Letter from Éamonn Duggan to his fiancée May Kavanagh, written from Trim, Co. Meath,
[1918 Dec.].
Duggan writes during the later stages of his campaigning during the General Election (1918), referring to the positive reception he received at an event in Ballivor ('two bands, torchlights'), the parish priest at Ballivor supporting Sinn Féin, and a final meeting scheduled to be held in Trim 'as a wind up' of his campaign.
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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 (1 page). more |
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Letter from Éamonn Duggan to his fiancée May Kavanagh, written from Trim, Co. Meath,
[1918 Dec.].
In Collection: | Éamonn Duggan Papers, 1913-1968. |
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Description: | Duggan writes during the later stages of his campaigning during the General Election (1918), referring to the positive reception he received at an event in Ballivor ('two bands, torchlights'), the parish priest at Ballivor supporting Sinn Féin, and a final meeting scheduled to be held in Trim 'as a wind up' of his campaign. |
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Language: | English |
Extent: | 1 item (1 page). |
Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 49,835/6/30
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |