Letters from Lady Alice Wimborne to her mother, Baroness Ebury, giving an account of the Easter Rising in Dublin,
1916.
MS 49,809/1 written on Friday [28th April 1916] and MS 49,809/2 written on [Tuesday] 2nd May 1916.
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| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | Manuscripts on Vice Regal Lodge notepaper. Physical description: 2 items (4 pages with envelope & 16 pages). more |
| Arrangement: | Fond |
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Letter from Lady Alice Wimborne to her mother Baroness Ebury, giving an account of the Easter Rising in Dublin, and the situation in Dublin,
[1916 April 28].
| In Collection: | Letters from Lady Alice Wimborne to her mother, Baroness Ebury, giving an account of the Easter Rising in Dublin, 1916. |
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| Description: | Writes: "You can have no idea of what it was like. The rebels had cut all communications, & if they had cut the wire to the Curragh which thanks be to God was the only one left untouched we [could] never have got the troops up & I think the game [would] have been up ... Meanwhile the situation though in hand is very serious indeed. The rebels are in houses, to shoot at the troops so as to effectually prevent them from coping with things ... But it can only be a question of days - street fighting is more difficult to cope with than any other form. Meanwhile there is loss of life & great suffering & want. We are now heavily guarded here & unless unforeseen complications arise should be all right". |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 item (4 pages & envelope). |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 49,809/1
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |