Letter from Jane Coffey to her son Diarmid Coffey, 16 October 1916
yr letter to
Harcourt Terrace
wh delayed it late
it came this
afternoon!
too late to
write Langridge, Bath 16.10.16 Dearest D. Phyllis & Basil have
written that they come
out for weekend so
I have given up being
& hope to go
to London with them
on Monday to the Unions 2 & home Wed or Thursday â
It is a terrible journey
from here to Wales & I
am not sorry to give it
up â tho' I never would
neglect to see heng but
England is unpleasant
for an Irish Irelander
just now â Mrs Finlay u has written me
a most kind invitation
& they would be a bit
sympathetic â so expect
me home Wed eve of
next week â Anne left
today she was very nice
I find her more sympathetic
than Alec just now
and really will be glad
to be at home again 3 You can tell Margaret to
have something in âbut
there is plenty of time â
& will have had enough held
by Wed. I was very much
disappointed at no letter
from you today. Yr loving
Mother. no letter How good to meet soldiers
not imperialist â 4 envelope postmarked Bath
11.45am
17 Oct 16 Diarmid Coffey Esqu, Mount Trenchard, Foynes, Co. Limerick, Ireland
This letter was addressed to Diarmid Coffey (1888-1964) from his mother Jane Coffey (née l'Estrange) (1857-1921). The letter refers to a planned trip to London. The trip is a welcome replacement for a journey to Wales, however, Jane feels that England is an unpleasant place for an 'Irish Irelander' right now.Diarmid Coffey was born on 24 December 1888 in Dublin. He was a public servant and an author. He was called to the bar in 1912 and later joined the Irish Volunteers as secretary to Col. Cotter. He died in 1964.
- Jane Coffey
- Diarmid Coffey
- 1916-10-16
- Personal Relations
How to cite
Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__5935.html)
- Place
- Mount Townshend, Foynes, County Limerick
- Mentioned in
- Letter from Jane Coffey to her son Diarmid Coffey, 16 October 1916
- Mentioned in
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- Letter from George Russell to Jane Coffey, c. March/April 1916
- Letter from Jane Coffey to her son Diarmid Coffey, 17 October 1916
- Letter from Douglas Hyde to Jane Coffey, 1 October 1916
- Letter from Diarmid Coffey to Jane Coffey, 8 October 1916
- Letter from Diarmid Coffey to Jane Coffey, 16 October 1916
- Letter from Jane Coffey to her son Diarmid Coffey, 16 October 1916
- Mentioned in
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- Letter From John Miley to Diarmid Coffey, 18 January 1916
- Letter from Edward (Ned) Lysaght to Diarmid Coffey, 18 June 1916
- Letter from Kevin R. O’Shiel to Diarmid Coffey, 23 August 1916
- Letter from Jane Coffey to her son Diarmid Coffey, 17 October 1916
- Letter From John Miley in France to Diarmid Coffey on the Ulster Home Defence Force
- Letter to Diarmid Coffey from Dermod O’Brien about the Irish Question
- Letter from Diarmid Coffey to Jane Coffey, 8 October 1916
- Letter from Diarmid Coffey to Jane Coffey, 16 October 1916
- Letter from Jane Coffey to her son Diarmid Coffey, 16 October 1916