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The letter is from Reginald Brabazon (1841–1929) to Luke Gerald Dillon. Brabazon requests Clonbrock to form a committee representing 'loyal Ireland' (those in Ireland loyal to the British Crown) to oversee the 'R.I.C. and Police Fund' in Galway and to contribute personally to the fund an amount that would encourage others to do likewise.Luke Gerald Dillon, the 4th Baron Clonbrock, Co. Galway, is the husband of Lady Clonbrock who was a member of the Irish Women’s Association and heavily involved in assisting Irish soldiers during World War I. Brabazon , 12th earl of Meath, was a committed unionist and leading member of the Irish Land Conference. He sat in the house of lords as Baron Chaworth. The Irish Police & Constabulary Recognition Fund was founded by Meath to recognise the work of the police during the Easter Rising. It presented certificates, war bonds and awards to policemen who were in active service in the Royal Irish Constabulary or Dublin Metropolitan Police during the Rising and compensation to the widows and dependants of those killed or injured.
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