Letters from Sinéad de Valera to Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap.

Letters from Sinéad de Valera to Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap., asking for a ‘national novena to the Sacred Heart’. She declares that she has ‘had a letter from Dev this morning. They have had no Sunday mass since they left Ireland. He served Mass on Corpus Christi but that was the only day they had Mass’. She relays De Valera’ request that luxury items such as sweets should not be sent to republican prisoners and suggests that ‘some little committee could be formed to collect the money which would

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24 May 1918 + (c.1918)
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Letters from Sinéad de Valera to Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap., asking for a ‘national novena to the Sacred Heart’. She declares that she has ‘had a letter from Dev this morning. They have had no Sunday mass since they left Ireland. He served Mass on Corpus Christi but that was the only day they had Mass’. She relays De Valera’ request that luxury items such as sweets should not be sent to republican prisoners and suggests that ‘some little committee could be formed to collect the money which would otherwise be expended on postage …’. She adds ‘Please don’t let Eamonn’s name be associated with it as I know he would not like his remark about the luxuries to go around. He has a dislike to being considered a vaitin and his remark might be misunderstood’. In the letter of 24 May 1918 she refers to her anxiety over ‘the midnight raid and Saturday’s paper’. She added: ‘Dev is in Gloucester prison. I had a message from the Governor saying to send on some clothes’.
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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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Coraig Liath Greystones 24th May 1918 Dear Father Alliert Will you please forgive me for not replying to your very kind letter much sooner? I was delighted to receive it and much consoled by it. At first I was nervous and anxious. The midnight raid and Saturday's paper frightened me, but now I am happing that Our Lady is, just getting the answer to all the prayers in her own wise way. I have asked a number of friends to fair with me in offering for Ireland All crosses home. All pains and suffering endured. All sacrifices made. All temptations resisted. All prayers, good works and religious exercises. Perhaps dear Father you could get others to fair. I feel as long as the hands are raised in prayer we must win like closes and the I crucifies. After and after do I think of all your kindness to me and I cannot tell you how glad I was to get your letter. I saw an account of your sister's manner. Zo ouzers Sea pazzal fare buy zac put ware of I am ashamed of this letter in the Ceapla but am afraid my Irish is holded to use. Will you please remember me to Ir Augustin? Dev and I are for ever Inableful to you hoth. Dev is in Glaucester prison. I had a message from the Governor saying to send on some clothes. I had a letter from Dev himself on Tuesday but a good portion of it seemed to have been cut away. He say so so on 7 October I had been de 6 subscript.

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