A pass from Constable P.I. Killacky for Rev. Fr Thomas Burke, 9 June 1916 Letters 1916-1923 P.I. Killacky

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This is a pass issued by a constable in the District Inspector's Office of the Royal Irish Constabulary in Galway. The pass was sent with Fr Thomas Burke to allow him to travel from Galway to Dublin by train and then on to England. The pass also gives a physical description of Fr Burke. During the Easter Rising, Galway was one of the few areas outside Dublin city where the Irish Volunteers were active. Martial Law, the terms of which included travel restrictions, was imposed during the Rising and was still in operation when this pass was issued.Fr Burke, from Castlegar, County Galway, was from a family that was involved in the Irish struggle for independence and later served as chaplain to the Galway Brigade of the Irish Republican Army. His sister, Margaret, served as a member of Cumann na mBan.

 University College Dublin Archives Margaret and Fr Tom Burke Papers, P30/31 https://letters1916.ie/item/4 English P.I. Killacky 1916-06-09 RIC District Inspector's Office, Galway, Ireland Male Easter Rising Ireland 1916

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 Permit the Revd. Father Thomas Burke travel by train to Dublin thence to England. Age 26 years 5ft. 7in Dark Brown eyes Reg. nose. Dark Com. Reg. face. Slight male Dark hair Slight Scar on Chin right side P.I. Killacky HP Constable P.I. Killacky A pass from Constable P.I. Killacky for Rev. Fr Thomas Burke, 9 June 1916 RIC District Inspector's Office, Galway, Ireland A pass from Constable P.I. Killacky for Rev. Fr Thomas Burke, 9 June 1916