Series 26 - Julia Murphy letter

18pp

The letter was donated to The Kerryman newspaper by Domhnall Ó Buachalla of Lissarda, County Cork on 30 August 1969. Peter Len(s) of The Kerryman transferred the letter to Kerby A. Miller on 16 January 1978.

Transcripts of an 1896 letter written by a woman in Tirelton, County Cork to her niece in the United States, plus copies of the letters of donation.
Per Domhnall Ó Buachalla: ‘The letter below was written in 1896 soon after the death of a husband and wife at an advanced age. The husband was Mr. John Murphy, Baulbrack, Tirelton, Macroom and his wife was Síghle Ní Chríain (Crean), and both were buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Kilmurry. In his early days John Murphy was a prominent member of the Whiteboy and national movement, and took part in an attack on British forces near Tirelton.’