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The Presbytery, Ballylongford, Co. Kerry. May 13 1916 My dear Miss O'Rahilly,
I heard with
much regret of the
death of your brother and offer you, Mrs
O'Rahilly and family,
and Mrs. Humphreys
my very sincere
condolence. I
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shall ask the prayers
of the congregation
for the repose of
his soul to-morrow
and say Mass for
him myself. When
the funeral to Lis-
loughtin takes place
I will give you
every assistance
here. With renewed
sympathy & best wishes Yours Sincerely P. Canon Hayes, P.P. Miss Anna O'Rahilly.
A Letter from Patrick C. Hayes (b.1856) to Anna O'Rahilly, the sister of Michael Joseph
O'Rahilly (1875-1916). The letter concerns the death of Michael, offering condolences
to Anne and her sister Mary Ellen 'Nell' O'Rahilly, or Humphreys by marriage.Michael
Joseph O'Rahilly, self-described as 'The' O'Rahilly, was involved in the procurement
of arms in the lead-up to the Rising and was involved in the Howth gun-running incident.
He fought in the G.P.O. During the Rising and was shot in Parnell/Moore Street on
28 April 1916 and died some time later.