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Letters from P.R. Fitzgibbon, Registrar’s Office, St. Louis, Missouri, to Fr. Richard Henebry. The letters refer to some of the activities of the Gaelic League in the United States. Fitzgibbon addresses Henebry as ‘Dear Cousin’.

A bound volume containing original letters from Roger Casement to Fr. Richard Henebry. The volume has a gilt title to spine which reads ‘Roger Casement to Dr. Henebry’. The letters refer to the Irish national movement, the language revival, and contemporary political matters. Casement writes ‘You should get “United Irishmen” for Dec. 9th, this week’s issue – and read Griffith’s speech to the delegates of the National Council. He touches the right note I think – and the historic truth of the economical aspect of our country’s plight is sound’ (8 Dec. 1905). In another letter, Casement refers to James Ward who is imprisoned in Castlebar in County Mayo and to efforts to establish an ‘Irish training college – a school rather, for Ulster Irish and Ulster teachers’ (5 Feb. 1906). Casement added ‘Some one writing as “Sinn Fein II” wrote up your “Urbs Intacta” in the “United Irishmen” of 3rd March. It is a terrible pity Waterford should have so little Irish spirit. It was not ever thus’. A letter of 19 March 1906 refers to a ‘great concert’ in Covent Garden Opera House organised by the Gaelic League. He adds ‘I wish I could help you in Waterford. You must be in a shoneen place … The Catholic shoneen is far worse than the Protestant – for the latter there is a historical, or often recent justification and his environment has so acted on him that he thinks his very patriotism – such that it is – is rather British than Irish – for the Catholic shoneen there is no such legitimate excuse’. Reference is also made to the South Dublin election and to the libel action against Arthur Griffith. A letter of 16 Oct. 1907 refers to Casement’s subscription for Ring College (Coláiste na Rinne) in County Waterford which he sent to Henebry while he was in Brazil.

Letters from William Frederick Paul Stockley (Woodside, Tivoli, Cork, and Dún Meadon, Cork), to Fr. Henry Rope. The letters include references to Catholic literature and spirituality, the Gaelic League, academia, and the writings of various authors. Some of the letters refer to the contemporary political situation in Ireland (including discussion of the treatment of Irish political prisoners) and to events in Europe. One of the letters (17 Mar. 1921) refers to the case of Alice Cashel imprisoned in Galway Jail. Stockley writes ‘She is in prison for six months. He sister says she loves to hear poetry. She is a distinguished graduate, and teacher, and a fine type. She knows Irish well’. Stockley suggests that Father Rope could send her a copy of his poetry. The file also includes letters to William Frederick Paul Stockley from Patrick O’Byrne, (Corville, Roscrea, County Tipperary), Mary Corkery, Mary MacSwiney (Máire Nic Shuibhne), Richardson Evans (11 Holland Villas Road, Kensington, London), Monica Rafferty, and Dr. Bernard O’Connor (Old Square, Lincoln’s Inn, London) and Conn Mac Murchadha, Director, Sinn Féin Re-organising Committee, 15 College Green, Dublin, re an invitation to attend a public meeting. It is noted that that the ‘object of the meeting is to launch publicly the Republican civilian movement by reorganising Sinn Féin, the only Republican political organisation which is definitely pledged to the support of the Irish Republic’ (11 July 1923).
It appears that Fr. Henry Rope later annotated most of the letters with date ascriptions.

A file of letters from William Frederick Paul Stockley and his wife Germaine Stockley to Fr. Richard Henebry. Includes two letters to Henebry from Germaine Stockley. A letter (12 December 1915) from William Stockley reads ‘My wife has a trouble upon her. Her good father is dead. He was old in age, 87, but I used to see him out early at Mass last year. … After Bavaria, I think he loved France, where he lived … and where he married. I never heard him speak against a foe. His daughter never heard him say a gross-ish word. Are they all Celts in Bavaria?’

A file of letters from An tAthair Peadar Ó Laoghaire, Castlelyons (Caisleán Ó Liatháin), County Cork. The letters primarily relate to Ó Laoghaire’s publications on the Irish language and various grammatical, translation, and textual issues. The letters are seemingly addressed to a religious sister (possibly Sister Treasa le hÍosa or Sister Teresa Curtis). The file includes one letter to Ó Laoghaire from Sister Treasa le hÍosa, St. Clare’s Convent, Carlow. The letter dated 1899 is addressed to ‘Conchubhair’. One of Ó Laoghaire’s letters (31 May 1915) reads ‘I say it is quite possible for the translation of the original into one language to be superior to a translation of the same original into another language’. Reference is also made to Mairéad Ní Raghallaigh, one of the founders of the Irish Book Company. The file includes transcripts of some of the letters compiled by Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. An annotated envelope in the file reads ‘I think this a letter from Fr. Peter O’Leary, Castlelyons, County Cork’. The cover is addressed to Fr. Peter Bowe OSFC, Church Street Friary, Dublin.

