Secret dispatches by Anti-Treaty forces during the Civil War,
1923.
The dispatches, most of which are addressed to the prisoners in internment camps, convey orders from I.R.A. headquarters and request information of various kinds. A recurring theme is the the need for new lines of communication to be opened up, due to the difficulties of conveying information by secret means.
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| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | Dispatches and memos produced by the Anti-Treaty forces in 1923, both before and after the ceasefire. All but one of the items are on very thin paper, known as 'flimsies'. Several sheets of this type of paper were inserted into a typewriter at the same time and were interleaved with carbon paper, so that several identical copies of the document could be produced. Another advantage of this paper, from the I.R.A. viewpoint, was that it was easier to smuggle the documents into jails. One technique used for smuggling documents was to roll the paper into cigarettes from which most of the tobacco had been removed. Physical description: 15 items (1 folder). more |
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Dispatch from Éamon De Valera,
1923 July 18.
| In Collection: | Secret dispatches by Anti-Treaty forces during the Civil War, 1923 |
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| Description: | De Valera refers to a meeting the previous evening of the Army Executive and decisions of the Organising Committee of Sinn Féin. He says 'the whole future of our cause depends ... upon the spirit of the prisoners ... You are the repositories of the National Faith and Will ...'. He urges the prisoners to educate themselves in all subjects that might help Ireland's future. |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 item. |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 50,300/14
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |
| Corporate Author: | Irish Republican Army |