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25 July [1914]
Letter, from Eustace [Fiernes], House of Commons, to ‘My Dear Mr. Berkeley’. Thanks Berkeley for his letter. ‘You are certainly having a most exciting time…’. The ‘general feeling’ is better and more hopeful and the war is ‘taking peoples attention off Ireland for the moment’. It is a ‘very favourable opportun ity now of raising guns’ as the gun boats have been removed. He has heard from several members (Members of Parilament) that things are moving in this direction’. Notes the ‘abominable’ Dublin business, (possible reference to incidents surrounding the arrival of guns at Howth Co.Dublin) ‘Birrell & Aberdeen ought to go, they have made a shocking mess of things’. He hopes to come over soon to see more of the ‘Nationalist Forces’ and to ‘assist the movement in some way…’.
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31 July [1914]
Le tter, from Eustace [Fiernes], House of Commons, to ‘My dear Berkeley’. He has been ‘urging all day our Irish friends in the House’ to get the Irish Volunteers to volunteer and is convinced that this would have ‘enormous value’ for the cause of Home Rule, c ompletely cutting ‘the ground from under the feet of the Unionists & orangemen’. He would come over tomorrow and take command of such a Regiment. ‘Not a moment should be lost…an offer from Belfast Nationalists…would astonish everyone and…leave Castlereagh McCahnout Craig and their Regiments…stone cold’. This must take place at once. He notes that many of the Nationalist members ‘think very well of the idea’ but don’t know how to move and are too slow.
4pp
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Offers of Help
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10 June 1914
Letter, from Edward Boyle, 1 Kings Bench Walk, Temple, E.C. (London) to ‘Dear Mr. Berkeley’. He is writing to W.M. Crook, P.S. Kershaw and Sir Arthur Lever who ‘may feel in a position to help you’.
2pp
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11 June 1914
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