Letter from Gerald Heran to Jeremiah Lane, 13 March 1916. Letters 1916-1923 Gerald Horan

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This letter is from Gerald Heran of the Lord Chacellor's Secretary's Office to Jeremiah Lane, justice of the peace in Cork. Lane had made a speech at a meeting of the Cork Corporation during which he said, 'As long as we are bound up with this accursed Empire, so long would they be on the verge of starvation'. He did not deny the comments and this was considered inappropriate owing to his position.Heran asks Lane to offer an explanation for this behaviour.

 National Archives of Ireland Chief Secretary's Office Registered Papers, CSO RP/1916/3890/3 https://letters1916.ie/item/1398 English Gerald Horan 1916-03-13 Lord Chancellor's Secretary's Office, The Four courts, Dublin, Ireland Jeremiah Lane 9 South Main Street, Cork, Ireland Male Industry and Public Administration Politics

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 LORD CHANCELLOR'S SECRETARY'S OFFICE, Four Courts, Dublin, 13th day of March 1916 Sir, I am directed by the Lord Chancellor to inform you that his attention has been called to certain remarks reported in the Cork local Press of the 26th and 29th February last to have been made by you in public as follows:- 'As long as we are bound with this 'accursed Empire, so long would they be on the edge of starvation' and that on 28th February when adjudicating as a Justice of the Peace in Cork and your attention having been drawn to the use by you of these words, you took full responsibility for them. The use of language such as this coupled with the apparent deliberate non - disavowal of it by you when acting in Court as a magistrate would constitute conduct quite inconsistent with your position as holding His Majesty's commission of the Peace. The Lord Chancellor desires to know without delay if you have any explanation to offer. I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant, G. H . Jeremiah Lane, Esq. J. P. 9 South Main St. Cork. 9 South Main Street, Cork, Ireland Letter from Gerald Heran to Jeremiah Lane, 13 March 1916.Letter from Gerald Horan to Jeremiah Lane, 16 March 1916. Lord Chancellor's Secretary's Office, The Four courts, Dublin, Ireland Letter from Gerald Heran to Jeremiah Lane, 13 March 1916. Gerald Horan Letter from Gerald Horan to James O'Shea, 11 February 1916Letter from Gerald Horan to James O'Shea, 18 February 1916Letter from Gerald Horan to the Assistant Under Secretary of Ireland, 10 July 1916Letter from Gerald Horan to the Assistant Under-Secretary for Ireland, 7 January 1916Letter from Gerald Heran to Jeremiah Lane, 13 March 1916.Letter from Gerald Horan to Jeremiah Lane, 16 March 1916.Letter from Jeremiah Lane to Gerald Horan, 14 March 1916. Jeremiah Lane Letter from Gerald Heran to Jeremiah Lane, 13 March 1916.Letter from Gerald Horan to Jeremiah Lane, 16 March 1916.Letter from Jeremiah Lane to Gerald Horan, 14 March 1916.