Letter from Patrick Joseph Brady to Augustine Birrell, 27 Mar 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Patrick Joseph Brady

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This is a letter from Patrick Joseph Brady (1868 - 1943) an Irish solicitor and politician, to Augustine Birrell (1850-1933) the chief secretary for Ireland. Patrick Joseph Brady represented the Stephen's Green division for the Irish Parliamentary Party in Westminster from 1910-1918. The letter is a recommendation by Brady for Charles P. O'Neill, a Dublin Solicitor, to fill the position as Chief Crown Solicitor upon the death of Sir Malachy Kelly (1850-1916).

National Archives of Ireland NAI/CSO/RP/1916/5729/3, NAI/CSO/RP/1916/5729/3 https://letters1916.ie/item/94 English Patrick Joseph Brady 1916-03-27 Glena, Booterstown, County Dublin Augustine Birrell Irish Office, Old Queen Street, London S.W., England Male Industry and Public Administration Politics

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 GLENA, BOOTERSTOWN, CO. DUBLIN. 27th Mar. 1916. Irish Office, Old Queen Street, London, S.W. Dear Mr Birrell, I beg of you very earnestly to consider the claims of Mr Charles P. O'Neill, Solicitor, for the position vacant in consequence of Sir Malachy Kelly's death. Mr O'Neill is a Dublin Solicitor of many years experience in his profession. His political services constitute a very strong claim on our support. In 1911 he wrested the Pembroke District of Dublin from the Tories, a feat which many people regarded as impossible, and as Chairman of that District Council has conducted its public affairs with marked ability and success. On every occasion he has been a strong and uncompromising supporter of the policy of the Irish Nationalist party and, therefore, if political services are to count for anything, Mr O'Neill's claims as a public man plus his admitted standing as a Solicitor fully justify his appointment as Sir Malachy Kelly's successor. I quite appreciate what your difficulty may be in view of the fact that a Coalition Government is in office. I would point out, however, the undesirability of appointing a Tory as Chief Crown Solicitor for Ireland. This office brings its holder into very close touch with the people and with the Government of this country and the appointment of one holding political views contrary to the majority of Irishmen must inevitably prove unfortunate and prejudicial to the best interest of the country. I have, therefore, ventured to press very strongly upon you that a Home Ruler should be given this position and that Mr O'Neill possesses all the qualifications necessary for it. Yours truly, Patrick J Brady. Irish Office, Old Queen Street, London S.W., England Letter from Patrick Joseph Brady to Augustine Birrell, 27 Mar 1916 Glena, Booterstown, County Dublin Letter from Patrick Joseph Brady to Augustine Birrell, 27 Mar 1916 Patrick Joseph Brady Letter from Patrick Joseph Brady to Augustine Birrell, 27 Mar 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to Patrick Joseph Brady, 9 June 1916. Augustine Birrell Letter from Brother Vincent O'Kelly to the Chief Secretary, 3 April 1916Letter from Patrick Joseph Brady to Augustine Birrell, 27 Mar 1916Letter from Thomas Gerrard to Augustine Birrell, 29 March 1916Letter from James P. Farrell et al. to Augustine Birrell, 7 April 1916A letter from Francis E. Meehan to Augustine Birrell, 3 April 1916Letter from James Patrick Farrell to Augustine Birrell, 27 March 1916Letter from Edmund Loftus Wickham to Augustine Birrell, 1 May 1916Letter from Margaret May Loughren to Augustine Birrell, 26 March 1916Letter from Hugh O'Brien Moran to Augustine Birrell, 4 May 1916Letter from Lord Hugh Gough to Augustine Birrell, 28 April 1916Letter from Joseph Dowdall to Augustine Birrell, 18 April 1916Letter from William Field to Augustine Birrell, 14 April 1916Letter from J. G. Swift MacNeill to Augustine Birrell, 17 April 1916Letter from William Johnson to the chief secretary, 14 April 1916Letter from Miss Helen Augusta Crofton to Augustine Birrell, 3 May 1916Letter from A. J. Loughborough Ball to Augustine Birrell, 1 May 1916Letter from Mr MJ Murphy to Mr Augustine Birrell, chief secretary for Ireland, 10 November 1916Letter from James Neazor to Augustine Birrell, 6 January 1916Letter from William O'Brien to Augustine Birrell, 26 February 1916Letter from Scott Alexander to Augustine Birrell, 3 March 1916Letter from John Clear to Augustine Birrell, 23 February 1916Letter from Thomas O'Donnell to Augustine Birrell, 9 April 1916Letter from P. Burrowes Shiel to Augustine Birrell, Chief Secretary for Ireland, 27 March 1916.Letter from William Field to Augustine Birrell, 29 March 1916Letter from Alfred Bryne to Augustine Birrell, 30 March 1916Letter from Edward W. Mooney to Augustine Birrell, 4 April 1916Letter from Augustine Birrell to Edward W. Mooney, 5 April 1916Letter from Thomas Henry Grattan Esmonde to Augustine Birrell, 7 April 1916Letter from William Howell Davies to Augustine Birrell, 10 April 1916Letter from Jonathan Pim to Augustine Birrell, 29 March 1916Letter from Sir Bertram Windle to Augustine Birrell, 30 March 1916.Letter from Cecil Harmsworth to Augustine Birrell, 31 March 1916Letter from Jeannie Horner to Augustine Birrell, 4 April 1916Letter from William Seddall to Augustine Birrell, 14 April 1916Letter from Thomas Francis Smyth to Augustine Birrell, 27 March 1916Letter from A. Ross to Augustine Birrell, 30 April 1916Letter from Richard Creighton to Augustine Birrell, 25 April 1916Letter from Joseph Michael Stanley, 29 March 1916Letter from W. A. Tait to the Chief Secretary for Ireland, 13 April 1916Letter from A. Stanford to Augustine Birrell, 1 May 1916Letter from Edmund Blayney Clarke to Augustine Birrell, 29 May 1916Letter from Edmund Blayney Clarke to Augustine Birrell, 23 May 1916Letter from William O'Brien to Augustine Birrell, 26 February 1916Letter from Henry T. Gallagher to Augustine Birrell, the Chief Secretary for Ireland, 29 March 1916