This is a letter from Maud Griffith, wife of Arthur Griffith (1872-1922), Irish nationalist and leader of Sinn Fein, to Anna O'Rahilly, the sister of Michael Joseph O'Rahilly (1875-1916).Michael 'The' O'Rahilly (1875-1916) was a nationalist and a journalist. In 1916 he aligned himself with Eoin MacNeill (1867-1945) and Bulmer Hobson (1883-1969) who opposed a preemptive rising. Although O'Rahilly played a large role in delivering MacNeill's countermanding order he felt obligated to stand with the men he recruited and trained. O'Rahilly was fatally wounded on Thursday 27 April when the GPO was being evacuated.Arthur Joseph Griffith was a journalist and politician. His newspaper, Sinn Féin was published every day from August 1909 to January 1910. He joined the Volunteers and took part in the Howth gun-running of July 1914.The IRB was closely associated with the Volunteers, and the Sinn Féin party was not. Nonetheless, since the IRB was obliged to act in secret while Griffith's newspaper and his party were widely known, if not widely supported, the new paramilitary force was often called ‘the Sinn Féin Volunteers’. During Easter week, Griffith brought the countermanding order to Bray. Althouhg he did not participate in the rebellion he was arrested in its aftermath, and on 3 May was interned in Richmond barracks; he was then sent to Reading jail, and remained there until Christmas Eve.