Roger Casement Papers (2012 Release)

1882-1934.

Collection comprises mostly of correspondence from Roger Casement to his cousins Gertrude and Elizabeth Bannister, including a number of letters that he wrote from Pentonville in the weeks and days before his execution. Also included are an annotated hymn and prayer book given to him during his incarceration; a notice from the Court of Criminal Appeal advising of the dismissal of his appeal (on which Casement notes his observations); documents relating to the ‘degradation’ of his knighthood and other honours (with Casement’s notes on this); photographs; his cousin Gertrude Bannister’s admission card to the Court of Criminal Appeal to attend the trial; and a number of memorial cards and letters of condolence. It is worth noting that two of Casement's letters written on 30th July and 2nd of August 1916 were written on the blank side of correspondence received from friends. Casement was prohibited from having paper to write on after the verdict of guilty had been pronounced at the end of June 1916.

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Main Creator: Casement, Roger, 1864-1916
Contributors: Bannister, Gertrude, d. 1950
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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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Notes:Physical description: 1 box ( 21 folders & 130 items).
Arrangement:Fonds
Provenance:This collection was purchased by the National Library of Ireland in 1952.
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Letter from Methold Sidney Parry to Roger Casement promising him that he'll look after his family after his death and complimenting him on his bravery, with reply on verso from Roger Casement to Methold Sidney Parry,

1916 July 31 & August 2.
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In Collection: Roger Casement Papers (2012 Release) 1882-1934
Description:Parry writes “Above all dear dear friend remember that you are the bravest man that Dick and I have ever known… his sisters, the noble women who help you are my friends too, and I think you for giving me them. They will be looked after and helped through life…”.
With message from Roger Casement written on blank side requesting that his cousin Gertrude Bannister go and visit his sister Nina [Agnes Newman] in the United States and then on to Munich, Germany in order to “attest a true version of my going to Germany. [Henry Woodd] Nevinson & G.B.S. [George Bernard Shaw] may help editorially”. He goes on to request that his love is to be given to Wilfred [Scawen] Blunt and says at the end “I leave my soul with God – I pray for all – for forgiveness and pardon for myself and for others too – and I thank you [Methold Sidney Parry] from the bottom of my heart. All is well – it is near midnight and the dawn is St. Stephen’s Day – and I go the same road – altho’ a sinner – but still for an unselfish cause and give myself. Roddie”. Casement was prohibited from having paper to write on after the verdict of guilty had been pronounced at the end of June 1916 hence this letter being written on the blank side of Parry's letter.
Main Creator: Parry, M. S. (Methold Sidney), 1863-1937
Language:English
Extent:2 items including envelope.
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 49,154/15 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by National Library of Ireland.