Letter from Éamonn Duggan to his fiancée May Kavanagh, written from Navan. Co. Meath,

[n.d.]
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Main Creator: Duggan, Éamonn, 1874-1936
Contributors: Duggan, May
Summary:Duggan writes of his campaiging in Co. Meath ahead of his contesting the Meath South seat for Sinn Féin [during the 1918 General Election], notably his arrival in Dunboyne, Sinn Féin's holding a meeting in Ashbourne and subsequent events in Stamullan, Duleek and Ardcath, his discussions with members of the local clergy and hearing rumours that an opposition Nationalist candidate will also run; [Thomas O'Dononghue of the I.P.P. was the opposistion candidate who stood against Duggan in 1918].
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.

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Letter from Éamonn Duggan to his fiancée May Kavanagh, written from Navan. Co. Meath,

[n.d.]
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Éamonn Duggan Papers, 1913-1968.
Description:Duggan writes of his campaiging in Co. Meath ahead of his contesting the Meath South seat for Sinn Féin [during the 1918 General Election], notably his arrival in Dunboyne, Sinn Féin's holding a meeting in Ashbourne and subsequent events in Stamullan, Duleek and Ardcath, his discussions with members of the local clergy and hearing rumours that an opposition Nationalist candidate will also run; [Thomas O'Dononghue of the I.P.P. was the opposistion candidate who stood against Duggan in 1918].
Main Creator: Duggan, Éamonn, 1874-1936
Language:English
Extent:1 item (3 pages).
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 49,835/6/19 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.