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

[n.d.].
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Duggan, Éamonn, 1874-1936
Contributors: Duggan, May
Summary:Duggan, in his undated letter, writes of his meeting with Sinn Féin supporters in Longford, including Maurice Moore and a local curate Fr. Pat Giles who supports the local Sinn Féin's candidate [Joseph] McGuinness and who 'fires the police out of concerts ... when they come spying'. His letter may date from the campaign which took place ahead of the General Election 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.

Physical description: 1 item (4 pages).

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

[n.d.].
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Éamonn Duggan Papers, 1913-1968.
Description:Duggan, in his undated letter, writes of his meeting with Sinn Féin supporters in Longford, including Maurice Moore and a local curate Fr. Pat Giles who supports the local Sinn Féin's candidate [Joseph] McGuinness and who 'fires the police out of concerts ... when they come spying'. His letter may date from the campaign which took place ahead of the General Election in 1918.
Main Creator: Duggan, Éamonn, 1874-1936
Language:English
Extent:1 item (4 pages).
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 49,835/6/17 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.