Captain George Berkeley Descriptive List (Ref. PR12)

PR12/

LIST OF ITEMS AND DESCRIPTIONS

A. Irish Volunteers

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Correspondence (1913-1914)

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Relating to Belfast Irish Volunteers

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9 September 1913

Letter, from George Taaffe, Smarmone Cas tle, Ardee, Co. Louth, to ‘My dear Berkeley ’ (George F.H. Berkeley). He is unable to go to Belfast and will be helping the Down people. He fears he ‘should not have the patience to deal with political factionists’ and has also offered his services to the W ar Office.

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23 July 1914

Letter, from P.J. O’Neill, St. Malachy’s College, Belfast, to ‘Dear Sir’. Relates that owing to the death of the Bishop, Most Rev. Dr. Tohill, they cannot grant permission for the use of the grounds by the Irish Volunteers.

1p

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28 [July] 1914

Letter, from William Juinn, Broomhill, Glen Road, Belfast, to ‘Dear Sir’ (George Berkeley). He cannot let Berkeley have his grazing field as he is very short of grass at present.

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4

28 July 1914

L etter from Major Blair Child, General Sir Nevil Macready’s office. Sir Nevil has no information of the nature indicated in Berkley’s letter, and the matter properly concerns the Chief Commissioner of Police. (See also PR12/93)

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