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Mount St. Joseph Abbey, Roscrea 20.6.16 Dear Mrs. O'Rahilly I am very thank-
ful for letter and cheque
£5 to hand this morning
and will have thirty
Gregorian Masses said for
the repose of your husband's
soul. We had prayers
here for him on hearing of
his death as he was known
to some here and his father
well known to many. May
God grant them all eternal
rest and console their sorrow-
ing friends Yours Sincerely
Justin McCarthy
Abbot
This is a letter of condolence to Nancy O'Rahilly (1875-1961). He acknowledges receipt
of £5, for which 30 Gregorian Masses will be celebrated for the repose of The O'Rahilly's
soul. The monks prayed, on hearing of his death, that God would grant them all eternal
rest and console their sorrowing friends.Nancy O'Rahilly was a member of the Provisional
Council of Cumann na mBan at the founding in 1914 and the wife of Michael Joseph O'Rahilly,
self-described as 'The' O'Rahilly (1875-1916). The O'Rahilly fought in the Easter
Rising and was shot in Parnell/Moore Street on 28 April 1916 and died some time later.
Nancy was pregnant at the time of her husband's death – the child was born three months
later. Justin McCarthy was Abbot of Mount St. Joseph's Abbey, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary.