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              PS<lb/>Did you get<lb/>the history I<lb/>sent you some<lb/>weeks ago   <seg type="foreign">Slán agat</seg>   Write if you<lb/>want anything<lb/>We don't know<lb/>what to send<lb/>that you might<lb/>want. - We<lb/>can't send stamps as we<lb/>havent the same<lb/>duty rules<seg type="del">ing</seg> over here    3 Westland Ave<lb/>Derry    8.2.23   <seg type="foreign"> Chormaic, a chara, </seg>  I got both your letters some<lb/>time back, pardon my length of time<lb/>in leaving them unanswered. I do<lb/>hope the boys &amp; yourself are in good health<lb/>&amp; spirits. I daresay, you ae receiving<lb/>many letters these days or at least during<lb/>last week. Such a bit of excitment as<lb/>prevailed about you all; lest the Awful<lb/>Tragedy as the papers termed it should<lb/>take place. It would have been nothing<lb/>new, of course, but still in <hi rend="underline">Donegal</hi> it would<lb/>be awful. However, I dont think there's<lb/>any need to worry now, when Bishop O'Donnell<lb/>has <seg type="del">taken</seg> spoken.  Ginger has looked a <seg type="unclear">poor</seg><lb/>in New Bridge. I had a letter from    
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             Paddy Curran &amp; he says so. They are fairly<lb/>well treated there. There is no news<lb/>from Mountoy at all. Shan Hegarty hasn't<lb/>witten <seg type="del">at </seg>since Xmas. All your Derry<lb/>friends are well, and wish to be<lb/>remembered to you.  Really, I've no news to write<lb/>that would e<seg type="del">xs</seg>cape the Scissors, so<lb/>there's no use in putting ink &amp;<lb/>paper to loss, in these awful times<lb/>of plundring &amp; destruction. The<lb/>Country is in an awful State &amp; this<lb/>roving band, seems to be everywhere<lb/>&amp; anywhere, at the one time. It's<lb/><seg type="unclear">CENSORED</seg> no doubt.<lb/>With Best Regards to the boys<lb/>&amp; yourself, trust the clouds have passed<lb/>over the Castle and that no danger<lb/>prevails. Beannacht Dé agaibh <seg type="unclear">nilig</seg><lb/>Scriobh arís gan      Mise do Chara dhil <lb/>Shiela Doogan<lb/><lb/>  
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              <seg type="foreign">Cormaic Uasal Úa Dálaig</seg><lb/>Prisoner.<lb/>Drumboe Castle<lb/><hi rend="underline">Stranorlar</hi>.  
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            <noteGrp><note target="item__4945.xml" type="mentions">Letter from Charlie Daly to Ellen Daly, 31 October 1921</note><note target="item__4946.xml" type="mentions">Letter from Charlie Daly to Ellen Daly, 9 November 1921</note><note target="item__5010.xml" type="mentions">Letter on behalf of Chief of Staff to All Divisional Commandants, 30 November 1921</note><note target="item__5013.xml" type="mentions">Christmas Card from Cis Doherty to Charlie Daly, [December 1922]</note><note target="item__5016.xml" type="mentions">Letter from H. McGrath to Charlie Daly, 4 February 1923</note><note target="item__5204.xml" type="mentions">Letter from Cornelius Daly to Charlie Daly, 19 February 1923</note><note target="item__5222.xml" type="mentions">Letter from Charlie Daly to Kate Allman, 30 October 1922</note><note target="item__5363.xml" type="mentions">Letter from Charlie Daly to Sinéad Ring, 1 February 1923</note><note target="item__5370.xml" type="mentions">Letter from Róise Ní Dhómhnaill to Charlie Daly, December 1922</note><note target="item__5371.xml" type="mentions">Letter from Róise Ní Dómnaill to Charlie Daly [January 1923]</note><note target="item__5373.xml" type="mentions">Letter from Róise Ní Dómnaill to Charlie Daly, [February/March 1923]</note><note target="item__6234.xml" type="mentions">Letter from Charlie Daly to May Daly, 21 February 1923</note><note target="item__6245.xml" type="mentions">Letter from Susan Daly to Charlie Daly, 29 January 1923</note><note target="item__6483.xml" type="mentions">Letter from Sheila Doogan to Charlie Daly, 8 February 1923</note><note target="item__6618.xml" type="mentions">Letter from Ellen Daly to her son Charlie Daly [Cormac Ó Dálaigh], December 1922</note></noteGrp></person>
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