Court-martialled for carrying a hurley

Belfast, 6 September 1917 - Thomas Conaty from Ballinagh, Co. Cavan, was charged at a district court martial in Belfast yesterday with carrying a hurley stick on 5 August, in contravention of the Defence of the Realm Act.

Michael McCabe, also of Ballinagh, was charged with the same crime. The accused pleaded not guilty, but evidence was given by police witnesses which proved the carrying of the stick.

The pair will be sentenced at a later date.

[Editor's note: This is an article from Century Ireland, a fortnightly online newspaper, written from the perspective of a journalist 100 years ago, based on news reports of the time.]