Letter from Francis Sheehy Skeffington to Con Lehane, 8 February 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Francis Sheehy Skeffington

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Letter from Francis Sheehy Skeffington (1878-1916) to Con Lehane (1877-1919). Skeffington writes in response to Lehane's letter of 10 January, noting that Lehane's letter was not opened by the censor unlike most American postage. Sheehy Skeffington notes a delay in the publication of material of interest to Lehane, but believes that such stories will remain in the public consciousness for some time regardless. Sheehy Skeffington describes conditions in Dublin city regarding public sector strikes, and closes with a request for tips on lecturing ahead of his planned trip to America in November 1916. Francis Sheehy Skeffington, journalist, was a prominent feminist, activist and co-founder of the Irish Women's Franchise league in 1908. In 1912, he and his wife, Hanna Sheehy Skeffington (1877-1946), founded the suffragist newspaper The Irish Citizen. A staunch pacifist and nationalist, Sheehy Skeffington opposed Irish involvement in the Great War. During the Easter Rising, he attempted to organise a civilian defence force to prevent looting and saved the life of a British officer under fire. Arrested on the evening of Tuesday 25 April 1916, Sheehy Skeffington and two other civilians were shot by firing squad on the morning of Wednesday 26 April.

 National Library of Ireland MS 33,612/18-9 https://letters1916.ie/item/3915 English Francis Sheehy Skeffington 1916-02-08 11, Grosvenor Place, Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland Con Lehane Male 1916 Politics World War I (1914-1918)

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 11, Grosvenor Place,Rathmines, Dublin. 8 - 11. - 16. Dear Lehane, Yours of Jan. 19th reached me here on Feb. 4th; curiously enough,it bore no censorship mark, though all other letters coming from Am-erica are marked Opened by Censor. Publication of the literat-ure you are interested in is still delayed; some are anxious to con-centrate upon the third pamphlet, while others think that it is nowtoo late to bring it out, and that it is better to wait till thenext publishing season. My own opinion is that it will continueto be talked about and will not be published! All your friends here are in good form. there is still astrike on the City of Dublin line. The seamen and firemen havejust secured a rise of 5/0 weekly by threatening to strike. TheWorkers' Republic is flourishing. Recruiting is practicallydead; and Bonar Law has admitted in the House of Commons that thereason why Conscription was not applied to Ireland was that it couldnot be done without the use of force! I have got back my papers, - but not all of them, of course I should like to keep up an exchange of cards with you even whenthere is nothing particular to say, just so as to keep in touch. If everything goes on as usual, I am thinking of going onanother American trip next November. Any tips you could give me withregard to lecturing would be very welcome. Yours F Sheehy Skeffington Francis Sheehy Skeffington Letter from Francis Sheehy Skeffington to Rosamond Jacob, 10 January 1916Letter from Francis Sheehy Skeffington to Margaret McCoubrey, 10 January 1916Letter from Francis Sheehy Skeffington to Con Lehane, 8 February 1916Letter from Francis Sheehy Skeffington to Miss Lawless, 1 February 1916Letter from Francis Sheehy Skeffington to Margaret McCoubrey, 14 January 1916Letter from Francis Sheehy Skeffington, 5 February 1916Letter from May O'Callaghan to Francis Sheehy Skeffington, 18 November 1915Letter from Stanley Unwin to Francis Sheehy Skeffington, 22 November 1915Letter from Francis Sheehy Skeffington to Dr Gertrude Kelly, 8 February 1916Letter from Francis Sheehy Skeffington to Laurence J. Ginnell, 27 February 1916Letter from Francis Sheehy Skeffington, 1 February 1916Letter from Francis Sheehy Skeffington to Earnest Aston, 1 February 1916Letter from Francis Sheehy Skeffington to Laurence Ginnell, 24 January 1916 Letter from Francis Sheehy Skeffington to Lillian Metge, 1 February 1916Letter from Francis Sheehy Skeffington, 14 January 1916Letter from Francis Sheehy Skeffington to Mrs McGarry, 10 January 1916Letter from Francis Sheehy Skeffington to Laurence Ginnell, 13 February 1916Letter from Francis Sheehy Skeffington to Joseph Skeffington, 30 January 1916Letter from Francis Sheehy Skeffington to John Francis Byrne, 14 January 1916Letter from Francis Sheehy Skeffington to Joseph Skeffington, 27 February 1916 11, Grosvenor Place, Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland Letter from Francis Sheehy Skeffington to Con Lehane, 8 February 1916Letter from Francis Sheehy Skeffington, 5 February 1916Letter from Francis Sheehy Skeffington to Dr Gertrude Kelly, 8 February 1916