1 Copy His Majesty's Prison, Mountjoy, Dublin, 10th December, 1915. Gentlemen, I am in receipt of your letter of the 6th instant, — if
you wish the ivy removed from the wall I will, as a matter of
courtesy, give directions to have it done, though we do not
admit that the ivy was instrumental in causing the fall of the
wall. We are under no liability as regards the effect of the
storm, and it could only be in the event of the wall being a
party wall that we could join in the expense of its repair. At the present time the General Prisons Board cannot
consider a proposal to buy the land in question. I am,
Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant, Governor CAM Messre The North Circular Laundry, Ltd., North Circular Road, DUBLIN. 2 NORTH CIRCULAR ROAD, (TOP OF BERKLEY STREET), DUBLIN, Dec 6 th 1915 C.A. Munroe Esq. H.M Prison Mountjoy Dear Sir We are in receipt of yours 4 th
and must express surprise at contents
as there can be no question but that
the foliage of your ivy carried such a
weight of water and weight of itself
as pulled down our wall and what
still remains is liable to be pulled
down also by the weight of growth on
it and we now call on you to have
this entirely removed from wall before
further damage is done by your ivy
&c. We have no desire at all for litigation
and would be willing to sacrifice a very
great deal rather than enter into such
and so would be willing to accept a
reasonable sum towards cost of the
necessary repairs to wall and would be
glad if Prisons Board would give the
matter further consideration when
we feel sure they will see we are entitled
to a sum towards cost of repair. We would also be glad to hear as
to our offer of the ground yours faithfully N.C. L.L.