Easter 1916

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Gerard Killoran
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Easter 1916

Post by Gerard Killoran » Mon Mar 28, 2016 1:56 pm

From a letter written by Michael Collins from an internment camp in Wales.

http://letters1916.maynoothuniversity.i ... etters/246

Cards have lost their glamour since your departure (you can take this how you like) but there is a chess tournament for those who play, that seems to be worse. They make the hell of a row over it. You can hear Dick saying magnificent play on my part...

NickFaulks
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Re: Easter 1916

Post by NickFaulks » Mon Mar 28, 2016 2:32 pm

I wonder whether they used Gareth's Black & Tan sets.
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