Postcard from Eibhlín Ní Fhoghludha to Fr. Aloysius Travers OFM Cap.

Postcard to Fr. Aloysius Travers OFM Cap., Church Street, from ‘E. Ní F’ (Eibhlín Ní Fhoghludha) declaring that a ‘very small room for your friend’ is ready in August. The author also affirms that ‘we have had a very quiet time in Rinn but you know we are very much behind the times’. The photographic print of the postcard shows refurbishment work on Liberty Hall after its destruction in the 1916 Rising. The banner across the façade of the hall reads: ‘James Connolly murdered May 12th 1916’.

Details

Level of description: Item
Date: 13 July 1921
Reference: 5-A
Extent and medium: 1 p.; Manuscript
Scope and content: Postcard to Fr. Aloysius Travers OFM Cap., Church Street, from ‘E. Ní F’ (Eibhlín Ní Fhoghludha) declaring that a ‘very small room for your friend’ is ready in August. The author also affirms that ‘we have had a very quiet time in Rinn but you know we are very much behind the times’. The photographic print of the postcard shows refurbishment work on Liberty Hall after its destruction in the 1916 Rising. The banner across the façade of the hall reads: ‘James Connolly murdered May 12th 1916’.
Location of copies: Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) at https://repository.dri.ie/catalog/x346fc49b
General note: The author of the postcard has been identified as Eibhlín Ní Fhoghludha (1878-1947), a school mistress in Ring ('An Rinn') in County Waterford. With thanks to Aoibheann Nic Dhonnchadha for the identification.
Repository: Irish Capuchin Archives
Context: Irish Capuchin Archives > Capuchin Papers relating to the Irish Revolution > The Papers of Fr. Aloysius Travers OFM Cap. > Other papers

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Extracted Mentions

People, places, and terms identified via handwriting recognition and named entity recognition.

People

May(1)
Small(1)

Sample passages

I may have a very
small room for your

Full Transcript (OCR, 1 pages)

Machine-generated OCR transcript. Handwritten material may contain recognition errors.

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cat 10/13/45 Dear Rev Father, I may have a very small room for your friend in a bed & I just room for a have wishes. We very great time in water a butt you know for ten years I much behind the Mrs Samey be an aign to tell you with asked me to here with me & very great time in water a butt you know for ten years I much behind the Mrs Samey be an aign to tell you with me & staying here with me & The address to be written here POST TELEGRAPH Rev Fr Aloysius Franciscan Friary Church St Dublin