Letter from Pronnséas Ó Súilleabháin to Nancy O'Rahilly, 18 May 1916.

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Letter from Pronnséas Ó Súilleabháin to Nancy O'Rahilly, 18 May 1916.

1 Central 28 New Bride St Dublin May 18th 16 A Chara Ghil, Is mÃ³r an truagh liom an chÃºis
'na bhfuil tÃº, & deinim cÃ³mh bhrÃ³n leat i mbÃ¡r do
chÃ©ille - go ndeinidh Dia trÃ³chaire air. It has been felt that something
should be urgently done for the dependents
of the men who lately died in the old fight and
(some of them murdered in cold blood) and,
as money is available in America, you
Mrs. Tom Clarke and Mrs McDonagh have
been suggested as a coordinating
committee. It has come to my ears that
an unauthorised application for money
has been sent to America and it is well
that no delay should be made. Of course
I cannot vouch for the authenticity of
the fact. I haven't got Mrs Clarke's, or
Mrs McDonagh's address. Perhaps you
would drop me a note as to your
opinion on the matter. I have the addresses
of the men on the other side and the 1st
instalment could be made payable
to FionÃ¡n Mac Colum, who is 2
constantly receiving money (in connection
with the Gaelic League) from the same
source. It is unnecessary for me to
state that in the correspondence it would
be inadvisable to mention Clan na
Gael, or express any opinions
as to Irish affairs. Hoping to hear from you
Is mise do chara fior PronnsÃ©as Ã“ SÃºilleabhÃ¡in

This is a letter of condolence from Pronnséas Ó Súilleabháin to Nancy O'Rahilly (1875-1961). The author, Pronnséas Ó Súilleabháin, was the writer of several school texts in the Irish language.The letter starts in Irish with the writer sympathising with Mrs. O'Rahilly on the death of her husband. He continues in English advising Mrs. O'Rahilly regarding funds available in America for the support of dependents of the 'recently murdered' and suggest that she, Kathleen Clarke (1878-1972) and Muriel MacDonagh (1884-1917) form a coordinating committee. Clarke and MacDonagh were the widows of Thomas Clarke and Thomas MacDonagh, signatories of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic. He also advises her that when she is writing to America she shouldn't mention Clann na Gael or express any opinion on Irish affairs.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__1522.html)