Letter from Lady Mayo, Royal Dublin Fusiliers Kildare Committee, to Lady Clonbrock, 31 December 1915. Letters 1916-1923 Geraldine Sarah Bourke

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This is a letter from Geraldine Sarah Bourke (née Ponsonby), Lady Mayo (1863-1944) to Augusta Caroline Dillon (née Crofton), Lady Clonbrock (1839-1928). Lady Mayo refers to a parcel sent to Pte. Joseph Connolly - there appears to be a situation where some prisoners are getting too many parcels and the German authorities are suppressing them. She also refers to £14 sent to Berne to cover 24 weeks' supply of bread for Connolly - a note on the back of the letter, possibly written by Lady Clonbrock, confirms this and also that Lady Mayo is the contact. Lady Mayo is having difficulty finding out who looks after Connaught Rangers POWs and suggests that Lady Clonbrock try to find out by placing some newspaper advertisements.Lady Clonbrock was the wife of Luke Gerald Dillon (1834-1917), the 4th Baron of Clonbrock, Co. Galway and the daughter of Lord Crofton of Mote Park (Edward Henry Churchill Crofton, 3rd Baron), Co. Roscommon. Aged 75 at the outbreak of war, Lady Clonbrock, worked closely with the Irish Women's Association to send basic necessities to Irish POWs. Many of her care packages went to members of the Connaught Rangers imprisoned in Limburg near Cologne.Lady Mayo, was a committee member in The Royal Dublin Fusiliers' County Kildare Committee. The Committee dealt with parcels for RDF prisoners of war abroad.

 National Library of Ireland Clonbrock Estate Papers, Collection List No. 54, Ms. 35,796/11/1 https://letters1916.ie/item/1530 English Geraldine Sarah Bourke 1915-12-31T00:00:00 Palmerstown, Straffan, Co. Kildare, Ireland. Augusta Caroline Dillon Female World War I (1914-1918)

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 GARRYARD, PALMERSTOWN, JOHNSTOWN, STRAFFAN, CO. KILDARE 31st December 1915. Dear Lady Clonbrook, Many thanks for your letter, When Pte. Joseph Connolly's name was first sent to me I thought he was a civilian, that was why I sent him a parcel at once. Also I had some difficulty in finding out who looked after the Connaught Rangers' prisoners, Would it not be well if you occasionally put an advertisment into the newspaper. Our Co. Dublin organization works very well I think. But exactly the same thing happens as you describe, kind people send parcels to men whom we know are getting many. I saw a returned prisoner from Limburg, yesterday, a native of Naas, and he told me that the men are all getting too many parcels and if too many come the Germans suppress them. I sent £1 4 to Berne for bread for Connolly which will do for 24 weeks from Decr. 28th. I hope this is not a nuisance but it is difficult to alter it now. Yrs sincerely, G. U. Mayo Lady Mayo 1915 Pte. J. Connolly Connaught Rangers She sent £1.4 to Berne for Connolly — to last for 24 weeks. Palmerstown, Straffan, Co. Kildare, Ireland. Letter from Lady Mayo, Royal Dublin Fusiliers Kildare Committee, to Lady Clonbrock, 31 December 1915.Letter from Lady Mayo to Lady Clonbrock, 28 December, 1915. Geraldine Sarah Bourke Letter from Lady Mayo, Royal Dublin Fusiliers Kildare Committee, to Lady Clonbrock, 31 December 1915.Letter from Lady Mayo to Lady Clonbrock, 28 December, 1915.Letter from Lady Mayo to Lady Clonbrock, 1 September, 1916 Augusta Caroline Dillon Letter from Alfred Gerald Crofton to Lady Clonbrock, 13 December 1915Letter from Alfred Gerald Crofton to Lady Clonbrock, 1 October 1916Letter from Private M. Cahill to Lady Clonbrock, 17 April 1916Letter from J. L. Hay to Lady Clonbrock, 7 January 1916Letter from Private Patrick Furey to Lady Clonbrock, 4 January 1916Letter from Jessie Crofton to Lady Clonbrock, 19 April 1916Letter from John J. Thompson to Augusta Caroline Dillon, Lady Clonbrock, 13 November 1915Letter from Josephine Murray to Lady Clonbrock, 22 May 1916Letter from Elizabeth Francis Neill to Lady Clonbrock, 21 February 1916Letter from Maude Chenevix Trench to Lady Clonbrock, 13 June 1916Postcard from Maude Chenevix Trench to Lady Clonbrock, 16 May 1916Letter from Lady Clonbrock to Eliza Chamier, 24 May 1916Letter from George Hugh Chetwood Townsend to Lady Clonbrock, 1 April 1916Letter from Edith Francis Maxwell to Lady Clonbrock, 22 June 1916Letter from Emma Armstrong to Lady Clonbrock, 2 August 1916Letter from Ursula Mahon to Lady Clonbrock, 18 July 1916Letter from Lady Mayo, Royal Dublin Fusiliers Kildare Committee, to Lady Clonbrock, 31 December 1915.Letter from Mrs. Arthur Goff to Lady Clonbrock, 12 August, 1916.Letter from Mrs. Arthur Goff to Lady Clonbrock, 12 August 1916.Letter from Mrs. Arthur Goff to Lady Clonbrock, 29 February 1916.Letter from Mrs. Arthur Goff to Lady Clonbrock, 25 February, 1916.Letter from Lady Mayo to Lady Clonbrock, 28 December, 1915.Letter from N. Maxwell, 23 July 1916.Letter from Emma Armstrong to Lady Clonbrock, 23 February, 1916.Letter from Kathleen Lewis, 19 October 1916.Letter from George C. Townshend to Lady Clonbrock, 18 October 1916.Letter from Emma Armstrong to Lady Clonbrock, 26 June 1916Letter from the Marquess of Sligo to Lady Clonbrock, 23 October, 1916.Letter from Florence to Lady Clonbrock, 28 November 1916.