Item 2 - Family letters

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UGA LE/LE52/1/2

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Family letters

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  • [19--]

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c.100 items

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Mainly family letters, includes postcards from Hammy to his uncles Harold and Tyrell following his wounding and capture at Arnhem from Stalag Luft 3, telling them he is alright 14 (Nov 1944). Letters from Leo Whelan, artist, to Major O’Malley on the portrait of Michael Collins he owns (4-5 Oct 1922). Letter from Tomás Ó Máille, Roighne, Gaillimh to Major O’Malley on a poem he published on Tuathal Ó Máille (16 Dec 1932). Letters from Middleton Keyes-O’Malley to his brother Harold, mainly dealing with the possibility of setting up an Irish Association of the Knights of Malta (1932). Letters from Brigadier Cardew to Tyrell O’Malley (August 1916). Letter from General Eoin O’Duffy to Major H O’Malley, thanking him for his “invaluable support which you gave to the Irish Brigade” (23 Mar 1938). Invitation to attend the inauguration ceremonies associated with the formation of the Irish Association of the Knights of Malta. Also copy of article in the “Connacht Telegraph” by Austin O’Malley detailing the pedigree of the O’Malleys (1901).

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      Dates of creation revision deletion

      15/03/2024
      11/07/2025

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