Letter to John Clancy, 18 April 1916 Letters 1916-1923

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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.

National Archives of Ireland Chief Secretary's Office Registered Papers, CSO RP/1916/6895/1/1 https://letters1916.ie/item/1667 English 1916-04-18 John Clancy 1 Breffni Terrace, Kingstown, County Dublin, Ireland World War I (1914-1918) Easter Rising Ireland 1916 Industry and Public Administration Law and Judiciary

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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 1 Breffni Terrace, Kingstown, County Dublin, Ireland Letter to John Clancy, 18 April 1916