Letter from Martin McDonnell to  John Francis Hogan, 20 September 1916

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Letter from Martin McDonnell to John Francis Hogan, 20 September 1916

1 18/23 JUNIOR HOUSE, MAYNOOTH. 20 Sept. '16, My Lord, I had the
misfortune to leave the
College last Saturday
morning. The cause was
as follows -: During the retreat I
became somewhat scrupulous
and felt that if I were 2 to become a priest, my
life would be fully of misery. Having entertained
these thoughts I had
the misfortune to leave
the College last Saturday
morning, and for this
offence I crave your
Lordship's pardon. I remain, my
Lord Bishop, Your Lordship's most
obedient servant,
Martin McDonnell.

This letter was written by Martin McDonnell to John Francis Hogan (1858–1918), priest, author, and president of St Patrick's College, Maynooth. In the letter Martin asks pardon of Hogan after he left the college retreat the previous Saturday.

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Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__2318.html)