Letter from Nancy Campbell to Mrs. O'Rahilly, 17 May 1916.

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Letter from Nancy Campbell to Mrs. O'Rahilly, 17 May 1916.

1 Kilmolin House, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow May 17th 1916. Dear Mrs. O'Rahilly I would have written before
but I heard you were ill -
both Joseph & I would like
to send our deepest sympathy,
& also to tell you how
greatly we admire the
O'Rahillys behaviour - if
anything could comfort you
it must be the thought
of his heroism - even the 2 newspapers are full of his praise,
I see. The little boys will have
a wonderful memory to live up
to - & perhaps the new baby
(there is to be one, isn't there) will
be a comfort to you too - it
must be all so terrible for you.
I feel so proud of having
known the O'Rahilly & some
of the other brave men who
died for Ireland with him. Yours sincerely Nancy Campbell

This is a letter of condolence from Nancy Campbell to Nancy O'Rahilly (1875-1961). The writer expresses sympathy with Mrs. O'Rahilly family on the death of her 'heroic' husband, mentioning the children and 'the child yet to be born'. Campbell also writes about the honour of having known The O'Rahilly and the other men who 'died for Ireland.'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__1519.html)