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Lower House
Ballaphaderreen
Co Mayo
News Dear Franklin
Just a line to say that
I arrived all right and in
excellent form. I spent all
day today in the fields and
am feeling splendid. It was a
case of to H. — I or I cannot
with me. So I treed the latter
Please excuse scrabbling on my eyes
are still bad. In grateful recollections
of all your hands next
faithfully yours
Work Patrol

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Mr. & Dear Father Albert: All Melly paid me a surprise visit yesterday and incided on getting some particulars of my caret I was unable at the time to give him dates. I have since been able to remedy this!—
Born in the Trow of Ship 42 years ago.
Approximated to the Engine Fitting M. E. W. Railway works Ship 27/7/1891
Came to Dublin January 1894.
Tomed Amelyanated Serity of Engineers 9th April 1894. and was since figured on the platform of every Travel Union in Trouble in
Dublin Resigned from Overseas Rely works 20th May 1897. and went to work for Rus & Co. In Northwell, and afterwards The Ship Engineering Company (Dublin)
Entered the service of the Esport Rely Jan 1899. and the year following was promoted to Charge Hand at Inchivore works.
During his time there was published protested against The importation of Rolling steel by the Co. with beneficial results.
In 1912 sent a letter of protest to the Board against The unfair treatment of Ruman Catholics in the matter of
formation in the Company service, was brought before a special meeting of the Board. and failing to induce him
to withdraw the charges was made was immediately dismissed, finishing it impossible to obtain further
employment at his travel. and not wishing to leave Ireland. Gladly accepted an offer of a position in the
J. J. W. Union. made on liberty of that Serity by Tank Larkin. In the 1913 trouble in Dublin - travelled England
Scotland & wales where large meetings were addressed in the interest of there environed in the dispute. was
amazed there who surrendered at Stephens Green,
P.S. Please excuse scribbling as my sight got bad in Prison and I have not yet got glosses. London Paragh.

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MR. WM. PARTRIDGE, T.C.,
DEAD.
Mr. William Partridge, T.C., died at Ballaghadereen this morning.
The late Mr. Partridge took a very active part in the labour movement, of which Mr. James Larkin became the ultimate leader, and after him the late James Connelly. When the movement was at its height he was returned with a small party to the Dublin Corporation as Councillor for New Kilmainham. Whilst holding very strong views on labour matters, he was not so extreme as some of those associated with him, and in many ways was, if anything, a more earnest and more genuine advocate of reform. He was a strict teetotaller, and a very useful member of the charitable organisations to which he gave his services.
For his connection with the Easter Week Rebellion, 1916, the late Mr. Partridge was sentenced to ten years' penal servitude and sent to Dartmoor, and afterwards to Lewes Prison. Almost from the moment of incarceration his health broke down, and in April last his condition became so serious that the authorities ordered his release on the grounds of ill-health. He had to enter an English nursing home, being unable for some time to undertake the cross-Channel journey, and in a rather pathetic letter which he wrote he referred to the fact that he was now being discharged "only fit for the scrap heap."
On returning to Ireland he remained on at his residence, Rialto, Dublin, for some time, but about two months ago he repaired to his native place, Ballaghadereen, Co. Mayo, where he stayed with his brother, and where after a lingering illness he died this morning. He seemed to have a premonition of his fate, as before leaving the city he said: "I am going to Ballaghadereen to die."
It is interesting to recall that the Countess Marckievicz publicly attributed her conversion to Catholicity to the example of those who participated with her in the defence of the Royal College of Surgeons during the insurrection, and particularly to the influence of Councillor Partridge, who took part in the fighting there.

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Ballophodorus
July 30 1877
Dear Father Alvert.
I am very fantasical for the slender letters of hypopetry for have written me and for the very finest interest of the my finest interest I have taken in poor Willie's all along. It could be seen for a week before his death that there was scarcely a chance of his recovery.
On Wednesday much he and I went for a short walk. He was then fully quite well and was planning what walls he intends to do when he got a little storage. On Thursday he was not so well & remained in his apart
part of the day. From that onward he continued to go noose. He heard second to be very much affected and he breathing was very difficult. We got ongoing jas from sablers and Father o'Donnell of the College here was kept continually going making jas whenever no suffy thought to proceed. In fact he was kept alive for 3 or 4 days in this way and socker lien said he lived days longer than he thought it possible for a new or die condition to live. He had no pain & acts of any dist. crush he difficultly in bursting. but this must have been a leaveless to there to him. He can most of
the time in a chair wrapped around with blankets, and this was the only position in which he could get any case about 3 a.m. on Thursday morning he got a but clear. The Hossmell (Red. oriocean College) had administered the last succession about 2 hours previous. and the Red of Ballophodorus at an hard also been with him. He continued quite conscious up to a few minutes before he died. A first time before he asked for some sea and drank a little and almost in mediately died of mithout a struggle. He did not sure to have a particle of strength in exercise, and in who were
Your friend James J. Ballophodorus
beside him could not know for a little while whether he had really gone. It was postulated that he had fallen as deep.
His friends in sublemn warded us to have the remain brought up there but his own wish was to be brought in Ballophodorus for very good have where his father & mother lies.
The pursued was very propriessive one and I wish so his friends from sublemn showed him all the respect possible and came on a very probable day at a few inconveniences. There is no doubt of the perfect hold which he has on all their effectiveness. I inspect an account of the pursued in a local paper and I will send you a copy