1
MAY 1916
My dearest Mrs Skeffington I just ran in to see you
and to bring you enclosed
in case you had not seen
it. Jessie is with me and
she would love to see you.
You are nearly always in
my thought. When you can; or when
you feel disposed do you
think you could come down
to us. I have had Dudley
laid up with a bad attack
of nerves, he is so thoroughly
unnerved. With love
yrs affectly
B. Dudley Edwards 2 Dartmouth Villas
In this letter from Bridget Dudley Edwards to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington (1877-1946),
Bridget writes that she just went to see Hanna, with the aim of bringing her an enclosed
item that she is worried Hanna has not seen. She writes that Hanna is always in her
thoughts and entreats her to visit when she is able.
Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, suffragette, nationalist, language teacher, was the founder
of the Irish Women’s Franchise League and a founding member of the Irish Women Workers’
Union. She was the widow of Francis Sheehy-Skeffington who was summarily executed
on 26 April 1916. She was active during the Rising, bringing food to the Volunteers
in the G.P.O. and the College of Surgeons. Four days passed before she found out what
had happened to her husband, Francis (1878-1916), and it wasn't until almost two weeks
later that the full details of his execution emerged.