Letter from B. Maguire to Lady Clonbrock, 23 July 1916 Letters 1916-1923 B. Maguire

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Letter from a prisoner of war, B. Maguire, South Lancashire Regiment, to Lady Clonbrock (1839-1928). Maguire was then incarcerated in Limberg, Germany. He writes that he has not yet received cigarettes that Lady Clonbrock had sent and asks her to arrange for him to be sent some bread as he had not got any from the Irish Women's Association, owing to his being in an English, rather than an Irish, regiment. Maguire writes that he has not been receiving regular letters from his wife and that this has his lowered his spirits; he ask Lady Clonbrock to enquire.Augusta Caroline Dillon (née Crofton) was the wife of Luke Gerald Dillon (1834-1917), the 4th Baron of Clonbrock, Co. Galway and the daughter of Lord Crofton of Mote Park (Edward Henry Churchill Crofton, 3rd Baron), Co. Roscommon. Aged 75 at the outbreak of war, Lady Clonbrock, worked closely with the Irish Women's Association to send basic necessities to Irish POWs. Many of her care packages went to members of the Connaught Rangers imprisoned in Limburg near Cologne.

 National Library of Ireland Clonbrock Estate Papers, Collection List No 54, Ms. 35,796 (14) https://letters1916.ie/item/135 English B. Maguire 1916-07-23 Limburg, Germany Augusta Dillon née Crofton c/o Lady Mahon, Avonmore, Killiney, County Dublin Male World War I (1914-1918)

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 KriegsgefangenenlagerLimburg (Lahm), 23.7.1916. This is my address: Prisoner of War Name: B Maguire South Lanes Regt. No. 7587 6 Comp. 2 Batl. Gef. No. 274 Camp of Prisoners of War Limburg (Lahn) Germany. Dear Lady Clonbrook I now take the pleasure in sending you this letter hoping to find ye all at home in good health as this leaves me in the best of health at present. I received your post card dated 17/6/16 all right and I was glad to see by it that all at home is well. You told me in the postcard that you ordered some cigarettes to be sent to me I have not yet received them yet when I get them I will write and let you no. You also asked me iff I was getting the parcels from my Regimental Funds allright. I am getting them all right but not often enough so I would be thankfull to you iffyou would send me some and also some Bread as I cannot get any from the Irish Womans Association on account of been in a English Regiment nearly all the men hearis getting Bread from Switeserland on payment from at home I would be very thankfull to you iff you would tell my wife that I rite to her every week and I do not get one from her only about every 2 or 3 months so I do not be in very good spirits when I do not herefrom her I hope everything is going on well at home no more at present. I remain yours. B Maguire Pre-printed KriegsgefangenenlagerLimburg (Lahn). This is my address: Prisoner of War Name: 7587 B Maguire South 6 Comp. 2 Batl. Camp of Prisoners of War Limburg (Lahn) Germany The indications mentioned above must be reproduced in the address. Right side Lady Clonbrock c/o Hon Lady Clonbrock Avonmore Killiney Co. Dublin Clonbrock Ahascragh Co. Galway Ireland. 23.7.16 Limburg, Germany Letter from B. Maguire to Lady Clonbrock, 15 October 1916Letter from B. Maguire to Lady Clonbrock, 27 August 1916Letter from B. Maguire to Lady Clonbrock, 23 July 1916Letter from Patrick Foran to Lady Clonbrock, 27 November 1915Letter from Aidan Nolan to Lady Clonbrock, 29 December 1915Letter from T West to Lady Clonbrock, 22 February 1916Letter from T West to Lady Clonbrock, 31 July 1916Letter from John Burns to Lady Clonbrock, 21 March 1916Letter from John Burns to Lady Clonbrock, 20 July 1916Letter from Pte B Ward to The Lady Clonbrock, April 1916Letter from Joseph Connolly to Lady Clonbrock, 29 May 1916Letter from Joseph Connolly to Lady Clonbrock, 30 July 1916Letter from Private B. Ward, Connacht Rangers, to Lady Clonbrock, 3 October 1916Letter from T West to Lady Clonbrock, 23 December 1915Letter from Robert Monteith to Roger Casement, 2 November 1915Letter from Robert Monteith to Roger Casement, 5 November 1915Letter from Robert Monteith to Roger Casement, 8 November 1915Letter from Robert Monteith to Roger Casement, 11 November 1915Letter from Robert Monteith to Roger Casement, 21 November 1915Letter from Robert Monteith to Roger Casement, 11 November 1915 c/o Lady Mahon, Avonmore, Killiney, County Dublin Letter from B. Maguire to Lady Clonbrock, 23 July 1916 B. Maguire Letter from B. Maguire to Lady Clonbrock, 15 October 1916Letter from B. Maguire to Lady Clonbrock, 27 August 1916Letter from B. Maguire to Lady Clonbrock, 23 July 1916