Letter from M Buckley to Cornelius Daly, 19 March 1923 Letters 1916-1923 M Buckley

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 Kerry County Archives Charlie Daly Collection, P41/8/14 https://letters1916.ie/item/5212 English M Buckley 1923-03-19 Clashatlea, Ballymcelligott Cornelius Daly Male Civil War (1922-1923)

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 P4118/14 ClashatleaBallymeelligott March 19th 1923 Dear Con It is with feelings of Sorrow that I learned ofthe appalling catastrophy with which has befallen youby the cowardly, and brutal murder, of your sonCharlie; Anyone who had known Charlie as I hadknown him, could not but feelin feel terribly shocked by theterrible news. I should have gone & sympathisedwith you before now, but the fact is I could not onany account bear meeting you, as I know you mustbe terrily upset by this act of low crawlingtry tyrants, calling themselves an Irish Goverment Charlie was the only officer in theFiries Battalion, 'while he was adjutant thereof'who ever took any pains from organising theCompanies of the Batt and keeping them inworking order. In 1918 when I was on commandof 'A' Company if I had any difficulties with the men I had only to aquaint him of it andit was righted immediately. When Charlie was Adjutanthe would not laugh at questions I would ask atmeetings, as the adjutant we had b previous tothe truce in 1921 had done, Charlie took aspecial interest in placing every company largeor small in their proper places & he thought justas much of the poor as he did of the rich, but itwas not so with some of the fellows that took hisplace after. Isn't it a heartrendering thing to think that afterall this is done, that there are are are neighbours ofsome murdered men, doing their endeavoursto get into the Civic Guards & other positions offeredby the Free State So called Government who are doingtheir best trying to murder all the good men so thatwhen this thing ends, there will be on one toreorganise the country. I have said qit quiet enoughthe matter is not very interesting for long gossip I remain your friend M Buckley P.S.I hope the other two boys are keepingin good health and spirits. M.B. Clashatlea, Ballymcelligott Letter from M Buckley to Cornelius Daly, 19 March 1923 M Buckley Letter from M Buckley to Cornelius Daly, 19 March 1923