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29th May, 1916. 9002 Sir, I am directed by the Lords Justices to
enclose, for the information of the Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty, a copy of a
Proclamation made by Their Excellencies on the
26th instant, directing that a state of Martial
Law shall continue to exist throughout Ireland
until further order. I am ,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant, The Secretary, Admiralty, Whitehall, London, S.W.
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BY THE LORDS JUSTICES GENERAL AND GENERAL GOVERNORS OF IRELAND.
A PROCLAMATION WHERAS disaffection and unrest still prevail
in certain parts of Ireland causing anxiety and alarm
amongst the peaceful and law abiding subjects of His
Majesty. NOW WE, the Lords Justices General and General
Governors of Ireland DO HEREBY proclaim that a state of
MARTIAL LAW
shall continue to exist throughout Ireland until further
order. GIVEN at His Majesty's Castle of Dublin
this 26th day of MAY, 1916. Richard R Cherry LCJ O'Loughlin
This is a letter to Thomas MacNamara (1861-1931), secretary to the admiralty and Liberal
politician. The letter is written in the context of the month that followed the 1916
Easter Rising and regards an enclosed proclamation of martial law for the information
of the lord commissioners of the admiralty. The enclosed proclamation states that
a state of martial law will be enforced in Ireland until further order. The proclamation
is signed by Chief Lord Justice Richard Robert Cherry (1859-1923).