%0 Manuscript %A McCan, Pierce, 1882-1919 %E McNeill, Josephine, 1895-1969 %E McNeill, Josephine, 1895-1969, former owner %D 1918 %G English %T Diary of Pierce McCan, Gloucester Jail, written in form of letters to his fiancée Josephine Ahearne, %X Written while Pierce McCan was detained in Gloucester Jail without charge from May 1918 to March 1919. He was not allowed to post the letters. He died in prison on 6th March 1919 from influenza. Josephine Ahearne married James McNeill in 1923.