Letter from Captain, Richmond Barracks to Mabel FitzGerald, 14 May 1916
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Richmond Barracks, Dublin. 14th May, 1916. Madam, Your husband, Mr. Desmond Fitzgerald, is in Detention Rich-
mond Barracks, Dublin. You can visit him on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays between the hours of 10 and 11 a.m. Every facility is being
given to Mr.Fitzgerald to order food and write letters, etc. Yours truly, MD
Captain,
for Provost Marshal.
Mrs. Fitzgerald,
Bray.
mond Barracks, Dublin. You can visit him on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays between the hours of 10 and 11 a.m. Every facility is being
given to Mr.Fitzgerald to order food and write letters, etc. Yours truly, MD
Captain,
for Provost Marshal.
Mrs. Fitzgerald,
Bray.
A Letter from the captain in Richmond Barracks to Mabel FitzGerald (née Washington McConnell) (1884-1958), wife of politician and intellectual Desmond FitzGerald (1888-1947). The captain writes on behalf of the provost marshal to advise Mrs FitzGerald that her husband is detained at Richmond Barracks. He outlines visiting hours and says that every facility is being given to him to order food and write letters.Mabel was a former governess in London. She later vigorously canvassed her former acquaintances in London's liberal circles for support for Francis Sheehy Skeffington (1878 -1916) during his hunger strike in 1915. Both Mabel and Desmond would serve in the GPO garrison during Easter Week.
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Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__1418.html)
- Place
- 22 Loretto Villas, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
- Mentioned in
- Letter from Captain, Richmond Barracks to Mabel FitzGerald, 14 May 1916
- Place
- Richmond Barracks, Dublin, Ireland
- Mentioned in
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