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20.7.16 A Padraig A Chara The Mother & A are fine & in the best of good
Spirits. I was in to see them & I passing
& see them every day since. They are looking
forward now every day for the glad tidings
of your home-coming. I didn't expect my
turn was on the tape first. Thurs morn
38 of us came from Cork Co. including S.O' Dea
& the Charleville men. You may be expecting
a hearty reception should you land at the
N.Wall. The Cailini didn't know what to do
for us, though it being only 6.oc since they were
there like One Man. You can wire form
Station House at Frongoch all of us done
so. Got permission. The Business is alright
Sam was in good form since, & everything
else as you would wish it . Le meas, Seán ig.
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Mr Patrick O'Shea Irish Prisoner of War Frongoch Camp, (North) North Wales
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Main Street from W., Fermoy
This postcard addressed to Patrick O'Shea while interned in Frongoch Prison, Wales.
The letter gives news of Patrick's mother and another person. The author, who signs
off as Seán, briefly refers to plans to celebrate Patrick's arrival home and expresses
anticipation at 'the glad tidings of your home-coming'. The picture on the reverse
side of the postcard depicts the main street of Fermoy, County Cork.From the letter
it is clear that both men were interned in Frongoch for an unspecified amount of time.
Frongoch was a makeshift prison in Wales which detained approximately 1800 Irish prisoners
following the 1916 Easter Rising.