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UGA T/T13/A/4/4/507
Title
Handwritten copy of a newspaper article, detailing Adolphus Shields death after a fall on the East Pier in Howth.
Date(s)
- 1916-1974 (creation)
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2 pp
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Handwritten copy of a newspaper article, detailing Adolphus Shields death after a fall on the East Pier in Howth. According to inscription the article appeared on 11 October 1923, 'no paper identification'. The reverse side contains a handwritten copy of a letter from Charles Saurin, No 1035, Hut 4, upper camp, Frongoch, Bala, N. Wales addressed to Lini Shields dated 6 July 1916. Saurin describes how he is working in the camp post office and writes that '[Tom] Pugh was up here this morning with parcels. We got out for a walk yesterday - about five minutes. This is grand country - mountains rivers, woods - grand colour.'
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T13/A/9
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2116; A/507
T13/A/507
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27/06/2013
23/07/2025