Letter from Desmond FitzGerald to Mabel FitzGerald, 8 November 1915
Don't worry about me in the least.
I heard that you were going
to visit a gentleman of
Dr Browne's (Dolly's friend)
profession. Dowhenyou
wantnews. If my mother
Kate & F come over write
to ask that all 4 be allowed
together & that the time be
extended. You didn't lo
look at all well. Take care
of yourself. Go to every-
thing. Send me a card of
bachelor's buttons & I'll know
you got this all right. Nancy
shd be seeing one of her friends
on Dec. 7 th Go with her if
you can. And give her news 2 when she of is going on her
corporal works of mercy.
Go and see McCabe in A. Hill.
You knew him at the camp.
Cheer him up. I have seen
his friend here. Denis
presents to me I found the
following Tuesday & it
was a tremendous blessing
to me. I hope all went well
at the convention and that
your catering was a success
in the evening. Give me all
news news in detail in your
letter. Keep a diary & send
it in & complete other letters
in it. Hope all goes well in
B. & Kerry. and that my dear ones
are all well. 3 Get MacCarthy or someone
to clean & vaseline my
bike & that other plaything
in Meath Rd. Have Dolly
to stay with you as often as
she can. I know she would
cheer you up. It must
be dreadfully lonely down
there where you know no
one. I hope everyone is
very nice to you. I am
dreadfully fond of my dear
one all the time here. I am
due out last day of March
Friday in Lent. But it is
sweet things I crave for most
& dream about them everynight.
Remember what I said in Irish.
There might be a chance
next time. I hope everyone
agreed whatever
was best, Lovingly D.
A letter from politician and intellectual Desmond FitzGerald (1888-1947) to his wife Mabel FitzGerald (née Washington McConnell) (1884-1958) assuring her that he is well in prison. He inquires about news of the family and discusses the arrangements of his proposed release from prison in March 1916.This letter was written while Desmond FitzGerald was serving a six month sentence in Mountjoy prison having been convicted under the new Defence of the Realm legislation for making a seditious speech. He later served in the GPO during the Easter Rising, being placed in charge of the garrison's food supply. He initially escaped arrest after the Rising but was soon rounded up and imprisoned in Mountjoy, Dartmoor, Maidstone, Lewes and Portland.
How to cite
Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__0013.html)
- Place
- Mountjoy Prison, Dublin, Ireland
- Mentioned in
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- Letter from Desmond FitzGerald to Mabel FitzGerald, 8 November 1915
- Letter from Charles Arthur Munro to North Circular Laundry, 17 November 1915.
- Letter from North Circular Laundry to Charles Arthur Munro, 16 December 1915.
- Letter from Dr Kathleen Lynn to Miss Carney, 6 June 1916
- Letter from Mabel FitzGerald to the Governor, Mountjoy Prison, 2 June 1916.
- Letter from the Charles Arthur Munro, the Governor of Mountjoy Prison, to Mabel FitzGerald, 5 June 1916.
- Letter from Charles Arthur Munro to Mabel FitzGerald, 24 November 1915
- Letter from North Circular Laundry to Charles Arthur Munro, 18 November 1915
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- Letter from Desmond FitzGerald to Mabel FitzGerald, 8 November 1915
- Letter from Desmond FitzGerald to Arthur Patrick O'Brien, 26 June 1916
- Letter from Desmond FitzGerald to Mabel FitzGerald, 7 March 1916
- Letter from Desmond FitzGerald to Mabel FitzGerald, 30 December 1915
- Letter from Desmond FitzGerald to Mabel FitzGerald, 8 February 1916
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- Letter from Margaret Pearse to Mabel FitzGerald, 16 July, 1916.
- Letter from Neans bean í Rathgaille (Nancy O'Rahilly) to Mabel FitzGerald, circa 26 May 1916.
- Letter from Nancy O'Rahilly to Mabel FitzGerald, May 1916.
- Letter from Caitlín Burgess to Mabel FitzGerald, 1 June 1916.
