Letter from Jennie Gallivan to Ellen Daly, 19 March 1923 Letters 1916-1923 Jennie Gallivan

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 Kerry County Archives Charlie Daly Collection, P41/4/6/8 https://letters1916.ie/item/5091 English Jennie Gallivan 1923-03-19 109 Bishop Street, Derry, Ireland Ellen Daly Female Personal Relations Civil War (1922-1923)

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 P41/4/6/8 109 Bishop StreetDerry 19th March 1923 A chara dhil Just a few lines from the black Northto tell you how sorry I am for your great loss.We have got no particulars here yet but I shalldo my best to find out everything, all I knowat present is they died like heroes and Charlieled them out and they all carried lighted candlesand sang let me carry my cross for Ireland. Thefiring party were ex-black & tans they weresupposed to have come from Dublin. They weresupposed to be shot as a reprisal four for anofficer called Cannon who was killed atCreeslough but Cannon was killed in amutiny of Free Staters in Creeslough. I shall doall I can to find out everything but I must waitfor some little time yet. I had a letter from himon Tuesday last little did I think. I maytell you that all the people in the Norththat new him are broken-hearted, thereis no need to tell you all we thought of hima better or nobler man never lived &it is hard to think that it should have been inDonegal such a tragedy should take place. I didnot know any of the other Kerry men, but Imust find out if there are any Kerry men left.I would have sent you a wire on Wednesday butI did not know your address and I did notbelieve it possible and it is hard even yet torealise it. One of the other men Larkin live wasfrom Derry and his two sisters went off to Americaon Saturday, my heart was sore for them I shallnever forget the sight. I shall send on all thenews that I can possibly get and sometime maybeif I go to Kerry I am going to see you as I wouldlove to see you. My father is a Kerry man so Imay get a chance down to the Kingdom sometime.Accept my sincerest sympathies in your greatloss, I shall pray for God to strengthen you tobear your heavy burden. Slán & beannachtJennie Gallivan Jennie Gallivan Letter from Jennie Gallivan to Ellen Daly, 19 March 1923 109 Bishop Street, Derry, Ireland Letter from Jennie Gallivan to Ellen Daly, 19 March 1923