Letter from K. Casey to Willie Daly, October 1923 Letters 1916-1923 K. Casey

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 Kerry Library Archives Charlie Daly Collection, P41/7/15 https://letters1916.ie/item/5386 English K. Casey 1923-10 Roxboro, Co Limerick, Ireland Willie Daly Ireland Male Politics Politics Civil War (1922-1923)

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 I gotthe addresswhen I hadthis letter written P41/1/15 Roxboro Oct 24th My Dear Willie, It is abouttime that I should thinkof you in fact I am a longtime thinking of writing to youI am sure you felt bad aboutpoor Charlie he is in heavenI hope I am sure that it is all thegood people that is done todeath our Lord had to sufferfor our sins & he forgave hisenemies I did not see your motheror father since the election I amsure you felt delighted to have cousin John get electedour pricts pulled well forhim all the same he didnot get too many votes inthis parish do you hearoften from Tom & is he gettingon good. I am sure he is notin one camp with you. It wasa very bad summer.questionable reading is asking for the turf everysunday I suppose he is gettingvery cold. You heard questionable reading got married to May atPatrick O'Sullivans. Dantook a trip away sinceyou left he is much improved I hope you will be cominghome when this letter willreach you as a many areleaving out & some arearresting as well Croninat Brachil was taken lastsunday. Nealy Curtin wasleft home I am sendingyou some cigarettes I hopeyou will get them alright I hadnot your address so I puton Peter Costeloes nameHoping you are good. From K. Casey Roxboro I am sending you your doublepackages of fags I hopethe government will soonleave ye out as your ispreaching to girls getmarried at 14 years &boys at 17 so he oughtspeak for our prisonersto release them & marrythem he would makea little penny as thetimes is very bad withhim no pigs or cattlebuying only for a littlebutter. Goodbye from Conn K. Casey Ireland Letter from Cormac Ua Dálaigh to Nora Rice, 18 January 1923Letter from K. Casey to Willie Daly, October 1923 Roxboro, Co Limerick, Ireland Letter from K. Casey to Willie Daly, October 1923 K. Casey Letter from K. Casey to Willie Daly, October 1923