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Bandon
Co. Cork May 15th 1916 To
His Excellency
The Lord Lieutenant General &
General Governor of Ireland. May it please Your Excellency I beg to apply for
the position of
Crown Solicitor for the City & West Riding of the County
of Cork rendered vacant by the promotion of Mr. H.A.Wynne. I am a solicitor of over 30 years' practice at
the profession and intimately acquainted with the City and
West Riding where I have resided and practiced all that time. I have given my only
son who is a barrister by
profession to the service of my country and the Empire and
I have myself aided to the best of my ability the recruiting
Scheme in this district as organized under Your Excellency's
inspiration and control and made speeches at
many of the meetings held for that purpose. I have the honour to be
My Lord
Your Excellency's most obedt. Servant P. McCarthy
This is a letter from P. McCarthy to Ivor Churchill Guest (1873-1939), Lord Wimborne,
the lord lieutenant of Ireland. The letter concerns the vacant position of crown solicitor
in Cork due to the former crown solicitor, Henry Arthur Wynne (1867-1943), becoming
the chief crown solicitor following the death of Malachy Kelly (1850-1916). The letter
concerns the vacant position, for which McCarthy is making an application. He states
he has been in the profession for 30 years and that he has given his only son to the
service of the empire while also giving his own service to the recruiting scheme in
the district.