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The archive contains a selection of letters and notes written by Republican Prisoners imprisoned in Limerick Jail and the Curragh Internment camp between 1922 and 1923 during and following the Civil War. They comprise in the main thank you-notes for parcels delivered to or sent to them by Annie McGowan, her daughter Sarah and her son Timothy.

Letters from Thomas Keane, [Limerick Prison], to Sally [McGowan], thanking her for books and cigarettes and enclosing a small present as a token of his appreciation. He expects to be moved from Limerick Prison shortly.

Letters from Thomas Keane, West Clare Section, Limerick Prison, to Annie McGowan, thanking her for food, books, cigarettes and parcels.

Letters from Thomas Keane, West Clare Section, Limerick Prison, to Tadgh [Timothy McGowan], thanking him and his mother for food, books, cigarettes and parcels and expressing his view that he will soon be moved from Limerick Prison. The reverse of one of the letters contains a message from Tadgh to which Keane’s note is a reply.

Letters from Pat McInerney, Hut No. 3, No. 2 Tin Town Interment Camp, The Curragh, Kildare, to Annie McGowan, giving an account of his transfer from Limerick Prison and the conditions in the Curragh internment camp, and asking for some cigarettes.

Letters from Pat McInerney, Clare Section, Limerick Prison, to Annie McGowan, thanking her for food, books, cigarettes and parcels. One of the letters contains a guarded reference to the execution by firing squad of two Republican prisoners, Cornelius McMahon and Patrick Hennessy, which took place in Limerick Prison on 20 January 1923.

Letter from Pat McInerney, Dunmore, Doonbeg, to Annie McGowan, informing her of his release from The Curragh. He discusses the harsh conditions in Mountjoy Gaol and the ongoing hunger strike of the prisoners.

Letters from Paddie Fitzgibbon, West Limerick Section, Limerick Prison, to Annie McGowan, thanking her for food and parcels and confessing to eating one of the dinners intended for his brother Jim Fitzgibbon (for whom see P47/3) who has been transferred to the Curragh.

Letter from P. Fitzgibbon, B Landing, [Limerick Prison], to Annie McGowan, thanking her for food and books. He expects to be moved any day soon.

Letter from Matt Blake, Limerick Prison, to Annie McGowan, thanking her for a parcel received.