Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Joseph Devlin, 8 August 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Andrew Philip Magill

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This letter was written by Andrew Philip Magill (1871 – 1941), the private secretary to the chief secretary for Ireland on behalf of Henry Edward Duke (1855-1939), chief secretary for Ireland. Magill was a civil servant and held the position of private secretary for successive chief secretaries for Ireland until his transfer to the Northern Irish Civil Service in 1921. The letter was sent to Joseph Devlin (1871 – 1934), an influential Home Rule MP and grandmaster of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. In the aftermath of the Easter Rising, Devlin supported the proposed temporary partition of Ireland but the scheme collapsed. The letter concerns the appointment of Michael McConville as Petty Sessions Clerk of Crossmaglen. Magill writes that when called up to examination McConville was ignorant of his duties generally and had taken no trouble to acquaint himself with the work, therefore the chief secretary felt that he could not interfere in the matter of McConville’s resignation.

National Archives of Ireland Chief Secretary's Office Registered Papers; CSO RP/1916/5620/13373 https://letters1916.ie/item/2469 English Andrew Philip Magill 1916-08-08 Irish Office, Old Queen St., London, England Joseph Devlin House of Commons, London, England Male 1941 Industry and Public Administration Industry and Public Administration

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 8th August, 1916. Dear Mr. Devlin, I am desired by Mr. Duke to say that Mr. Samuel forwarded to him your letter relative to the case of Michael McConville who was elected Petty Sessions Clerk of Crossmaglen. Mr Duke has made enquiries into the matter and finds Mr McConville was appointed on probation for six months and then called up to undergo an examination as to his general knowledge of his duties as Petty Sessions Clerk. As he complained of being nervous at the examination, the Registrar of Petty Sessions Clerks had Mr. McConville before him and went over each question and answer with him. Mr. McConville was very ignorant of his duties generally and, apparently, had taken no trouble to acquaint himself with his work as a Petty Sessions Clerk. The Registrar of Petty Sessions Clerks was unable to recommend that the appointment should be finally approved, and Mr. McConville sent in his resignation of the post. in these circumstances, Mr. Duke does not feel that he can interfere in the matter. Yours faithfully, (Sd.) A.P.M. Joseph Devlin, Esq., M.P., House of Commons House of Commons, London, England Letter from the Home Office to Joseph Devlin, 26 July 1916Telegram from Alfred Byrne to Mrs. Walter Harris Wilson, 23 May 1916Letter from Herbert Samuel to John P. Boland, 1 August 1916Telegram from Alfred Byrne to Frank McNally, 12 July 1916Letter from Mabel FitzGerald to John Redmond, 27 May 1916.Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Joseph Devlin, 8 August 1916Letter from John P. Boland to Inspector General R.I.C., 11 July 1916Letter from T J Hanna to Nicolas Lamb, 6 July 1916Letter from John French to John Redmond, 15 April 1916Letter from Frongoch to William O'Brien, 14 October 1916Letter from Michael Staines to Alfred Byrne, 11 October 1916 Irish Office, Old Queen St., London, England Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Joseph Devlin, 8 August 1916 Joseph Devlin Letter from Joseph Devlin to Margaret O'Brien, 12 May 1916Letter from the Home Office to Joseph Devlin, 26 July 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Joseph Devlin, 8 August 1916Letter from Joseph Devlin MP to Mr Rooney, 7 July 1916Letter to Joseph Devlin, 3 March 1916 Andrew Philip Magill Letters from Andrew Philip Magill to J. P. Farrell, 7 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to William Field, 1 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Francis E. Meehan, 4 April 1916.Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to James Patrick Farrell, 29 March 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Alfred Byrne, 1 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Sir Edward, 5 May 1916Letter from Henry Arthur Wynne to Andrew Philip Magill, 29 March 1916Letter from Matthew Nathan to Andrew Philip Magill, 19 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to J. G. Swift MacNeill, 19 April 1916.Telegram from Andrew Philip Magill to Sir Robert Chalmers, 15 July 1916Telegrams from Andrew Philip Magill to Henry, 4 August 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Peter Quinn, 10 August 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Sir Robert Chalmers, 14 July 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to M.J. Murphy MP, 11 November 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to sir George Chrystal, 15 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to William O'Brien, 28 February 1916.Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Scott Alexander, 4 March 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Thomas O'Donnell, 17 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Peter Burrowes Shiel, 29 March 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Thomas Henry Grattan Esmonde, 19 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Sir Maurice Fitzgerald, 12 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Thomas Henry Grattan Esmonde, 8 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to William Howell Davies, 11 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Sir Bertram Coghill Alan Windle, 1 April 1916.Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Cecil Harmsworth, 1 April 1916.Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Jeanie Horner, 6 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to William Horner, 31 March 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Thomas Francis Smyth, 29 March 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to William Seddall, 15 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Matthew Bourke, 6 May 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to William Field, 19 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Sir Neville Chamberlain, 24 March 1916Telegraph from Matthew Nathan to Andrew Philip Magill, 23 March 1916Letter from Matthew Nathan to Andrew Philip Magill, 22 March 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Joseph Devlin, 8 August 1916Letter from George Chrystal to Andrew Philip Magill, 14 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to William O'Brien, 28 February 1916