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This letter was written by M. J. O'Donnell, a member of Kerry County Council. The letter is addresed to Alice Stopford Green (1847-1929). Alice Stopford Green was the wife of historian John Richard Green (1837-1883). Stopford Green was a nationalist, involved in the Howth gun-running and a historian in her own right. She was shocked by the 1916 Rising and horrified that Casement had been plotting to obtain German assistance. Nonetheless, she visited Casement in prison and lobbied to prevent his execution. In the letter O'Donnell refers to a petition signed by 'nine of the most representative men' in his parish. The petition concerns the case of Roger Casement (1864-1916). Casement had been imprisoned in London after he had been arrested while landing on the coast of Kerry in a submarine on the eve of the Easter Rising. A campaign was launched featuring many prominent figures such as W.B. Yeats and George Bernard Shaw to secure a reprieve for Casement but he was hanged on 3 August 1916.In the letter O'Donnell also refers to Green's book 'Irish Nationality' stating that he believes another chapter will have to be added to the publication.
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