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Various corps of volunteers were raised in Cork City and County to oppose the United Irishmen. These are listed in the Rev. Gibson’s History of Cork Vol 2, 1861
BANTRY VOLUNTEERS. Enrolled 1779. Force: 1 company. Uniform: scarlet, faced white. Officers in 1782 – Colonel, Hamilton White; Captain, Richard Blair; Lieutenant, David Melefont; Ensigns, Henry Galway and John Young; Adjutant, Henry Galway; Secretary, Francis Hoskin.
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Hamilton White, 1789, Bantry, probably married Lucinda Heaphy, two sons Kings Inns, 1st son Richard 1823, 2nd son John Hamilton 1826, both TCD. BANTRY VOLUNTEERS. Enrolled 1779. Force: 1 company. Uniform: scarlet, faced white. Officers in 1782 – Colonel, Hamilton White; Captain, Richard Blair; Lieutenant, David Melefont; Ensigns, Henry Galway and John Young; Adjutant, Henry Galway; Secretary, Francis Hoskin.
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