▁failed , ▁to ▁introduce ▁a ▁bill , ▁the ▁Vol unte er ▁Corps ▁( I reland ) ▁Bill , ▁which ▁would ▁legit im ise ▁the ▁setting ▁up ▁of ▁a ▁Vol unte er ▁Corps ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁the ▁organisation ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Lo yal ▁Association ▁for ▁Irish ▁R if le ▁Vol unte ers . ▁ ▁Background ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁War , ▁Jonathan ▁Pe el ▁had ▁issued ▁a ▁circular ▁letter ▁to ▁lie uten ants ▁of ▁count ies ▁in ▁England , ▁Wales ▁and ▁Scotland , ▁author ising ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁volunte er ▁rif le ▁corps ▁( V RC , ▁a . k . a . ▁corps ▁of ▁rif le ▁volunte ers ▁and ▁rif le ▁volunte er ▁corps ), ▁and ▁of ▁art illery ▁corps ▁in ▁def ended ▁coast al ▁towns . ▁Vol unte er ▁corps ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁raised ▁under ▁the ▁prov isions ▁of ▁the ▁Vol unte er ▁Act ▁ 1 8 0 4 ▁( 4 4 ▁Ge o . 3 ▁c . 5 4 ) ▁However , ▁despite ▁the ▁inter cess ion ▁of ▁some ▁Irish ▁MP s , ▁Ireland ▁was ▁omitted ▁from ▁this ▁project . ▁A ▁Vol unte er ▁Corps ▁man ned ▁and ▁officer ed ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁by ▁Irish men , ▁the ▁Irish ▁R if le ▁Vol unte er ▁Corps ▁had ▁been ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 . ▁ ▁After math ▁To ▁replace ▁the ▁ 1 8 0 4 ▁legisl ation , ▁the ▁Vol unte