Letter from Éamonn Duggan to his fiancée May Kavanagh, written from Trim, Co. Meath,
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Summary: | Duggan, in an undated letter, writes of his political campaigning in Co. Meath [ahead of the General Election of 1918], his confidence at securing the seat for Sinn Féin, his travels around the county, the support he has received locally in Trim, a forthcoming article on him to be published in the 'Meath Chronicle' and his anxiety that he may have to stand without an opponent. |
In collection: | Éamonn Duggan Papers, 1913-1968. |
Format: | Manuscript |
Language: | English |
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Notes: | Duggan joined the Irish Volunteers on their foundation and fought at the North Dublin Union and later Fr. Mathew Hall during the Easter Rising. He was subsequently imprisoned in Mountjoy, Portland and Lewes prisons, was among those released in the summer of 1917 and successfully stood as a Sinn Féin candidate for South Meath in 1918. Physical description: 1 item (2 pages). more |
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Letter from Éamonn Duggan to his fiancée May Kavanagh, written from Trim, Co. Meath,
[n.d.]
In Collection: | Éamonn Duggan Papers, 1913-1968. |
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Description: | Duggan, in an undated letter, writes of his political campaigning in Co. Meath [ahead of the General Election of 1918], his confidence at securing the seat for Sinn Féin, his travels around the county, the support he has received locally in Trim, a forthcoming article on him to be published in the 'Meath Chronicle' and his anxiety that he may have to stand without an opponent. |
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Language: | English |
Extent: | 1 item (2 pages). |
Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 49,835/6/18
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |