Lettercard from Éamonn Duggan to his fiancée May Kavanagh, written from Trim, Co. Meath,
1917 Sept.
Duggan refers to political events in the locality, notably his own fundraising activities in the area ('raffling fat sheep, bags of flour'), a local ladies club becoming affiliated with Cumann na mBan and the growing membership of the local Sinn Féin club. Reference is also made to the arrival of his friend from Lewes Prison [Gerard] Crofts. The card is postmarked September 1917.
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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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Lettercard from Éamonn Duggan to his fiancée May Kavanagh, written from Trim, Co. Meath,
1917 Sept.
In Collection: | Éamonn Duggan Papers, 1913-1968. |
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Description: | Duggan refers to political events in the locality, notably his own fundraising activities in the area ('raffling fat sheep, bags of flour'), a local ladies club becoming affiliated with Cumann na mBan and the growing membership of the local Sinn Féin club. Reference is also made to the arrival of his friend from Lewes Prison [Gerard] Crofts. The card is postmarked September 1917. |
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Language: | English |
Extent: | 1 item (2 pages). |
Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 49,835/6/14
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |