Letter from Edward O'Farrell to the Major-General in Charge of Administration, 27 May 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Edward O'Farrell

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This is a letter from Edward O'Farrell (1857-1926), the assistant under-secretary for Ireland, to the major-general in charge of administration. The letter was written a month following the 1916 Easter Rising. It regards a state of martial law that is now enforced, stating that the commander in chief of the Irish forces, General Sir John Grenfell Maxwell (1859-1929), has called for such action. The letter goes on to state that 100 copies will be supplied the recipient of the letter.Sir John Maxwell briefly held command of British troops in Egypt, where he successfully organised defences against a Turkish attack in February 1915 and presided over the huge expansion of his command as Egypt became a major British imperial military base. In March 1916, having been superseded as general officer commanding in Egypt, he was recalled home when the Easter Rising broke out.

 National Archives of Ireland Chief Secretary's Office Registered Papers, CSO RP/1916/5612/9002/2 https://letters1916.ie/item/171 English Edward O'Farrell 1916-05-27 Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland Major-General in Charge of Administration Park Gate, Dublin, Ireland Male Easter Rising Ireland 1916

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 CHIEF SECRETARY'S OFFICE, DUBLIN CASTLE, 27th May, 1916. Sir, I am directed by the Lords Justices to to ac- quaint you, for the information of the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief the Forces in Ireland, that Their Excellencies have, by Proclamation dated the 26th instant, directed that a state of martial Law shall continue to exist throughout Ireland until further order. Instructions have been issued to the Printers to furnish you with one hundred copies of the Pro- clamation. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient Servant, E O Farrell The Major-General in Charge of Administration, Irish Command, Head Quarters, Park Gate, Dublin Edward O'Farrell Letter from Edward O'Farrell to the Major-General in Charge of Administration, 27 May 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to Charles Edward Troup, 27 May 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to the Thomas McKinnon Wood, 27 May 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to James Hamilton, 2 June 1916Letter from Robert King Irvine to Edward O'Farrell, 31 May 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to Patrick O'Donoghue, 2 June 1916.Letter from Patrick Joseph Brady to Edward O'Farrell, 3 June 1916.Letter from Edward O'Farrell to Patrick Joseph Brady, 9 June 1916.Letter from J. 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O’Farrell, 9 March 1916Letter from E. O’Farrell to A.E. Moore, 8 March 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to John Bernard Connolly, 20 July 1916Letter from Gerald Horan to the Assistant Under Secretary of Ireland, 10 July 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to M.C. Macinerney, 26 June 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to the Chief Magistrate, 26 June 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to William P. Triston, 2 August 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to R.J. Nugent, 1 August 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to John Moorhead, 25 July 1916Letter by Edward O'Farrell to R.J. Nugent, 29 February 1916Letter from William Haldane Porter to Edward O'Farrell, 1 January 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to Jean Louis Loiseleur des Longchamps, 4 January 1916Letter from Edward O' Farrell to J. Holland, 4 February 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to William F. 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Quinan to Edward O'Farrell, 3 March 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to George Fletcher, 11 May 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to Alexander Black, 30 May 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to the Clerk of the Crown and Peace, County Down, 25 May 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to Judge Johnston, 27 May 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to E. L. Chapman, 29 May 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to James Lawler, 30 May 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to the Recorder of Galway, 19 May 1916Letter from Arthur Megaw to Edward O'Farrell, 22 May 1916Circular letter from Edward O'Farrell to Crown and Sessional Crown Solicitors, 20 June 1916Letter from Sir Edward O'Farrell to Margaret O'Brien, 8 June 1916Letter from Edward O’Farrell to Edward F. Casey, 9 August 1916Letter from B.J. Collingwood to Edward O’Farrell, 2 April 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to A.A. 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