Letter from Alice Fitzgerald to her son Seamus Fitzgerald, 19 June 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Alice Fitzgerald

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In this letter to the recently interned Séamus Fitzgerald, his mother Alice counsels him to keep his spirits up for fear 'you will make me worse than what I am'. She hopes his friends will be sent to the same place so they could be company for him. His father has not been told of Séamus's arrest.Séamus Fitzgerald (1896–1972) was a Cork politician and joined the Irish Volunteers and Sinn Féin after Easter Week 1916. He was subsequently arrested and sent to Frongoch, Wales, one of the seven places in which he was interned in later years.

 Cork City and County Archives Papers of Seamus Fitzgerald (1876-1972), PR/6/3 https://letters1916.ie/item/697 English Alice Fitzgerald 1916-06-19 3 East Hill, Queenstown, Co. Cork, Ireland Seamus Fitzgerald Wakefield Prison Camp, West Yorkshire, England Female Easter Rising Ireland 1916

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 3 Coast Hill Queenstown June.19.1916 My Own Dearest Jim So your shifted after all. Now Jim What-everyoudo I dont want you to feel down hearted. Keep your spirit up & the Great God in his mercy is Great. We wont despair yet. More mind cheer up if you'll get downhearted you will make me worse than what I am. I dare say you have seen Liel & Mom by now. They will tell you all. Tis strange your not getting my letters. Mick Leahy have the same to say about his mothers. I can't understand it. is he & O'Brien with you I hope they are for they would be company for you: Now Lily will make arrangements with some one outside to visit you & see to you & dont at allfear him But everything that possibly can be donewill be done for you love I'm giving you great hopes & another thing if you are kept there very long Bob & myself &maybe Patrick will go over to see you for we are all dying to see you. I haven't told your Father anything about you up to the present God is good & Blessed Mother you may be home before him yet. Poor Bob he misses you terribly We havent done a thing since you left. You must have felt in a terrible way when you heard of this shift again that's why I'm warning you not to despair don't take it to heart Jim for mercy sake, that's what I'm grieving for. I will be dying for Liel & Mom to come home to tell me all about you. So I will now conclude with fondest Love from all at home & again asking you to cheer up & with God's help you may be with us sooner than what you expect – is this dearest – Wish of your loving Mother A. Fitzgerald Wakefield Prison Camp, West Yorkshire, England Letter from M. Cotter to Seamus Fitzgerald, 13 June 1916Letter from Alice Fitzgerald to her son Seamus Fitzgerald, 19 June 1916 3 East Hill, Queenstown, Co. Cork, Ireland Letter from Alice Fitzgerald to her son Seamus Fitzgerald, 19 June 1916Letter from Seamus Fitzgerald to his mother Alice Fitzgerald, 26 May 1916Letter from Seamus Fitzgerald to his mother Alice Fitzgerald, 10 June 1916 Alice Fitzgerald Letter from Alice Fitzgerald to her son Seamus Fitzgerald, 19 June 1916Letter from Seamus Fitzgerald to his mother Alice Fitzgerald, 26 May 1916Letter from Seamus Fitzgerald to his mother Alice Fitzgerald, 10 June 1916 Seamus Fitzgerald Letter from M. Cotter to Seamus Fitzgerald, 13 June 1916Letter from Alice Fitzgerald to her son Seamus Fitzgerald, 19 June 1916Letter from Seamus Fitzgerald to his mother Alice Fitzgerald, 26 May 1916Letter from Seamus Fitzgerald to his mother Alice Fitzgerald, 10 June 1916Letter from Seamus Fitzgerald to his aunt and uncle, 5 June 1916