Man who keeps carrier pigeons charged under Defence of the Realm Act
Cashel, 22 March 1915 - A Tipperary man who keeps carrier pigeons was charged this week with a breach of the Defence of the Realm Act at Cashel Petty Sessions.
The court was told that James Leahy keeps homing pigeons without a permit. Mr. Leahy told the court that he was unaware of the regulation and would have sought a permit if he had known. The case was dismissed with a caution to Mr. Leahy.
[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.]
