[Humphreys, Mrs.] A fine spirited message to Mrs. Humphreys ...

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[Humphreys, Mrs.] A fine spirited message to Mrs. Humphreys dated May 18 1916, signed 'Eoin', on a card embossed 'Clonard Monastery / Belfast,' expressing sympathy for 'the insults and brutality of your jailers. But as it was all for Eire, my congratul. to you too. Eire has her new catalogue of martyrs & earth & hell will never get us to brand them as criminals! Never! Chap, I is closed. We may live to see Chap. II and the Finis...' Mrs. Nell Humphreys was a sister of Michael O'Rahilly, aka "The O'Rahilly" who died during the Rising, as a m/ss. (1)