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1916 13 Lr. Pembroke St Dublin 22nd Feb 16 Dear Mrs Skeffington, I am sorry I was not
able to dispose of the tickets
you have so kindly sent me
as all many the Indian friends have
gone either to London or some
other places owing to Vacation. I am sending herein enclosed
a postal order for 3&L /2&L
from myself 1/&L from Mr P.A.
Gupta as a donation towards
Irish Citizen fund. Hoping to be excused for my
inability to dispose of your tickets Yours
sincerely V. V. Giri
Letter from V. V. Giri (1894 - 1980) to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington (1877 - 1946). The
writer returns tickets that the sender was not able to sell and encloses a donation
to the Irish Citizen fund.V. V. Giri was the fourth president of the Republic of India
(1969 - 1974). In 1916 Giri was studying law in University College Dublin and studied
English there under Thomas MacDonagh (1878 - 1916). Due to close association with
some of the Easter insurgents, and a fear of an Irish born Indian conspiracy, Giri
was served with a notice of expulsion form the United Kingdon in June 1916. Hanna
Sheehy Skeffington, suffragette, nationalist, language teacher, was the widow of Francis
Sheehy-Skeffington (who was summarily executed on 26 April 1916). She was active during
the Rising, bringing food to the Volunteers in the G.P.O. and the College of Surgeons.
Four days passed before she found out what had happened to her husband, Francis (1878-1916),
and it wasn't until almost two weeks later that the full details of his execution
emerged.