Letter from M. M. Carroll to Bishop E. T. O'Dwyer, 1 June 1916 Letters 1916-1923 M. M. Carroll

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This letter was written by M. M. Carroll to Bishop Edward Thomas O'Dwyer (1842-1917), who served as the Bishop of Limerick from 1888 until his death. In this letter Carroll congratulates O’Dwyer on his correspondence with General Maxwell (1859 – 1929). This includes the most renowned of the letters written to Maxwell on 17 May 1916 in which O’Dwyer described the General as a 'military dictator' and denounced the execution of the Easter Rising's leaders ‘in cold blood’. The Bishop also criticised the deportation of thousands of suspects without trial and declared Maxwell's regime ‘one of the worst and blackest chapters in the history of the misgovernment of this country’. Carroll states that she is proud to know that there is someone to stand by them at such a terrible time and expresses sympathy for the poor fellows that died heroes.

Limerick Diocesan Archive LDA/BI/ET/M/2 https://letters1916.ie/item/2680 English M. M. Carroll 1916-06-01 Edward Thomas O'Dwyer Female Easter Rising Ireland 1916 Easter Rising Ireland 1916 Politics

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 E. COCQUEREL & SONS, LTD.LONDON & PARIS,2, MARY ST., DUBLIN,20 GRESHAM ST., BELFAST.Head Offices {128-130, Commercial St.,LONDON, E. June 1 1916, To the most Rev E T O'DwyerBishop of Limerick Rev Dear Father Will you allowme to congratulate youon your lovely letterin this weeks Irish Timesas a Catholic BusinessGirl & many more ofmy Girls friends areproud to knowthat we have someone to stand by usat such a terrible 2 time, in sympathywith the poor fellowsthat died Heroes.we don't forgetyour letter thatthat appeared Re theIrish emigrants. May God spare you& God loveIreland.& hope You will excuseme for intruding &taking the liberty ofwriting you. I am Rev Dear FatherYours RespectfullyM M CarrollManagress of the aboveestablishment To the Most Rev Dr O'DwyerBishop of Limerick Edward Thomas O'Dwyer Letter from Michael O'Riordan to Bishop E. T. O'Dwyer, 12 May 1916Letter from Eoin McNeill to Bishop E. T. O'Dwyer, 18 April 1916Letter from C. Moran to Bishop E. T. O'Dwyer, 15 August 1916Letter from W. H. Grattan Flood to Bishop E. T. O'Dwyer, 15 September 1916Letter from R. Barry O'Brien to Bishop Edward Thomas O'Dwyer, 12 February 1916Letter from General John Grenfell Maxwell to Bishop Edward Thomas O'Dwyer, 6 May 1916Letter from General Sir John Grenfell Maxwell to Bishop Edward Thomas O'Dwyer, 12 May 1916Letter from Arthur to Bishop E. T. O'Dwyer, 14 January 1916Letter from Fr. C. F. Maher to Bishop E. T. O'Dwyer, 16 April 1916Letter from Fr. Peter C. Yorke to Bishop E. T. O'Dwyer, 26 June 1916Letter from Michael O'Riordan to Bishop E. T. O'Dwyer, 27 May 1916Letter from Michael O'Riordan to Bishop E. T. O'Dwyer, 10 June 1916Letter from Michael O'Riordan to Bishop E. T. O'Dwyer, 23 October 1916Letter from M. M. Carroll to Bishop E. T. O'Dwyer, 1 June 1916Letter from the Limerick City Regiment of the Irish Volunteers to Bishop E. T. O'Dwyer, 14 September 1916Letter from Bishop Edward Thomas O'Dwyer to General John Grenfell Maxwell, 17 May 1916Letter from Patrick Carey to Edward O'Dwyer, D.D., 29 November 1915 M. M. Carroll Letter from M. M. Carroll to Bishop E. T. O'Dwyer, 1 June 1916