Letter from P.T. Keohane to Hagan

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Pontifical Irish College

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Keohane, P.T.

Hagan, John, 1873-1930

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Holograph letter from K. (P.T. Keohane) of M.H. Gill & Son Ltd., Dublin, to Hagan, with best wishes for his new position. Commenting on the local government elections: wondering how long local administrators 'can continue to function at all in the circumstances'; Labour is split and their 'genuine portion' not going forward is an advantage; some disparaging comments on the 'fossils of Party strife' like John Dillon, Horace Plunkett, 'the buffoon' George Bernard Shaw and others straining to stay before the public, with Griffith somewhat supporting Plunkett for whom 'he has always had a hankering regard'- Griffith will need to be placed 'in his proper perspective both here and in America'. Comment on the diplomatic expressions used by Fr. O'Shea in the Irish Press Philadelphia; fortunately the Pope he deals with is dead. Also adding financial matters; enclosing a list of Acta Apostolica Sedis for 1921 (not extant); ordering breviaries. Cryptic remarks about him not losing sight of the invitation, his health during the war, and 'Fr. M.' laughing with him over the whole matter.