Court Reference library
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable (19 ed.)
...of frankpledge and dealt with minor criminal offences and a variety of administrative work. In its early days it was substantially the same as the court baron . Court martial A court convened to try a person subject to military law. In Britain such courts resulted from the Mutiny Act of 1689 . Court of Appeal A branch of the Supreme Court of Judicature that hears appeals from the high court . Court of Arches or Arches Court The ecclesiastical court for the province of Canterbury, held in the church of St Mary-le-Bow ( Sancta Maria de Arcubus , St Mary...
Curragh Incident Reference library
Brewer's Dictionary of Irish Phrase & Fable
...Incident . The mutiny of British officers based in the main army camp at the Curragh, Co. Kildare, in March 1914 , shortly before the passing of the third Home Rule bill and after the mobilization of Carson's Army . Major-General Sir Hubert Gough chaired a meeting of 56 officers who stated that they would offer their resignations rather than act against Ulster opponents of Home Rule, should such action be required of them. The War Office reacted mildly to news of this decision and the government decided to evade the issue, informing the officers...
Curragh Mutiny Reference library
Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable (2 ed.)
...Mutiny . In March 1914 a number of officers at the Curragh camp near Dublin offered their resignations rather than face the possibility of being ordered to act against Ulstermen to impose the Irish Home Rule Bill. They succeeded in obtaining a written assurance from their commander-in-chief that they would not be expected to do this. The following month a successful gun-running operation provided arms for the Ulster Volunteer Force...
