Letter to James Ryan from May Gray Letters 1916-1923 May Gray

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Letter to James Ryan from May Gray. Gray is a nurse in St. Vincent's and a friend of Ryan's. She gives him news of how people in his class got on in their exams and what they are doing now. She tells him that a friend of hers, Michael Collins, is apparently in the same prison as him, and that he should introduce himself to him as he is "a jolly decent sort!"

 University College Dublin Archives University College Dublin Archives P88/24 https://letters1916.ie/item/2655 English May Gray 1916-06-24 St. Mary's House, St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin James Ryan Female Politics Politics Country and City Life

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 P88/24(1) P.S. Collins addressis the same asyours except hishas 748 St. Mary's House,St. Vincent's HospitalDublin 24th June 1916. My dear Jim - I made various attempts sinceEaster to find out your whereaboutsbut till late last week got no definiteinformation. I hope you are betterof the neuralgia you complained ofEaster Saturday when I met you inO'Connell St.? Probably the excitementsince charmed it away. I met Delaney(sick Thrush) today & he gave me youraddress. I did not care to ask anyof the other chaps. I expect you arekept pretty well up in the latest news.In any case things are fearfullyquiet at present - O'Mahony & Walshgot through last week - O'Mahony isto the Kalki one of these days butI think Walsh is going down toBallina to take up his brother's practicethe latter died rather suddenly about a month ago. Leo Blake is goneout to Verdun or somewhere in FranceI dare say you heard Caulon got themedal in Surgery & O'Mahony inMedicine - Michael Smith was workinghard for it but I think he funked itat the end as he feared Caulon woulddo him out - At present Smith is GeneralSurgeon to the Leeson St Homes - He nearlylives there attending & dressing Johnniepatient. Courtney is still in and,of course, as important as ever, if notmore so. Andy Ryan is house physician& as far as I can observe he is knockingCourtney out altogether. Purcell, Lawlor,Cassidy & a few more chaps are in atpresent - very quiet & good.I am writing this in bed as I amon night duty in 94 Leeson St - I amfinished with the wards Hospital now.We had our final exam - I got 1st inMedical Nursing & 2nd in Surgical — got 1st in Surgical - got 1st in Surgical - Dr. Meenan is off duty since Easterpractically - McGuinness is giving hisclasses - I was talking to him todayhe says he is going away for a fewmonths. Poor devil he looks rotten - Theheart was terrified out of him Easterweek. His house was under fire fromthe Shelbourne for two or three days infact his windows were well pierced.Needless to remark it was Browne that was meant to be hit -but we will pass over the merits of themen behind the guns as good shoots. By the way there is a friend of minea prisoner of war named MichaelCollins. He gave me rather a surprisewhen he wrote to me from Prison - Icannot find his note now but as faras I remember he must be with you.Look him up if you do not alreadyknow him he is a jolly decent sort. Ithink I told you about him last year.He knew your sisters in London. I hope you are tolerably comfortablethere - will you drop me a line& say how you are & give me allnews of yourself - I wish you werea bit nearer home so that wecould see you - If it is your rottenluck to be in till Aug or Sept I willprobably see you. Bye bye and I am gladto know you are alive, as somehowfor weeks after no one seemed toknow what happened to you. I will look forward to a linefrom you soon - Goodbye very bestwishes from Yours V. sincerelyMay Gray St. Mary's House, St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin Letter to James Ryan from May Gray James Ryan Letter from Cis M. Coyle to James Ryan, 26 May 1916Letter from Cis M. Coyle to James Ryan, 3 June 1916Letter from Cis M. Coyle to James Ryan, 25 June 1916Letter from Cis M. Coyle to James Ryan, 2 July 1916Letter from Cis M. Coyle to James Ryan, 11 July 1916Letter from Cis M. Coyle to James Ryan, 19 July 1916Letter from Cis M. Coyle to James Ryan, c. August 1916Letter from Seaghan Z to James Ryan, 12 July 1916Letter from 'Teresa'(Agnes Ryan) to James Ryan, 20 May 1916Letter from Katherine Brady to James Ryan, 5 July 1916Letter from Joe to James Ryan, 25 May 1916Letter from Denis McCullough to James Ryan, c. June 1916Letter from Phyllis Ryan to James Ryan, 19 May 1916Letter from Madge Calnan to James Ryan , 8 June 1916Letter from Phyllis Ryan to James Ryan, c. June 1916Letter from Phyllis Ryan to James Ryan, 1 June 1916Letter from Madge Calnan to James Ryan, 17 June 1916Postcard from 'M' to James Ryan, 27 May 1916Letter from 'Teresa' (Agnes Ryan) to her brother James Ryan, 4 June 1916Letter from Peggie O'Sullivan, Birmingham, to James Ryan, 1 July 1916Letter from Josephine Mary (Min) Ryan to James Ryan, 29 May 1916Letter from Chris Ryan to James Ryan, 13 June 1916Letter from Jim to James Ryan, 11 July 1916Letter from R. Hickey to James Ryan, 26 May 1916Letter from Mary M to James Ryan, 1916Letter from K.B to James Ryan, c. early June 1916Letter from Maudie Davin to James Ryan, 6 July 1916Letter from Kathleen Teebay, Stafford, England to James Ryan, 4 July 1916Letter from James Ryan to Liam Ó Briain, 1 June 1916Letter from Michael Collins to James Ryan, 23 August 1916Letter from Michael Collins to James Ryan, 2 September 1916Letter from Eamonn T. Dore to James Ryan, 19 September 1916Letter from Sean T. O'Kelly to James Ryan, 26 August 1916Letter from Sean T. O'Kelly to James Ryan, 15 September 1916Letter from Sean T. O'Kelly to James Ryan, 22 October 1916Letter from Mairín Ní Ribhógh to James Ryan, 2 August 1916Letter from Major C. Harold Heathcote to James Ryan, 13 September 1916Letter from Major C. Harold Heathcote to James Ryan, 19 September 1916Letter from Cis M. Coyle to James Ryan, 11 June 1916Letter from Phyllis Ryan to James Ryan, Tuesday 6 June 1916Letter to James Ryan from Frances KellyLetter to James Ryan from MargaretLetter to James Ryan from May GrayLetter from Eamonn T. Dore to James Ryan, c. September 1916Letter from Mort O'Connell to James Ryan, 9 October 1916Letter from Maura [Power] to James Ryan, 18 October 1916Letter from Kathleen Teebay, Stafford, England to James Ryan, 1 August 1916Letter from Kathleen Teebay, Stafford, England to James Ryan, 7 October 1916Letter from D. C., Stafford, England, to James Ryan, 9 August 1916Letter from Peg O'Sullivan, Birmingham, to James Ryan, 2 October 1916 May Gray Letter to James Ryan from May Gray