Item 7 - Copy Letter from Daniel Crowley re Casement Landing in County Kerry

3 pp; Typescript

A typescript copy letter from Daniel Crowley, Royal Irish Constabulary, Ballyheihue (Ballyheigue), Tralee, County Kerry to the editor of the ‘Constabulary Gazette’ re his recollections of the Casement landing and the ‘Aud incident’. The letter is dated 21 April 1917. The letter reads ‘On Thursday the 20th April 1916 I was on patrol duty (five miles away) and noticed at about 2 pm a vessel far out to sea, a steamer, I watched her for some time, became suspicious, and on my return to Barracks I sent a constable to Kerry Head to watch her and report her to the Coast-Guard here if she was suspicious. He did so’.

The edges of the page are badly worn and frayed. Careful handling of the item is required.

For more information on Daniel Crowley see https://irishconstabulary.com/sir-roger-casement-t1387.html