Context: Notes [by Maire Comerford] on the "Red X" [Red Cross] report on the treatment of women prisoners, refuting its points,

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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator:	Comerford, Maire, 1893-1982
Summary:	Maire Comerford summarizes the Red Cross report: that prisoners are accorded prisoner-of-war status even if the status is not admitted, treatment is "devoid of all hostile spirit", satisfactory medical treatment, and the North Dublin Union will be satisfactory to move female prisoners to, though it concedes overcrowding is an issue. Maire Comerford argues that the overcrowding problem is the cause of their other problems, and that the carrying of guns by the guards constitutes a "hostile spirit"
In collection:	Erskine Childers Papers
Format:	Manuscript
Language:	English
Subjects:	North Dublin Union Mountjoy Prison Prisoners > Ireland > 1920-1930.
Notes:	Manuscript in black ink on lined paper. Physical description: 1 item (1 page). more
Access:	In fragile condition.
Arrangement:	Item

Bibliographic Details
In Collection:	Erskine Childers Papers
Description:	Maire Comerford summarizes the Red Cross report: that prisoners are accorded prisoner-of-war status even if the status is not admitted, treatment is "devoid of all hostile spirit", satisfactory medical treatment, and the North Dublin Union will be satisfactory to move female prisoners to, though it concedes overcrowding is an issue. Maire Comerford argues that the overcrowding problem is the cause of their other problems, and that the carrying of guns by the guards constitutes a "hostile spirit"
Main Creator:	Comerford, Maire, 1893-1982
Language:	English
Extent:	1 item (1 page).
Format:	Manuscript
Call Number:	MS 48,065 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Access Conditions:	In fragile condition.
Rights:	Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.