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people. +John Mangan
Bishop of Kerry. April 3rd 1916 THE PALACE,
KILLARNEY. I have experience
of Sir John R. oConnell
for some years
past both professionally
and in other respects. In every way as
far as my knowledge
goes he has been
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very successful. My chief experience
of him has been
as a public man
and as such he
contributed very
largely to the public
good. In the South
of Ireland we are
very largely indebted
to him for his excellent
services to the University
College at Cork. I may say that he
has in very large
measure the respect and
confidence of the
best class of our
This letter was written by John Mangan as an endorsement of John Robert O'Connell
for the vacant chief crown Solicitor position. Mangan (1853-1917) was the Bishop of
Kerry in 1916. Mangan writes that his chief experience of O'Connell (1868-1943) was
as a public man and that as such he contributed largely to the public good. Mangan
believes that the south of Ireland is indebted to O'Connell for his services.