Letter from Patrick Carey to Dr Michael Dillon, 30 November 1915

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Letter from Patrick Carey to Dr Michael Dillon, 30 November 1915

1 30th Novr 1915 Dear Sir, I am directed by the Board of Guardians to
direct your attention to the following Resolution
adopted at their meeting on the 20th Inst:- "Resolved:- That owing to his long
absence on sick leave, that Dr Dillon Medical Officer
of the Coom Dispensary District, be asked to tender
his resignation". Kindly reply for the Guardians' meeting to
be held on the 4th December, Yours faithfully,
Clerk of Union. Dr. M. Dillon,
Bleak House,
Rathmore,

Letter from Patrick Carey to Dr Michael Dillon regarding Dr Dillon's extended absence and requesting his resignation as a result. Patrick Carey (1853-1934) was the Union Clerk for the Killarney Poor Law Board of Guardians. Poor law unions and their workhouses were established by the Poor Law (Ireland) Act, 1838, as a response to widespread poverty, and were each governed by a Board of Guardians. This letter comes from the Killarney Poor Law Board of Guardians Minute Book. Dr Michael Dillon (1862-1916) was a local medical practitioner. Residing in Rathmore, Co. Kerry, Dr Dillon passed away 3 months prior to this letter being sent.

Patrick Carey
Michael Dillon
1915-11-30
Industry and Public Administration Country and City Life

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Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__4085.html)