1 For Jim Ryan C719 Wandsworth London 12-6-16 A Shéamuis Dhílis Just a line to enquire
after your health. I hope you are
enjoying to the full all the benefits
of his britannic majesty's bountiful
hospitality. How does the
and plum pudding agree with you. The boys here are almost all thinking of
going home one of these days. They
say they are about tired of their luxur
ious idleness and that ordinary bacon
and cabbage with buttermilk or a
plain pint to wash it down would
suit them better. Is that your view? I had a letter from No.19
on Friday and heard you were pounding
away hard for your next exam. I was
glad to hear you were turning your
enforced idleness to such good
account. I believe Min & Fr.Paul are
coming over this week. I had D.
French and Jane Kissane in today and
Angela H. last week. You see the
advantage of being near London 2 I was quite overjoyed to learn of
Kit's release. I hope Nell has joined
the rest of the family too in this. We started a number of Irish
classes here on Friday last, (St.
Colmcille's Day) about 80 attend.
Gearoid O'S, , P.Ó Máille, M.Ó
Droignean and I are teaching. We say
the rosary in Irish every evening at 3 in the
exercise yard and a few of us have
started a conference of the St. V. de Paul
Society. — now aren't we the good boys. Gearoid often talks about you.
You should see the awful atrocity of
a beard O'B. has. He would frighten
you to look at him. Sears of
Enniscorthy is here too and a big
number of the Citizen Army. There are
one or two from Wexford but I don't
know them. Dick Fitz of the Kerry team is my
next door neighbour here. I hear Sean Kenny
was let home last week. I have no
idea yet what charge they are going to
bring against me. I have given Michael a long
account of our circumstances here
which he will show you. Kindest regards
Do bhuan chara
Seaghán Z.