Letter from Mary McEvoy to Agnes Sweetman, 9 May 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Mary McEvoy

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The letter is from Mary McEvoy, a servant on the Drumbaragh Estate in County Meath, to Agnes Sweetman, wife of politician John Sweetman (1844-1936), owner of the estate. It is a one page letter to inform Agnes that her children, Honoria and Alicia, are well. John Sweetman was then interned in England following the Easter Rising but was released at the end of May 1916.

 National Library of Ireland Sweetman Family Papers, Collection List No. 156; Ms. 44,565 /5 https://letters1916.ie/item/5599 English Mary McEvoy 1916-05-09 Drumbaragh Estate, Kells, County Meath, Ireland Agnes Sweetman Female Personal Relations Personal Relations

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 Drumbaragh Madam May Tues 9 Mrs Honoria, Miss Alicia are well& hopes you havegood news fromMaster Your obedservant Mary McEvoy Drumbaragh Estate, Kells, County Meath, Ireland Letter from Fr. Martin Mahoney to John Sweetman, 18 January 1916.Letter from Honoria Sweetman to her mother, Agnes Sweetman, 16 May 1916Letter from Mary McEvoy to Agnes Sweetman, 9 May 1916Letter from Mary McEvoy to Agnes Sweetman, 13 May 1916 Mary McEvoy Letter from Mary McEvoy to Agnes Sweetman, 9 May 1916Letter from Mary McEvoy to Agnes Sweetman, 13 May 1916Letter from Mary McEvoy to Agnes Sweetman, 14 May 1916Letter from Mary McEvoy to Agnes Sweetman, 16 May 1916Letter from Mary McEvoy to Agnes Sweetman, 17 May 1916