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Letter from Máire Nic Shiubhlaigh (1883-1958) to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington (1877-1946). Máire responds to Hanna's request to recite at her upcoming concert, though Nic Shiubhlaigh apologizes that she is not well and very busy and would not be able to make the rehearsals. She suggests her sister, Mrs. Stanley (Eileen O'Doherty) should Skeffington prefer her to recite instead. Máire Nic Shiubhlaigh was an Irish actress and republican activist. She performed for many years at the Abbey Theatre. At the time of the Rising, Nc Shiubhlaigh cycled into the city and commanded the women's of the Jacob's Biscuit Factory garrison, which was wholly under the command of Thomas MacDonagh. She and the other women stayed until the surrender.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.
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