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A letter from Austin Stack (1879-1929) presumably to Maureen (Mairín) Cregan, a prolific Irish children's writer who married James Ryan (1891-1970). The letter was written from Kilmainham Gaol before Stack was sent to prison in the United Kingdom. In the letter he speculates that he will get a long sentences as the Chief Crown Solicitor claimed he should have been executed ('backed the wall'). He complains about the use of evidence during the courts martial and hopes that Michael Collins, who had a minor role in the Rising, would get a lenient sentence, describing him as 'an unfortunate victim to circumstances'.Austin Stack, revolutionary, politician, was commandant of the Kerry Brigade of the Irish Volunteers and made preparations to receive Roger Casement. Stack was sentenced to death for his part in the Easter Rising, but this later commuted to penal servitude for life and he was released in 1917.
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