Letter to James Ryan from Margaret Letters 1916-1923 Margaret [?]

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Letter to James Ryan from Margaret [?]. She's not supposed to be writing to him. She discusses the lack of young men in Ireland at the time, the cruel treatment of the Dublin women who were imprisoned and the attempts to raise money for Irish relief - including a picnic the following Saturday.

 University College Dublin Archives P88/23 https://letters1916.ie/item/2615 English Margaret [?] 1916 Train to Carlow James Ryan Female Politics Politics Country and City Life

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 in Bagenalstown is always asking me about him. Sr. Aloysuis. Tell him that won't you. Nell has written a great ballad on Mountjoy jail.Oscar Wilde's is nothing to it. The poor Commandant — we are often reminded of him. Best love to yourself Jim — & if you can spare a few minutes I would love to get a line from you. Yours! Margaret Train to Carlow My dear Jim You know I'm running a great risk by writing to you. K. was a long time before she could make up her mind to ask permission and it was given so reluctantly that I thought it better to take the law into my own hands once I got off '52' premises. Of course you mustn't be telling on me when next you write to 'herself' — after 2 all, she who brought ye together deserves some little consideration I'd say I'm about the only one existing at present who isn't a sort of grass widow. Its well in a way because I can devote my time to keeping others faithful — though to tell the truth that is not very hard. The very least of us wouldn't be bothered with those that are left. An ordinary 'beardless boy' has no attractions for us now. Bergin is the dearest approach —his heart is with me of course but 'the Lord knows who he'll marry' (does this remind you of the curls wagging) Now that he has the fractured skull or whatever it developed into in the end. Of course my one consolation in life is that 'Art' has been spared to me. Unfortunately though one does not feel in humour for a 2 step — nor even as he said to me of yore 'for the melancholy waddle of the waltz.' K. Brady is trying to do me out with that triangular glance she has — but thus far her wiles have proved fruitless and of no avail. Does that last part sound biblical — now that you are so well up in the bible. Which of Lot's daughters would you rather have — or does Susanna remind you more of the Sinn Fein Prima Donna — This damn train is shaking horribly We had a great letter from Fionn at Wandsworth.He told us he made a strong plea for us to his colonel at Wandsworth — representing to him that the British atrocities on the Dublin girls were even on a more refined plane of cruelty than the Belgian ones — but he added — the heartless wretch only laughed. Right enough Jim — our gatherings are a problem. All women & an odd priest. I feel that this picture has already been vividly put before you, so I won't give further details. We are absolutely run to death trying to get funds for the relief. Many and varied are our projects — amongst others — a picnic — which we are having on Sat week. — We will take any money we get but I'm afraid we'll only give a very meagre tea — I am to act as a sort of vigilance committee. Picnic 2/6 and there is a graduated scale of extras. For instance holding hands 2 d and so on ad infinitum. We will be awfully busy though as in '82' is in complete control — and we may be able to procure some frivolous females content to amuse themselves with the men that are left. We all went up to meet Kit coming out — a tremendous reception — 2 or 3 hundred.They were to have let her out at 8.30 but she actually did not get till 11o'clock — nearly everybody waited — & I felt like 'the queen going to the races' going off in a taxi with her. I am getting absolutely no work done at all — Poor Osbie will be sad when he finds another of his idols smashed. I had a letter from Fr Paul. He had been to see you and thought yourself & Michael O'Kelly very picturesque. You should have seen Shaun go away with the Srg mjr & gloves & the 'late buff mail' sticking out of his pocket. They got a great send off. Love to Michael Kelly, Doer (if he remembers me) C.B O' Higgins (who doesn't know me at all. 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