Letters to Major William Sherlock Lennon from Grace Plunkett and Éamonn Ceannt,
1916.
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Format: | Manuscript |
Language: | English |
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Notes: | Including photograph of Major W. Sherlock Lennon (MS 50,182/4) and bullet (MS 50,182/5). Major William Sherlock Lennon was born in 1880. He was a District Inspector in the Royal Irish Constabulary at the outbreak of the First World War and immediately volunteered, being seconded in November 1914 as a Captain in the 6th Dublin Fusiliers for the duration. He was wounded at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, over the 15th/16th August weekend in 1915 when 80% of their officers became casualities. His regiment found themselves in Dublin at the outbreak of the Easter Rising and Lennon was appointed Temporary Commandant of Kilmainham Gaol. Physical description: 5 items. more |
Arrangement: | Fonds |
Provenance: | Originally in the possession of Sir Charles Knowles. |
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Letter from Grace Plunkett to Major William Sherlock Lennon, Kilmainham Gaol, about Joseph Mary Plunkett's belongings and requesting to visit her sister Nellie Gifford and other friends in prison,
1916 May 6.
In Collection: | Letters to Major William Sherlock Lennon from Grace Plunkett and Éamonn Ceannt, 1916. |
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Language: | English |
Extent: | 1 item (2 pages & envelope). |
Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 50,182/1
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |