Copy letter from Margaret Pearse to Mr. Clarke, thanking him and his wife for naming their daughter Margaret after her,

1919 March 2.
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Pearse, Margaret, 1857-1932
Summary:Margaret Pearse writes "when I heard it I was very pleased, may your dear little one grow up a good little Irish girl, and when she comes to womanhood and perhaps becomes a mother let us hope if ever she is asked to make a sacrifice for her country I hope she will make it as willingly as the mother whose name her mother and father have chosen for her [...] I hope the sacrifice that was made for her, as well as for us will be sufficient to drive the opp[resso]r out of our dear country and she may live to enjoy that freedom which my dear boys had before them in life".
In collection: Pearse Papers, 1870-1932
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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Notes:Includes Margaret Pearse's address at Cullenswood House, Oakley Road, Rathmines.

Physical description: 1 item (2 pages).

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Copy letter from Margaret Pearse to Mr. Clarke, thanking him and his wife for naming their daughter Margaret after her,

1919 March 2.
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Pearse Papers, 1870-1932
Description:Margaret Pearse writes "when I heard it I was very pleased, may your dear little one grow up a good little Irish girl, and when she comes to womanhood and perhaps becomes a mother let us hope if ever she is asked to make a sacrifice for her country I hope she will make it as willingly as the mother whose name her mother and father have chosen for her [...] I hope the sacrifice that was made for her, as well as for us will be sufficient to drive the opp[resso]r out of our dear country and she may live to enjoy that freedom which my dear boys had before them in life".
Main Creator: Pearse, Margaret, 1857-1932
Language:English
Extent:1 item (2 pages).
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 21,059/19/5 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by National Library of Ireland.