Letter from George Noble Plunkett to Geraldine Plunkett Dillon, 18 May 1916 Letters 1916-1923 George Noble Plunkett

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A letter from Count George Nobel Plunkett (1851-1948) to his daughter Geraldine (b. 1891). The letter was sent from Richmond Barracks where Plunkett was being held at the time. He refers to some good news delivered to Geraldine by a solicitor, requests some money and thanks Geraldine for food she had sent.Count Plunkett has a nationalist and a papal count. He had been sworn in to the IRB by his son, Joseph Mary Plunkett (1887-1916), before the Rising and arrested afterwards. Count Plunkett was elected as an MP in 1918 and a member of the first Dáil.

 Military Archives of Ireland Bureau of Military History Contemporary Documents, Geraldine Plunkett Dillon Collection, BMH CD/5/8/6 https://letters1916.ie/item/1259 English George Noble Plunkett 1916-05-18 'Company' Guard Room, Richmond Barracks, Dublin Geraldine Plunkett Dillon 13 Belgrave Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin Male Easter Rising Ireland 1916

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 'Company' Guardroom Richmond Barracks 18 th May 1916 My Dear Gerry, I suppose Mr. Mathews has given you the good news — I should say 'Deo gratias' if I were with Mammy. I say 'Deo Gratias' now! My money is run out, so I'd be glad to get £1 in change. You've brought me so many good things to eat that I should be ill if I tried to eat them: and now I get hot meals, in plenty. God bless you all — with all my love. Your affectionate Father Mrs Geraldine Dillon 13 Belgrave Road Rathmines Co. Dublin A.R.L 2nd Lt 'Company' Guard Room, Richmond Barracks, Dublin Letter from George Noble Plunkett to Geraldine Plunkett Dillon, 18 May 1916 13 Belgrave Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin Letter from George Noble Plunkett to Geraldine Plunkett Dillon, 13 May 1916Letter from George Noble Plunkett to Geraldine Plunkett Dillon, 18 May 1916 George Noble Plunkett Letter from George Noble Plunkett to Geraldine Plunkett Dillon, 13 May 1916Letter from George Noble Plunkett to Geraldine Plunkett Dillon, 18 May 1916Letter from Count George Noble Plunkett to Arthur Patrick O'Brien, 18 September 1916Letter from Count George Noble Plunkett to Arthur Patrick O'Brien, 29 September 1916