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Miss C Brennan 2 Dolphin Ter. Dolphins Barn Dublin
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5/4/16 Cnamb The certificate will be distributed
at 25. on Friday next. I trust
you will find it convenient to attend.
Postcard addressed to the home of Éamonn Ceannt (1881-1916), at 2 Dolphin's Terrace,
Dolphin's Barn, Dublin. The letter is unsigned. It is addressed to a Miss O'Brennan,
likely to be Miss Lily O'Brennan (1878-1948), Ceannt's sister in law. This postcard
discusses the distribution of a certificate related to Cumann na mBan business.Eamonn
Ceannt was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising and a signatory of the Proclamation
of the Irish Republic. During the Rising he commanded the garrison in the South Dublin
Union. Following the surrender he was tried by court-martial and sentenced to death.
He was executed on 8 May 1916. Aine Ceannt (1880-1954), a leading member of Cumann
na mBan since 1914, fully supported her husband's separatist activities. She would
later become active in the running of the Volunteer Dependants' Fund, the Dáil courts,
Sinn Féin, the Irish White Cross, and the Children's Relief Association. Áine's sister,
Miss Lily O'Brennan, lived with the Ceannts in Dolphin's Barn, throughout their married
life. She was also a founding member of Cumann na mBan.