- Letter from Desmond FitzGerald to Mabel FitzGerald, 8 November 1915
- Postcard from Mabel Fitzgerald to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, 28 February 1916
- Letter from Charles Arthur Munro to Mabel FitzGerald, 22 February 1916
- Letter from Charles Arthur Munro to Mabel FitzGerald, 21 March 1916
- Letter from Charles Arthur Munro to Mabel FitzGerald, 24 March 1916
- Letter to Mabel FitzGerald, 1916
- Letter from T.M. Healy to Mabel FitzGerald, 24 May 1916
- Letter from Mabel FitzGerald, 24 May 1916
- Letter from John Dillon to Mabel FitzGerald, 24 May 1916
- Letter from John Dillon to Mabel FitzGerald, 24 May 1916
- Letter from Anna O'Rahilly to Mabel FitzGerald, 25 May 1916
- Letter from John Brosnan to Mabel FitzGerald, 25 May 1916
- Letter from John Muldoon to Mabel FitzGerald, 26 May 1916
- Letter from T.J. Hanna to Mabel FitzGerald, 26 May 1916
- Letter from Laurence Ginnell to Mabel FitzGerald, 26 May 1916
- Letter from Julia Evans to Mabel FitzGerald, 13 May 1916
- Letter from Captain, Richmond Barracks to Mabel FitzGerald, 14 May 1916
- Letter from J.H.G. Stantin to Mabel FitzGerald, 20 May 1916
- Letter from R.F. Sergeant probably to Mabel FitzGerald, 21 May 1916
- Letter from Mabel FitzGerald to Brigadier General, Richmond Barracks, 22 May 1916
- Letter from Nancy Campbell to Mabel FitzGerald, 23 May 1916
- Letter from George Bernard Shaw to Mabel FitzGerald, 25 May 1916
- Letter from W. Goodman to Mabel FitzGerald, 12 April 1916.
- Telegram from Superintendent of Police, Kingstown to Mabel FitzGerald, 10 May 1916.
- Letter from Mabel FitzGerald, 10 May 1916
- Letter from Mabel FitzGerald to the Governor of Richmond Barracks, 11 May 1916
- Letter from Mabel FitzGerald to John Redmond, 27 May 1916.
- Letter from Annie F. to Mabel FitzGerald, 27 May 1916.
- Letter from Robert Lynch to Mabel FitzGerald, 28 May 1916.
- Letter from John Redmond to Mabel FitzGerald, 29 May 1916.
- Letter from Caitlín Ní Shéaghda to Mabel FitzGerald, 30 May 1916.
- Letter from the Major E. Reade to Mabel FitzGerald, 31 May 1916
- Letter from Harry Stockman to Mabel FitzGerald, 31 May 1916.
- Letter from R.C. Barton to Mabel FitzGerald, 1 June 1916.
- Letter from R. C. Barton to Mabel FitzGerald, 21 May 1916.
- Letter from Mabel FitzGerald to the Governor, Mountjoy Prison, 2 June 1916.
- Letter from Máire Ní Catháin to Mabel FitzGerald, 3 June 1916.
- Letter from Austin Stack to Mabel FitzGerald, 4 June 1916.
- Letter from the Charles Arthur Munro, the Governor of Mountjoy Prison, to Mabel FitzGerald, 5 June 1916.
- Letter from Ernest Blythe to Mabel FitzGerald, 8 June 1916.
- Letter from M.B. McDonough to Mabel FitzGerald, 16 June 1916.
- Letter from Major E. Reade to Mabel FitzGerald, 20 June 1916.
- Letter from Major E. Reade to Mabel FitzGerald, 5 July 1916.
- Letter from Major E. Reade to Mabel FitzGerald, 10 July 1916.
- Letter from Major E. Reade to Mabel FitzGerald, 15 Jult 1916.
- Letter from Major E. Reade to Mabel FitzGerald, 20 July 1916.
- Letter from Major E. Reade to Mabel FitzGerald 4 August, 1916.
- Letter from The Governor, Dartmoor Prison to Mabel FitzGerald, 18 August 1916.
- Letter from Charles Arthur Munro to Mabel FitzGerald, 24 November 1915
- Letter from Mabel FitzGerald [June 1916]
- Letter from Desmond FitzGerald to Mabel FitzGerald, 7 March 1916
- Letter from Desmond FitzGerald to Mabel FitzGerald, 30 December 1915
- Letter from Desmond FitzGerald to Mabel FitzGerald, 8 February 1916
- Letter from Mabel FitzGerald to the Governor, Dartmoor Prison, 22 June 1916.