. At Larne, when the roads had been picketed by
the Volun- teers, a procession of motor-care almost three miles long arrived from the direction of Belfast and went to the harbour. Meanwhile the attention of the police in the . town of Larne, a mile away from the harbour, was diverted by, a parade of Volunteers. A steamer bearing the name ` Mountjoy ' (the
historical name of the vessel which broke the boom and brought food to the garrison at the siege of Derry) came alongside as soon as a cordon had been drawn round the landing-stage. ' klountjoy ' was merely the provisional name of the steamer ' Fanny,' which, with her cargo of arms, had been roaming about the North Sea, and had provoked the suspicion of the authorities more than once. Arms and ammunition were placed. in the motor-cars, and were rapidly driven away to be hidden in various parts of Ulster. Other portions of the cargo were transferred to two steamers, and were taken to Bangor and Donaghadee. There the same methods were employed as at Larne. When the work was completed the steamers left for unknown destinations, and the Volunteers returned to their headquarters and were disbanded. No detail seems to have been overlooked in this astounding enterprise.
