1 Dernadiva Castlebar To Right hon. H H Asquith Prime Minister Lond Sir on behalf of the
Protestants of Co mayo i beg draw
your attention to the fact the Co Council
has wanted close Castlebar Prison
as in excuse wants it for mayo asylu
asylum enlargement. this we
consider if the Government would do
as trecherous because owing to the
disturbance in Ireland of Nationalists
and Sinn Feiners we require
it always 2
and only it was to be had a
few weeks ago there would be
no place to detain Prisoners of
which amounted to dosens of
Sinn feiners - and this the west
requires more military. Castlebar
having a Soldiers Barricks and
a rifle range which would want
very little repair at least a
regt of English soldiers should
be for training, it would also
encourage recruiting and not
have thousands of young men
armed with rifles both 3
nationalists and Sinn feiners
Castlebar where there are only 30 police
while the population is over 3000 70
and a large Country around thickly
populaited and is the same in all
the chief towns of mayo at
least Castlebar which was head
quarters should not be left without
soldiers and also the mayo Prison in conclusion i ask respectfully
you shall comply with my only
request as you in England is
not aware how nationalists and Sinn
feiners is drilling with rifles and will
not join their Colours against the huns I remain kind sir respectfully yours Richard Carson Esq (Rgt hond H H Asquith) 4 adress Richard Carson Esq Dernadiva Castlegar Co mayo P S
there is a workhouse where
there is only a few inmates
is very suitable for adition
to the asylum would hold hundreds
while the prison if it was
remodeled would not hold many
and deleted text spoil the County having
to be sent to Co Sligo