Letter from Peggie O'Sullivan, Birmingham, to James Ryan, 1 July 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Peggie O'Sullivan

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Letter from Peggie O'Sullivan to James Ryan (1891-1970). O'Sullivan writes from Birmingham shortly after Ryan had been moved from Stafford to Frongach. She offers to send a parcel and asks what Ryan would like to receive. She also enquires about conditions in Frongach and suggests sewing sand bags as a 'splendid organisation' and a 'great nerve sorter'.James Ryan studied medicine at University College Dublin. He was appointed chief medical officer in the GPO during the Easter Rising. After the Rising he was imprisoned in Stafford and, later, Frongoch, and was released in August 1916. Ryan was later a founder member of Fianna Fáil and a government minister.

 University College Dublin Archives Dr James Ryan Papers, Collection P88 https://letters1916.ie/item/473 English Peggie O'Sullivan 1916-07-01 99 Ashted Row, Birmingham, England James Ryan Frongach Detention Camp, Wales Female Easter Rising Ireland 1916

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 99 Ashted Row Birmingham July 1 1916. A chara First of all. I hope you got the roses safely & that they were not too faded. I hope the extreme language in the note did not shock you. I really think you were let off lightly because yours was the first I tied up. As we went on we wrote worse & worse things. Ask some of the boys to show them to you if they have not already done so. This will be very tame as I've only just got up. On Saturday morning we stay in bed till 12 o'clock or so, have breakfast in bed about 10 & our correspondence. So you will see that I am not fully awake yet. I had a card from Mortimer this morning. I hope to have the pleasure of printing some of these snaps soon. As soon as you can, write & let me know, if there is anythingatall you want. Which do you prefer cigarettes or a pipe & tobacco. We shall send a parcel from the 6 of us soon & I would like to know what you really need & what you wish for. Do be sensible & let us know, wh because it is a work of grad on our part, & we feel out of the running if we cannot help you. Send a list, never mind if it is long; all the better, & put down everything. I was hoping that the weather would be fine & warm for you in Bala but if we are having a specimen of it to day. Its awful, cold, windy & pouring rain. We heard that you all looked grand going to the station, fitted out with tailor-fittedovercoats & hand sewn boots. Two of the girls went on Thursday. We were fearfully disappointed. I would love to be there to give a cheer & join the singing. Did you have a march at the other end. I hope you had a nice tea waiting for you at the final. Are there many soldiers on guard & how do you get your meals? Have you any work to do? Sewing up sand bags is a splendid occupation & is a great nerve sorther especially if the needle goes in your finger half an inch. I hope you don't think I am forward in writing to you. But, I imagine that a letter would cheer you up when an exile or rather an untried prisoner. All the others send their best love & hope to see you in 4 weeks time. We are sorry that you have left Stafford in a way. We quite miss our weekly visits to the gaol. I never thought I would ever be a visitor to such a place. But it quite lost its horror for me to hear the musical ring of the voice & the laughter that can't be squashed. Hoping to hear soon. Don't forget to mention what you would like Love & best wishes from Peggie O'Sullivan Frongach Detention Camp, Wales Letter from Peggie O'Sullivan, Birmingham, to James Ryan, 1 July 1916Letter from Kathleen Teebay, Stafford, England to James Ryan, 4 July 1916 99 Ashted Row, Birmingham, England Letter from Peggie O'Sullivan, Birmingham, to James Ryan, 1 July 1916Letter from Peg O'Sullivan, Birmingham, to James Ryan, 2 October 1916 Peggie O'Sullivan Letter from Peggie O'Sullivan, Birmingham, to James Ryan, 1 July 1916 James Ryan Letter from Cis M. Coyle to James Ryan, 26 May 1916Letter from Cis M. Coyle to James Ryan, 3 June 1916Letter from Cis M. Coyle to James Ryan, 25 June 1916Letter from Cis M. Coyle to James Ryan, 2 July 1916Letter from Cis M. Coyle to James Ryan, 11 July 1916Letter from Cis M. Coyle to James Ryan, 19 July 1916Letter from Cis M. Coyle to James Ryan, c. August 1916Letter from Seaghan Z to James Ryan, 12 July 1916Letter from 'Teresa'(Agnes Ryan) to James Ryan, 20 May 1916Letter from Katherine Brady to James Ryan, 5 July 1916Letter from Joe to James Ryan, 25 May 1916Letter from Denis McCullough to James Ryan, c. June 1916Letter from Phyllis Ryan to James Ryan, 19 May 1916Letter from Madge Calnan to James Ryan , 8 June 1916Letter from Phyllis Ryan to James Ryan, c. June 1916Letter from Phyllis Ryan to James Ryan, 1 June 1916Letter from Madge Calnan to James Ryan, 17 June 1916Postcard from 'M' to James Ryan, 27 May 1916Letter from 'Teresa' (Agnes Ryan) to her brother James Ryan, 4 June 1916Letter from Peggie O'Sullivan, Birmingham, to James Ryan, 1 July 1916Letter from Josephine Mary (Min) Ryan to James Ryan, 29 May 1916Letter from Chris Ryan to James Ryan, 13 June 1916Letter from Jim to James Ryan, 11 July 1916Letter from R. Hickey to James Ryan, 26 May 1916Letter from Mary M to James Ryan, 1916Letter from K.B to James Ryan, c. early June 1916Letter from Maudie Davin to James Ryan, 6 July 1916Letter from Kathleen Teebay, Stafford, England to James Ryan, 4 July 1916Letter from James Ryan to Liam Ó Briain, 1 June 1916Letter from Michael Collins to James Ryan, 23 August 1916Letter from Michael Collins to James Ryan, 2 September 1916Letter from Eamonn T. Dore to James Ryan, 19 September 1916Letter from Sean T. O'Kelly to James Ryan, 26 August 1916Letter from Sean T. O'Kelly to James Ryan, 15 September 1916Letter from Sean T. O'Kelly to James Ryan, 22 October 1916Letter from Mairín Ní Ribhógh to James Ryan, 2 August 1916Letter from Major C. Harold Heathcote to James Ryan, 13 September 1916Letter from Major C. Harold Heathcote to James Ryan, 19 September 1916Letter from Cis M. Coyle to James Ryan, 11 June 1916Letter from Phyllis Ryan to James Ryan, Tuesday 6 June 1916Letter to James Ryan from Frances KellyLetter to James Ryan from MargaretLetter to James Ryan from May GrayLetter from Eamonn T. Dore to James Ryan, c. September 1916Letter from Mort O'Connell to James Ryan, 9 October 1916Letter from Maura [Power] to James Ryan, 18 October 1916Letter from Kathleen Teebay, Stafford, England to James Ryan, 1 August 1916Letter from Kathleen Teebay, Stafford, England to James Ryan, 7 October 1916Letter from D. C., Stafford, England, to James Ryan, 9 August 1916Letter from Peg O'Sullivan, Birmingham, to James Ryan, 2 October 1916