Explores the role played by Fred Crawford in the event known as the 'Larne gunrunning'. Traces Crawford's dealings with the German gun manufacturer Bruno Spiro and his various attempts to arm the Ulster Volunteer Force as they reacted to the possibility of Home Rule.
This essay was a winning entry from a student at Methodist College Belfast in the ‘Decade of Centenaries’ All-Island Schools History Competition 2014 - organised jointly by the Departments of Education in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Strand: Later Modern Ireland
Strand unit: 3 Sovereignty 1912-1949
Suggestions for use: Can be used as an example of student work. Also provides an excelent example of historical research by students of events in their locality. Very informative account of the build up to the Larne gunrunning.
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