--- Page 1 --- Padraig O Caoimh. To those who do not know him Mr. O Caoimh probably takes a mischievous pleasure in describing himself mildly as a retired civil servant. Born in 1881 he did, in fact, enter the British Civil Service when he was twenty-one and he retired from the important position of Assistant Clerk to Seanad Eireann in the Irish civil service in July 1947. But during the score of years from 1902 onwards he was playing an important part in Irish history both behind the scenes and before the curtain. For in London in 1905 he joined not only the G. A. A. and the Gaelic League but also the I. R. B. After a little time in London he got transferred to Ireland and in 1904 he joined Cumann na nGaedheal. Becoming Hon. Sec. of Sinn Fein in 1910 he held that important position till the fateful year of the Rising. And then in April 1917 he became General Secretary to Sinn Fein. In the December 1918 General Election he became T. D. for North Cork and was again T. D. for North Cork from May 1921 to June 1922. He voted for the Treaty in January 1922. Surrendering his seat in the Dail and also the General Secretaryship of Sinn Fein, he became Deputy Military Governor of Mountjoy Gaol in July 1922. A year later he returned to the Civil Service. At his retirement from the staff of Seanad Eireann all the political parties united in paying tribute to his patriotism and his lively humanity. --- Page 2 --- 13, EGLINTON ROAD, DONNYBROOK, DUBLIN. 23 May A CARD DIL Bearer Miss Duffy is amended to see Lewister House. If you can manage to spare the time I would like you show them over the place. If you are too busy perhaps you will get one of the lishes do the necessal. Miss Duffy is going to America in a three years tour of the States in connection with Legion of Marry organising for Frank Duffy. I have procured her a pass to the Yallery but she also wants to see the House. I got a bad set back in my health since last you saw me. I got a cold by sitting out in the garden. It put me two weeks in bed. I am up a gaie & starting to build up. but I don't get up any day before one o'clock. However I think I won't keep the bucket yet. a while Do Carty DARTOLD Tonca Gail --- Page 3 --- Ta an Clod Joh. Olr. Ay Scriobod . Slom. AN UTCAC Umb. 23. Um. 6 bealtame, 1948 Luaé 3p. : ART Ó SRIOBTA : An Fear asur a Óúnsaoir Rusaó Art Ó Sriobta i 61 Sráiro Domnic Uactarac, Daite Ata Cliat, ar an 31ú Máirta, 1871. Clóoóir ab ea a atair a raib a beas nó a mór de mianac na fánaíocta ann. 1r i seán ó lúins do rsriob. mDaite Ata Cliat a rusaó eirean preirin. Cuais ré so Meiricea asur cait ré tamall de blianta as obair eirean ina leanb as éirteact léi. Dí tioncar an-mór aici ar aisne Art Ui Sriobta. Dí muntir Sriobta an-boct. Cuais Art ar reoil i bplár Muire ar otair asur anran i Sráiro Mór na Crása. Dí na reoileanna ran faoi rciúrú na mDráitre Críortala an uair rin asur táro fór. Dála sac reoláire ós eile, bí Art Ó Sriobta lá ríceal- lac asur lá díomaon. Dí ré in ainm beit ar reoil lá amáin nuair diarb rin asur so indeactar ann. Barber of Fleet Street ra póca eile asam!" sum insan poilitíoct D'fás ré an reoil rara raib ré in aoir a ceitre bliana déas asur tar éir dó tamall beas aimrire a caiteam in oifis tráctála faoi bainirtí mná uarail darb ainm Underwood, ar Calar Eden, cuais ré mar printireac leir an sclóoóir- eact, ceard a atar. Dain ré amac a dintiúirí clóoóira tar éir a cúirra Radarc ar An Earsal ó Rann na Feirrte. (Le caoin-cead an I.T.A.) Ann. Dí ré ina cónaí i Richmond. Virginia, nuair bí an catair rin faoi iompií le Uinn Cosaró Síbialta na Stat. Tus ré tamall éisin as obair i Uondain ina diarb rin asur d'fill ré ar Daite Ata Cliat point 1870. Pór ré Máire Ní Faoláin asur bí ceatrar clainne acu, triúr mac asur iníon. Artúr Seoram Ó Sriobta an dara duine. AR SCOIL Nuair bí an Clod Joh. Olr. Dí ré an catair ó Miodáin (C. P.) Roibéard Emmet ó bean saoil. Dí ré eian-aorta faoin dtaca rán. Connaic rí Emmet a críocar i Sráiro Tomáir asur tus rí cuairre cruinn dó ar an radarc. Díod rean- ampáin na hÉireann a scarad asur tus an tatair Ó Miodáin (C. P.) Meehan, cara Clarence Mansan ar péin asur ar buacaill ós eile asur iad ar reacrán i brad ó compranact na reoile. D'aitin an rasart iad. Rit ré ina donaid asur rárais ré iad asur tornais ré as tabairt léarad breá bríomar dóib lena cána riúil. Tuit leabar d'airtí Tomáir Dáibh ar póca Art Ui Sriobta. D'féac an tatair Ó Miodáin ar an leabar asur in ionad leantind d'obair an cána ar ósánais. "Aná, mait an buacaill. Sin é an leabar breá. Léis so mait é asur meabrais so cruinn é asur ní baol duit." Art Ó Sriobta réin d'intiread an reéal rin asur é rárta ruar ina fear. "Ach adeil- car ré, 'dá mbead a fior aise, so raib Syeeny Todd, or the Demon printireacta a cur irteac in oifisí an Nation asur an Independent. Cuir ré ruim mór i bpoilitíoct i scónaí asur tus ré tacáide lároir do Parnell. Saib ré a páirt nuair tarla an deisilt ra Páirtí Éireann nac asur cuais ré ar a fochaid so reilis Slar Noardean bliain ina diarb rin. Fice bliain d'aoir a bí ré an uair rin. Creid ré suib é Parnell an t-aon duine amáin ra Páirtí a raib mar lároir aise radúirt ré sur dein Parnell a lán díobála nuair, dó cabrais ré cun deiread a dur le píonór na reiúr- tala in ain. Sarana mar sur tarla tríd rin ná raib oiread leirce ar Éireannais dul ran ain ran ina A. Scriobau, aici, so minic asur (An lean, a leac 2)