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This is a letter from Fr Patrick Flanagan to Rev Dr John F. Hogan (1858-1918). Hogan was a priest, author, and president of St Patrick's College, Maynooth. During the Easter Rising a group of Volunteers from the town of Maynooth entered the college to seek a blessing before setting off for Dublin. Hogan reputedly refused to give his blessing to their ‘foolish and most ill-advised expedition’ and urged them to return home. They in turn refused; responding to their spiritual needs, he blessed them, while remaining totally opposed to their activities. He subsequently addressed the students on the need to show proper respect for authority. This letter was sent by Patrick Flanagan with the permission of the Bishop of Achonry, Patrick Morrisroe (1869-1946). In this letter Flanagan is wondering whether it would be possible for him to enter Maynooth next September. He is currently heading the first divinity course in Carlow but he has no degree and there is no facility in Carlow for doing so.
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