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a.m 1 R.I.Constabulary Office, 4th May, 1916. Mr. Campbell, In reply to
inquiry, I have to state that on the
afternoon of Saturday, 22nd April, I was at Rathfarnham Castle Golf Club, on Sunday,
23rd April, I was at Delgany
Golf Club, on Monday, 24th April, I was at Rathfarnham Castle
Golf Club, and on the remaining days up to 1st May, I was
either at my place of residence, 3 Seaview Terrace, Donny-
brook, or in the immediate vicinity. I slept each
night during the period 22nd April to 1st May at the above
address - 3 Seaview Terrace, Donnybrook. Herbert Hale
This is a letter from Herbert Hale (b. 1872) a civil servant in the Royal Irish Constabulary
Office to a Mr. Campbell. The letter was written on the the 4 May 1916 and contains
details of Hale's whereabouts from the 22 April to 24 April, the days preceding the
Easter Rising 1916. In the aftermath of the Rising civil servants were requested to
provide information about their whereabouts during the Rising to prove that they had
not been involved with the rebels.