which reflected on his engagement in the Easter Rising. In his letters Duggan wrote about the tough times he spent imprisoned in Lewes, Mountjoy and Portland. Duggan also wrote about his participation in Sinn Féin and how he was released in 1917, and in 1918, how he was triumphant in being a candidate for the South Meath constituency. Most of Duggan's papers consisted of letters to his fiancée and later wife, May Duggan, which he wrote while he was in prison. Duggan's papers were very personal as they consisted of photographs of him, his family members and his political associates etc. Also information of his time as a TD was included. In one of his letters, which Duggan wrote on 25 April 1916, he referenced 'the whole damn family' consisting of information as to how his volunteers and he were being 'treated as princes' by the nuns in the convent nearby, receiving help from the children in the area and building barricades. In his letter, Duggan also writes about morale amongst his comrades and hearing rumours about a German who had landed in County Kerry. News had emerged of Sean Connolly's death and that the British Army were unfair in concluding the rebellion. In Duggan's note, he proclaims that the letter should be sent to May Duggan who was his fiancée at the time. At the end of the letter Duggan referred to himself as 'Edmund' which he is also known as. Death Duggan died suddenly at his home in Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, on 6 June 1936, aged 58, and was buried in Glasnevin Cemetery on the north side of Dublin. References External links 1878 births 1936 deaths Early Sinn Féin TDs Cumann na nGaedheal TDs Cumann na nGaedheal senators Fine Gael senators Government Chief Whip (Ireland) Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) members Members of the 1st Dáil Members of the 2nd Dáil Members of the 3rd Dáil Members of the 4th Dáil Members of the 5th Dáil Members of the 6th Dáil Members of the 1931 Seanad Members of the 7th Dáil Members of the 1934 Seanad Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Meath constituencies (1801–1922) Ministers for Justice (Ireland) Politicians from County Armagh Parliamentary Secretaries of the 6th Dáil Parliamentary Secretaries of the 5th Dáil Parliamentary Secretaries of the 4th Dáil Parliamentary Secretaries of the 3rd Dáil People of the Irish Civil War (Pro-Treaty side)