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This letter was written by Michael O'Flanagan (b. 1883), a Catholic priest in the Boyle parish in Co. Roscommon. The letter was addressed 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 hard to prevent his execution. In the letter O'Flanagan remarks that he is enclosing testimonials signed by the people of his half parish. O'Flanagan notes how unifying Casement's reprieve campaign is and that the people have never co-operated so much before. O'Flanagan mentions that himself and other were not satisfied with the 'quasi apology' issued by the British government for the execution of the Irish Volunteers, men who he believes were martyrs and heroes.
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