Terence MacSwiney Letters to Fred Murray 1917-1918
TitleTerence MacSwiney Letters to Fred Murray 1917-1918
ReferenceIE 627/SM759
Date
1917-1918
Production date 1917 - 1918
Scope and Content1. 16 May 1917
MS. letter from 'TmacS' (Terence MacSwiney), 39 High Street, 'Brom Yard', W. Worcester, to 'My dear Fred' (Fred Murray, Sunday's Well, Cork). Concerns personal matters including hunting. 'I want the latest news from the Stalls. How about the Harriers ? ...there isn't a decent dog or a decent man in these parts. You could tramp the hills here any day without hearing a hound give tongue ! a most unhappy land....I can't help thinking of my last Sunday in the South side. I was out with three good dog fanciers, two of them from the South Parish....'.
(2pp)
2. 'Easter Monday Night' [1 Apr 1918]
MS. letter from MacSwiney to [Fred Murray, Sunday's Well], Cork, entitled 'Notes on Training contd.', relating to training of Irish Volunteers Cork Corps covering mobilisation, section commanders, attack and defence, night operations, cyclists, wireless, target practice, bayonet fighting, conscription plan , pistol and revolver shooting, close quarter fighting. 'My belief is that we should mobilise our men as a force [and] take the field....I hope to be with you before anything happens. I'm racking my brain to think of a plan for getting out of a crisis. Enemy on the alert. Police reported to Dublin that they could hear us drilling...Good luck to all the boys...'.
(7pp)
3. 3 April 1918
MS. letter from MacSwiney to 'F' (Fred Murray, Sunday's Well), 'This is my third letter. Concerns organisation and training of the Cork Corps Irish Volunteers, such as, 'Officers Class...try and keep this going...a lot of useful matter in Major Casserley's Book....most important matter [is] Demolitions and Barricades..', and such as 'F, G & H Companies', Riverstown Coy (7) most important as they have a fair amount of stuff...', and such as 'Camps', 'General Equipment', 'Conscription', '...This mornings papers show a toning down by England. If theyre going to wait on Convention - we may be out of time without any difficulty. Some think they may patch up a bit [and] give amnesty 'as usual', [and] then try conscription. They are idiots enough for anything....'.
(3pp)
MS. letter from 'TmacS' (Terence MacSwiney), 39 High Street, 'Brom Yard', W. Worcester, to 'My dear Fred' (Fred Murray, Sunday's Well, Cork). Concerns personal matters including hunting. 'I want the latest news from the Stalls. How about the Harriers ? ...there isn't a decent dog or a decent man in these parts. You could tramp the hills here any day without hearing a hound give tongue ! a most unhappy land....I can't help thinking of my last Sunday in the South side. I was out with three good dog fanciers, two of them from the South Parish....'.
(2pp)
2. 'Easter Monday Night' [1 Apr 1918]
MS. letter from MacSwiney to [Fred Murray, Sunday's Well], Cork, entitled 'Notes on Training contd.', relating to training of Irish Volunteers Cork Corps covering mobilisation, section commanders, attack and defence, night operations, cyclists, wireless, target practice, bayonet fighting, conscription plan , pistol and revolver shooting, close quarter fighting. 'My belief is that we should mobilise our men as a force [and] take the field....I hope to be with you before anything happens. I'm racking my brain to think of a plan for getting out of a crisis. Enemy on the alert. Police reported to Dublin that they could hear us drilling...Good luck to all the boys...'.
(7pp)
3. 3 April 1918
MS. letter from MacSwiney to 'F' (Fred Murray, Sunday's Well), 'This is my third letter. Concerns organisation and training of the Cork Corps Irish Volunteers, such as, 'Officers Class...try and keep this going...a lot of useful matter in Major Casserley's Book....most important matter [is] Demolitions and Barricades..', and such as 'F, G & H Companies', Riverstown Coy (7) most important as they have a fair amount of stuff...', and such as 'Camps', 'General Equipment', 'Conscription', '...This mornings papers show a toning down by England. If theyre going to wait on Convention - we may be out of time without any difficulty. Some think they may patch up a bit [and] give amnesty 'as usual', [and] then try conscription. They are idiots enough for anything....'.
(3pp)
Extent3 items
LanguageEnglish
Persons keywordMacSwiney, Terence | 1879-1920 | Lord Mayor of Cork, Irish Volunteers
SubjectMilitary organisations, Irish Republicanism, War of Independence (Ireland), Personal and family papers
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Object categoryPersonal and family papers
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