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Letter from Major W.S. Lennon, commandant at the Kilmainham Detention Barracks, to Sarah Mallin (c. 1854 - 1928) on the eve of her son's execution. Lennon advises Sarah that her son wishes to see her and that he is sending a motor car for her conveyance. Sarah Mallin (née Dowling) was the mother of Michael Mallin (1874 - 1916). Michael led the Citizen Army force that occupied St Stephen's Green on Monday 24 April, digging trenches in the park and erecting barricades on the surrounding roads. Mallin was tried by court martial in Richmond barracks on 5 May and sentenced to death. He was shot by firing squad in Kilmainham jail on 8 May 1916 and buried at Arbour Hill.
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