Letter from John McGoey, 18 March 1916 Letters 1916-1923 John McGoey

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This is taken from a collection of letters, poems, articles and other documents of Roger Casement (1865-1916) and his family covering his career in the British Diplomatic Service as well as his activities in the Irish Revolutionary movement, 1889-1945. This letter is is a farewell letter by John McGoey written to his comrades in the Irish Brigade the day before he is sent to Ireland by the Germans via Denmark. The Irish Brigade had been raised by Casement from Irish prisoners in German prisoner of war camps with the aim of fighting for Irish independence but the venture was ultimately unsuccessful.

National Library of Ireland Sir Roger Casement Papers, Collection List No. A15; Ms.13,085 /24 https://letters1916.ie/item/5581 English John McGoey 1916-03-18 Berlin, Germany Male 1916 Politics Politics

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 316 Hotel SaxoniaInhaberNeue Berliner Hotel-Gesellschaft m.b.H.Berlin W. 9, Budapesterstr. 10am Potsdamerplatz — nahe TiergartenFernsprecher Amt Lutzow 2838 und 2871 BERLIN 1.9, den18 March 1916 Dear Comrades The hopes of seeing you againand, on let us trust a brighter morningfor Ireland her children, cheers me now.For on that day we will have a fuller andtruer conception of the motives that unfortunatelyimportantly demanded my somewhat apparently cold and un feelingles departure.However I full realize that despite my cold John McGoey's farewellto his comrades18 March 1916Berlin Kavanagh,Wilson,Mallon,deleted textTracey,Wm McGrath,Barry,Ford,Keogh,Dowling,Brady,TooleDavis,Murphy,Rahilly,McMahon,John Sweeney, CarrollBurkeHarte John McGoey's selectionof the surest men to take withus from the 53 at [questionable reading] .He has doubts of O'Toole & adds aman Houlihan as a food man.March 19th 1916He drew this list up last night. Berlin, Germany Letter from Count Georg von Wedel to Roger Casement, 27 November 1915Letter from Fr. Thomas (James) Crotty to Sir Roger Casement, 6 November 1915Letter from M.P. Kehoe to Sir Roger Casement, 10 November 1915Letter from Count Georg von Wedel to Roger Casement, 1 December 1915Telegram from Robert Monteith to Roger Casement, November 1915Letter from Robert Monteith to Roger Casement, 26 November 1915Letter from Robert Monteith to Roger Casement, 18 March 1916Letter from John McGoey, 18 March 1916 John McGoey Letter from John McGoey, 18 March 1916