Dated 14th May 1916. (National Archives, Dublin) I am sending two more prisoners Darrel Figgis and P.J. Doris to Dublin. Both these men are well known and are looked upon as dangerous Sinn Féiners. Doris belongs to Westport and Figgis belongs to Achill. Three of the worst leaders have already been sent to Dublin namely […]
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Proclamation of the Republic
The Proclamation of the Republic (Irish: Forógra na Poblachta), also known as the 1916 Proclamation or Easter Proclamation, was a document issued by the Irish Volunteers and Irish Citizen Army during the Easter Rising in Ireland, which began on 24 April 1916. In it, the Military Council of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, styling itself the […]
From Derrykillew to Frongoch, Under the Defence of the Realm, by Mr. Patrick Tunney 1918
by Patrick M. Tunney, D.C. (Reprinted from Mayo New, 5, 12 and 19 Jan., 1918) The golden rays of a glorious summer’s sun were just brightening the heavenly canopy on Tuesday morning the 9th May, 1916, when I suddenly awoke from my slumber to the tramp of marching feet, which were fast approaching my parental […]
An Appreciation of Mr. Thaddeus Walsh by Mr. Patrick Tunney 1931
An Appreciation – Mr. Thaddeus Walsh To the ‘Mayo News’ Patrick Tunney. Cushlough, August, 1931. Whenever we reflect on days gone by we always find that some of our best friends and associates have, also, gone to other spheres – one by one they have passed away, therefore, whilst fate bades us to sojourn here and enable […]
No.86. Life in Derrykillew is good enough for me by Patrick Tunney
Great lads may own great mansions with stately castles tall, Or enjoy great social functions; an many a spacious hall. But with all their pleasure, pomp or wealth I wouldn’t swap, machree, For life in Derrykillew is good enough for me. I can’t indulge in sparkling wines; Jamacia’s rum or gin. Though I am told […]
No.70 Margaret Malone by Patrick Tunney
Published in the Mayo News, April 13, 1929. To perpetuate the Memory of the late Miss Margaret Malone, Westport, who died February, 1929. She was an estimable young lady of many qualities. Her premature demise will be mourned most by those who knew her best. R.I.P. The silent tomb enshrouds thy heart, Thy spirit, true, […]
No.63 A Farewell… to Wandsworth by Patrick Tunney
HM Prison Wandsworth is a Category B men’s prison at Wandsworth in South West London, England. It was opened in 1851 and is the largest prison in the United Kingdom. It was designed for 700 prisoners in individual cells, each with toilet facilities. From 1870, conditions at Wandsworth deteriorated and the toilets were removed from […]
No.52 Pining by Patrick Tunney
This poem was written while an inmate in Frongoch internment camp at Frongoch, Merionethshire, Wales. In the fourth verse we read that “I am pining, ever pining,Pining ‘mongst the hills of Wales”. Frongoch was an abandoned distillery with crude wooden huts surrounded by barbed wire. In each of the camps, prisoners elected their own commandants […]
No.46 In memoriam Miss Margaret (Peg) Malone by Patrick Tunney
Miss Margaret (Peg) Malone is the same person as # 70 Margaret Malone Published in the Mayo News, February 7, 1931. Elegiac lines written on the second anniversary of the demise of the mourned Miss Margaret (Peg) Malone, Westport, who died February, 1929. By her death Ireland lost a worthy friend and Irish freedom lost […]
No.39 The Songsters Message by Patrick Tunney
Written while a prisoner in Wandsworth Jail. 1916 Published in the Mayo News, February 1, 1947 The sun was just peeping, one fine Summer’s morning, Tho’ dungeons of Wandsworth lay dormant and still. When out of the gloaming ,without any warning, A little bird came to my lone window-sill. And brought me a message, as […]
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