Letter from Fanny Doyle to her mother Kate Doyle, 5 May 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Fanny Doyle

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Letter describing the state of Dublin city in the aftermath of 1916, sent by a daughter living in Dalkey to her mother living in Foulkesmills, Co. Wexford.

 Private Collection 1 https://letters1916.ie/item/3171 English Fanny Doyle 1916-05-05 Sorrentoville, Dalkey, Dublin, Ireland Kate Doyle Raheenduff, Foulkesmill, Co. Wexford, Ireland Female 1953 Easter Rising Ireland 1916 Easter Rising Ireland 1916

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 SorrentovilleDalkey 5/5/16 My Dear Mother Just a few lines. I am eagerto know how you all are. I am not sureif this letter go directly but as there is atrain running Wexford I am chancingit. Of course you have heard of the dreadfultimes up here. all tat has beenkilled & wounded on both sides.It was awful you could hear thebig guns firing from here & tosee Dublin ablaze at night & everystep you went you met Military withfixed bayonets doing sentry. You wouldhave to get a pass to go any distanceeven down to Kingstown. I was in Dublinyesterday, rode in, Oh to see SackvilleSt. All in complete ruin. the G.P.O.gutted to the ground, the Imperial &Metropole Hotels grand buildings alsothe Hibernian Bank & the Munster & Leinster,Clerys big drapery business along with a whole lot more fine places., but thoseare the chief. Also the DBC Restauranta grand place, then Jacobs Factory isgone & a lot more buildings on otherstreets. Then there are shops looted insidea ruck but not burnt . On the wholeDublin is a ruined city. Also Liberty Hallis gone. It was bombarded by a gunship the to see the baricades they madeAnything they got could get beds & beddingTables Chairs bicycles Motor cars Taxicars, bags of flour & sugar. Westland Row & then to see thetrenches they made in Stephens Green &the barricading they done around. Theyof course took all the stations. It wasreal Flanders at home. How are youall I am pretty fare considering thetimes we nearly had a famine also.No bread or anything. The Military arenow keeping a sharp look out for allSinn Feinirs or Sympatisers with them.Any one in their favour now will be dealtwith & then Martial law it is rather hardto be in doors these evening at 7.30 Fanny Doyle Letter from Fanny Doyle to her mother Kate Doyle, 5 May 1916 Raheenduff, Foulkesmill, Co. Wexford, Ireland Letter from Fanny Doyle to her mother Kate Doyle, 5 May 1916 Sorrentoville, Dalkey, Dublin, Ireland Letter from Fanny Doyle to her mother Kate Doyle, 5 May 1916