Letter from Máire Ní Dhonnghaile to Ellen Daly, 20 June 1923 Letters 1916-1923 Máire Ní Dhonnghaile

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 Kerry County Archives Charlie Daly Collection, P41/4/6/15 https://letters1916.ie/item/6343 English Máire Ní Dhonnghaile 1923-06-20 Labby, Draperstown, Derry, Ireland Ellen Daly Female Personal Relations Civil War (1922-1923)

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 P41/4/6/15 LabbyDraperstownCo Derry 20.6.23 Dear Mrs Daly, I received yourletter allright yesterday & I wishto thank you for the photo andthe letters enclosed. The photois a very good one, and theletters are beautiful, althoughsad. They are the works of asaint. Dear Mrs Daly dontmourn for Charlie as he is inHeaven, in Pearse's Brigade,rather be proud you had ason to die for Ireland. We are sorry to hear of your other boys being in jailbut we trust they will bereleased soon. My brother Joedone 8 months in Derry prison.He was sentenced to 6 mts but waskept for 2 months longer, thatis the sort of justice l we getup here. I know a manJim Kelly of Straw, Draperstown,a relation of the late Dr Ferranwho is on Craigs prison shipthe Argenta for the last 13months without any charge beingpreferred against him & thequestion is when they willbe released. But bad as thespecials are they would notshoot anyone for carrying arevolver, but the F.S.is settingthem a good example I see times are still unsettleddown South . To tell thetruth, I dont read the paperswe get up here, as they justgive the F.S. side of things,and therefore are not to becredited. So I am a bitignorant of the situation inSouthern Ireland. In a sense we have peaceup here, but what prospects?We are getting leave to live,nothing more. We dare nothave a dance or party becauseof Curfew. We were all curfewedat a party in Mrs Kelly's Labbyon the 8th of April I hid upstairs& they did not find me but they gotmy name aftterwards, We werejust find fined in 2/6 & costs The crops up here are not verypromising especially the oat cropwhich has come abraird, todisappear again, There is no pricefor produce, eggs 1/ per doz. butter10d per pound & in April you couldget a load of potatoes from bigfarmers for 9d as there was no sale,for them, and they wanted their fieldscleared for ploughing. So thatis of some prosperity for Ulster. I think I will finish up now.I enclose o a memoriam card. It isnot a very good one, but we musttake what we get. Best Wishesfrom Yours Sincerely Maire Ni Dhonnghaile Máire Ní Dhonnghaile Letter from Máire Ní Dhonnghaile to Ellen Daly, 20 June 1923 Labby, Draperstown, Derry, Ireland Letter from Máire Ní Dhonnghaile to Ellen Daly, 20 June 1923