Irish White Cross

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"Report of the Irish White Cross to 31st August, 1922" Report of the Irish White Cross to 31st August, 1922. (IA reportofirishwhi00irisrich).pdf
"Report of the Irish White Cross to 31st August, 1922"

The Irish White Cross was established on 1 February 1921 as a mechanism for distributing funds raised by the American Committee for Relief in Ireland. [1] It was managed by the Quaker businessman, and later Irish Free State senator, James G. Douglas. Maire Comerford was a member of the General Council of the Irish White Cross who traveled throughout Ireland organizing committees for the collection and distribution of relief funds. [2]

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The White Cross continued to operate until the Irish Civil War and its books were officially closed in 1928. From 1922 its activities were essentially wound down and remaining funds divested to subsidiary organizations. The longest running of these aid committees was the Children's Relief Association which distributed aid to child victims of this troubled period, north and south of the border, until 1947. [3]

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References

  1. Gaughan in Douglas- Intro. p9
  2. Comerford, Marie (2021). On Dangerous Ground A Memoir of the Irish Revolution. Dublin: Lilliput Press. pp. 184-185. ISBN   9781843518198.
  3. Ceannt p67 winding up accounts audit