Reference code
IE CA IR-1/1/2/1/14
Title
Letter from James Joseph Walsh to Fr. Albert Bibby
Date(s)
- 8 Oct. 1917 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 p.; Manuscript
Name of creator
(24 October 1877-14 February 1925)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Scope and content
Letter from James Joseph Walsh, prisoner no. 899, Mountjoy Prison, to Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap., referring to the gradually improving conditions for prisoners. Walsh also refers to the public who ‘in large numbers still crowd to the gate’ of the prison. He informs Fr. Albert that three prisoners are still deprived of the privilege of a daily visit: ‘Sullivan, Cork; Shaw, Stradbally; and Fleming, Galway’. The letter is written on an official form with regulations governing prisoner regulations printed on first page.