Cant family collection,

ca. 1916 - ca. 1950.
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Main Creator: Cant, Robert, engineer
Contributors: Cant William
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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
Cant family
Cant family > Correspondence
Cant, Robert, > engineer > Correspondence
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Irish
World War, 1939-1945 > Ireland
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Burma
Ireland > History > Easter Rising, 1916 > Social aspects
Ireland > History > Easter Rising, 1916 > Personal narratives
Notes:A collection of diaries and correspondence relating to members of the Cant family.

Robert, the eldest of the Cant family, addresses or mentions his five siblings in the course of his letters. They are Olive, Reginald, William, Stanley and George, who was just seven when Robert went to Rangoon. Robert's father, William, wrote his personal account of the 1916 Rising in Dublin. He walked into town on several days to see what was going on. Reginald Cant, Robert's younger brother, worked for C.I.E. during the period covered in his diaries.

Physical description: 2 folders + 7 volumes.

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Letter from Ratan Singh Gill to Robert Cant,

1927 May 31.
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Cant family collection, ca. 1916 - ca. 1950.
Description:Ratan Singh Gill, an employee of Burma Railways, praises Cant in extravagant language and asks for a personal recommendation for his cousin, which would afford him a livelihood.
Main Creator: Gill, Ratan Singh
Language:English
Extent:1 item (1 page).
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 49,854/5 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.