Letter from MW O'Reilly to 'A Cara', 1 June 1916 Letters 1916-1923 M.W. O'Reilly

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Letter from Volunteer M W O’Reilly to an unidentified friend, written while imprisoned in Knutsford, 1 June 1916. The letter mentions the conditions of prison life. Mentions The O'Rahilly and (Paddy) Shortis. Mentions he read in the papers that Dublin is in a distressed state and that organisations have been formed to help people. Mentions the Bishop of Limerick. Mentions they have ample paper and stamps at the prison for writing letters.

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 M. W O Reilly B81Irish PrisonerKnutsfordC/o Chief Postal CensorLondon 1st June 1916 A Cara , Mor Your letter to handthis morning, which was mostwelcome, I was indeed gladto hear from you and toknow you are well and safe.We had had Some experience,since I last had the pleasure ofseeing you, although they havenot all been very pleasant. Itwere better to have them than neverto know of such things. Experience is always mostenlightening even if unpleasant, I fear very much for ourDear Friend Shortie, the lastI saw of him was in Moore St.and he was not far fromO Rahilly (God Rest Him). Our treatment here duringthe first Three weeks could nothave been anything our worstEnemy could have wishedfor, but now our Status hasbeen raised and we are beingtreated as privileged Prisonersof War, having freedom of course with one anotherand other little things thatcount a good deal when ones under lock and key.I have been greatly disappointedat hearing that somethingyou were interested in was notworking and I hope thatthe interview Kitty and yourselfhad, resulted satisfactorily.I see by the papers that someorganisations have been startedto cope with the distress thatprevails in Dublin and Irelandgenerally, and trust theywill able to meet allthe difficulties that may besetthem, so to carry their workto a successful issue.I saw a recent issue of the Evening Mail in which wassome correspondence fromGeneral Maxwell and the Bishopof Limerick, I should not like tohave missed the reply of the latter, IIt was Some reply. I trust you Mother Sistersand Nephew are all in goodhealth, as this leave me we can write to all our Friendsprovided we have paper andstamps of which I fortunatelyam amply supplied. With renewed thanks for yourkind thoughtfulness and bestwishes for your future whichis I believe assured. I am a Cara morYours very sincerelyMW O Reilly Knutsford Prison Cheshire Letter from MW O'Reilly to 'A Cara', 1 June 1916Letter from MW O'Reilly to 'A Cara', 16 June 1916 Ireland Letter from George A. Lyons to the Honorary Secretary of Sinn Féin, 5 April 1916Letter from Seán Mac Diarmada to Tom Clake, 5 April 1916Letter from Michael O'Riordan to Bishop E. T. O'Dwyer, 12 May 1916Letter from Eoin McNeill to Bishop E. T. O'Dwyer, 18 April 1916Letter from R. Barry O'Brien to Bishop Edward Thomas O'Dwyer, 12 February 1916Letter from Mairín Ní Ribhógh to James Ryan, 2 August 1916Letter from ‘One of the Hard Pressed’ to Mr. Samuel, 28 July 1916Letter from Emma Duffin to her aunts, 9 January 1916, Letter from Arthur to Bishop E. T. O'Dwyer, 14 January 1916Letter from Fr. C. F. Maher to Bishop E. T. O'Dwyer, 16 April 1916Letter from Michael O'Riordan to Bishop E. T. O'Dwyer, 23 October 1916Letter from Michael O'Riordan to the Right Rev. Monsignor Denis Hallinan, 23 October 1916Letter from Peter Mooney to his sister Katie Mooney, 4 February 1916.Letter from Father Willie Doyle S.J. to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 25 January 1916Letter from Father Willie Doyle S.J. to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 25 February 1916Letter from Father Willie Doyle S.J. to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 31 December 1915Letter from Father Willie Doyle S.J. to Mai, 22 January 1916Letter from Father Willie Doyle S.J. to Mai, 11 February 1916Letter from MW O'Reilly to 'A Cara', 1 June 1916Letter from Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 1 March 1916Letter from Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, 10 March 1916Letter from Nora Ring to Susan Daly, March 1923Letter from Douglas Campbell (later Major General Sir Douglas Campbell) to his sister Catherine Agnes Meta Campbell (later Wetherall), 28 October 1917Letter from William Upton Tyrrell to Victoria Mary Tyrrell, 19 November 1919Letter from Mary McDonagh to her daughter-in-law Annie McDonagh, early 1920 M.W. O'Reilly Letter from MW O'Reilly to 'A Cara', 1 June 1916Letter from MW O'Reilly to 'A Cara', 16 June 1916