Letter from Caitlín Ní Shéaghda to Mabel FitzGerald, 30 May 1916.
for not writing sooner. I was very sorry for the long
sentence Desmond got but
things could be worse for you
though they are bad enough.
How must you feel at all?
You poor creature you must
feel terrible and ye were so
devoted to each other. But what of poor Desmonds
feelings they must be terrible 2 Can you hear from him?
or are they well treated?
What became of Blythe?
Has Mrs.O'Rahilly a
young son born to her
lately? I heard so at
all events. How are the children?
Well I hope. Have you
any notion of moving
from Bray now? Hoping to hear from
you soon again. Yours Very Sincerely CaitlÃn Nà Shéaghda
Letter from Caitlín Ní Shéaghda to Mabel FitzGerald (née Washington McConnell) (1884-1958), wife of politician and intellectual Desmond FitzGerald (1888-1947). The writer sympathises with Mrs FitzGerald on the severity of her husband's sentence. She enquires as to how the prisoners are treated and she asks for news of Blythe (Ernest Blythe, 1889-1975). She has heard that Mrs.O'Rahilly, widow of The O'Rahilly (1875-1916) who was killed in the fighting on 29 April 1916, gave birth to a son recently and wants confirmation.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 during his hunger strike in 1915. Both Mabel and Desmond would serve in the GPO garrison during Easter Week.
How to cite
Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__1465.html)
- Place
- Bridge Street, Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland
- Mentioned in
- Letter from Caitlín Ní Shéaghda to Mabel FitzGerald, 30 May 1916.
- Letter from Eiblín Ní Sheaghda to Nancy O'Rahilly, c. May 1916
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- Letter from Margaret Pearse to Mabel FitzGerald, 16 July, 1916.
- Letter from Neans bean í Rathgaille (Nancy O'Rahilly) to Mabel FitzGerald, circa 26 May 1916.
- Letter from Nancy O'Rahilly to Mabel FitzGerald, May 1916.
- Letter from Caitlín Burgess to Mabel FitzGerald, 1 June 1916.
- Letter from Desmond FitzGerald to Mabel FitzGerald, 8 November 1915
- Postcard from Mabel Fitzgerald to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, 28 February 1916
- Letter from Charles Arthur Munro to Mabel FitzGerald, 22 February 1916
- Letter from Charles Arthur Munro to Mabel FitzGerald, 21 March 1916
- Letter from Charles Arthur Munro to Mabel FitzGerald, 24 March 1916
- Letter to Mabel FitzGerald, 1916
- Letter from T.M. Healy to Mabel FitzGerald, 24 May 1916
- Letter from Mabel FitzGerald, 24 May 1916
- Letter from John Dillon to Mabel FitzGerald, 24 May 1916
- Letter from John Dillon to Mabel FitzGerald, 24 May 1916
- Letter from Anna O'Rahilly to Mabel FitzGerald, 25 May 1916
- Letter from John Brosnan to Mabel FitzGerald, 25 May 1916
- Letter from John Muldoon to Mabel FitzGerald, 26 May 1916
- Letter from T.J. Hanna to Mabel FitzGerald, 26 May 1916
- Letter from Laurence Ginnell to Mabel FitzGerald, 26 May 1916
- Letter from Julia Evans to Mabel FitzGerald, 13 May 1916
- Letter from Captain, Richmond Barracks to Mabel FitzGerald, 14 May 1916
- Letter from J.H.G. Stantin to Mabel FitzGerald, 20 May 1916
- Letter from R.F. Sergeant probably to Mabel FitzGerald, 21 May 1916
- Letter from Mabel FitzGerald to Brigadier General, Richmond Barracks, 22 May 1916
- Letter from Nancy Campbell to Mabel FitzGerald, 23 May 1916
- Letter from George Bernard Shaw to Mabel FitzGerald, 25 May 1916
- Letter from W. Goodman to Mabel FitzGerald, 12 April 1916.
- Telegram from Superintendent of Police, Kingstown to Mabel FitzGerald, 10 May 1916.
- Letter from Mabel FitzGerald, 10 May 1916
- Letter from Mabel FitzGerald to the Governor of Richmond Barracks, 11 May 1916
- Letter from Mabel FitzGerald to John Redmond, 27 May 1916.
- Letter from Annie F. to Mabel FitzGerald, 27 May 1916.
- Letter from Robert Lynch to Mabel FitzGerald, 28 May 1916.
- Letter from John Redmond to Mabel FitzGerald, 29 May 1916.
- Letter from Caitlín Ní Shéaghda to Mabel FitzGerald, 30 May 1916.
- Letter from the Major E. Reade to Mabel FitzGerald, 31 May 1916
- Letter from Harry Stockman to Mabel FitzGerald, 31 May 1916.
- Letter from R.C. Barton to Mabel FitzGerald, 1 June 1916.
- Letter from R. C. Barton to Mabel FitzGerald, 21 May 1916.
- Letter from Mabel FitzGerald to the Governor, Mountjoy Prison, 2 June 1916.
- Letter from Máire Ní Catháin to Mabel FitzGerald, 3 June 1916.
- Letter from Austin Stack to Mabel FitzGerald, 4 June 1916.
- Letter from the Charles Arthur Munro, the Governor of Mountjoy Prison, to Mabel FitzGerald, 5 June 1916.
- Letter from Ernest Blythe to Mabel FitzGerald, 8 June 1916.
- Letter from M.B. McDonough to Mabel FitzGerald, 16 June 1916.
- Letter from Major E. Reade to Mabel FitzGerald, 20 June 1916.
- Letter from Major E. Reade to Mabel FitzGerald, 5 July 1916.
- Letter from Major E. Reade to Mabel FitzGerald, 10 July 1916.
- Letter from Major E. Reade to Mabel FitzGerald, 15 Jult 1916.
- Letter from Major E. Reade to Mabel FitzGerald, 20 July 1916.
- Letter from Major E. Reade to Mabel FitzGerald 4 August, 1916.
- Letter from The Governor, Dartmoor Prison to Mabel FitzGerald, 18 August 1916.
- Letter from Charles Arthur Munro to Mabel FitzGerald, 24 November 1915
- Letter from Mabel FitzGerald [June 1916]
- Letter from Desmond FitzGerald to Mabel FitzGerald, 7 March 1916
- Letter from Desmond FitzGerald to Mabel FitzGerald, 30 December 1915
- Letter from Desmond FitzGerald to Mabel FitzGerald, 8 February 1916
- Letter from Mabel FitzGerald to the Governor, Dartmoor Prison, 22 June 1916.