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Letter from Henry Kavanagh to Enoch Kavanagh, 1916

Handwritten letter from Henry Kavanagh to his brother Enoch with some pages missing. He has learnt that George had been sent home to recover and wondered if he got home in time for Christmas. He has also learnt from Norman that he is getting used to Army life.

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Dublin City Archives
Henry Kavanagh

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eng

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1

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Dublin City Library and Archive

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Henry Kavanagh

Contributor

Dublin City Archives
Henry Kavanagh

Publisher

Dublin City Archives

Date

file:///home/vcap/app/#1916

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Text

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Dublin City Library and Archive/RDFA

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eng

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Country

Ireland

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Dublin City Library and Archive

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Digital Repository of Ireland

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216_WWI_DCLA_DRI

Begin

1916-01-01

End

1916-12-31

Language

en

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2020-08-06T08:10:13.256Z
2020-09-10T13:45:59.602Z

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/216/_q8120072w

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