Letter from A.J. Murray to Hagan

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Pontifical Irish College

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Murray, Arthur J.

Hagan, John, 1873-1930

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Holograph letter from A.J. Murray, [13 Richmond Road, Drumcondra (Dublin)] to Hagan. Enclosing a letter from Fr. Miller, Braganza House, Carlow, regretting that the bishop cannot adopt him since the diocese has now no lack of clergy. Murray professes they were unhappy with him in Thurles, thinking him frivolous - explaining that after Fermoy this had been his first Irish college. He will wait for a reply from Hagan before writing to Dundee or Dunkirk. Mentioning that there was another attack on French and the viceregal lodge; wondering whether [Cain L.] will again act imprudently as when he called the last escape miraculous; expecting that French will now 'take to his heels' and that the prisoners will be rescued. It is sad about Fr. Curran, but it would 'break the English hearts altogether' were he Hagan's assistant. One of the English chaps reported some observations of Prior on the rectorship [of the Irish College]; the return of Cardinal Giustini from the east was awaited; the Italian and French governments were very angry with Bourne and a French cardinal would 'ere long patrol the East also to undo Bourne's work'.