Copy of letter from Lord Monteagle, Mount Trenchard, Foynes, Co. Limerick, to Henry Hanna, barrister, enclosing copy of letter from Monteagle to a Mr. Duke concerning Séan MacEntee,
1917 June 8
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| Summary: | Monteagle remarks to Hanna that he tried to "...find you at the Four Courts" to discuss MacEntee's "...case with you but failing this, I should be much obliged if you would kindly give me your opinion if you have a sufficiently clear recollection of the case". In the enclosed letter Monteagle writes to Duke that while he has "only once seen [Séan MacEntee] at his trial by court-martial" and that he "heard the latter half of his trial and formed a very strong opinion that, though he was undoubtedly technically guilty of murder, as he was engaged in criminal proceeding in the course of which the policeman [Constable McGee] was shot, he was not morally guilty, and is indeed an exceptionally high-minded man, however misguided". |
| In collection: | Correspondence relating to the trial and release of Seán MacEntee, 1916-1917; |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | Typescript. Henry Hanna was born in Belfast and educated at Belfast Royal Academy and Queen's University, Belfast. Called to the Irish bar, 1896, he was made a K.C., Ireland in 1911 [King's Counsel - an honour given to a senior and distinguished barrister in recognition of an outstanding career which replaced "serjeant" as the highest honour within the bar to which a barrister could aspire], and subsequently had a distinguished career in the legal profession, being a Judge of the High Court of Ireland, 1929-43. He wrote "The Pals at Suvla Bay" [published 1916] which contained brief biographical notes on the 286 officers and men of D Company, 7th Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers, who saw service in Gallipoli. Physical description: 2 items (3 pages). more |
| Arrangement: | Sub-fonds. |