Letter from Éamonn Duggan to his fiancée May Kavanagh, written during his detention in Portland prison,
1916 Oct. 04.
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Summary: | Duggan acknowledges receipt of the photographs Kavanagh sent him, writes of his good health and spirits, his friend Fred Monks having survived the fighting in Suez, his attendance at religious services in prison, adapting to the prison routine, and feelings that it will benefit him in some way - 'It makes you see things in a new light'. He also refers to his court martial and view that he is no different from those Volunteers who fought during Easter week and who were ''merely deported without trial + probably released'. The letter is written on prison writing paper, which outlines the rules governing prisoners' communications. Sections of this letter have been blocked by the censor. |
In collection: | Éamonn Duggan Papers, 1913-1968. |
Format: | Manuscript |
Language: | English |
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Notes: | Duggan was a member of the Irish Volunteers and fought at the North Dublin Union and later Fr. Mathew Hall during the Easter Rising. Physical description: 1 item (4 pages). more |
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Letter from Éamonn Duggan to his fiancée May Kavanagh, written during his detention in Portland prison,
1916 Oct. 04.
In Collection: | Éamonn Duggan Papers, 1913-1968. |
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Description: | Duggan acknowledges receipt of the photographs Kavanagh sent him, writes of his good health and spirits, his friend Fred Monks having survived the fighting in Suez, his attendance at religious services in prison, adapting to the prison routine, and feelings that it will benefit him in some way - 'It makes you see things in a new light'. He also refers to his court martial and view that he is no different from those Volunteers who fought during Easter week and who were ''merely deported without trial + probably released'. The letter is written on prison writing paper, which outlines the rules governing prisoners' communications. Sections of this letter have been blocked by the censor. |
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Language: | English |
Extent: | 1 item (4 pages). |
Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 49,835/3/5
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |