Letter from the Secretary, Office of the Chief Commissioner of Police, to Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington, 26 October 1916 Letters 1916-1923 The Secretary, Office of the Chief Commissioner of Police

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The letter was written on behalf of the chief commissioner of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, Walter Edgeworth-Johnstone (1863-1937), and is in response to complaints from Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington (1877-1946) about visits by detectives to she and her landlady. The reply confirms that she is not required to complete items 10, 11, and 12 and denies that the landlady was told otherwise. The visits were because of breaches of Aliens Regulations by Mrs.Schmutz. The writer denies that any enquiries were made as to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington's whereabouts and notes that the detective (Sgt. Ahern) was calling to see her about missing property.Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, suffragette, nationalist, language teacher, was the widow of Francis Sheehy-Skeffington (who was summarily executed on 26 April 1916). She was active during the Rising, bringing food to the Volunteers in the G.P.O. and the College of Surgeons. Four days passed before she found out what had happened to her husband and it wasn't until almost two weeks later that the full detail emerged.

 Trinity College Dublin , Ms. 6837/31/1 https://letters1916.ie/item/1508 English The Secretary, Office of the Chief Commissioner of Police 1916-10-26 Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland. Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington 43 Moyne Road, Ranelagh, Dublin, Ireland. Easter Rising Ireland 1916

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 In case of any further communication on this subject, please note the following reference ( 12384/16. ), and address - The Chief Commissioner of Police, Dublin Castle. Dublin Castle 26th October, 1916. Madam, I am directed by the Chief Commissioner of Police to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 24th instant, and to state that British subjects are only required to fill in Nos. 1,2, 3 and 7 on form of Registration (specimen enclosed in your letter returned herewith.) Mrs. Schmutz was not told that she should require you to fill in Nos. 10,11 and 12. The visits paid by Sergt. Megahy and Const. Devine to Mrs. Schmutz were made in consequences of breaches of Aliens Regulations on the part of Mrs. Schmutz, and it was only on account of your omission to fill in No. 7 on form that you were referred to. Beyond pointing out to her that No. 7 had not been filled in as required , the officers concerned state that no reference was made to you, nor were any further questions asked regarding your movements. No enquiry was made relative to your luggage, furniture or the name under which you travelled. Sergt. Ahern, to whom you refer, states that he called to see you on several occasions (perhaps four times in all) with reference to enquiries which he was making in regard to your missing property, but he made no enquiry beyond what was necessary for the purpose of tracing the property. Mrs. O'Brien was not interviewed by the Police, and has not been subjected to annoyance by them. I am, Madam, Your obedient Servant, W. A. Wallis Secretary Mrs. Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, 43 Moyne Road, DUBLIN. The Secretary, Office of the Chief Commissioner of Police Letter from the Secretary, Office of the Chief Commissioner of Police, to Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington, 26 October 1916 Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington Letter from Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington to John Dillon, c. October 1916. Letter from Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington to John Dillon, 21 October 1916.Postcard from Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington to John Dillon, 23 October 1916.Letter from the Secretary, Office of the Chief Commissioner of Police, to Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington, 26 October 1916Letter from Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington to John Dillon, 4 November 1917.Letter from Hanna Sheehy Skeffington to Owen Sheehy Skeffington, 7 July 1916 43 Moyne Road, Ranelagh, Dublin, Ireland. Letter from Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington to John Dillon, c. October 1916. Letter from Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington to John Dillon, 21 October 1916.Letter from the Secretary, Office of the Chief Commissioner of Police, to Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington, 26 October 1916Letter from Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington to John Dillon, 28 October 1916. Letter from Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington to John Dillon, 4 November 1917.Letter from Alice Schmutz, 28 October 1916. Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland. Letter from Max S. Green to Sir Matthew Nathan, 6 May 1916Letter from Blake & Kenny to Sir Matthew Nathan, 29 April 1916Letter from H.S. Hunter to Sir Matthew Nathan, 26 April 1916Letter from John Robert O'Brien to Sir Robert Chalmers, 15 May 1916Letter from C.H. Hunter to Sir Robert Chalmers, 6 June 1916.Letter from John Condon to The Under Secretary, 17 June, 1916Letter from Valentine Dunn to Robert Chalmers Esq., 19 June, 1916Letter from Thomas M. Gerrard to the Under Secretary of State for Ireland, 19 June, 1916Letter from John J. Ham to the Under-Secretary, 19 June 1916Letter from Dermot MacDermot to Edward O'Farrell, 19 June 1916.Letter from Dermot MacDermot to Edward O'Farrell, 21 June 1916Letter from George F. Montgomery to the Under-Secretary, 20 June 1916Letter from Robert Elder to the Under Secretary, 30 June, 1916Letter from Henry J. Walker to the Lord Lieutenant, 30 June, 1916Letter from Thomas Bodkin and Arnold F. Graves to the Under Secretary, 1 August, 1916Letter from W. P. Henry to L. T. Silvester, 4 August, 1916Letter from the Secretary, Office of the Chief Commissioner of Police, to Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington, 26 October 1916Letter from Philip C. P. MacDermot to Sir Henry Arthur Wynne, 11 May 1916Letter from Jasper Travers Wolfe to Sir Robert Chalmers, 15 May 1916Letter from Eugene Callanan to Sir Robert Chalmers, 5 June 1916Circular letter from Edward O'Farrell to Crown and Sessional Crown Solicitors, 20 June 1916Letter to the Chief Secretary of Ireland, 9 June 1916Letter from George M. Marshall to Sir Robert Chalmers, 8 June 1916Letter from J. Houlihan to Sir Robert Chalmers, 8 June 1916Letter from William John Kingston to Sir Robert Chalmers, 8 June 1916.Letter from Ernest G. Moggridge to the Under-Secretary, Dublin Castle, 9 June 1916Letter from John Condon to the Under-Secretary, 23 June 1916Letter to the Chairman of the General Prisons Board, 3 June 1916Letter from Dublin Castle to Rev. James Moody, 2 June 1916Letter from Humphrey Pearson to Robert Chalmers, 21 June 1916