Letter from Sir Edward O'Farrell to the Director of Prisoners of War Information Bureau, 15 May 1916. Letters 1916-1923 Edward O'Farrell

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Letter from Sir Edward O'Farrell (1857-1926), on behalf of the Lord Lieutenant Wimborne (1873-1939), to the Director of Prisoners of War Information Bureau. O'Farrell writes that he is forwarding a copy of a police report which has been compiled on the matter of Alfred Tonnishoff, an internee of Knockaloe Prisoner of War camp. Tonnishoff requests his leaving certificate which was seized when he was arrested on 16 August 1914, 12 days after Great Britain declared war on Germany.Edward O'Farrell served as the assistant undersecretary of Ireland after the Easter Rising. Ivor Churchill Guest, 1st Viscount Wimborne was appointed the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1915. Guest worked closely alongside Sir Matthew Nathan (1862-1939) in the administration of Ireland. Following the suppression of the Rising, Guest, under pressure, was forced to resign as Lord Lieutenant. A later inquiry into the Rising exonerated Guest and held Augustine Birrell (1850-1933) chiefly responsible for the events that occurred. Guest would continue to serve as Lord Lieutenant until 1918.

 National Archives of Ireland NAI, CSORP/1916/8118/2 https://letters1916.ie/item/271 English Edward O'Farrell 1916-05-15 Director of Prisoners of War Information Bureau Wellington Street, London, England. Male World War I (1914-1918) Industry and Public Administration

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 15th May, 1916. No. 8118. Sir, With reference to your letter of the 26th ultimo, No. P.W. 6917, enclosing copy of a letter from Prisoners' Aid Society at the Prisoners' of War Camp. Knockaloe, re- garding the cse of Alfred Tonnishoff, I am directed by the Lord Lieutenant to transmit the accompanying copy of a report which has been received from the police in the matter. I am, Sir, Your Obedient Servant, Edward O'Farrell The Director, Prisoners of War Information bureau, Wellington Street, London. 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Hearn, 27 June 1916Letter from MJ Murphy to Edward O'Farrell, Assistant Under-Secretary for Ireland, 10 November 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to Mary Anne Curley, 19 February 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to Sir Charles Edward Troup, 4 March 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to Sir Charles Edward Troup, 8 February 1916Letter from Thomas William Lyster to Edward O'Farrell, 8 May 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to William J. Thompson, 2 February 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to Hannah Murphy, 6 March 1916Letter from William Haldane Porter to Edward O'Farrell, 26 February 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to William Patterson, 4 March 1916Letter from John T. 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. Hargrave, 28 June 1916Letter from Sir Edward O'Farrell to William Brace, 14 July 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to Sir Edward Troupe, 17 June 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to Mr E. Green, 22 June 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell, 13 July 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to Sir Edward Troup, 27 June 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to The Registrar, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 31 January 1916Letter from MJ Murphy to Sir Edward O'Farrell, assistant under-secretary for Ireland, [November 1916?]Letter from Edward O'Farrell to Charles MacAllister, 1 July 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to Sir Ivor Guest Churchill, 27 June 1916Letter from Edward O'Farrell to Mary Anne Curley, 1 March 1916 Wellington Street, London, England. Letter from Sir Edward O'Farrell to the Director of Prisoners of War Information Bureau, 15 May 1916.