Letter from J.J. Dunne to Nancy O'Rahilly, 3 August 1916.

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Letter from J.J. Dunne to Nancy O'Rahilly, 3 August 1916.

1 Buxton Hydro. 3rd August 1916. Dear Mrs. O'Rahilly, I have just heard
the good news from Fr.
Farrell & hasted to offer
you my sincere wishes
for all God's blessings
on yourself & your child. 2 I have not forgotten to pray
earnestly for you both.
Please God the love & care
of the dear infant will
assuage the bitter grief
that must still be yours. Believe me, dear M rs. O'Rahilly
Very sincerely yours, J.J. Dunne

Letter to Nancy O'Rahilly (1875-1961). The writer, J.J., congratulates Mrs.O'Rahilly on the birth of her son and hopes that he is a comfort against the 'bitter grief' she must be suffering.Nancy O'Rahilly was a member of the Provisional Council of Cumann na mBan at the founding in 1914 and the wife of Michael Joseph O'Rahilly, self-described as 'The' O'Rahilly (1875-1916). The O'Rahilly fought in the Easter Rising and was shot in Parnell/Moore Street on 28 April 1916 and died some time later. Nancy was pregnant at the time of her husband's death – the child was born three months later.

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Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__1485.html)