tuesday afternoon, the twenty-second of January instant, at half-past six o'clock, our late most gracious Sovereign Queen Victoria expired at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, in the eighty-second year of Her age, and the sixty-fourth year of Her reign. This event has caused one universal feeling of regret and sorrow to Her late Majesty's faithful and attached subjects, to whom She was endeared by the deep interest in their welfare which She invariably manifested, as well as by the signal virtues which marked and adorned Her character. Upon the intimation of this distressing event, the Lords of the Privy Council assembled this day at St. James's Palace, and gave orders for proclaiming His present Majesty, who made a most gracious declaration to them, and caused all the Lords and others of the late Queen's Privy Council, who were then present, to be sworn of His Majesty's Privy Council. Whereas it hath pleased Almighty God to call to His mercy our late Sovereign Lady Queen Victoria, of Blessed and Glorious Memory, by whose Decease the Imperial Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland is solely and rightfully come to the High and Mighty Prince Albert Edward : We, therefore, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of this Realm, being here assisted with these of her late Majesty's Privy Council, with numbers of other principal gentlemen of quality, with the Lord-Mayor, Aldermen, and citizens of London, do now hereby, with one voice and consent of tongue and heart, publish and proclaim, That the High and Mighty Prince Albert Edward, is now, by the death of our late Sovereign, of happy memory, become our only lawful and rightful Liege Lord Edward the Seventh, by the Grace of God, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India: To whom we do acknowledge all faith and constant obedience, with all hearty and humble affection, beseeching God, by whom Kings and Queens do reign, to bless the Royal Prince Edward the Seventh, with long and happy years to reign over us. Given at the Court at St. James's, the twenty-third day of January, in this year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and one".

Galway courthouse, it looks ruined inside.

Streetview - goo.gl/maps/YX81Z11ufWf9nfth9

"VOTE for MORRIS" seems to be this fellow - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Morris,_2nd_Baron_Killanin "... He was elected to the House of Commons for Galway Borough in 1900, a seat he held until the following year when he succeeded his father as second Baron Killanin and entered the House of Lords...."

Queen Victoria died at 6.30 pm on Tuesday 22 January 1901, so this photo is likely to be the next day, Wednesday 23 January (?). Extraordinary details of Victoria's death and funeral - www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/queen-victoria-deat...

Another historic moment, captured by the camera loving Dillons. Thanks. It appears to be The Town Hall Theatre In Galway in the background, rather than the courthouse which is opposite it. Must have been undergoing some refurbishment at the time.

The proclamation on the left dates from August 6th. There were more proclamations on the 14th and later each referring to the earlier ones.

Thanks Sharon Corbet. That stacks up with our own investigations on dates as well. For example, this transcription of an article dated 15 August 1914 from the "County Express" (for Worcestershire and Staffordshire) reads:

"Aliens restriction order in Council". Notices under the above heading, issued by order of the Secretary of State for the Home Department, have been posted this week in all public places announcing “That aliens of German nationality are required to register themselves forthwith. They should apply immediately to the nearest police station for instructions. Penalty (for not registering, etc,) a fine of £100 or imprisonment for six months.” In Amblecote and Worcester there are resident some 20 persons of Austrian nationality employed in the glass industry. In accordance with the notices the majority have already reported themselves to the local police stations for registration. In one case, one Austrian from this district left his country and it is stated that he has been captured in Holland.

That an attachment/addendum was added to one of the notices (that says "This notice now applies also to AUSTRIAN and to HUNGARIAN SUBJECTS"), would suggest the Clonbrock/Dillon photographer probably didn't capture this when the bills were first posted. But it was still probably relatively early in the war. As the bills were unusual enough to warrant capturing...

A copy of the greyer middle notice appears in the Nenagh Guardian on Saturday 15 August 1914. The full transcription reads as below. All very laudible sensible stuff really:

Irish Agricultural Organisation Society, Limited THE WAR AND FOOD SUPPLIES To the organised farmers of Ireland In this time of grave national peril our farmers will have to bear their full share of the privations which must be borne by all classes in the country. The I.A.O.S. has sent to every society in Ireland a supply of leaflets giving full instructions as to how supplies of human and animal food may best be increased and conserved. These leaflets may be had on application to the manager or secretary of your society. Briefly stated these recommendations are - 1. Not to sell any serviceable breeding stock especially milk cows, heifers, sows, ewes, &c. - 2. To sow immediately quick-growing crops on land from which potatoes and corn crops have been harvested, or upon lea land. These sowings will provide abundant winter fodder. - 3. Not to sell grain, hay or straw to speculators who will merely hold for a rise in price and so intensify distress in the country. - 4. To save from waste anything and everything that may be used as food by man or beast and to exercise the strictest economy in the household and on the farm. - 6. To sell all butter as fast as produced at current market prices, pasteurising all cream from which it is made so as to prevent deterioration in the event of delayed transit, and exercising the greatest care in giving credit to any but known customers. - 6. To hatch all fertile eggs, so as to maintain large stocks of poultry, selling and consuming only those which can be spared. - 7. Above all, to discountenance any attempt to raise prices beyond what is justified by the increased cost of production. The I.A.O.S. will, as far as possible, give instructions to affiliated societies in carrying out these recommendations. Our farmers have co-operated loyally with each other in times of peace ; they are now called upon to co-operate with the whole community while the war lasts in preserving all classes of our population from want. - HORACE PLUNKETT, President - T. A. FINLAY Vice-President - R. A. ANDERSON , Secretary Dublin, 8th August, 1914

The one above the Alien's Restriction Order is here. A proclamation on the Defence of the Realm from August 4th 1914. guliolopez Horace Plunkett's diary for 1914 is available at the NLI. (Original).