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Hand-written letter from Mrs Agnes Boyd, Newry, County Down, to Miss O'Connell, Private Secretary to the Taoiseach, 18 January 1942, regarding the case of her daughter, Mrs O'Hagan, a prisoner in Mountyjoy Prison. She outlines the details of her daughter's arrest in detail. 'I want Mr de Valera to know this, so he may know the truth and not be deceived. Evidently Mrs O'Hagan was watched going to Dublin twice in the one week and knowing the reason, they judged her wrong and gave the order for jail. It was Eamon Donnelly who lives here in Newry who told me to write to you'.

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Hand-written letter from Mrs Agnes Boyd, Newry, County Down, to Miss O'Connor, 2 January 1942, informing her that she is unable to travel to Dublin. 'So I must put off my visit to Dublin, Thursday next. Someday, please God I shall have the pleasure of meeting you. I think you know my daughter Mary Boyd, now Mrs Morrow'. She also refers to her other daughter, Mrs O'Hagan, a prisoner in Mountjoy Jail. 'I can only leave it to God and His Blessed Mother for my child Mrs O'Hagan to be soon back to her children where she is very much needed'.

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Copy letter to Mrs Agnes Boyd, Newry, County Down, from Miss O'Connell, Personal Secretary to the Taoiseach, 21 January 1942, acknowledging receipt of letter requesting the release of her daughter, Mrs O'Hagan, from Mountjoy Jail. Miss O'Connell states that she has shown the correspondence to the Taoiseach and she outlines his response. 'He desires me to say that the question of parole rests altogether in the hands of Mrs O'Hagan and that she can have her freedom at any time on giving a written undertaking as to her future behaviour'.

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Hand-written letter from Mrs Mary O'Connor, Cahir, County Tipperary, to the Taoiseach, 12 February 1942, regarding her son, a prisoner in the Curragh Camp. 'Dear Sir, will you kindly do something for me and get him released. I reared him without a father since he was 5 years' of age. I am all alone with the last two years, trusting you will get him released'.

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Copy letter from PS O'Muireadhaigh to Mrs Mary O'Connor, Cahir, County Tipperary, 12 February 1942, acknowledging receipt of her letter requesting the release of her son from the Curragh Camp. The letter states that the matter has been brought to the attention of the Minister for Justice.

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Hand-written letter from Mrs Agnes Boyd, Newry, County Down, to Miss O'Connell, Private Secretary to the Taoiseach, 17 February 1942, requesting the release of her daughter, Mrs O'Hagan, a prisoner in Mountjoy Jail. She describes her daughter's arrest and gives details of the family's financial status. 'It is just ten months, a long time to keep that poor little mother in jail from her children and dragged from her home before nine in the morning by your big men and taken away in a motor car without proof or trial'. She also refers to the unconditional release of other prisoners. 'He can in his own way do a lot considering all that have been released unconditionally. 15 since Christmas and five within the last three weeks. Please for the children's sake and mine'. A hand-written note on the letter states that not action is desired by the Taoiseach, 9 March 1942.

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Hand-written letter from Mrs Agnes Boyd, Newry, County Down, to Mr de Valera, 7 October 1942, requesting the release of her daughter, Mrs O'Hagan, from Mountjoy Jail. 'Again I appeal to you for the last time for Mrs O'Hagan's release, for the sake of her children'. She refers in particular to the plight of her eldest grand-daughter. 'The Eldest is making a great sacrifice in the loss of her profession as a nurse, after almost two years training and a very competent nurse. She has the young children to care for, send to school and look after the house and home'.

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Copy letter to Mrs Agnes Boyd, Newry, County Down, from PS O'Muireadhaigh, 17 July 1942, acknowledging receipt of her letter requesting the release of her daughter, Mrs O'Hagan, from prison. The letter states that the matter has been brought to the attention of the Minister for Justice.

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Hand-written letter from Mrs Agnes Boyd, Newry, County Down, to Eamon de Valera, 18 August 1942, requesting the release of her daughter, Mrs O'Hagan, a prisoner in Mountjoy Jail. The letter refers to the recent death of Father Micheal O'Flanagan. 'I appeal to you in the name of this great patriot and martyr Rev Father Micheal O'Flanagan who gave up all for the release of his country, to grant my request for her release'. She also states that many of the other internees have been released. 'Out of thirty internees all have been released unconditionally and only ten remain'.

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Copy letter to Mrs Agnes Boyd, Newry, County Down, signature unclear, 28 August 1942, acknowledging receipt of letter requesting the release of her daughter, Mrs O'Hagan, from Mountjoy Jail.

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