German prisoners of war to be removed from Ireland

Templemore, 15 February 1915 - All German prisoners held at the Templemore Military Barracks in Co. Tipperary are to be out of Ireland.

The internment camp at the Barracks was fitted out to be suitable for the housing of captured German soldiers at a cost of some £2,000, but military authorities have decided to remove all prisoners to camps in England.

German prisoners in Templemore, late 1914. All of these men are to be removed to England and the barracks are to be used to house an Irish regiment. (Image: Irish Life, 11 Dec 1914. Full collection of Irish Life available from the National Library of Ireland)

A batch of 360 Germans were escorted from Templemore to Dublin today by a detachment of the Leinster Regiment, under the command of Captain Woods and Lieutenant Butler. The prisoners were sent by ship from the North Wall to Liverpool and were then brought by train to Leigh in Lancashire.

It is speculated that the barracks at Templemore will now be occupied by an Irish regiment.

[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.]