Volunteer Joseph O'Sullivan MS. Letter, 9 August 1922
TitleVolunteer Joseph O'Sullivan MS. Letter, 9 August 1922
ReferenceIE 627/SM803
Date
9 August 1922
Production date 1922 - 1922
Scope and ContentMS. letter from Volunteer Joseph O'Sullivan, Wandsworth Prison, London to 'My Dearest Father', opening 'I feel that I ought not to leave this earth without writing you a fond and happy fairwell'. He refers to Christ, his dead mother, and to a letter received from Sister Mary Raphael. He also mentions a petition seeking a reprieve. He refers to the Sisters at Gordon Square and Macklin St, thanking them 'for their solicitations on behalf of Reg and myself'. He also sends wishes to his brothers and sisters, and their families. (The letter is incomplete, and there is no signature. It may be an early copy).
Extent2pp
Persons keywordIrish Volunteers, Irish Republican Army, O'Sullivan, Joseph | d1922 | Irish Volunteer
SubjectMilitary organisations, War of Independence (Ireland), Irish Republicanism, Executions, Anti-Treaty IRA
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RepositoryCork City and County Archives
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