Letter from Hanna Sheehy Skeffington to Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap.
Letter from Hanna Sheehy Skeffington to Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap., expressing her concern on hearing of his serious illness. She affirms that Fr. Albert’s name ‘is treasured by all who know you and who love Ireland and all dear dead who died for her. The widows and sisters of the men of 1916 whom you attended and consoled and of the later martyrs also will always remember you with affection’.
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- 5 Feb. 1925
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- 13
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- 4 pp; Manuscript
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- Letter from Hanna Sheehy Skeffington to Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap., expressing her concern on hearing of his serious illness. She affirms that Fr. Albert’s name ‘is treasured by all who know you and who love Ireland and all dear dead who died for her. The widows and sisters of the men of 1916 whom you attended and consoled and of the later martyrs also will always remember you with affection’.
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- Irish Capuchin Archives
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- Irish Capuchin Archives > Capuchin Papers relating to the Irish Revolution > The Papers of Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. > Correspondence > Correspondence with Wives and Relations of Republican Prisoners
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- Long(2)
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- long, long trip of head to make
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Father stood for a speedy secretary to an end of your suffering & also your dear one from Salem in Salem from Salem from Salem from Salem In very dear Father stood, I seem God free very kindly sent me copy of your note to her from hospital. We are all very grieved to hear of your serious illness, which we fear was increased by the long, long trip of head to make across the continent. We can only trust that we dear who died for her. The wisdom & sense of the men of 1516 whom you attended to consoled & of the ladies marked alone with always remembers of with affection. I hope that their thoughts will be a consolation in turn to you who was the word of the word of shots to with ceanut & with words of they you & with C. ocasionally sister Affrica & they sent me safes which we should you God. In C. others seem to Sutherland, Father Federit S. F. In the will be spared & that of will be able to see Ireland & your dear ones again. I was greatly touched, sent father, at being remembered by you even in the hour of pain & illness - I am proud to think that you remembered me among those to whom you sent kind messages. four dear names is breasted by all who know you & who love Ireland & all the dear