History of the Band

The Struggle
1875-1900

On Easter Monday 1877 Isaac Butt convened a meeting at the O' Connell Monument. The Boherbuoy Band led from Bank Place, all the trade bodies in favour of Butt's policies. As on many of these meetings there was present the opposing side and a melee ensured in which some of the band were injured and instruments broken. Fr. O' Dwyer, C.C., St. Michael's, afterwards Lord Bishop of Limerick was noted for his part in breaking apart of the two sides.

1879 saw the Land League emerge and Parnell and Davitt, when in Limerick, were played to and from the Limerick terminus.
From 1892 on, the band took part in all the Parnell Anniversaries.

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