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The Federation
of Trade Unions of Trade Unions of Cork and District
Health Insurance Society.
COPY Grattan Street, March,9th,1916. Major Black, D.P.O.S. 6,Lapp's Quay. Sir,
I am instructed by the Committee of above to write you
that the member of this Society by the name of Patrick Sheehan
of 14, Desmond's Square met with an accident while in the em-
ployment of the Government on Jan.28th 1916 at the Lee Mills.
He has informed us that he has received no compensation from
you up to date. Please let me know what you intend doing with
this man. The Society will be reluctantly compelled to take
proceedings on this man's behalf if you cannot see your way
to pay him his compensation while he is laid up through the accident. An early reply
will oblige. I remain, Sir,
Yours faithfully, (SD.) TIMOTHY HEGARTY
Sec.
Letter from Timothy Hegarty of The Federation of Trade Unions of Cork, to a Major
Black inquiring when Patrick Sheehan may be compensated for an injury. Timothy Hegartty
goes on to write that if a solution is not quickly found the Federation will have
to take proceedings on Patrick Sheehan's behalf. This is part 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 labourer employed by the Forage Department to handle hay,
oats and straw.