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Arming the Volunteers – Firearms in the Fields

Harrington and Richardson shotgun, 1908

Harrington and Richardson single barrelled shotgun, 1908

A Harrington and Richardson single barrelled shotgun, 1908 model.  
Shotguns were widespread in Ireland, particularly in the countryside as they were commonly used for hunting and farming. They were easily commandeered by the IRA, who generally knew what houses held firearms in their locality.
 

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Harrington and Richardson shotgun, 1908 is located at:
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IRA arms bunker, Killakee, Co. Dublin, c. 1921


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P.14 rifle, Cork, 1920


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