Two letters with initialled signatures. They are possibly related to the Fenian John O’Mahony. One of the notes reads ‘There is strong objection to your “official” proceedings. Perhaps these objections may be overcome but if you want to succeed you must rely mainly on your own “individual efforts” …’. Two numbered notes are also extant in the file: ‘7210 / John (Ryan?) London, 27 Jan. 71 / have seen O’D / settled to meet the people at my place on Tuesday night 31st’ and ‘7196 / list of towns in England, Scotland, and Ireland’.

A file of letters to Fr. Richard Henebry. The file includes personal letters while some of the correspondence contains references to the activities of the Gaelic League (Conradh na Gaeilge) and to Ring College (Coláiste na Rinne) in County Waterford. The correspondents include W.A. Leyden (Conradh na Gaeilge, 8 Loretto Terrace, Belfast), Thomas McGrath (Ballinaclash, Clashmore, County Waterford), Maurice Davin (Deerpark, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary), F.M. Gallagher (The Mullins, Donegal Town), Richard O’Brien (3 Church Street, Tipperary Town), Joseph O’Neill (Shantalla, Galway), Robert Hilliard (Fern Ville, Lismore, County Waterford), Diarmuid (Jeremiah) Fawsitt (South Mall, Cork), Christopher Tuite (12 Temple Street, Dublin), William Keyes McDonnell (Bandon, County Cork), Éamonn O’Neill (Kinsale, County Cork), George Unthank Macnamara (Bankyle, Corofin, County Clare), W.B. Morris (37 Lady Lane, Waterford), W.H. Howard (South Street, New Ross, County Wexford), John C. Mulvihill (38 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio), Alice Stopford Green (36 Grosvenor Road, Westminster), Liam Ó Míodhacháin (Conradh na Gaelige, Dungarvan, County Waterford), Domhnall Ó Fearachair (Dan Fraher), (Dungarvan, County Waterford), D. Dwane (Kilmallock, County Limerick), Aloysius MacMahon (1 Grace Park Gardens, Drumcondra, Dublin), Julie M. Murphy (Banard, Ballymacarberry, County Waterford), Brother Thomas Kane (Principal, De La Salle Training College, Waterford), T.F. O’Higgins (Conradh na Gaelige, Dungarvan, County Waterford), Fr. Patrick MacSwiney, Sir Bertram Windle, Sister M. Aloysius (Presentation Convent, Waterford), Sir Alan Henry Bellingham (Castlebellingham, County Louth), H. Parlin (Catholic Church, Tredegar, Monmouthshire), Benjamin Ide Wheeler, Vicar A. Suppiger (Berne, Switzerland), B. O’Donovan (President, Gaelic League, Philadelphia), William Joseph Adderley (Muirghéis Opera Committee, Dublin), Mac Giolla Bhríde (William Gibson, 2nd Baron Ashbourne). Canon William Walsh (President, St. John’s College, Waterford), R.E. Sheehan (Port Said, Egypt), Fr. Morrissey (49 Beresford Street, Waterford), Michael Beary (Bridge Cottage, Mount Melleray, Cappoquin, County Waterford), Christopher J. Dunn (Watercourse, Cork), John Millar (2 The Glen, Limestone Road, Belfast), Séamus Ó Cathasaigh (Conradh na Gaeilge, Dublin), M.S. [Mac Gabhann?] (Manulla, Castlebar, County Mayo), P. Power (Dungarvan, County Waterford), and Mrs Martin (Woodview, Portlaw, County Waterford), Padraig Ó Catháin (Conradh na Gaeilge, Mitchelstown, County Cork), Myles Quinlan (Cullen, County Tipperary), P.W. Kenny (Kingsmeadow House, Waterford), J.H. Nelson (Manager, The Munster & Leinster Bank Limited, Cork), and Ellen McGrath (Clogheen, County Tipperary). Includes a copy letter from Fr. Richard Henebry (National President of the Gaelic League in America) to a Mr Wilson (5 Dec. 1910).

Letters to James Pearse from E.H. Johnston. The letters refer to payments of rent by Pearse on his residence at 27 Great Brunswick Street, Dublin. With an enclosed set of accounts re payments for the upkeep of the premises.