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Letters from Germaine Stockley, Blackrock, County Dublin, and her daughter Violet Stockley to Fr. Henry Rope. Reference is made in some of the letters to the death of George Noble Plunkett (d.12 March 1948).

A file of letters from leading Irish language scholars, academics, philologists, celticists, and linguists to Fr. Richard Henebry. The file includes letters from Whitley Stokes, Seán Ó Ciarghusa (Seaghán Ó Ciarsaigh), Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha (‘An Seabhac’), John Strachan (Thorndale, Prestwick, Scotland; The Owens College, Manchester), Edmund Crosby Quiggin, John Rhys, Heinrich Zimmer (Chair of Celtic Studies, University of Berlin), Holger Pedersen, Seamus Clandillon (Wolfe Tone Street, Clonmel, County Tipperary), Kuno Meyer (41 Huskission Street, Liverpool), Tadhg Ó Donnchadha (‘Torna’) (Glen House, Carrignavar, County Cork), Ludwig Christian Stern, and Osborn Bergin. The letters include references to scholarly interpretations of Irish texts and proposals for the teaching of the language. John Strachan wrote ‘I made the acquaintance there [Dublin] of Father Dineen, an interesting and energetic person. He is working at a modern Irish dictionary. The thesaurus progresses. Vol. II is nearly printed. There is now only the introduction to write’ (10 Mar. 1903). A later letter from Strachan asks ‘Why, O why do you waste your time over these fruitless bickerings, when you might be doing something useful?’ He adds ‘As to America, it depends, I suppose on how fast the stipend grows, if it is enough to live upon, I should strongly advise you to go, and to stick to Irish and eschew politics’ (25 Jan. 1904). Whitley Stokes wrote ‘Kuno Meyer is tolerably well in health and has induced Sir Antony MacDonnell to contribute handsomely to the support of a school of Irish studies’ (29 Oct. 1903). Osborn Bergin’s letters relate to disagreements with Henebry over Irish language usage. He writes ‘I wish you would not ask me to look over any more of these proofs. Our ideals are too far apart for anything like the “plan of campaign” Dr. Sheehan suggests. There are many kinds of Irish that give me pleasure in the reading, but I object on principle to trying to force an artificial switch back style on the public, with sudden jolts and lurches from 17th century to 19th century and from that to the 10th century and back. No! It won’t do. When I hear people calling you a faddist, I cannot work up much conviction in contradicting them’ (29 Nov. 1908).

Four letters from John Haughton Steele (1850-1920) to Fr. Henry Rope. The letters refer to studies and preparation for his ordination in Rome as a Catholic priest (he was previously an Anglican rector). Reference is also made to the Pontifical Irish College in Rome.

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?’