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18th April, 1916 Dear Mr. Clancy, I have now received a reply to my enquiry
with regard to Richard Healy, the man with three
brothers in a Munitions Factory in Coventry
with regard to whom you wrote to me on the 7th
April. It does not appear that any attempt
has been or is being made to force him back to
England, and I am of your opinion that he is not
liable under the Military Service Act as he has
never been ordinarily resident in Great Britain.
I am, however, no Court that can speak with
authority in that matter. Yours sincerely, John Clancy, Esq., K.C., M.P.,
1, Breffni Terrace,
KINGSTOWN
This is a letter to John Joseph Clancy (1847-1928). Clancy was a member of Parliament
and an Irish nationalist. An active member in the Irish Parliamentary Party, Clancy
was seen as the leading party figure upon the death of John Redmond in 1918. The letter
regards a previous letter sent by Clancy concerning the residence of Richard Healy,
an English man who has yet to be sent back to England. It states that Healy has three
brothers working in Coventry in a munitions factory. It goes on to state that Healy
is not liable under the Military Service Act as he has never been an ordinary resident
of Great Britain.