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War of Independence, 1921 and Civil War, 1922–1923 (5 items)
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17 Feb 1921 TS. Letter from William C. Gover, Major, A.L.O, Headquarters, 6 th Division, (Cork), to Denis Boudren Esq. Solicitor, 17a South Mall, Cork. Concerns Lee Printing Works. Enquires whether his clients are now prepared to give guarantees to refrain from publishing ‘…any matter of a seditious nature or likely to be prejudicial to the Restoration of Order in Ireland’. 1p 11 September 1922 TS. ‘Inquest held by ‘Coroner J.J. Horgan’ at ‘Mr. Gilligans, Coachford’, Monday September 11 th 1922, on the circumstances of death of Timothy Kenefick, Captain of the Volunteers, who was proceeding to Cork by Motor Lorry to attend his mother’s funeral. With accounts by witnesses including C.Herlihy, J.Cotter, John O’Connell, F.Crowley, W.O’Leary, Thomas Burke, Dr W.O’Riordan. Concludes that Kenefick was murdered by a party of Free State Troops. 2pp 8 December 1922 TS. Copy of letter, from Richard Barrett (Dick Barrett), Mountjoy Prison, to ‘My Dearest Mother, Father, Molly, Jim, Willie, Neilus, Eileen and Baby’. He has just been called up from his cell to be told that he is to be executed as a reprisal for the murder of Sean Hales. He is ‘quite prepared for the last long journey…Remember it is sweet and glorious to die for one’s country’. Regrets that the executioners are Irishmen. Asks his family to pray for him and to ‘Remember all the brave lads that have been killed in this fight and try to take it as your lot that you are called upon to give one member of your family to this holy cause…’. 2pp
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