Letter from John Walsh to General Lovick Bransby Friend, 1 April 1916
Templemore, 1st April 1916 General Friend
Commander of His Majestys
Forces in Ireland
Kilmainham
Dublin Hon Sir I respectfully presume
to send you the enclosed cutting
from the Tipperary "Star"
in the hope that you may be
graciously pleased to assist
in getting the Evicted Tenant
William Ryan back into 2 his small holding. This
poor ex farmer has only one
son who filled some minor
Civil Service position but
at the first call he volunteered
for active service and
is presently at Peshawar
India. The reinstatement
of William Ryan in his
little holding will have a
far reaching effect at the present
crises in our countrys affairs
around here, and will take
an argument out of the mouths
of our enemies. Apologizing
and asking you to pardon
me for presuming to obtrude
on your attention in this
matter. I remain, Hon Sir,
Your obt servt John Walsh
National Director
U.I.L. for
Mid Tipperary 3 I. G.
For refund in the case of
William Ryan
Ule
3/4
Clonmel 6.4.16>lb/>I think this has reference to Tipperary NR.
Li to Loughorise
Nenagh C.S.Clonmel
For repost
Wh O Connell
4-4-16 A. T. L. 4
This is a letter from John Walsh, an auctioneer, to General Lovick Bransby Friend (1856-1944). General Friend was a appointed the Commander in Chief of Ireland in 1914, however he resigned form the position following the 1916 Easter Rising. The letter regards the reinstatement of a small holding to William Ryan (1840-?). It states that there is an enclosure of a newspaper clipping regarding Ryan's situation, in the hope that Friend could assist in getting the evicted tenant back in the holding. It goes on to state that Ryan has one son, James (1891-?) who has signed up for military service and is currently based in India. It goes on to state that it would have great effect on the country's current state if Ryan was reinstated in his holding. The enclosed clipping accounts Ryan's situation.
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Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__1669.html)
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- Kilmainham, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
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- Letter from John Walsh to General Lovick Bransby Friend, 1 April 1916
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- Main Street, Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland
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- Letter from John Walsh to General Lovick Bransby Friend, 1 April 1916