Letter from the Limerick City Regiment of the Irish Volunteers to Bishop E. T. O'Dwyer, 14 September 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Limerick City Regiment, Irish Volunteers

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This letter was written by Limerick City Regiment of the Irish Volunteers to Bishop Edward Thomas O'Dwyer (1842-1917), who served as the Bishop of Limerick from 1888 until his death. In this letter the Limerick Regiment expresses their admiration and gratitude for the stance taken by Bishop O’Dwyer. This stance refers to the attitude expressed by O’Dwyer in his correspondence with General John 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’. Among those who signed the letter were James Ledden (1865 – 1927), Michael Colivet (1882 – 1955) and George Clancy (1881 – 1921). All three were prominent members of the Republican movement.

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 TO The Most Reverend Dr. O'Dwyer,Lord Bishop of Limerick, FROM the Limerick City Regiment,of Irish Volunteers. May it please your Lordship, We, the officers and men of the Limerick CityRegiment of Irish Volunteers, take this opportunity ofexpressing to you our grateful appreciation of the standyou have made during the recent trying times; a stand somuch in keeping with the long and glorious record of theIrish Priesthood in the chequered history of our Fatherland. In the face of a powerful political oligarchy,and a cruel and unscrupulous military dictatorship, youhave not flinched from openly and clearly accomplishingwhat you considered your duty towards priests and people;and that at a time when those who should be the defendersof the people either stood idly by or gave active assistanceto the oppressors. You require no guidance from us in correctlyappraising the value of the vaporous revilings which havecome from certain quarters. For our part we feel greatpleasure and honour in tendering you this expression of ourhearty admiration and gratitudefor your patriotic actions,but particularly for your sympathetic references to ourfallen comrades. We beg to remain, on behalf of theLimerick City Regiment , Your Lordship's most obedient servants, James Ledden, Hon Colonel.M.P.Col o vet,Commandant.George Clancy, Vice-Commandant.Jas.A. McInerney, Capt. & Adjutant.Pk. Walsh, Capt. & Q'r-MasterR.P.O'Connor, Secretary. Limerick, 14th September 1916. Limerick, Ireland Letter from Stephen Purcell to Anna O'Rahilly, 24 December 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 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 William M. Nolan to Robert Chalmers, 2 June 1916Letter from Kate O'Donnell to Dr Edward Thomas O'Dwyer, 10 June 1916Letter from the Limerick City Regiment of the Irish Volunteers to Bishop E. T. O'Dwyer, 14 September 1916Letter from G. Craig to J. S. Gaffney, 20 June 1916 Limerick City Regiment, Irish Volunteers, Limerick, Ireland Letter from the Limerick City Regiment of the Irish Volunteers to Bishop E. T. O'Dwyer, 14 September 1916 Limerick City Regiment, Irish Volunteers Letter from the Limerick City Regiment of the Irish Volunteers to Bishop E. T. O'Dwyer, 14 September 1916 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