Copy of a speech [by Congressman Thomas Aloysius Flaherty] on offering a resolution that the death sentences of two Irish citizens [IRA members] in Britain be prevented, that they would have had a fairer trial under the US system, and that IRA prisoners be considered as political prisoners and not criminals,

[1939 December-1940?].

Speech concerns the sentencing to death of James Richards and Peter Barnes for their role in the Coventry Explosion of 1939.

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Main Creator: Flaherty, Thomas Aloysius, 1898-1965
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
Irish Republican Army
Political prisoners > Ireland > 20th century
Irish Americans > Political activity > 20th century
Notes:Typescript, with "London" corrected as ""Manchester" in pencil.

Same speech as in MS 17,546/8/49.

Physical description: 1 item (1 page).

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Copy of a speech [by Congressman Thomas Aloysius Flaherty] on offering a resolution that the death sentences of two Irish citizens [IRA members] in Britain be prevented, that they would have had a fairer trial under the US system, and that IRA prisoners be considered as political prisoners and not criminals,

[1939 December-1940?].
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Joseph McGarrity Papers, 1789-1971
Description:Speech concerns the sentencing to death of James Richards and Peter Barnes for their role in the Coventry Explosion of 1939.
Main Creator: Flaherty, Thomas Aloysius, 1898-1965
Language:English
Extent:1 item (1 page).
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 17,547/3/2 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.