This letter is part of a large correspondence from Captain James Davidson to his parents. Davidson, who was Managing Director of the Sirocco Engineering Works in Belfast, served with 13 Royal Irish Rifles and the Machine Gun Corps. His letters describe his experiences while train
World War I, 1914-1918
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This letter was written by Eileen Corrigan (d. 1993) to her mother. Eileen had arrived in Dublin on 24 April 1916, the first day of the Easter Rising, from Belfast to sit her exams in the Trinity College and wrote this note to her mother in order to let her know that communicatio
Ireland History Easter Rising, 1916
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This letter is part of a rich correspondence between various members of the Duffin family, a large prosperous family living in Strandtown, Belfast. Several family members served in the war, including Major Terence Duffin, who served as a staff officer with 107 Brigade, and later
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This letter was written to Seamus Fitzgerald (1896–1972). Fitzgerald was a Cork politician and joined the Irish Volunteers and Sinn Féin after Easter Week 1916. He was subsequently arrested and sent to Frongoch, Wales, one of the seven places in which he was interned in later yea
Ireland History Easter Rising, 1916
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Letter from Lady Clonbrock (Augusta Caroline Dillon (née Crofton), wife of Luke Gerald Dillon, 4th Baron Clonbrock) to Mrs Budson requesting help in the creation of sub-centres in County Galway for the collection of moss for surgical dressings. The moss was to be used for the tre
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This letter was sent by Máire Ní Catháin (b. 1875) to Mabel FitzGerald (1884-1957). Mabel was the wife of Desmond FitzGerald (1888-1947), an Irish Volunteer who was present in the GPO during the Easter Rising. He was subsequently arrested, court-martialled and sentenced to 20 yea
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This letter was written by Patrick Blair Carphin (1872 - 1932), an insurance surveyor from Dublin. The letter is addressed to Carphin's sister Joanna (b. 1863). In this letter Patrick tells 'Jo' all about the Easter Rising as he experienced it. Patrick begins by describin
Ireland History Easter Rising, 1916
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This is a list of demands written by Thomas MacDonagh (1878-1916), one of the executed leaders of the Rising. MacDonagh, a founding member of the Irish Volunteers, commanded Jacob's Biscuit Factory during the Rising. This note was conveyed to the commanding officer of Richmond
Ireland History Easter Rising, 1916
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This letter is part of a rich correspondence between various members of the Duffin family, a large prosperous family living in Strandtown, Belfast. Several family members served in the war, including Major Terence Duffin, who served as a staff officer with 107 Brigade, and later
World War I, 1914-1918
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Patrick O'Loughlin (d. 1937) and his wife Ellen (d. 1964) ran a small shop at 39 Lower Kevin Street in Dublin, selling second-hand clothes/boots/shoes. Patrick made a number of trips to a Mrs C. Henry in Glasgow to purchase goods from the shop. This letter was written while on on
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This letter was written by Sir John Grenfell Maxwell (1859-1929) to Bishop Edward Thomas O'Dwyer (1842-1917), who served as the Bishop of Limerick from 1888 to his death. Maxwell had been appointed commander-in-chief of the British forces in Ireland during the Easter Rising
Irish question | Ireland History Easter Rising, 1916
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This was the last written letter of Cornelius ('Con') Colbert (1888 - 1916). Mobilized on 24 April 1916 Colbert fought for the duration of the Rising until his open surrender on 30 April. Despite his marginal role in the fighting he was designated for severe treatment owing to hi
Ireland History Easter Rising, 1916 | Last letters before death
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