EPISODE · Jun 15, 2015 · 11 MIN
001 - The Prison Letters of Jack Shouldice
from Stories From 1916 Podcast · host Stories From 1916 Podcast
Jailed in England for his part in the 1916 rising, Jack Shouldice was allowed just one sheet of foolscap paper per month to write letters home. Painstakingly cramming in three or four letters to each page, Jack enquired about his family's wellbeing and the political situation at home. The letters are read here by Jack's son Chris Shouldice.
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Jailed in England for his part in the 1916 rising, Jack Shouldice was allowed just one sheet of foolscap paper per month to write letters home. Painstakingly cramming in three or four letters to each page, Jack enquired about his family's wellbeing and the political situation at home. The letters are read here by Jack's son Chris Shouldice.
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