Reference code
IE CA IR-1/1/2/1/18
Title
Letter from Robert Barton to Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap.
Date(s)
- 9 Feb. 1920 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
2 pp; Manuscript
Name of creator
(24 October 1877-14 February 1925)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Scope and content
Letter from Robert Barton, Mountjoy Gaol, to Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap., stating that ‘prison life is no affliction to me. I much prefer the rest, seclusion and study of a cell to discoursing in public platforms’. He also discusses his reading of economic literature and affirms that he is learning Irish.