Letter from Professor William Stockley to Eibhlís Mac Curtain, c 15 May 1916 Letters 1916-1923 William Stockley

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Letter from Professor William Stockley to Eibhlís Mac Curtain, née Breathnach after the arrest of her husband, Tomás Mac Curtain.

 Cork Public Museum T. Mac Curtain Collection, 1945.221 D9.1 https://letters1916.ie/item/3321 English William Stockley 1916-05-15 Woodside, Tivoli, Cork Eibhlís Mac Curtain Male 1943 Easter Rising Ireland 1916 Easter Rising Ireland 1916

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 WoodsideTivoliCork Loan Y7 48/14Monday in Dear Mrs Mac Curtin, I am like so manymore, — I have often wished,as they have wished that wecould have said more, or,rather, had done anything,for you and yours —beyond our poor prayers For myself, indeed Ifelt almost a regretthat I was not out of thisworld; only for thesorrow death causesothers. and then,when Almighty God per-mitted your husbandto go, I could not help feeling so muchas I feel every day— that I should havebeen very willing togo instead, if bythat he had beenspared to do allthe good he seemedso fitted to do. Hewould have brought LI945:221 peace to our city; asI heard one say who wasnot with him in nationalheart. And it is hardfor even us, outsidehis home, to feel they in hope, in whatmy wife heard a child sayas she passed this day weekHe will do more good forIreland in Heaven than onEarth. But, may God grace Yours very Sincerely W. Stackley William Stockley Letter from Professor William Stockley to Eibhlís Mac Curtain, c 15 May 1916 Woodside, Tivoli, Cork Letter from Professor William Stockley to Eibhlís Mac Curtain, c 15 May 1916