Letter from Richard Granville Hare, Lord Ennismore, to Roger Casement about house-building in Delagoa, the Congo, Casement's consular placement in Lisbon, the Irish language and politics,

1904 Apr. 27.

Lord Ennismore states: "Your eloquence of the subject of the Irish language is lost on me - if you want to improve this people, preach temperance, not 2 tongues. Drink is the curse of the country, and the publicans wax fat".

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Main Creator: Hare, Richard Granville, 4th Earl of Listowel, 1866–1931
Contributors: Casement, Roger, 1864-1916
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
Hare, Richard Granville, > 4th Earl of Listowel, > 1866–1931, > Correspondence
Casement, Roger, > 1864-1916 > Correspondence
Goold-Adams, Hamilton John, > Sir, > 1858-1920
Chamberlain, Joseph, > 1836-1914
Lansdowne, Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, > Marquess of, > 1845-1927
Irish language > Revival
Ireland > History > 1901-1910
Notes:Letter written on "Convamore, / Ballyhooly Co. Cork" headed paper.

Physical description: 1 item (4 pages).

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Letter from Richard Granville Hare, Lord Ennismore, to Roger Casement about house-building in Delagoa, the Congo, Casement's consular placement in Lisbon, the Irish language and politics,

1904 Apr. 27.
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In Collection: Roger Casement Papers, 1889-1945
Description:Lord Ennismore states: "Your eloquence of the subject of the Irish language is lost on me - if you want to improve this people, preach temperance, not 2 tongues. Drink is the curse of the country, and the publicans wax fat".
Main Creator: Hare, Richard Granville, 4th Earl of Listowel, 1866–1931
Language:English
Extent:1 item (4 pages).
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 13,073/30i/1 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.