Letter from Malachy Kelly, Chief Crown Solicitor, to Lewis J. Watters, 23 December 1915 Letters 1916-1923 Malachy Kelly

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A letter from the Chief Crown Solicitor, Malachy Kelly (1851-1916), to Lewis J. Watters, Crown Solicitor for Kilkenny. If refers to a claim from Watters for a fee due to him for his work on a case relating to the maintenance of children in Kilkenny and Limerick Industrial Schools. Kenny writes that instructions had been issued by the Chief Secretary (Augustine Birrell) and the matter was not in his hands.Sir Malachy Kelly was the Chief Crown Solicitor for Ireland. He was appointed Crown Solicitor for Mayo in 1884 and was involved in a number of high profile cases. In 1905, he was appointed Chief Crown Solicitor for Ireland and moved to Dublin.

 National Archives of Ireland , CSO RP/5596/1916/503/3 https://letters1916.ie/item/1145 English Malachy Kelly 1915-12-23 Lewis J. Watters Kilkenny Male Country and City Life Industry and Public Administration

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 23rd December 1915. re/ Anastatia Devlin & ors Workmen's Compensation Claim. Dear Sir, Referring to your letter of 21st inst if as I think is the case it relates to an application for contribution towards the maintenance of children inmates in Kilkenny and Limerick Industrial Schools the instructions were sent to you by the Under Secretary and the matter is not in my hands. Yours truly, M. Kelly L J Watters Esq.,L.L.B. Crown Solicitor Kilkenny. Lewis J. Watters Letter from Malachy Kelly, Chief Crown Solicitor, to Lewis J. Watters, 23 December 1915Letter from Lewis J. Watters to the Chief Crown Solicitor, 21 December 1915 Malachy Kelly Letter from Malachy Kelly, Chief Crown Solicitor, to Lewis J. Watters, 23 December 1915Note from the Chief Crown Solicitor to Sir Matthew Nathan, 16 February 1916Letter from the Administrative Area Officer, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, to the Chief Crown Solicitor, 26 March 1916Letter from Malachy Kelly to the Administrative Area Officer, 16 March 1916Letter from the Chief Crown Solicitor to the Chief Administrative Officer, Royal Hospital Dublin, 16 March 1916Letter from Malachy J. Kelly to James Brown, 23 March 1916Letter from James Brown to Sir Malachy Kelly, 29 February 1916Letter from James Brown to Sir Malachy Kelly, 10 March 1916Letter from James Brown to Sir Malachy J. Kelly, 24 March 1916Letter from Louis C.P. Smith to Sir Malachy Kelly, 15 December 1915Letter from Malachy J. Kelly to Thomas Atwell, 8 March 1916Letter from the Administrative Area Officer, Royal Hospital Dublin to the Chief Crown Solicitor, 14 March 1916.Letter from the Administrative Area Officer, Royal Hospital Dublin, to the Chief Crown Solicitor in Dublin Castle, 17 March 1916. Kilkenny Letter from Malachy Kelly, Chief Crown Solicitor, to Lewis J. Watters, 23 December 1915