List of demands made by Thomas MacDonagh at Richmond Barracks

List of demands made by Thomas MacDonagh whilst jailed in Richmond Barracks. The list reads: 1. Visits to prisoners 2. Treatment of officers 3. Dependents and relations 4. Blankets 5. Books 6. The wearing [of] red cross badge who were not combatants 7. Washing arrangements Faint signature of ‘Thomas Mac Donough, Jacobs Factory’ is visible in centre of page. Addition in different hand at bottom of page reads: ‘No 7 will be allowed. Other complaints cannot be dealt with here. Louis [Ramsey?], 1/C.

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Level of description: Item
Date: 1 May 1916
Reference: 2
Extent and medium: 1 p.; Manuscript
Scope and content: List of demands made by Thomas MacDonagh whilst jailed in Richmond Barracks. The list reads: 1. Visits to prisoners 2. Treatment of officers 3. Dependents and relations 4. Blankets 5. Books 6. The wearing [of] red cross badge who were not combatants 7. Washing arrangements Faint signature of ‘Thomas Mac Donough, Jacobs Factory’ is visible in centre of page. Addition in different hand at bottom of page reads: ‘No 7 will be allowed. Other complaints cannot be dealt with here. Louis [Ramsey?], 1/C. Richmond B[arrac]ks, 1/5/16’.
General note: See ‘My experiences in the 1916 Rising by Father Columbus OSFC’, pp 30-31. (IE CA IR-1-2-6): ‘I then told him [Thomas MacDonough] that I had seen P.H. Pearse in Arbour Hill Detention Barracks. As he was second in command he asked me to go as his delegate and to demand to have them recognised as prisoners of war; and to get the rights of such. The he wrote down for the several headings he wished me to have seen to. These I proposed to submit to the officer in charge of the barracks, to see what could be immediately righted for them; and then to go on to Dublin Castle. Here is the document as it lies before me’.
Repository: Irish Capuchin Archives
Context: Irish Capuchin Archives > Capuchin Papers relating to the Irish Revolution > The Papers of Fr. Columbus Murphy OFM Cap.

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Extracted Mentions

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Places

Richmond(1)
Washing(1)

Sample passages

1/c. Richmond Bld 5/8
7. Washing consultants.

Full Transcript (OCR, 1 pages)

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1. Visits to prisons. 2. Treatment of officers. 3. Defendants & relatives. 4. Blankets. 5. Books. 6. Then meeting of conv. body who we are not contactants. prop 7. Washing consultants. [Handwritten notes and scribbles over the top part of the page] Us 7 will be allowed others complaints cannot be dealt with but Koris Hammer 1/c. Richmond Bld 5/8