Letter from Kathleen Teebay, Stafford, England to James Ryan, 4 July 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Kathleen Teebay

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Letter from Kathleen Teebay to James Ryan (1891-1970). Kathleen writes of a meeting with the mother and sister of Patrick and Willie Pearse, executed for their role in the Rising, who had made a visit to Stafford.James Ryan studied medicine in UCD. 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, P88 https://letters1916.ie/item/737 English Kathleen Teebay 1916-07-04 41 Wolverhampton Road, Stafford, England James Ryan Frongach Detention Camp, Wales Female Easter Rising Ireland 1916

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 F50 at Stafford. 41 Wolverhampton Rd. Stafford. 4.7.16 Dear Mr. Ryan, We have been wondering a good deal how you are getting on & how you like your new surroundings. Father Moore called in last night & said so far he had heard nothing. This morning he sent a message for me to call to see him. I do so & it was to show me a letter he had received from the Chaplain. But as he lives a good distance, almost 30 miles I think, it did not give much news. He is an old Cottonian (a College for boys in the Midlands) & it seems Fr. Moore & he were there for a short time together — but his younger brother was a classmate of his. We were quite glad to hear it because it seemed to make a link still with you as we know Coilín - my brother was there a long time but of course at a much later date. So we trust to hear further details later. I have already sent you one letter. I wrote it Saturday —but as the address was doubtful I am not sure that you have received it. If you have & if I tell you the same things again you must excuse it because that is the reason. In it I told you I got to know Mr. Duffy & Mr.Caralon (from Belfast) by taking a message about collars & ties etc for M rs Figgis. The former said he knew you at any rate by sight & I gave him a message fo r you in case he sees you. Mr Caralon said he was a good friend of yours. I was sorry you were taken away in the first lot & not left till later - there are still a good many here. But I daresay you will like it better as you will have discovered your other friends down there there & others have gone on from here. I think the warder in the gate was rather glad because he said he is spared writing down your name. He thought you were the most popular in the barracks, he had to do it so often. Father Moore happened to call in Thursday night - the 29 th. He said it was not the same place down there now that all the nuts had gone. M rs. & Miss Pearse came to Stafford on Friday night & we were lucky to see a good deal of them. Last night they left for Shrewsbury en route for Frongoch which they intend to visit today, but I am glad to say they are returning here for a short time. The priests here said the Masses on Sunday & Monday for her two sons & she was awfully pleased about it. She told us a great many details. It was very sad but she is so sweet & so wonderfully brave. She said 'My loss is an irreparable one but knowing what it is, if I was asked to make the sacrifice again tomorrow, I would do it just as gladly'. She promised to send some mortuary cards. I did not like to ask for one though I wanted to do so badly but she turned to me & said 'You shall have one - I wont forget'. I was so thankful to have had the opportunity of meeting her & I am sure I will be different all my life for having done so. I do hope your cold is better - if you only had stayed a bit longer you would have had more medicine & then probably the cure would have been complete. If you have to do your own washing be careful not to put on anything damp or else you will get it again. I wish I knew your new number - I have asked my friend to ask Mr.O'Connell when she writes to him & let me know. Goodbye for the present. Yours very sincerely Kathleen Teebay. 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