Copy of a deposition by Seán MacEntee detailing what led to his re-arrest on 6th August 1917,
undated [ca. 1917]
MacEntee writes that at a reception banquet at the train station in Drogheda to meet him and celebrate his release there was a procession of several hundred men carrying Sinn Féin flags led by pipers in Gaelic costume. MacEntee gave a speech at a meeting held outside the Mayoralty Rooms which was seen as incendairy by those policemen who were present at the time and was subsequently arrested [he says that he appealed to the women of Drogheda to be prepared to make sacrifices for the national cause; the police claimed he urged the men to re-organise the Volunteers and to the women of Drogheda to assist the men in re-building the organisation; he claims he quoted from a Scottish poet James Barber while addressing the meeting and he says the police misquoted him incorrectly in their deposition].
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Format: | Manuscript |
Language: | English |
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Notes: | Typescript with annotations in ink. Physical description: 1 item (3 pages). more |
Arrangement: | Sub-fonds. |
Copy of a deposition by Seán MacEntee detailing what led to his re-arrest on 6th August 1917,
undated [ca. 1917]
In Collection: | Correspondence relating to the trial and release of Seán MacEntee, 1916-1917; |
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Description: | MacEntee writes that at a reception banquet at the train station in Drogheda to meet him and celebrate his release there was a procession of several hundred men carrying Sinn Féin flags led by pipers in Gaelic costume. MacEntee gave a speech at a meeting held outside the Mayoralty Rooms which was seen as incendairy by those policemen who were present at the time and was subsequently arrested [he says that he appealed to the women of Drogheda to be prepared to make sacrifices for the national cause; the police claimed he urged the men to re-organise the Volunteers and to the women of Drogheda to assist the men in re-building the organisation; he claims he quoted from a Scottish poet James Barber while addressing the meeting and he says the police misquoted him incorrectly in their deposition]. |
Main Creator: | |
Language: | English |
Extent: | 1 item (3 pages). |
Format: | Manuscript |
Call Number: |
MS 49,501/3
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by National Library of Ireland. |