Part 3 - Copy Letter from Maud Gonne MacBride

3 pp; Manuscript

Copy letter from Maud Gonne MacBride (1866-1953) to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. She recalls her visit to Assisi in Italy and her joining of the Third Order of St. Francis in 1910. She also refers to her father who was a 'colonel of the 17th Lancers ... [and] assistant adjutant in Dublin at the time of his death'. She also mentions her article on Madeleine ffrench-Mullen (1880-1944) and her founding of St. Ultan's Hopsital. She writes 'For simple goodness and faith, she was was one of the most remarkable women I have known, and in spite of being a complete invalid for many years before her death, she accomplished great work for the poor children of Dublin'.

For biographical information on Maud Gonne MacBride see https://www.dib.ie/biography/macbride-edith-maud-gonne-a5110