Letter to Nancy O'Rahilly, 1916 Letters 1916-1923

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This is a letter to Anne O'Rahilly, the sister of Michael Joseph O'Rahilly (1875-1916), an Irish Volunteer who was killed on Moore Street during the 1916 Easter Rising while trying to find a way out of the General Post Office.

 University College Dublin Archives Sighle Humphreys Papers; P106/171/001/1 https://letters1916.ie/item/1837 English 1916 Anne O'Rahilly Easter Rising Ireland 1916 Easter Rising Ireland 1916

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 To Madame O Raháille -P106/175 We, the undersigned hereby earnestly protest against the name of our new brother and cousin as being too sacred for every day use We have secretly voted individually and have all agreed on the noble name of Pearse. Please write & tell let us know (So we should be very much pleased) if you and Mrs Humphreys would also consent to his being called in every day talk Pearse O Raigaille. Any other of the late Irish martyrs would also satisfy us. You understand yourself why we should not like Michael or any abbreviations of it and they all dislike Joseph or Joe.