National Library of Ireland releases prison letters written by Roger Casement in 1916

New cache of material sheds light on Casement’s final days

“The newly released Casement material will be of great interest to historians and others researching the life of a remarkable Irishman. The material casts new light on the depth of his religious beliefs and his spirituality in the days leading up to his death, and the strength that he and his friends and family drew from each other in their letters and other messages of support.

“The material also casts further light on his political thinking and his views on what he perceived as the hypocrisy of the British establishment.” 

In 1965, Casement’s body was repatriated to Ireland. Then-president Eamon de Valera, who was in his mid-eighties, ignored doctors' advice and attended Casement’s Irish funeral at  as the only remaining survivor of the Easter Uprising. He joined an approximate other 30,000 Irish people at the funeral.

The newly added materials can be browsed here on the National Library of Ireland’s catalog. 

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Nster.com