Letter from Thomas Brody to William O'Brien regarding having met once, his frienship with James Connolly when he was in the USA, collecting money for the "revolution" after the Easter Rising and also speaking of his displeasure of the Irish Civil War,
[circa 1923 Jul. 21- 1925 Jul. 06].
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| Summary: | Brody also writes of the Easter Rising and Civil War "Well Easter week near broke my heart.......I believe one hundred thousand was all that was sent from this side a small sum to start a revolution against one of the greatest nations at that time in [the] world, but although the result was fatal to so many noble souls their death and the awakening of the people was glorius, extremely so. But the last year was very inglorious, nothing in Irish history so inglorious. For the life of me I cannot make out what they fought for....". |
| In collection: | William O'Brien (1881-1968) Papers, 1898-1969 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | Letter headed with authors address "844 Belmont St. Portland Ore[gan] July 21st 1923", with annotated note mentioning "sent attempt Daly and more pages 6/7/25" and also "wrote May 1925". Physical description: 1 item (3 pages). more |
| Access: | Item fragile at creases and third page torn in half. Handle with care. |
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Letter from Thomas Brody to William O'Brien regarding having met once, his frienship with James Connolly when he was in the USA, collecting money for the "revolution" after the Easter Rising and also speaking of his displeasure of the Irish Civil War,
[circa 1923 Jul. 21- 1925 Jul. 06].
| In Collection: | William O'Brien (1881-1968) Papers, 1898-1969 |
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| Description: | Brody also writes of the Easter Rising and Civil War "Well Easter week near broke my heart.......I believe one hundred thousand was all that was sent from this side a small sum to start a revolution against one of the greatest nations at that time in [the] world, but although the result was fatal to so many noble souls their death and the awakening of the people was glorius, extremely so. But the last year was very inglorious, nothing in Irish history so inglorious. For the life of me I cannot make out what they fought for....". |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 item (3 pages). |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 13,961/1/104
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Access Conditions: | Item fragile at creases and third page torn in half. Handle with care. |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |