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39 Leeson Park May 10th
1916
Dear Mrs Skeffington
I am writing this
from my sister + myself
just to tell you how
much we sympathise
with you. Please
do not think of troubling
about an answer.
Yours v. sincrerely
Agnes Cuming
Letter from Agnes Cuming to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington (1877-1946) offering condolences
from herself and her sister regarding the tragic death of Hanna's husband, Francis.
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.