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Telegrams : Darrell Figgis, Keel, Westport. from Darrell Figgis, ... “Mullac na
g-Creagan,†Keel,....... Achill,..... Co. Mayo,..... Ireland..... 10/xii
1915 Dear Mr. Ryan I wd. be glad if you wd. personally accept
this vol. of my poems as I know editors do not always
get to review copies sent to them — as, in truth, may have
no right at all to them, as I a reviewer say! I wonder
if I might ask that both this, & my AE book (tho' this
chiefly) may have a somewhat longer review than the short
notes normally given in the Independent! Always sincerely Darrell Figgis 21.9.49 Given by Mr. Frank Ryan — son of
the above Mr. Ryan. Co.I.I.
A telegram from Darrell Figgis (1882-1925) to a Mr Ryan, whom he wishes to present
with a copy of his volume of poems, 'The Mount of Transfiguration' (written in 1915).Darrell
Figgis (1882-1925) was an Irish journalist, author, and member of the Irish Volunteers.
In 1913 Figgis began to focus on the literary and political situations in Ireland.
As a writer he published on Irish nationality. Along with Roger Casement (1864-1916)
and Alice Stopford Green (1847-1929), he was involved in the importing of arms leading
to the Howth gun-running incident. Following the Rising he was arrested and consequently
imprisoned in England.