Letter from Fr. Michael Flanagan to Canon Doorley, 9 December 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Fr Michael O'Flanagan

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Fr Michael O'Flanagan (1876-1942) was a Catholic priest, republican activist, and president of Sinn Féin from October 1917. Canon Doorley had written to complain that Fr. O’Flanagan did not account for funding from Cliffoney parish. Fr. O’Flanagan wondering if he was referring to £27.6.8. that was in Hibernan Bank in joint names of Frs. Shannon, Keane and Clancy. The deposit receipt was lost. Or in the Cliffoney cheque account in joint names of Bishop and Fr. Shannon and Fr. O’Flanagan, which bishop has. He was now forwarding up to date statement. There were no cheques drawn in his time. There was a question of a ball court being erected but in the meantime Fr. O’Reilly changed to another parish. £13.13.6. was collected for the Irish Volunteers which was given to them for equipment purchased.

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 Croena Boyle Dec 9th 1916. My dear Canon Doorly I had a letterfrom Dr. Coyne a few days agotelling me that you informedhim that I had some CliffoneyParish Funds that I had nothanded over to you. There is only one thing thatI know that you can refer to. A sum of £27-4-8 washeld in the Hibernian Bankin the joint names of FatherShannon Father Michael Keaneand Mr Bernard Clancy. Thisdeposit receipt was lost ormislaid. In Dec. 1914 I gotthe three named, to sign anindemnity form for the amount The Cliffoney Church Accountis in the joint names of theBishop Father Shannon andmyself. The Bishop retainedposseion of Bank Book andCheque Book. As this account is,as I understand, overdrawn,it can be transferred withoutconsulting me. You will rememberthat I spoke to you about it lastSummer, but at the time you didnot wish to assume liability forit. Until you were prepared to doso, I did not feel called upon tomake any other returns to you. Inow send you a statement ofCash Transactions up to the timeI left Cliffoney. No Cheques weredrawn upon the Bank Accountduring my time, but two depositswere made amounting to £84-13-9.There are two bills to be paid, one for£5-8-11 to Mr. D. Hanly of Sligo, andthe balance shown £5-11-5 to me. and Mr. McCaffrey issued anew deposit receipt in thenames of Father ShannonMr. Clancy and myself. Theinterest accruing at thetime was £2-14-7, makingwhen added to the principala sum of £29-19-3. Father Keane told me thatthis money was collected byFather O'Reilly for the purposeof building a ball court. Beforethe ball court could be erectedFather O'Reilly was charged,and so the matter has notbeen attended to ever since. At the time that I got thismoney I had on hand a sumof £13-13-6 collected for theVolunteers. Not wishing tohave too many separate depositsin the Bank, I put in this last named sum alone withthe other, and so the newdeposit receipt dated Jan 9th1915 was made out for thesum of £43-12-9. Afterwards the Volunteerscalled upon me for the £13-13-6to pay for equipment whichthey had purchased. I knewif I sent the receipt toFather Shannon for signature,that it would lie in dangerof being lost like the otherone, and so I was unable toget the money at the time. NowI hope to get the Bank to transferthe money without Father Sahnnon'ssignature, when I shall behappy to turn over the £29-19-3and interest, to you and MrClancy, and any one else thatyou may name. Crosna, Boyle, Co. Roscommon. Letter from Fr. Michael Flanagan to Canon Doorley, 9 December 1916 St. Mary's, Co. Sligo Letter from Bishop Bernard Coyne to Fr. Michael O'Flanagan, 11 September 1917Letter from Fr. Michael Flanagan to Canon Doorley, 9 December 1916 Fr Michael O'Flanagan Letter from Bishop Bernard Coyne to Fr. Michael O'Flanagan 20 April 1917Letter from Fr. Michael O'Flanagan to Bishop Bernard Coyne, 21 April 1917Letter from Bishop Bernard Coyne to Fr. Michael O'Flanagan, 11 September 1917Letter from Fr. Michael Flanagan to Canon Doorley, 9 December 1916Letter from Patrick Finegan to Fr Michael O'Flanagan, 29 April 1918Letter from Bishop Bernard Coyne to Fr. Michael O'Flanagan, 5 June 1918Letter from Father Michael O'Flanagan to Canon Timlin, 6 September 1918Letter from Fr Michael O'Flanagan to Canon Timlin, 27 September 1918Letter from Fr Maher to Fr Michael O'Flanagan, 15 October 1918Letter from TP Gilmartin to Fr Michael O'Flanagan, 19 October 1918Letter from Fr Michael O'Flanagan to Bishop Michael Fogarty, Bishop of Killaloe, 22 October 1918