Letter from Diarmid Coffey to Jane Coffey, 8 October 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Diarmid Coffey

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The letter is from Diarmid Coffey to his mother. Diarmid Coffey (1888-1964) joined the Irish Volunteers in 1914 and became secretary of the Irish National Volunteers after the organisation split in 1915 (it was the other group who participated in the Rising). He later served as assistant clerk of the Seanad. Jane Coffey (née l'Estrange) (1857-1921) was born into a Protestant family but married Catholic George Coffey and became a member of the National Literary Society. The letter is written from Cork and refers to his stay there. He mentions another guest in the hotel where is staying who is 'disgusted with the behaviour of the English in Ireland' and who commented that John Redmond, leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party, was 'weak' after a speech he made in Waterford.

 National Library of Ireland Coffey & Chenevix Trench Papers, Collection List No 153; Ms. 46,304/10 https://letters1916.ie/item/2572 English Diarmid Coffey 1916-10-08 Casey's Hotel, Glengarriff, Co. Cork, Ireland Jane Coffey Male 1964 Politics

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 Caseys Hotel Glengarriff Oct 8th 1916 Dear Mother I got your last short note forwarded from March. Mrs Connor was not a bit well & I think wanted a few days to pack before going to Dublin. They are going up on Tuesday & when I asked her what day would suit her for me to leave suggested Saturday. I am awfully glad you got your luggage. V has only 5 officers in the hotel & there are I believe 13 nurses, maids etc! She seems quite nice. Anna is here & is very disgusted with the behaviour of the English in Ireland. We could not speak more strongly ourselves! Redmond did not say very much at Waterford did he? Anna thinks him very weak. I am surprised at that as I thought he was looked on as a great man in England. There is a good deal of Irish spoken here though the place is anglicised. I go to Woodside, Tivoli, Cork on Thursday. Love to the Laurences Yours Diarmid I see the "Super-Hero" is prominently in Punch! Diarmid Coffey Letter From John Miley to Diarmid Coffey, 18 January 1916Letter from Edward (Ned) Lysaght to Diarmid Coffey, 18 June 1916Letter from Kevin R. O’Shiel to Diarmid Coffey, 23 August 1916Letter from Jane Coffey to her son Diarmid Coffey, 17 October 1916Letter From John Miley in France to Diarmid Coffey on the Ulster Home Defence ForceLetter to Diarmid Coffey from Dermod O’Brien about the Irish QuestionLetter from Diarmid Coffey to Jane Coffey, 8 October 1916Letter from Diarmid Coffey to Jane Coffey, 16 October 1916Letter from Jane Coffey to her son Diarmid Coffey, 16 October 1916 Jane Coffey Letter from George Russell to Jane Coffey, c. March/April 1916Letter from Jane Coffey to her son Diarmid Coffey, 17 October 1916Letter from Douglas Hyde to Jane Coffey, 1 October 1916Letter from Diarmid Coffey to Jane Coffey, 8 October 1916Letter from Diarmid Coffey to Jane Coffey, 16 October 1916Letter from Jane Coffey to her son Diarmid Coffey, 16 October 1916 Casey's Hotel, Glengarriff, Co. Cork, Ireland Letter from Diarmid Coffey to Jane Coffey, 8 October 1916