written to Mr. Beamish (possibly Francis Bernard Beamish, MP, Irish Repeal Party/ Whigs), to urge him to comply with the wishes of the liberal electors, and again become a candidate for the representation of ‘that City’ (Cork). (1p)
C: Letter from Bishop of Cork, John Murphy, 1843 (1 item)
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13 May 1843
MS. letter from Bishop John Murphy (b1772 - d1847), North Chapel, Cork to ‘Dear Sir’ , Thomas Lyons Esq., Cork. He is unable to attend the dinner for Daniel O’Connell MP due to the state of his health. It is true that it is not his habit to interfere in political matters, ‘…after 4 6 years devoted to the quiet exercise of my Priestly and Episcopal Functions, it only remains for me to invoke the God of Wisdom to enlighten the minds of the Governing and of the Governed.’ (1p)
D: Letter from Thomas Meagher, 1843 (1 item)
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19 May 1843
MS. letter from Thomas Meagher, Mayor of Waterford, to Alderman Thomas Lyons, Cork. He is honoured to receive the invitation to the O’Connell Banquet in Cork. He would be gratified to unite with the Patriots of Cork in cheering on the great leader of the Repeal movement. After over 40 years in the ‘United Legislature’ (Westminster), he feels that ‘there is now no other remedy for the rapidly declining condition of our Country than an independent Parliament exclusively devoted to the advancement of Irel and’s prosperity’. He is unable to attend owing to ‘indispensable duties appertaining to my office’. (2pp)
E: Letter from Patrick Vincent Fitzpatrick, 1850 (1 item)
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27 Apr 1850
MS. letter from Patrick Vincent Fitzpatrick (b1792 – d1865), former political manager for Daniel O’Connell MP, Eccles Street, Dublin, to ‘Dear Mrs. Lyons’, widow of Thomas Lyons, Cork. Expresses deep and poignant sympathy at death of Thomas Lyons, his loss ‘ irreparable ’ to the country which he loved and served so zealously and well. (1p)
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