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22/2/1916 I the under
signed was accidentally
hurt on the 28 day
of January 1916 at the
Lee Mills. Sheairs Street
whilst bringing down
stairs one bundle of
empty sacks. In doing
so I sipped and recei-
-ved a dislocated
ankle which renders
me incapable of
Working. I was detained
at the South Infirmary
for 16 days under
the care of Dr Horace
Townsend whose
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Certificat if required
will bear out that
I am at present
physically unfit to
carry on my ordinary
work Patrick Sheehan 14 Desmond Square off Barrack Street Cork
One of a series of letters between the Administrative Area Officer, Royal Hospital
Dublin and the Chief Crown Solicitor, Dublin Castle concerning an injury sustained
by Patrick Sheehan while he was working as a casual laborer employed by the Forage
Department to handle hay, oats and straw. The series of letters concerns possible
compensation as this was an injury sustained at work.