Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 25 June 1918 Letters 1916-1923 Francis Shaw

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Letter from Francis M. Shaw (1881-1924) to the Father Provincial Thomas V. Nolan (1867-1941) regarding Father Fanted who visited Francis M. Shaw's town and the high temperatures which kept churches closed. Francis, or Frank, Shaw SJ was born in Ennis, county Clare. He was ordained on 31 July 1916 at Milltown Park, Dublin. Fr Shaw joined the war early in 1916, working in the 16th General Field Hospital at Le Tréporte. In 1917, possibly due to his nationalistic views, Fr Shaw was dispatched to India, and later to Mesopotamia.Fr. Thomas V. Nolan was the Provincial of the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus (1912-1922) and was a member of the Distribution Committee which looked after the welfare and distribution of the Belgian refugees who arrived in Ireland as a consequence of the First World War.

 Irish Jesuit Archives IJA/CHPI/54/28, IJA/CHPI/54/28 https://letters1916.ie/item/1169 English Francis Shaw 1918-06-25 Mesopotamia Fr Thomas V Nolan Dublin, Ireland Male World War I (1914-1918) Faith Country and City Life

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 Basra 25 June 1918 Dear Reverend Father Provincial, P.C. I am attached temporarily to No.1. British Base Depot, here, the ordinary chaplain having gone to hospital. Continue to send letters to Bombay. I had a letter from your Reverence lately, dated I think 7 April, in which you referred to the safety your priests in the great push. I hope FrMacSheahan has since given signs of life. I wrote to FrFitzgibbon to congratulate him on the V.C. FrGanoldS.J. passed through Basra about three weeks ago. He is now somewhere up the line with a Cavalry brigade. Hot weather has begun. At our Church in the town the thermometer has been up to 111oin the shade and is always over 108o during the day. In less sheltered camps it has been as high as 122o in the shade. One great blessing is the comparative coolness of the nights. At present there is a strong wind blowing out clouds & clouds of dust. All the roofs of houses, and all military huts are simply dry mud, so when a wind blows it is like burning purge on the hill at home. And of course the desert is simply dry mud too. I have been able to say 19 Masses for Fr Farley in June; I shall send him a separate note, but it would be better to tell him in case of accident. Last night Reuters contained the result of East Cavan. There must be great rejoising. I commend myself to all your prayers, Francis M Shaw S.J. Francis Shaw Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, circa March 1916Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 11 May 1916Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 24 May 1916Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 14 June 1916Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 18 August 1916Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 23 September 1916Letter from Fr Francis M. 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