Troops were cheered everywhere at stations and on the quays: National Volunteers and local bands turned out to see them off.

Even the battalion of King's Own Scottish Borderers, which had been confined to barracks since the events of July 26th, was cheered like the rest as it marched down to the transports ready for it.[3] This was the attitude of the general populace.

Broadly speaking, Redmond's speech pleased the people.

It was welcomed by generous-minded men in another class, who responded at once in the same spirit.

Lord Monteagle wrote: "Mr.Redmond has risen nobly to the occasion"; Lord Bessborough, that he trusted all the Unionists in the South would at once join the Irish Volunteers.